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Question· writtenPQ 389asked

389. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the value of security held by county by local authority in relation to bonds held for the satisfactory completion of housing estates for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41963/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

389. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the value of security held by county by local authority in relation to bonds held for the satisfactory completion of housing estates for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41963/12]

Question· writtenPQ 378asked

378. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the social housing element of part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is still in place; the number of houses that have come into the housing stock from that source by county since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

378. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the social housing element of part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is still in place; the number of houses that have come into the housing stock from that source by county since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/12]

Question· writtenPQ 376asked

376. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to grant emergency funding to Longford County Council in order to deal with the unfinished housing (details supplied) in County Longford. [41721/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

376. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to grant emergency funding to Longford County Council in order to deal with the unfinished housing (details supplied) in County Longford. [41721/12]

Question· writtenPQ 366asked

366. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fire audit carried out at a location (details supplied); and the way the finding of the audit will affect plans for upgrade work to be carried out by the council. [41401/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

366. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fire audit carried out at a location (details supplied); and the way the finding of the audit will affect plans for upgrade work to be carried out by the council. [41401/12]

Question· writtenPQ 365asked

365. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the promised funding for upgrade works at a location (details supplied); the amount he has given through internal capital receipts for this work; if he will provide an outline of the project including the works to be carried out; if houses bought from the council will be included; and the timeframe for completion of same. [41400/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

365. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the promised funding for upgrade works at a location (details supplied); the amount he has given through internal capital receipts for this work; if he will provide an outline of the project including the works to be carried out; if houses bought from the council will be included; and the timeframe for completion of same. [41400/12]

Question· writtenPQ 364asked

364. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to take a targeted approach to dealing with the housing waiting lists; if the areas with the largest lists will be treated differently in respect of the rental accommodation scheme; the work commenced in relation to the amalgamation of the service between local authorities and the Department of Social Protection's rent assistance scheme; the timeframe anticipated from commencement to completion of this process which will result in a one stop process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

364. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to take a targeted approach to dealing with the housing waiting lists; if the areas with the largest lists will be treated differently in respect of the rental accommodation scheme; the work commenced in relation to the amalgamation of the service between local authorities and the Department of Social Protection's rent assistance scheme; the timeframe anticipated from commencement to completion of this process which will result in a one stop process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41358/12]

Question· writtenPQ 361asked

361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to change the terms of the shared ownership option schemes, in view of the fact that persons are now paying very high rent on the rental part of their property and also have large repayments on the purchase part of these properties that are only a fraction of the value they were at the time of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41240/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to change the terms of the shared ownership option schemes, in view of the fact that persons are now paying very high rent on the rental part of their property and also have large repayments on the purchase part of these properties that are only a fraction of the value they were at the time of purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41240/12]

Question· writtenPQ 313asked

313. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider legislation to impose rent control on residential properties in view of the fact that using limits on rent supplement is a blunt mechanism and impacts harshly on some families in need of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

313. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider legislation to impose rent control on residential properties in view of the fact that using limits on rent supplement is a blunt mechanism and impacts harshly on some families in need of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/12]

Question· writtenPQ 261asked

261. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a change in policy in 2012 in respect of housing applicants who have been approved for rent assistance and where the social housing needs assessment has post dated the commencement of the tenancy, sometimes by months; if a change has been made to refuse to pay arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41295/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

261. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a change in policy in 2012 in respect of housing applicants who have been approved for rent assistance and where the social housing needs assessment has post dated the commencement of the tenancy, sometimes by months; if a change has been made to refuse to pay arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41295/12]

Question· writtenPQ 134asked

134. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has instructed local authorities to provide online web facilities to enable council tenants to access information regarding their rent accounts. [41165/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2012

134. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has instructed local authorities to provide online web facilities to enable council tenants to access information regarding their rent accounts. [41165/12]

