Written answers

Wednesday, 22 April 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Departmental Staff

10:00 pm

Photo of Terence FlanaganTerence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15338/09]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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The functions of each of the 7 Business Units in my Department's Housing Division, and the staff numbers currently working in each, are set out in the Table.

Business UnitFunctionsStaff (FTE)
Affordable Housing and HomelessnessPolicy and funding on homelessness; affordable housing policy and delivery9.5 staff
Housing Legislation and Programme DevelopmentDevelopment of housing legislation and associated programmes4.8 staff
Housing Policy and Finance and Social InclusionDevelopment/co-ordination of overall housing policy; co-ordination of housing estimates and expenditure monitoring; social inclusion12.8 staff
Private Housing SectorResidential Tenancies Act implementation; development/implementation of private rented sector standards; housing statistics9.4 staff
Social Housing (Construction and Procurement)Programme responsibility for social housing supply, allocations, improvements and regeneration; Rental Accommodation Scheme and leasing; implementation of all social housing programmes in certain local authority areas23.6 staff
Voluntary and Co-operative Housing and Traveller AccommodationProgramme responsibility for the voluntary/co-operative housing funding schemes; implementation of all social housing programmes in certain local authority areas; policy and funding in relation to the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability; certification of properties for stamp duty and certain tax incentives; policy and funding in relation to traveller accommodation matters27.7 staff
Housing and Building Standards InspectorateProvision of professional and technical advice to support the achievement of quality outcomes across a range of housing and building standards functions, including inspections of private housing, setting and monitoring of standards for social housing, procurement matters and the development of the building standards code40 staff

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