Results 181-200 of 206 for long speaker:Michael Finneran

Local Authority Housing. (23 Oct 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...scheme. Moreover, when the Bill comes before the Dáil, I intend to incorporate a provision within it for a scheme for the purchase of apartments or flats. This request has been on the table for a long time and we await some clearance from the Attorney General's office in this regard. If this happens and hopefully it will, obviously it will give rise to a mix of public and private...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...on this progress and I am confident that the €1.66 billion provided for in next year's Estimates will ensure we maintain strong momentum towards meeting our commitments in Towards 2016 and our longer-term goals under the national development plan. In earmarking the resources available to us in 2009, I will ensure the most vulnerable sections of society from a housing perspective,...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (8 Oct 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...strategy's implementation plan and consideration of associated funding issues. Central interlinked objectives of the new Government strategy are the elimination of the need to sleep rough and the long-term occupation of emergency homeless accommodation. Accordingly, while it is essential that there is adequate capacity in emergency accommodation to respond to underlying need, this should...

Written Answers — Strategy on Homelessness: Strategy on Homelessness (8 Oct 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...out a comprehensive framework for tackling the issue of homelessness. One of the key strategic aims of the strategy is to ensure that an adequate supply of housing is made available to meet the long-term housing needs of homeless persons. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) has been identified as one of a range of options offering potential in meeting the needs of certain homeless...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Michael Finneran: .... Some 74,000 grants have been paid under the scheme since 1997. In other words, 74,000 people, including people with disabilities, have been helped to stay in their homes and communities for as long as possible. It is a sizeable figure. Local authorities are to be complimented on the manner in which they have dealt with the scheme. I have some queries about prioritisation, however....

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 Oct 2008)

Michael Finneran: ..., which is more commonly known as RAS. As Members are aware, RAS was introduced in 2005 and aimed to provide a new housing option for those in receipt of social welfare rent supplement with a long-term housing need. Building on the experience of the scheme to date, sections 23 to 27 of the Bill provide a comprehensive statutory framework for RAS in order that it forms part of an...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Sep 2008)

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, rather than existing local authority tenants. Some 183 rent supplement households in the county in question had transferred into RAS by the end of August 2008. A further 299 households have been accommodated in other forms of...

Written Answers — Homelessness Strategy: Homelessness Strategy (24 Sep 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...Associates in 2006. The progress achieved has included an improvement in both the quality and range of services for homeless persons, including new services for emergency, transitional and long-term accommodation and settlement and tenancy sustainment services designed to assist people out of homelessness. Homeless fora have been established throughout the country and local action plans...

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...up to 2015, and my Department's housing policy statement, Delivering Homes Sustaining Communities, was predicated on demand of that order of magnitude. While my Department does not engage in long term forecasts of housing supply, it commissions an annual independent review and outlook report on the construction industry and, as part of this, an estimate of housing output in the following...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (9 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...the resolution of a number of outstanding issues. It will set out a vision to address adult homelessness over the next five years. In particular, key objectives will be the elimination of long-term occupancy of emergency homeless facilities and the need to sleep rough by the end of 2010. Very significant resources have been committed to the development of homeless services since the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...homeless persons. Homeless fora have been established throughout the country and local action plans on homelessness adopted. A range of new services, in relation to emergency, transitional and long-term accommodation has been provided and settlement and tenancy sustainment services have been developed to assist people out of homelessness. A revised Government strategy to underpin future...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: .... Works are under way in number of these projects, namely Ballymun in Dublin City, Laurel Avenue in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Knocknaheeny and the Glen in Cork City. This funding also includes long-standing agreements to support redevelopment works within inner city flat complexes in Dublin City and a number of estates in Waterford City. Other regeneration schemes are proposed in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...attempts to introduce such a scheme in areas such as the management of apartment complexes, insurance, the cost of maintenance and the transfer of legal title. Our proposals are based on the long-standing arrangements in the private sector for the ownership and management of multi-unit residential developments. The transition from a rented social housing apartment complex to a mixed...

Public Private Partnerships: Motion. (8 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...which, it must be emphasised, also meets our national housing policy objective of mixed-tenure housing. Through the rental accommodation scheme, we have seen a substantial increase in the level of long-term leasing arrangements being used to meet the housing needs of individuals and families. Significant progress has been made in recent times in scaling up the social housing investment...

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (8 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...over the next five years, underpinned by a detailed programme of action. It builds on the commitments in Towards 2016 and the programme for Government. Key objectives are to eliminate long term occupation of emergency homeless facilities and the need to sleep rough by 2010 and to prevent the occurrence of homelessness as far as possible. Effectiveness in the implementation of the new...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 May 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...are expected to yield some 1,500 social housing units, 2,000 affordable units, and 4,000 private units over the coming years. A further project involves the procurement of 1,000 properties on long-term leases in the Dublin region for the Rental Accommodation Scheme. The following table gives a breakdown of the projects and their current status in terms of the procurement process. ...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (27 May 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...local authorities, the HSE and voluntary bodies. The work of these groups helps to ensure a full and integrated response to the many needs and issues involved. The strategy will aim to eliminate long term occupation of emergency homeless accommodation and the need to sleep rough by 2010, and will also address the prevention of homelessness, where possible. This builds on the commitments...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (27 May 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...housing authorities have transferred cases from Rent Supplement to RAS and, since the commencement of transfers in September 2005, the pace of delivery has increased. Some 13,000 households with long-term housing need have been accommodated to date in either voluntary, private rental properties or other social housing options. €51 million is being provided to local authorities for RAS...

Seanad: Public Private Partnerships (22 May 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...of social housing. Significant progress on social housing is also being made in other ways, namely, through programmes funded directly by the Exchequer, through the Part V mechanism and through long-term leasing arrangements. The recent announcement by Dublin City Council will not prejudice the overall ambition of the social housing investment programme either in Dublin or nationally. My...

Written Answers — Strategy on Homelessness: Strategy on Homelessness (20 May 2008)

Michael Finneran: ...homeless persons. Homeless fora have been established throughout the country and local action plans on homelessness adopted. A range of new services, in relation to emergency, transitional and long-term accommodation has been provided and settlement services have been developed to assist people out of homelessness. In order to ensure a "whole of Government" approach to the issue of...