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501 records in IE in 2012
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
340 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of shared ownership homes there are in the State by council area. [23688/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
339 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by area of the number of shared ownership homes that have been repossessed in Dublin City Council. [23687/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
338 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding available to tenants of local authority housing who do not have insulation in their homes as they were tenants prior to the implementation of BER; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23675/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
333 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the availability of housing for the disabled in Dublin and any schemes for deaf persons. [23718/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
332 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding assistance for urgent repair work in respect of a person (details supplied). [23700/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
318 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding rent allowance and housing in respect of separated persons (details supplied); her view on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24336/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 May 2012
172 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that a HPL1 Form is completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23722/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2012
134 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been prosecuted, pursuant to the offence of section 19D of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994, as inserted by the Housing Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23367/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2012
121 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a list for housing adaption grants (details supplied) remains closed; when funding will be made available to facilitate these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23164/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 May 2012
117 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a rent to buy property scheme through the local authority in County Meath; the supports he is planning for persons on low incomes in County Meath to purchase homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23087/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2012
278 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate as of the end of April 2012 the number of the more than 2,000 National Asset Management Agency properties due to be used for social housing that have been inspected by their respective local authorities; the number ready for tenanting and the location of these properties; the number tenanted and the location of these properties; if he will give a breakdown of the leasing arrangements including costs to the local authorities, being used in those properties that have been tenanted or are due to be tenanted; the expected timescale for all of the properties to be tenanted; and whether there are any plans to increase the number of units currently under the control of NAMA for the purposes of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22798/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2012
277 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support a regeneration plan (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [22777/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2012
275 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the process by which estates are graded as unfinished by his Department; the number of estates that have applied and are waiting for unfinished estate status in total and broken down by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22767/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2012
155 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if an audit has been conducted of the National Assets Management Agency properties to see if any would be suitable for social housing; if such an audit has been conducted, the quantity of these properties; the number that would need to be renovated to make them suitable and the number ready for inhabiting; and the cost of the renovations to make these properties suitable. [22951/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
223 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has any information or knowledge as to whether recent distressed property sales by the National Asset Management Agency have shown that any substantial proportion of such sales have gone to address the housing needs of first time buyers throughout the country as opposed to investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22494/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
222 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which funding is available through the local loans fund or otherwise to meet the housing requirements of first time house buyers or those on local authority housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22493/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
221 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority houses likely to be built or acquired from existing housing stock by each local authority in the current or future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
219 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of local authority housing applicants currently on waiting lists for re-housing; the extent to which it is planned to provide houses for such persons thereby eliminating the need for rent support which in turn prevents such applicants from obtaining employment which would result in loss of rent support; his plans if any to address this issues in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22490/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
218 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he is aware of the concerns of families with shared ownership mortgages who are currently at a disadvantage arising from a situation of almost nil equity in their homes despite paying a mortgage on half the value of the property and rental on the remainder of the property for several years; if it is intended to examine this issue with a view to resolution in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22489/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
215 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new housing units completed each year since 1980 broken down between apartments and houses; the number expected to be completed each year for the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22450/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
209 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the future development of the unfinished estates fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22377/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
208 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been spent from the €5 million unfinished estates fund established in February 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22376/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
205 Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 25 April 2012, if he will clarify which section of the local authority is responsible for dealing with loud noise caused by dogs; if the local authority is responsible for dealing with noise by dogs on private property as well as local authority housing; his views on whether local authorities have been made aware of this responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22291/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
203 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities have awarded contracts to development companies which have unfinished estates on their books; and if he intends to resolve this practice. [22568/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
37 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rent scales and terms which he plans to be part of lease agreements with the National Asset Management Agency developers’ properties being used for social housing. [22172/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
30 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to a target of providing 1,600 housing units for homeless persons this year and next year to help end long-term homelessness by the end of 2013; and his plans to achieve this target. [22174/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