Question· writtenPQ 133asked

133. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has instructed local authorities to provide on line web facilities for housing applicants to access information regarding their priority on the local authority housing list. [41160/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2012

133. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has instructed local authorities to provide on line web facilities for housing applicants to access information regarding their priority on the local authority housing list. [41160/12]

Question· writtenPQ 127asked

127. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he is in a position to instruct public bodies, for example local authorities, to waive their upward only rent review clause on legacy leases for tenants where there is no borrowing against the asset in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2012

127. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he is in a position to instruct public bodies, for example local authorities, to waive their upward only rent review clause on legacy leases for tenants where there is no borrowing against the asset in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/12]

Question· writtenPQ 123asked

123. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the position of local authorities regarding the provision of central heating when none existed previously to assist older persons under the terms of the housing aid for older person's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2012

123. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the position of local authorities regarding the provision of central heating when none existed previously to assist older persons under the terms of the housing aid for older person's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41108/12]

Question· writtenPQ 122asked

122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the arrangements in place to cut mortgage rates for persons who purchased their homes with local authority loans; the time frame in which the rate cuts are passed on to the local authorities; the guidance that is given to local authorities regarding the timing for passing on such rate cuts;his plans to change the policy in relation to same in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41085/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2012

122. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the arrangements in place to cut mortgage rates for persons who purchased their homes with local authority loans; the time frame in which the rate cuts are passed on to the local authorities; the guidance that is given to local authorities regarding the timing for passing on such rate cuts;his plans to change the policy in relation to same in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41085/12]

Question· writtenPQ 297asked

297. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of dependents listed on applications for social housing in the State broken down by local authority. [40605/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

297. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of dependents listed on applications for social housing in the State broken down by local authority. [40605/12]

Question· writtenPQ 292asked

292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Kerry County Council regarding its concerns about the reduction in the Housing Capital Allowance 2012 and in particular funding for single rural dwellings and if he has issued a reply. [40511/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Kerry County Council regarding its concerns about the reduction in the Housing Capital Allowance 2012 and in particular funding for single rural dwellings and if he has issued a reply. [40511/12]

Question· writtenPQ 288asked

288. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the grants available, if any, towards the installation of solar panels on local authority housing; if there is no such scheme in place, if he will consider the provision of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40370/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

288. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the grants available, if any, towards the installation of solar panels on local authority housing; if there is no such scheme in place, if he will consider the provision of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40370/12]

Question· writtenPQ 286asked

286. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all local authorities who take foster care allowance into consideration as means when calculating rent; if it is acceptable to do so when foster care allowance is paid to the foster carers for the benefit of the foster child and is not an income or an income support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

286. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all local authorities who take foster care allowance into consideration as means when calculating rent; if it is acceptable to do so when foster care allowance is paid to the foster carers for the benefit of the foster child and is not an income or an income support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/12]

Question· writtenPQ 285asked

285. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities which regard foster care allowance as reckonable income when calculating rent; the length of time this has been the practice and the number of foster families affected; if he will immediately instruct them to cease this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

285. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities which regard foster care allowance as reckonable income when calculating rent; the length of time this has been the practice and the number of foster families affected; if he will immediately instruct them to cease this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/12]

Question· writtenPQ 282asked

282. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider amending the claw back element of the affordable home scheme to discount legal and auctioneering fees in the event of the sale of the property when it is within the claw-back period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

282. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider amending the claw back element of the affordable home scheme to discount legal and auctioneering fees in the event of the sale of the property when it is within the claw-back period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/12]

Question· writtenPQ 281asked

281. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Donegal who are currently exempt from paying the household charge because they are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; the number from County Donegal who received an exemption because they live in an unfinished housing estate; if a breakdown is available listing the numbers of employed and unemployed persons who have paid this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40143/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

281. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Donegal who are currently exempt from paying the household charge because they are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; the number from County Donegal who received an exemption because they live in an unfinished housing estate; if a breakdown is available listing the numbers of employed and unemployed persons who have paid this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40143/12]

