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101 records in IE in 2011
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2011
214 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Health the position regarding housing in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [36689/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2011
178 Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update in respect of an issue (details supplied) regarding management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36885/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2011
155 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the operation of the State agencies providing housing assistance; if he has proposals to rationalise the delivery of service in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36832/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2011
152 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy regarding the construction of sheltered housing units; the funding that is provided for same; if he will list the organisations which he contracts to construct, maintain and operate sheltered housing; his future plans for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36788/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2011
151 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the situation regarding the National Housing Agency building beside the Milltown Luas station on Richmond Avenue South, Dublin 6. [36759/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2011
147 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will meet with a committee (details supplied) regarding an apartment complex in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36688/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2011
174 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 16 November 2011, his plans to address the issue; if he will give consideration to reassessing the stated Regulation 22, thus permitting families or persons address the difficult and unacceptable circumstances that they are encountering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36635/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2011
166 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be supporting a foundation (details supplied) in its plans to develop a day and residential service for adults and children with autism or Asperger’s syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36417/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
532 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce additional measures to control horses on public roads and on open spaces; if he intends to issue instructions to local authorities regarding the control of horses on lands owned by local authorities, including those lands designated exclusively for housing purposes; if he is satisfied that local authorities are dealing adequately with the issue of the control of horses; if he will consider introducing additional measures to identify the owners of horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35923/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
380 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued guidelines to local authorities instructing that houses that were originally purchased by tenants from local authorities under the tenant purchase scheme are not eligible for the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36351/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
370 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to reform the shared ownership scheme for those who bought affordable housing units under the scheme in the past; specifically, if any intended reform will address the inequity of the scheme whereby the rental equity value of the properties retained by local authorities have not been adjusted to reflect the reduced current market values; and if he will resolve the position whereby purchasers of affordable units under the scheme cannot remortgage their properties in view of the fact that the local authority retains a first charge on the property. [35919/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011
250 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the proposed transfer of all housing related matters, including the management and payment of rent allowances or supplements from the Health Service Executive to local authorities. [36152/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
163 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding local authorities have in total, and for each authority, in their capital accounts relating to their housing functions in tabular form; if he has issued any directive relating to this funding; if it can be expended by local authorities to either purchase or build social houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35348/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
162 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential units here owned by local authorities or voluntary housing partnerships. [35310/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011
157 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he or legislation prevents local authorities from reducing the interest rate of 12.5% charged on loans drawn down under the Small Dwellings Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35211/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
188 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the social housing targets for 2012; the number of the 100,000 families and persons on the housing list he intends to have rehoused; the reason there are still large numbers waiting on housing lists for four or five years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35080/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
187 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the levels of social housing he expects to provide in 2012; if it is the case that even a portion of the spend currently spent on rent supplement could provide for a vigorous new social housing programme to address the housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35079/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
186 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the numbering of houses in private developments in view of the difficulties that can be faced by emergency responders in locating houses which are unnumbered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2011
184 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will issue policy guidelines and directives to local authorities to enable them, when allocating accommodation, to take account of persons who have separated permanently. [35016/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
419 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in a situation in which a property management company has gone into liquidation but the housing estate has not been taken in charge by the local authority, the person with whom responsibility lies for issues of ongoing maintenance and repairs in the housing estate. [34790/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
414 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding emergency housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34733/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
413 Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the age of 55 years is appropriate to be deemed eligible for senior citizen accommodation in council schemes; and the rationale behind this condition. [34691/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
407 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 8 November 2011, if he will confirm that a local authority that charged a fixed interest rate of 12.5% on a mortgage on 16 February 1984 was not permitted to charge such an excessive rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34650/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
400 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will advise on whether, if a local authority tenant hands back their house to the council because of serious anti-social behaviour, that tenant can apply for housing from another council within the same local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34560/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
