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101 records in IE in 2012
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
397. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of timber framed housing units that have been completed here since 1992. [54275/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
391. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if further funding will be provided to Fingal County Council in order to fund housing adaptations grants that have been approved but unable to complete due to lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54259/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
385. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the money for works to be carried out on an estate (details supplied) in County Longford are earmarked for particular works on the site; what those works are; and the way these decisions were made. [54049/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
371. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if supports are available for residents in housing estates which have not yet been taken in charge by the local authority, when the developers are no longer active, but who are liable for the household charge despite the fact that no one has responsibility for dealing with public problems arising in the estate such as lighting, footpaths, green areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53861/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
128. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to combat the increasing availability of illegal cigarettes in County Meath which are being sold on the black market and door to door at housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54003/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to monitor the need to address the shortage of housing stock available to local authorities arising from failure by his predecessors to make adequate provision in terms of a comprehensive house building programme together with a proper local authority housing loan fund; if it is recognised that the current situation with upwards of a hundred thousand families remaining on housing waiting lists for several years which in turn necessitates subsidisation in the form of rent support from the Department of Social Protection on an annual basis; if he will further examine the prospect of restoring to local authorities the necessary resources and responsibility to make adequate provision through the local loans fund in respect of housing loans and by way of direct enhancement of the housing building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54204/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
105. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to evacuate residents of an estate (details supplied) in County Longford while works are being carried out; if he is seeking to source any more funds to help with necessary works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54240/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
100. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a quarry at Rathcore, County Westmeath which is known to have supplied stone fill containing heave inducing pyrite to housing developments during the past 10 years continues to operate; if he will confirm by test results or other monitoring that stone fill from this quarry does not induce heave if placed under the ground floor slab of houses. [54254/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
95. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff working in local authorities housing maintenance departments; and if he will provide a breakdown by local authority area. [54246/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
86. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration that has been given to introducing a tenant purchase scheme for long-term approved voluntary housing body tenants similar to that available for local authority housing tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54209/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
85. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans to introduce a new statewide uniform scheme of allocations for local authority housing; and the measures that will be put in place to enure it is as transparent and fair as possible. [54243/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
79. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the criteria covering the issuing of local authority mortgages and shared ownership schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53805/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
66. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the regeneration of Knocknaheeney, Cork, including what is currently under construction and what has been completed; the number of families that have been rehoused; and the timeframe for completion. [54247/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
57. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, noting that the HomeBond company which led house purchasers to believe they were insured against major structural damage, has shown surplus funds of €25 million which will not be called upon for major structural damage for houses built before HomeBond negotiated backing by a real insurance company in 2008, he will ensure that these funds are used to remediate HomeBond guaranteed housing damaged by heave inducing pyrite. [54253/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2012
56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has explored the possibility of lease agreements with the National Asset Management Agency housing, which would result in properties over time coming under the ownership of local authorities and remaining within the social housing system. [54241/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2012
187. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who cannot get on the housing list in the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53657/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2012
166. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a housing estate (details supplied) in County Cork was not included in the list of unfinished estates qualifying for a waiver from the household charge. [53443/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2012
83. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the operation of the mortgage arrears resolution process scheme; if will he consider appointing representatives of the legal profession, including the providers of free legal advice services, consumer interests, voluntary sector housing providers, and providers of information and advocacy services in the voluntary sector housing to any review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53692/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2012
199. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider reversing the decision to move 56 soldiers from McKee Barracks, Dublin, to the Athlone Barracks, County Westmeath, in view of the major difficulties this will pose to their families in terms of housing and schooling. [53140/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2012
175. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total numbers of families and persons awaiting rehousing in each of the county and city borough local authority housing lists; the same numbers on local authority homeless lists; and the numbers on local authority transfer lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2012
174. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government at what stage is the preparation of the Housing Bill; and if the Bill will legislate for uniform housing needs assessment system throughout local authorities;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53238/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
491. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the supports available to voluntary organisations who wish to build social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52877/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
488. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is planning a major housing investment programme in view of the fact that 100,000 families and persons are waiting for social housing and if €400 million from the sale of 4G spectrum space is hypothecated for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52712/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
487. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that more than 7,000 housing applicants were cancelled by Dublin City Council in 2007 and 2011 housing assessment reviews; if council contacts with its clients can be improved when an applicant genuinely believed they remained on the housing list even following a move to another tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52711/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
486. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Fingal County Council is involved with his Department in negotiations with the National Assets Management Agency regarding empty or unfinished homes and estates and the housing waiting list of Dublin Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52710/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
485. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Dublin City Council is involved with his Department in negotiations with the National Assets Management Agency regarding empty or unfinished homes and estates and the housing waiting list especially Housing Area B of Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52709/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
478. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the advice and support available in respect of a person (details supplied) [52531/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2012
473. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that section 5 of the Derelict Sites Act is not robust enough to deal with uncooperative landowners or in cases where the ownership of land may be disputed and particularly in relation to a property (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [52465/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2012
150. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason local authorities do not have access to the housing charge database that has the details of persons who have paid the household charge in view of the fact that this would appear to be the reason local authorities are issuing letters to persons in their authority area who have already paid the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52045/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2012
161. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact a letter of the 2 November 2012 to the Sligo County Manager, his Department indicated that it was willing to provide approval for the conversion of Sligo County Council’s existing €7.5 million overdraft on its revenue account to a term loan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Sligo County Manager told the meeting of Sligo County Council on the 5 of November that the Council would seek the €7.5 million loan from the Housing Finance Agency; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HFA’s function is to advance loan finance to local authorities and the voluntary housing sector to be used by them for purposes authorised by the Housing Acts, 1966-2009, and the Agency is also empowered to lend funds to local authorities for water, waste and environmental capital projects under the terms of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002; if it is a function of the HFA to lend funds to local authorities to reduce or replace overdrafts on revenue accounts; if the HFA is empowered to lend funds to local authorities to reduce or replace overdrafts on revenue accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51752/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2012
159. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the issue of the purchase of houses by tenants of cooperative housing schemes will be considered as part of the recently announced review and reform of tenant purchase schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2012
157. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider the situation were funding is made available to local authorities to bring vacant housing stock up to Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland accreditation with insulation and other works, to making funding available for houses that are currently rented by local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51654/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2012
443. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason funding has not yet been made available to an organisation (details supplied) in County Monaghan, a facility which provides services for the homeless and those with addictions; if Monaghan County Council should discharge the funds directly and then recoup them from the relevant Department or is it more appropriate for the local authority to apply to his Department for the funding at the start of each year and wait until the funds are forwarded his Department before payment is made since same is not explicitly stated in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988 as amended by S.I. 157/2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51016/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2012
439. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to local authorities of continuous maintenance of local authority housing in 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51005/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2012
438. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on his proposal to offer families in social housing an incentive to buy their properties, while at the same time introducing a mortgage to rent scheme which will in turn bring private properties owned by a person and the bank to within the remit of his Department and social housing organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51004/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 November 2012
437. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of empty housing units in Dublin in which the development is under the remit of the National Assets Management Agency; the number of housing units required by Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; his views on the viability of using State owned properties that are under the remit of NAMA as accommodation for these families and persons as an alternative to sourcing extra funding for new properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51003/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2012
168. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 711 and 712 of 6 November 2012 if he will indicate on a county basis the number of rental accommodation scheme units in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50672/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2012
461. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to help with the problems of persons living in an estate (details supplied) in County Clare that went into liquidation in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49950/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2012
442. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated number of local authority houses currently rented; his plans to exempt this category from the proposed property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49571/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2012
406. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which maximum rent support levels are being determined in respect of persons eligible for such support in lieu of local authority housing; the factors taken into account in determining the upper cost of rental accommodation throughout the regions; the way variations at such levels are determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50134/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2012
142. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the hardship and distress caused to applicants for local authority housing who are forced to rely on rent support in respect of private housing and are subject to a maximum rent which is applicable throughout County Kildare notwithstanding the market variations for such rent and in view of the fact that in certain parts of the county rent levels vary dramatically arising from the demand; if she accepts the existence of such variations and the need to adjust the levels of rent support in accordance with the actual market situations wherein some cases rent levels are higher than in many parts of Dublin city and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49859/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2012
245. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the repairs in lieu of rehousing scheme is still in operation and if allocations are being given to the various local authorities around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49341/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2012
243. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the course open to residents living in unfinished estates who were unhappy with the national housing development survey 2011 and the exemptions granted therein from a liability for the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49323/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2012
239. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a housing association (details supplied) is unable to provide crisis refuge accommodation for many of the victims of domestic violence seeking support, his plans to increase the provision of family refuge accommodation here; his plans to increase provision of family refuge accommodation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49209/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2012
229. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress being made on the retrofitting of old housing stock with appropriate insulation; if any of the funding available for this initiative was secured from the EU; and if so, if any of this funding has had to be returned to the EU as a consequence of failure to provide matching funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49124/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2012
150. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has provided funding for works to redevelop a residence (details supplied) in Dublin 7 as a residence for transition housing for released prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48888/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2012
140. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a housing situation (details supplied) [48998/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012
761. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions and negotiations he has had with the National Management Agency regarding the release of National Assets Management Agency properties for social housing; when Kerry County Council and the three town councils will be informed of their allocation as there is now a housing crisis in the county with almost 5,000 qualified housing applicants on the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48733/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012
760. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he proposes to take to address the housing situation in County Kerry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are almost 5,000 qualified housing applicants between the three town councils and Kerry County Council; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department has informed Kerry County Council that they will only receive funding to construct three local authority houses over the next three years; when the National Assets Management Agency properties will be released to local authorities; the format this will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48732/12]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2012
752. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will be publishing his survey on incomplete developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48715/12]