Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Housing
10:00 pm
John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date on housing management initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22280/05]
Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The housing management initiatives grant scheme was established in 1995 to fund innovative and practical pilot projects designed to improve the performance by local authorities — and latterly, other bodies with housing functions — of their housing management functions. The grants cover 90% of staff costs and 50% of administrative costs, with the balance being met by the recipient. Some 323 projects were approved under the scheme, and grants of some €4.9 million paid, over the period 1995-2004. I recently approved further grants totalling €1.96 million in respect of 78 projects throughout the country. Details of these approvals are set out in the following table.
| Local authorities | Projects approved for grants |
| Carlow County Council | Follow on to findings of research development officer for accommodation of elderly or disabled tenants |
| Carlow Town Council | Estate shared management scheme and appointment of a HMI development officer |
| Clare County Council | Awareness campaign to facilitate the development of improved housing management policies |
| Clare County Council | Developing strategic approaches to estate management |
| Kilrush Town Council | Resident training in estate management |
| Cork City Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer — northwest area |
| Cork North County Council | Re-appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Cork South County Council | Establishment of anti-social behaviour policy unit |
| Cork South County Council | Publication of a tenant handbook and subsequent provision of tenant seminars for same |
| Mallow Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer — Mallow |
| Youghal Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer — Youghal |
| Donegal County Council | Employment of tenant liaison officers |
| Dublin City Council | North inner city training — community leadership programme |
| Dublin City Council | Prevention programme — anti-social behaviour i.e. bullying, harassment and joyriding |
| Dublin City Council | Neighbour mediation service |
| Dublin City Council | Welcome pack and video — Dublin City Council welcomes you to your new home |
| Fingal County Council | Publication of tenant handbooks in four languages |
| South Dublin County Council | PAKT (parents and kids together) working in partnership with estate management |
| South Dublin County Council | Translation of housing application and rent assessment forms |
| South Dublin County Council | Appointment of estate management officer |
| Galway City Council | Appointment of a sports development officer |
| Galway County Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer — cullairbaun estate based management system |
| Kerry County Council | Preparation of tenant handbook |
| Tralee Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Tralee Town Council | Capacity building training on estate management for tenants and staff |
| Naas Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Kilkenny County Council | Appointment of estate management liaison officer for Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council |
| Kilkenny Borough Council | Appointment of housing liaison officer |
| Laois County Council | Extension of appointment of mobile caretaker for aged and disabled |
| Leitrim County Council | Estate management training and awards scheme |
| Limerick City Council | Combating anti-social behaviour project |
| Limerick County Council | Estate management and maintenance initiative |
| Limerick County Council | Development of an anti-social behaviour policy |
| Longford County Council | Appointment of estate manager |
| Louth County Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Louth County Council | Provision of anti-social database |
| Louth County Council | Appointment of housing liaison officer |
| Drogheda Borough Council | Community safety audit |
| Drogheda Borough Council | Disability survey and assessment of accommodation needs of households that have person(s) with disability |
| Dundalk Town Council | Toberona area joint estates initiative |
| Meath County Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Meath County Council | Appointment of community worker |
| Meath County Council | Publication of anti-social behaviour policy and distribution |
| Monaghan County Council | Extension of housing estate liaison officer post |
| Monaghan County Council | Publication of tenant handbook and tenant training |
| Monaghan Town Council | Extension of appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Roscommon County Council | Estate management training and development scheme |
| Sligo County Council/ Sligo Borough Council | Co-ordinated approach to sustaining tenant participation, tenant handbook and guidelines to setting up residents associations |
| Sligo County Council/ Sligo Borough Council | Estate management integrated strategy |
| North Tipperary County Council | Tenant-resident training at Pairc an Chlochair estate, Borrisokane |
| North Tipperary County Council | Tenant-resident training at Old Road estate, Silvermines |
| North Tipperary County Council | Tenant/resident training at Cluain na Seimre-Fanning Park estates, Two-Mile-Borris |
| Nenagh Town Council | Tyone tenant liaison project |
| Thurles Town Council | Extend the appointment of the tenant liaison officer for a further year |
| Thurles Town Council | Establish residents association for new estate at Gortattagart, Thurles |
| South Tipperary County Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the council's area |
| Clonmel Borough Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the borough council's estates — overall goal to empower the residents to engage in the development of their communities. |
| Carrick-on-Suir Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the town councils area |
| Tipperary Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the town council's area |
| Waterford City Council | Creation of a dedicated anti-social behaviour Unit |
| Wexford Borough Council | Extend the appointment of tenant liaison officer for a further year. |
| Wexford County Council | Creation of a estate management and anti-social behaviour unit |
| New Ross Town Council | Appointment of tenant participation officer |
| Wicklow County Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer |
| Wicklow County Council | Provision of pre-tenancy courses for new tenants |
| Wicklow County Council | Community and estates development project scheme for tenants associations in local authority estates |
| Wicklow County Council | Publication of tenant handbook — updated version |
| Wicklow County Council | Residents summer programme |
| Arklow Town Council | Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the town council's area |
| Wicklow Town Council | Appointment of estate liaison officer |
| Other bodies | Projects approved for grants |
| Brothers of Charity, Clare Housing Association Ltd. | Appointment of development officer |
| Catholic Housing Aid Society | Appointment of management officer |
| Clar I.C.H. | Development of South Mayo voluntary housing associations network |
| Clúid Housing Association | Best practice procedural manual for management of apartment blocks |
| I.C.S.H. | Study on establishing a housing assoc. Performance Management Framework (HAPM) |
| Irish Traveller Movement | Training for travellers and travellers representatives |
| North and East Housing Association | Estate management development in association housing estates in County Meath |
| Slí Eile Housing Association Limited | Appointment of strategic development co-ordinator to oversee staff training and implementation of innovative social housing initiative. |
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