393 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 22 June 2010, if other forms of photo identification (details supplied) will be accepted by local authorities for social housing applications; if so, the details of the forms of identification that will be acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34478/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
364 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units provided this year for persons who were previously on local authority homeless lists. [33989/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2011
36 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 15 June 2011, the further progress that has been made by the National Assets Management Agency in discussions with Government Departments and State agencies regarding the development of proposals to contribute to social development such as the selling of property to State bodies for development of community facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34428/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2011
136 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33897/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2011
130 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an actuarial assessment has been or is proposed to be carried out in respect of the 4.5% annual increase on the loan, known as rent section, aspect of the shared ownership scheme held by each local authority, as to the effect of this increase in regard to the value of the scheme and to the overall total cost of the loan to the applicant; if not, if he will have such an evaluation completed to determine if the scheme is a benefit to such applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33845/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2011
71 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance in view of the recent issue highlighted in regard to the accounting for the national debt, if the Housing Finance Agency is now entirely funded by the National Treasury Management Agency and does not undertake any short-term debt issuance. [33922/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2011
139 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure the interest rate cut is passed on to local authority mortgage holders. [33688/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2011
125 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of funding made available to Ballymun Regeneration Limited for the refurbishment of Silloge 4; and the total cost per unit for the 122 local authority houses, including the ground works and underground services at Silloge 4. [33517/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2011
124 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make money available to local authorities for the insulation of senior citizens housing complexes owned by local authorities. [33516/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2011
117 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that rent supplement recipients have had their rent supplement withdrawn or decreased on the grounds that they have refused an offer of social housing despite a policy being in place across local authorities which allows for a person to make two refusals without negative repercussions; her view on whether it is unfair and inconsistent for community welfare officers to penalise these persons in view of the fact that local authorities recognise that there can be very legitimate grounds for a refusal of a social housing offer; and whether she will issue all CWOs with a directive that they must not penalise rent supplement recipients in this way. [33600/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
439 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in terms of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme sow welfare grant, in view of the fact that the deadline for loose housing of sows is set for 31 December 2012 and there is much work on farm still to be carried out, if he will give an indication as to when the TAMS for sow welfare will reopen. [33184/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
340 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any restriction on a person being an applicant for social housing in more than one county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
339 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any restriction on a person being an applicant for social housing in a county in which they are not currently residing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33161/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
336 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 25 October 2011, the rate of interest that the local authorities are paying to the Housing Finance Agency for loans of this type that are still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
335 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 25 October 2011, the rate of interest that the Housing Finance Agency is paying on these bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33146/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
333 Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedure to have a housing estate taken in charge by a local authority when the developer is no longer trading, the residents wish to instigate the procedure and when the estate and all roads and services are complete to the required standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33051/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
332 Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedure to have a housing estate taken in charge by a local authority when the developer is no longer trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33049/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
330 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has given approval to Monaghan County Council and Respond Housing Association to progress their proposals for a group home at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross which will cater for women with physical and sensory disabilities; if the housing association can submit the planning application in this regard; if he is committed to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32936/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011
117 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Finance the progress made on the use of the National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33210/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2011
105 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance available to an elderly person in receipt of an old age pension to replace windows and doors in view of the fact that the local authority are not accepting any applications due to lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32554/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
316 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding the review of homeless strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32543/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
315 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the necessary funding for homeless services is available now and into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32542/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
314 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that homelessness and housing are top of his priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32541/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
310 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the future development of the ghost housing estates in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32454/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
304 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of funding that was made available for the capital assistance scheme that approved housing bodies could avail of when developing housing in 2007 to 2011, inclusive; the amount that will be available in 2012; and in each of the years mentioned the amount of the funding that was given to groups dealing with domestic violence such as women’s refuges. [32398/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011
283 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Sligo Borough Council sought a sum of €445,000 to refurbish 53 houses in an estate (details supplied) in County Sligo in the current year and that the sum will be met from the €2 million allocation from him for the regeneration project this year; the way the balance of €1,555,000 will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32143/11]