Results 1-20 of 123 for long speaker:Michael Finneran

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: ...in place which will facilitate the use of currently vacant houses to meet the accommodation needs of both households on local authority housing waiting lists and rent supplement recipients with a long term housing need. In the first instance, the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), which was introduced in 2004, is designed to cater for the long term housing needs of rent supplement...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (28 Oct 2010)

Michael Finneran: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is designed to cater for the accommodation needs of persons in receipt of rent supplement who have a long-term housing need. It is a collaborative project between my Department, local authorities, the Department of Social Protection and the Health Service Executive. In general a household must be in receipt of rent supplement for 18 months or more in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Oct 2009)

Michael Finneran: The Support to Live Independently Scheme (SLÍ), details of which issued to local authorities in July 2009, forms an important element of action to end long-term homelessness by providing suitable long-term accommodation in mainstream housing with appropriate supports to help people make a successful transition from homelessness to independent living. Responsibility for implementation of the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Nov 2009)

Michael Finneran: ...payment made to people living in private rented accommodation who cannot provide for the cost of their accommodation. Housing authorities are responsible for meeting housing need, in particular long term housing need, through the provision of social housing. Housing authorities use a variety of delivery mechanisms, including the Rental Accommodation Scheme and long term leasing to meet...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Jun 2010)

Michael Finneran: ...is or is not reasonably able to meet the cost of the accommodation which they are occupying or to obtain suitable alternative accommodation. In general, housing authorities do not assess the long term housing needs of separated persons until a legal separation agreement is in place which details the long term use of any assets (including the family home). Once this is in place, the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2009)

Michael Finneran: ...€34 billion in taxes and more than €21 billion of that is spent on social welfare. The Government must look to the country. It is not easy at any time to reduce payments to anyone but in the long-term the country must get its public finances correct. That applies to long-term recipients of social welfare.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Oct 2009)

Michael Finneran: Following a Government decision in 2004, the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was established to meet the accommodation needs of rent supplement recipients with a long-term housing need. In the period from the commencement of transfers in September 2005 to the end of August 2009, some 22,412 households have been transferred from rent supplement. Of these, 11,987 were housed directly in RAS...

Strategy on Homelessness (19 Oct 2010)

Michael Finneran: ...persons. I have put in place a comprehensive range of measures to underpin the role of housing authorities and approved housing bodies towards achieving the ambitious objective of eliminating long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough, including an enhanced programme for procurement of accommodation. A new tenancy support system to help such persons live independently has also...

Written Answers — Homelessness Strategy: Homelessness Strategy (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Finneran: ...persons. I have put in place a comprehensive range of measures to underpin the role of housing authorities and approved housing bodies towards achieving the ambitious objective of eliminating long term homelessness and the need to sleep rough, including an enhanced programme for procurement of accommodation. A new tenancy support system to help such persons live independently has also...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (25 Feb 2010)

Michael Finneran: Action to address long term homelessness is primarily a matter for the housing authorities and the HSE, which have statutory responsibility for providing accommodation and health care services, respectively, for homeless persons. My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (7 Oct 2010)

Michael Finneran: ..., compared with 1,361 in 2005. While this was a numerical increase of around 5%, the position relative to overall population was unchanged. A further 708 households were recorded as residing in long-term or transitional accommodation; however, it would not be correct to regard all of these as homeless, particularly where, for example, households were resident in suitable accommodation...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Jul 2009)

Michael Finneran: ..., my Department has introduced a number of initiatives of relevance. In the first instance, the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), which was introduced in 2004, is designed to cater for the long term housing needs of rent supplement households. The core objectives of the RAS are to reform the approach towards providing accommodation within the private rented sector for long-term...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (21 Jan 2010)

Michael Finneran: ...operate within the new statutory framework of structures and action plans provided for in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. A core objective of the Homeless Strategy is to eliminate long term occupation of emergency or transitional homeless facilities and enable households to progress to independent living in mainstream housing. This is being pursued through a range of...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (16 Feb 2010)

Michael Finneran: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is designed to cater for the accommodation needs of persons in receipt of rent supplement who have a long-term housing need. It is a collaborative project between my Department, local authorities, the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Health Service Executive, and it operates in all housing authority areas. Under the scheme, which commenced...

Written Answers — Homelessness Strategy: Homelessness Strategy (14 Oct 2009)

Michael Finneran: ..., compared with 1,361 in 2005. While this was a numerical increase of around 5%, the position relative to overall population was unchanged. A further 708 households were recorded as residing in long - term or transitional accommodation; however, it would not be correct to regard all of these as homeless, particularly where, for example, households were resident in suitable accommodation...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: ...in dealing with the legislation, which will be seen from the number of Government amendments. I recall that Deputy Deasy during the Second Stage debate indicated his support for a variant of the long-term lease. I am pleased we are moving in that direction and I have also accepted suggestions from other Deputies. Deputy Deasy is clearly identified with the proposal in regard to the...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: ...No. 2: In page 7, lines 27 to 34, to delete all words from and including "TO PROVIDE" in line 27 down to and including "INTEREST;" in line 34. These are two technical amendments to change the Long Title. The first changes the Long Title to reflect the fact the earlier amendments in the Bill as published make certain changes to the existing affordable housing schemes and the shared...

Written Answers — Homelessness Strategy: Homelessness Strategy (2 Dec 2010)

Michael Finneran: ..., compared with 1,361 in 2005. While this was a numerical increase of around 5%, the position relative to overall population was unchanged. A further 708 households were recorded as residing in long-term or transitional accommodation; however, it would not be correct to regard all of these as homeless, particularly where, for example, households were resident in suitable accommodation...

The Economy: Statements (Resumed) (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Finneran: .... I have previously outlined to the House the Government's intentions in the various strands of the housing programme. I would like to focus today on the new proposal I announced recently on the long-term leasing of social housing units. Local authorities can and must be used as the real generator of economic recovery within the State. One of the ways that local authorities can do this...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (21 Jan 2010)

Michael Finneran: The National Implementation Plan for the Government's Homeless Strategy, The Way Home, provides a robust framework to guide the action required at national level to end long term homelessness and the need to sleep rough by end 2010 through a series of priority actions and supporting measures, and promotes and supports effective implementation locally. At national level, a range of action is...