Question· writtenPQ 234asked

234. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures regarding properties housing rent supplement recipients that fail environmental health inspections and the protections in place to ensure that recipients of rent supplement whose rental property has failed environmental health inspections or been given improvement notices do not end up homeless if the rent supplement is withdrawn. [40465/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

234. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures regarding properties housing rent supplement recipients that fail environmental health inspections and the protections in place to ensure that recipients of rent supplement whose rental property has failed environmental health inspections or been given improvement notices do not end up homeless if the rent supplement is withdrawn. [40465/12]

Question· writtenPQ 148asked

148. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of approvals given to date under the home choice loan scheme; the number of loans paid out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39895/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

148. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of approvals given to date under the home choice loan scheme; the number of loans paid out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39895/12]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the rules in relation to the maximum size of property eligible under the home choice loan scheme are absolute in all cases or whether there are any exceptions allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the rules in relation to the maximum size of property eligible under the home choice loan scheme are absolute in all cases or whether there are any exceptions allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39894/12]

Question· writtenPQ 144asked

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if funding will be made available to Kerry County Council to allow for the building of a single rural cottage in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39707/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

144. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if funding will be made available to Kerry County Council to allow for the building of a single rural cottage in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39707/12]

Question· writtenPQ 141asked

141. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the status of the provision to allow the sale of local authority flats as provided for in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39675/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

141. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the status of the provision to allow the sale of local authority flats as provided for in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39675/12]

Question· writtenPQ 138asked

138. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the proposed property tax to be introduced next year will recognise and give credit to householders who are paying management charges in housing estates that have not yet been taken in charge by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39835/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

138. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the proposed property tax to be introduced next year will recognise and give credit to householders who are paying management charges in housing estates that have not yet been taken in charge by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39835/12]

Question· writtenPQ 150asked

150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a practice that couples who are divorced and separated and entering a new relationship are being barred from obtaining a local authority house purchase loan or mortgage in the grounds that such loans are exclusive to first time buyers; if he recognises that such persons in a new relationship under equality law should be regarded as first time buyers notwithstanding the fact that they may have had a mortgage previously from a local authority in a previous relationship; if he will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39374/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2012

150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a practice that couples who are divorced and separated and entering a new relationship are being barred from obtaining a local authority house purchase loan or mortgage in the grounds that such loans are exclusive to first time buyers; if he recognises that such persons in a new relationship under equality law should be regarded as first time buyers notwithstanding the fact that they may have had a mortgage previously from a local authority in a previous relationship; if he will address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39374/12]

Question· writtenPQ 149asked

149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if a local authority is permitted by law to take foster care allowance into account as means for rent calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 September 2012

149. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if a local authority is permitted by law to take foster care allowance into account as means for rent calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1139asked

1139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when it is expected that a local authority house building programme can be put in place in view of the vast number of applicants currently on local authority housing lists; the extent to which these numbers are likely to increase in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39319/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when it is expected that a local authority house building programme can be put in place in view of the vast number of applicants currently on local authority housing lists; the extent to which these numbers are likely to increase in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39319/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1138asked

1138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when it is expected to bring the structures appertaining to the operation of voluntary housing associations into line with the operational rules operated by local authorities with particular reference to the determination of rent and the governance structures of such organisations in line with company law and their articles of association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39318/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when it is expected to bring the structures appertaining to the operation of voluntary housing associations into line with the operational rules operated by local authorities with particular reference to the determination of rent and the governance structures of such organisations in line with company law and their articles of association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39318/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1137asked

1137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will identify and provide for a reorganisation of the shared ownership loan system which is currently penalising holders of such mortgages in a most unfair fashion whereby the rent being charged in respect of the local authority equity in the dwelling is vastly in excess in some cases of the mortgage on the remaining equity; if he will identify the ways and means of addressing this issue as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39317/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will identify and provide for a reorganisation of the shared ownership loan system which is currently penalising holders of such mortgages in a most unfair fashion whereby the rent being charged in respect of the local authority equity in the dwelling is vastly in excess in some cases of the mortgage on the remaining equity; if he will identify the ways and means of addressing this issue as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39317/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1129asked

