Results 21-40 of 262 for nama speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...programmes for 2014 to be in the region of 5,000 new housing units as set out in the following table. Delivery method Number Rental Accommodation Scheme 2,500 Leasing, including: 400 NAMA sourced properties and 350 Mortgage to Rent Scheme 1,200 Deinstitutionalisation Programme - new Units for people with disability leaving institutional care 150 Social Housing...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (Resumed) (3 Apr 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., in terms of turning around vacant houses as soon as possible, is applied across all local authorities. Contrary to what Deputy Troy had to say, 30% of the 2,000 units have been transferred from NAMA. A letter received today from NAMA will speed up that process. We need to bring those NAMA units into use. As regards the unfinished estates, funding to bring more of these back into use,...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (2 Apr 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...an increase in the supply of new social homes and to ensure that every available appropriate unit that exists is transformed into a home as quickly as is reasonably possible. Included in this is the transfer of NAMA units, in respect of which 596 were provided to the end of 2013. On the specific issue raised by the Deputy, the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 provide that a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...site in particular, remains an important objective within the context of the overall regeneration programme. Dublin City Council continues to liaise with the relevant parties, including NAMA and the Receiver, with the objective of progressing the proposed redevelopment of the existing shopping centre and adjoining lands. My Department is not aware of any proposal, by the retailer...

Social Housing and Homelessness Policy: Statements (12 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...mechanisms, including continued investment in leasing and the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, the completion of existing capital programmes, mortgage to rent arrangements and the continued transfer of NAMA units. As part of the public capital investment in housing, the coming 18 months will see in excess of €200 million being invested to expand and enhance our housing stock....

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have no evidence that NAMA is not identifying the suitable properties. I have figures for this part of the world. In Deputy Boyd Barrett's constituency 114 properties were available for consideration and 58 of those have been completed or contracted. In Dublin city there were 247 and 115 have been completed or contracted; in South Dublin 42 were available and 40 have been completed or...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will be starting a debate on social housing after these questions. My Department, the Housing Agency and NAMA continue to work together with housing authorities and approved housing bodies in identifying suitable NAMA housing units and bringing them into social housing use. By the end of December 2013, of the 4,374 units identified by NAMA as being potentially suitable, 2,055 units have...

Other Questions: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The NAMA properties are by no means all housing. There is a big portfolio of NAMA properties. The Government committed to delivering 2,000 units from NAMA for social housing. NAMA identified over 4,000 properties as potentially suitable but the local authorities deemed only just over 2,000 of those to be suitable. There is no point taking a house from NAMA that is situated in a place where...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (12 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...has been some €66.9m. This expenditure includes the cost of recouping the interest on 1,985 unsold affordable units to local authorities and leasing costs on 497 units in the ownership of approved housing bodies or the NAMA SPV. The remaining 2,256 units have been acquired under lease or rental arrangements from private property owners. The current cost of the private property owner...

Topical Issues Debate: Voluntary Housing Sector (11 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...able to get further funding. I welcome support from all sides of the House in getting as much funding as we can for housing construction because there is clearly a need for it. The transfer of NAMA units has been speeded up quite a bit. We expect that we will get the full 2,000 units in the lifetime of this Government, which is the commitment we have made. We meet with NAMA's...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...the number of unfinished estates by 56%. We have brought hope back to thousands of families who previously thought they were stranded for God knows how long in appalling living conditions. I acknowledge the role NAMA, the local authorities, financial institutions and local communities have played in working with Government to resolve this issue – partnership has proved to be the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...prominent site in particular, remains an important objective within the context of the overall regeneration programme. The City Council continues to liaise with the relevant parties, including NAMA and the Receiver, with the objective of progressing the proposed redevelopment of the existing shopping centre and adjoining lands.

Seanad: Homelessness Strategy: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...of mechanisms, including through continued investment in leasing and the rental accommodation scheme, the completion of existing capital programmes, mortgage to rent arrangements and the continued transfer of NAMA units. For the first time in many years, the 2014 budget signalled a return to mainstream local authority housing construction. Senator Landy stressed the importance of that. A...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...prominent site in particular, remains an important objective within the context of the overall regeneration programme. Dublin City Council continues to liaise with the relevant parties, including NAMA and the Receiver, with the objective of progressing the proposed redevelopment of the existing shopping centre and adjoining lands.

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (4 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...be making more detailed announcements with regard to each of these measures shortly, including in relation to projects in Kildare. In addition, my Department and the Housing Agency continue to engage with NAMA to ensure continued delivery of housing units for social use. This year, in addition to the funding levels set out in the abridged Estimates for 2014 in respect of my...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...terms of need, but, unfortunately, we inherited the situation as it was and we are only now beginning to get back to construction. For that reason, we are using whatever methods we can, including NAMA units, leasing, the RAS and all of the other methods, to house people. One of the more positive programmes this year will be the voids programme, a programme for dealing with void or...

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (4 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ..., which addresses immediate problems for families. However, we are returning to construction. There is no doubt we have to use every measure we can irrespective of whether that involves getting NAMA units. The funding I will be announcing for the voids programme will bring back many local authority houses that are lying idle because they need significant work done to them. We are using...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...more detailed announcements with regard to each of these measures, and the individual projects to be advanced, in due course. My Department and the Housing Agency will continue to work with NAMA in identifying suitable housing units and bringing them into social housing use. My Department and NAMA have set a delivery target of 500 units, through all funding mechanisms, for 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...in the following table. It is not possible to provide a breakdown by local authority area at this time. Delivery method Number Rental Accommodation Scheme 2,500 Leasing, including: 400 NAMA sourced properties and 350 Mortgage to Rent Scheme 1,200 Deinstitutionalisation Programme - new Units for people with disability leaving institutional care 150 Social Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (4 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: ...including through continued investment in leasing and the Rental Accommodation Scheme, the completion of existing capital programmes and mortgage to rent arrangements and the continued transfer of NAMA units. A detailed breakdown by local authority area is not available. In February 2013, I published the Government’s Homelessness Policy Statement in which the Government's aim...