27 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a strategy for dealing with almost 100,000 persons currently on the waiting lists for social housing. [22179/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
25 Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the provisions made as part of the national rent scheme to be implemented with the commencement of Section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. [22177/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify to local authorities the incomes which are treated as exempt when assessing housing need and to ensure that all forms of carer’s allowance and domiciliary care allowance regardless of method or route of payment are exempt and treated as such by the local authorities. [22182/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
22 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with the need for improved insulation in local authority housing which are too old to be insulated up to current required standards using the current preferred methods. [22178/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
19 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to refund the household charge to residents of Priory Hall, Belmayne and pyrite contaminated housing who paid the charge and exempt them and residents of these houses who have not paid the charge but are liable. [22171/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
49 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a full update on his actions to urgently and fully resolve all outstanding legal, financial and housing for Priory Hall residents, Dublin; if he has been briefed on the proposed resolution process chaired by retired Supreme Court Judge Joseph Finnegan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22185/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
13 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will explain the appointment of two special advisers to the Minister of State with responsibility for housing; and the roles they will be fulfilling. [22176/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 May 2012
11 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he is continuing to encourage the local authorities to return to the concept of providing a reasonable number of local authority houses in each local authority area throughout the country thereby reducing the extent of reliance on rent support as a means of augmenting the local authority housing programme; if particular attention can be paid to the total number of persons currently on local authority housing waiting lists; the annual recurring cost of rent support and the obvious benefit to the Exchequer of reducing such a liability in the traditional manner by providing local authority houses for rent and or purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22167/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012
101 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions proposed or being investigated by him to assist or overcome the major problems being encountered by couples in regard to their mortgages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012
99 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the income, together with criteria used in assessing applicants on local authority housing list; if individual circumstances are taken into account when assessing their social housing needs; the discretion, if any Offaly County Council has in assessing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22051/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012
Bill entitled an Act to allow for local authority tenants who have vacated their local authority house for reasons of personal safety to remain on the local authority housing waiting list
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012
589 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive has applied for the Plunkett Home in Boyle, County Roscommon, to be registered as a 41 bed unit and that 19 beds that have been closed at the home will not be reinstated; if he will restore as soon as possible these much needed facilities which provide a vital and valuable service for the elderly of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21191/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012
490 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if in the context in which an elderly disabled person is living in a condemned house, and whereby with the aid of family members, they wish to construct a new dwelling house, which would incorporate appropriate facilities including bathrooms and so on, for such a person, if he will indicate if there is any grant aid available from his Department to assist in the provision of such necessary facilities, or for insulation purposes, whereby the elderly person does not have the financial wherewithal to provide such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012
482 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward statutory regulation of housing associations to ensure that they comply with best practice in governance structures and financial viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012
464 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will start a redevelopment plan in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21495/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012
483 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used by his Department when assessing unfinished housing estates, in view of the fact that residents (details supplied) in County Longford are of the opinion that the estate in which they are living has been categorised incorrectly and that in fact, it has not been assessed at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21797/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2012
176 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the housing units recently announced (details supplied) are to be allocated solely for the use of regeneration or whether they will be allocated to the general housing stock of Limerick City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21124/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2012
175 Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the rules of the shared ownership mortgage as administered by the local authorities are generated at Departmental or local government level; if he is considering the perceived restrictions on the scheme now that it has been discontinued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21122/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2012
171 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make available social housing that caters for the needs of larger families currently living in private rented accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21084/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2012
136 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of the inspection scheme that is in place for those houses that avail of grant assistance to increase the energy efficiency of the housing stock; if he will provide details of the number of inspections that were carried out in 2010 and 2011 to ensure conformity as part of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20666/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2012
687 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive no longer carries out occupational therapy reports in respect of persons who are looking to have their local authority houses adapted on medical grounds; the choices that persons have who cannot afford a private assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19843/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2012
523 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has an assessment of the number of vacant housing units on a county basis across the State in tabular form. [20432/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2012
503 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will give final approval of funding to Sligo Corporation to redevelop three houses in view of the fact that these residents are waiting more than three years to return to their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20191/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2012
501 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been told by their local authority that there is no funding available for housing adaptation for 2012 and maybe 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20168/12]