1129. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any funding requests have been submitted by Dublin City Council for the redevelopment of an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1129. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any funding requests have been submitted by Dublin City Council for the redevelopment of an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39174/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1115asked

1115. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions he has held with the National Asset Management Agency regarding social housing lists in relation to procuring suitable housing stock to tackle social housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34990/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1115. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions he has held with the National Asset Management Agency regarding social housing lists in relation to procuring suitable housing stock to tackle social housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34990/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1114asked

1114. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider a major update in housing policy with particular reference to the need to provide an adequate supply of affordable housing through the capital programme or a suitable equivalent in order to address the long-standing number of persons on the housing lists of the various local authorities; if he will furthermore repeal the shared ownership house purchase scheme having particular regard to the inequalities that have emerged whereby the rental portion of the equity is costing more to the borrower than the mortgage; if some action will be taken on this matter in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36903/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1114. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider a major update in housing policy with particular reference to the need to provide an adequate supply of affordable housing through the capital programme or a suitable equivalent in order to address the long-standing number of persons on the housing lists of the various local authorities; if he will furthermore repeal the shared ownership house purchase scheme having particular regard to the inequalities that have emerged whereby the rental portion of the equity is costing more to the borrower than the mortgage; if some action will be taken on this matter in the interim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36903/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1109asked

1109. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will make additional funding available to Kerry County Council for the following grant schemes: housing aid for older persons, mobility aids, housing grant scheme, and housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, as the 2012 allocation notified by the Department has been fully utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1109. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will make additional funding available to Kerry County Council for the following grant schemes: housing aid for older persons, mobility aids, housing grant scheme, and housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability, as the 2012 allocation notified by the Department has been fully utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1108asked

1108. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, by local authority area, the number of housing units in the rental accommodation scheme that are in arrears on 1 September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1108. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, by local authority area, the number of housing units in the rental accommodation scheme that are in arrears on 1 September 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38921/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1107asked

1107. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government following the publication of the Pyrite Panel report, his views on whether a close reading of the report suggests that the purpose of the report is to absolve the Building Regulations Advisory Board and his Department of any responsibility for the systematic failures to ensure adequate testing by quarry owners for the presence of sulphur/sulphide/sulphate in hardcore for use as fill under ground floor slabs in housing units which failures have facilitated pyrite induced heave and serious structural damage to tens of thousands of houses in north Dublin, east Meath, north Kildare and Offaly. [38881/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1107. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government following the publication of the Pyrite Panel report, his views on whether a close reading of the report suggests that the purpose of the report is to absolve the Building Regulations Advisory Board and his Department of any responsibility for the systematic failures to ensure adequate testing by quarry owners for the presence of sulphur/sulphide/sulphate in hardcore for use as fill under ground floor slabs in housing units which failures have facilitated pyrite induced heave and serious structural damage to tens of thousands of houses in north Dublin, east Meath, north Kildare and Offaly. [38881/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1097asked

1097. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any review is taking place in relation to the Supreme Court judgment in the Donegan case and the use of section 62 of the Housing Act to evict local authority tenants; the implications of this decision on local authorities; and if it means that no evictions can now take place under section 62 of the Housing Act; if new legislation is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38434/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1097. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if any review is taking place in relation to the Supreme Court judgment in the Donegan case and the use of section 62 of the Housing Act to evict local authority tenants; the implications of this decision on local authorities; and if it means that no evictions can now take place under section 62 of the Housing Act; if new legislation is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38434/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1096asked

