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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: As I stated at the outset, the strategy the Government is currently pursuing is showing an increase in the supply of units. We expect that to increase substantially over the coming year. This is a multifaceted approach. Deputy Paul Murphy is correct in stating that we need to protect tenants when they are in their homes. That is why the PRTB and Threshold now have a protocol that will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The meeting which the Minister, Deputy Kelly, held with the Irish Property Owners Association was part of the consultations my Department is having with a range of stakeholders in regard to the development of legislative proposals. In that context, the association raised certain issues of interest to it, including the taxation treatment of landlords and the Housing (Standards for Rented...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin voted for them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin keeps implementing them.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin has protesters on its back.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: We will wait and see.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I am satisfied that the Pyrite Resolution Board has the resources, both human and financial, to meet the needs of the pyrite remediation scheme. The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provided for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The pyrite remediation scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Estates (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides, in relation to estates which have been completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the permission, that the planning authority must if requested to do so by the developer, or by the majority of the owners of the houses involved, initiate the procedures for taking the estate in charge. In relation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Scheme (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The recent Building Regulations (Part J Amendment) Regulations 2014 and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document J – Heat Producing Appliances (2014), which came into effect on 1 September 2014, include new requirements in relation to the detection and warning of carbon monoxide in new dwellings, and in existing dwellings where the replacement of certain heat producing appliances...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: My Department is consulting with the local government sector, social housing providers and landlord and tenant representatives in the course of drafting legislation to give effect to measures proposed in relation to tenants and unpaid water charges. Further details on the modalities involved will be available on publication of the draft legislation following Government approval and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants relating to,inter alia, security of tenure, termination of tenancies, rent and rent reviews. The 2004 Act provides that rents may not be greater than the open market rate and may only be reviewed upward or downward once a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board to oversee the development and implementation of a pyrite remediation scheme for certain dwellings affected by significant pyrite damage. The Report of the independent Pyrite Panel (July 2012) provides the framework for the pyrite remediation scheme and the eligibility criteria are reflective of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The private rented sector is an important element of the housing market, with the proportion of households in the sector almost doubling in the period 2006-2011. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants including in relation to rent, security of tenure and the termination of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: An appeal mechanism is a fundamental feature of the planning system: the applicant and any person who makes a submission on a planning application may appeal the decision of a planning authority to An Bord Pleanála, the independent statutory appeals board. An Bord Pleanála, in determining an appeal, reviews the entire case having regard to the same matters as the planning authority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I refer to the reply to Question No. 265 of 5 February 2015 which sets out my Department's contribution to improving energy efficiency in social housing stock. Building Energy Rating (BER) certificates are produced following an assessment carried out by trained and qualified BER Assessors who are registered with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. My Department does not maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (4 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: There is currently a civil remedy available concerning branches or roots of neighbouring trees encroaching on one’s property. The previous Minister of State for Housing and Planning wrote to the Minister for Justice on this issue in June 2012 to explore the possibility of providing a broader civil law remedy for affected parties. The Minister for Justice responded in July 2012...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I will respond on the issue of voids. We detected some inconsistency across local authorities regarding the cost of refurbishment per unit and the turnaround times. We are looking closely at that in regard to measuring performance. Obviously where we have existing stock and assets that can be quickly turned around, that must be the priority for local authorities. Some have been very good...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: There were some concerns about the average time taken to resolve disputes through the PRTB, but good progress is being made in that respect. In 2012, the average time was 12 months, in 2013 it was seven months, and five months in 2014. We are continuing to streamline that process to ensure we reduce those times further. That will also be helpful regarding tenancy disputes, about which the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: The Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, places clear statutory obligations on planning authorities in relation to unauthorised development. Where a planning authority receives a written complaint regarding an unauthorised development, or otherwise becomes aware of unauthorised development (except in the case of trivial or minor development), it is required to issue a warning...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (3 Mar 2015)

Paudie Coffey: I refer to the reply to Question No. 519 of 18 November 2014 which sets out the background to the proposals for the statutory registration of Architectural Technologists and the context within which my Department is engaging with industry stakeholders on this matter. I welcome the decision by Quality Qualifications Ireland to facilitate the development of a common standard for architectural...