1096. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the threshold of €25,000 which needs to be earned by a person to obtain an annuity loan for a house purchase through a local authority can be reviewed; if income of more than €20,000 can be deemed satisfactory in view of falling house prices; if any payment from the Department of Social Protection can be taken into the calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38366/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1096. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the threshold of €25,000 which needs to be earned by a person to obtain an annuity loan for a house purchase through a local authority can be reviewed; if income of more than €20,000 can be deemed satisfactory in view of falling house prices; if any payment from the Department of Social Protection can be taken into the calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38366/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1091asked

1091. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his policy regarding accumulated arrears in housing units in the rental accommodation scheme; the enforcement action open to a specific local authority to collect those arrears or act against the tenant; if eviction notices can be served on persons in such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38280/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1091. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his policy regarding accumulated arrears in housing units in the rental accommodation scheme; the enforcement action open to a specific local authority to collect those arrears or act against the tenant; if eviction notices can be served on persons in such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38280/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1088asked

1088. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form by local authority area the total arrears accumulated by 1 September 2012 on housing units in the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38209/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1088. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form by local authority area the total arrears accumulated by 1 September 2012 on housing units in the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38209/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1087asked

1087. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the total number of housing units in the rental accommodation scheme as of 1 September 2012; if he will further provide a breakdown of those total units by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1087. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the total number of housing units in the rental accommodation scheme as of 1 September 2012; if he will further provide a breakdown of those total units by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1050asked

1050. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when a site resolution plan will be put in place for a development (details supplied) in County Westmeath so that the development will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37740/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1050. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when a site resolution plan will be put in place for a development (details supplied) in County Westmeath so that the development will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37740/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1024asked

1024. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which local authority tenants are unable to get house insurance because they are not owners of the dwelling; if his further attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby local authority tenants are liable for non-structural damage including burst pipes but because they cannot get house insurance they are liable for severe costs should damage occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37028/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1024. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which local authority tenants are unable to get house insurance because they are not owners of the dwelling; if his further attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby local authority tenants are liable for non-structural damage including burst pipes but because they cannot get house insurance they are liable for severe costs should damage occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37028/12]

Question· writtenPQ 1000asked

1000. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the grants available, if any, towards the installation of solar panels on local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39230/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

1000. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the grants available, if any, towards the installation of solar panels on local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39230/12]

Question· writtenPQ 887asked

887. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the impact of the sharp reduction in the rent support in areas in which local demand for rent accommodation is high and local authority housing application waiting lists are excessive in view of the lack of a proper public housing construction programme over the last ten years; if she recognises the need to vary rent support to meet the requirements of applicants for rent support on local authority housing lists; if she will consider local regional loans for the determination of maximum rents as opposed to the country-wide structures currently in existence which are perfectly adequate in areas with available rent accommodation but cause unnecessary hardship to applicants in areas affected by a lack of adequate rented accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39306/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

887. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the impact of the sharp reduction in the rent support in areas in which local demand for rent accommodation is high and local authority housing application waiting lists are excessive in view of the lack of a proper public housing construction programme over the last ten years; if she recognises the need to vary rent support to meet the requirements of applicants for rent support on local authority housing lists; if she will consider local regional loans for the determination of maximum rents as opposed to the country-wide structures currently in existence which are perfectly adequate in areas with available rent accommodation but cause unnecessary hardship to applicants in areas affected by a lack of adequate rented accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39306/12]

Question· writtenPQ 836asked

836. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the relationship between the rent allowance section of her Department and local authority housing departments; the new procedures that have been put in place in relation to the assessment of housing applicants seeking rent supplement from her Department; her views on whether the systems in place are adequate to enable fast and efficient processing of genuine applications for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2012

836. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the relationship between the rent allowance section of her Department and local authority housing departments; the new procedures that have been put in place in relation to the assessment of housing applicants seeking rent supplement from her Department; her views on whether the systems in place are adequate to enable fast and efficient processing of genuine applications for rent allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38813/12]

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