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Question· writtenPQ 318asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
320 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the housing adaption grant scheme, if the maximum of €30,000 is a national rule or set by individual local authorities; if it is for each grant application or worked on a cumulative basis; if a grant claimed five years ago should be treated separately or added to current application; if local authorities have flexibility on such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 307asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
309 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of successful applications for housing aid for the elderly made to local authorities in Waterford City and County in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; the amount spent under this scheme in Waterford City and County in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 306asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
308 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications for senior citizens social housing pending from local authorities in Waterford city and county; the number of senior citizens housing projects completed in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
299 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding by Dublin City Council in respect of voluntary and cooperative housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 296asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
298 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding by Dublin City Council in respect of voluntary and cooperative housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
297 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding by Dublin City Council in respect of social housing units (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 294asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2010
296 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding by Dublin City Council in respect of social housing units (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
249 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the number of army overholders; the discussions he has had regarding the provision of permanent housing in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
201 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the process used for evaluating the levels of rent paid by local authority tenants; the factors that are taken into account when making an upward or downward adjustment in the amount of rent a person has to pay; if changes to social welfare payments are taken into account in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
195 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of a housing project (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
191 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided to each local authority in 2009, 2010 and in the estimate for 2011 to fund the housing aid for older people scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 183asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
190 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided to each local authority in 2009, 2010 and in the estimate for 2011 to fund the mobility aids housing grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 182asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
189 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided to each local authority in 2009, 2010 and in the estimate for 2011 to fund housing adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 181asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2010
188 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding discussions between him and Dublin City Council in respect of land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2010
248 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons in Waterford city and county who were allocated social housing in each of the past ten years and to date in 2010; the categories of housing involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
93 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the entitlement to housing by a person evicted from local authority housing on anti-social grounds; if the two year ban from consideration for local authority housing is a national rule or set by individual local authorities;
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Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2010
77 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person evicted from a local authority house can be considered for rent allowance; the way this can be achieved since they are banned from applying for local authority housing; if arrangements can be made since they are in private rented housing for seven months at their own expense; and if they can receive rent allowance.
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Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2010
95 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health and Children the consideration given by her to the prospect of an intermediate care option for aged and vulnerable persons rather than the current option of long-stay nursing home care; the discussions she has had regarding this issue with the Irish Council of Social Housing and the engagement there has been between the Irish Council of Social Housing and the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
155 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a certain proposal (details supplied) and if so, the position regarding the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
154 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homes included in the programme for the installation of central heating in existing local authority rent dwellings in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the level of funding provided for this scheme in the same years on a county basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
237 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application from Limerick County Council for funding to revamp and restore housing stock in a location (details supplied) and when a decision will issue in relation to its application.
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Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
213 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if an application has been processed for an insulation grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
210 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to utilise excess housing stock, finished or unfinished, to meet the housing needs of those on local authority housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
200 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if any changes to the terms and conditions of grants for older or incapacitated persons to undertake necessary improvements in the home are envisaged in the context of the four year budgetary plan.
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Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
197 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who are tenants of local authorities in local authority owned homes and the total value of rents collected by local authorities.
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Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
194 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the land aggregation scheme and the Housing and Sustainable Communities Limited were established; the number of persons employed by these bodies; the annual cost of operating this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 178asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
176 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest terms prevailing for rent and mortgage interest supplement in respect of the minimum contribution to be made weekly by the applicant from welfare income; the maximum monthly ceiling on payments for eligible properties; the income that can be disregarded in the means test; the housing need that must be established to qualify; the circumstances in which the supplement can be retained after returning to full time work and if it is planned to change any of these terms in the context of the four year budgetary plans
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
193 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of land he expects to be transferred under the land aggregation scheme to the Housing and Sustainable Communities Ltd; the value of the land that is expected to be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
50 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to provide the flexibility which would enable bonds to be called down in stages and to be called down in conjunction with enforcement proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
45 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received requests from local authorities for funding to address issues in relation to incomplete estates where adequacy of bonds is of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
40 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a change to the method by which bonds are calculated in view of the unprecedented number of ghost estates.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
44 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide a policy document to inform and assist local authorities in dealing with vacant and incomplete housing estates; his plans to establish a legislative framework to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
37 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to address the findings of the recently published National Housing Development Survey which revealed that 33,000 homes are either complete and vacant or nearly complete in 2,800 ghost estates across the country; if action will be taken quickly in view of the fact that these homes are currently vacant and are becoming increasingly derelict; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
31 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the extra €100 million allocated to improve or extend the private homes of older persons and persons with a disability that has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
30 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the direction or information he has given to local authorities regarding the appropriateness of acquiring Part V houses in unfinished estates in light of social integration, health and safety and duty of care concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
20 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if applicants for social housing are presented with a building energy rating certificate when social housing is being allocated; if an application for social housing will be adversely affected if the applicant is unwilling to accept a BER rating of less than C1; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
192 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the tenant purchase scheme; if a directive has been issued to local authorities to end this programme; if a directive has been issued ending the tenant purchase scheme and the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
18 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plan to phase out the existing tenant purchase scheme and if so when; the direction being given to local authorities to inform tenants that this scheme will no longer be available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
12 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the incremental purchase scheme will be fully operational; the rationale for the implementation of this scheme and if any modifications of the scheme are under consideration in light of the sustained fall in house prices.
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Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
5 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the actions he will take to address the problem of ghost estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2010
121 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the interest rate for local authority mortgage holders has been increased by 0.5%; the person who made the decision to increase this rate; his views on whether this decision should be reversed in view of recent data showing that local authority mortgage holders are six times more likely than bank mortgage holders to be in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
282 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 640 of 23 March 2010, if he will clarify the priority attached to this application by Cork County Council when submitted on 18 March 2009; if the council needs to resubmit this application for consideration for grant aid in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
281 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if persons who are not married and do not have any children are entitled to apply for social housing and thus to be provided with a housing needs assessment form in order to progress an application for rent allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 251asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2010
272 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the rent increase in the shared ownership scheme in view of the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
147 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding arrangements with financial institutions in his Department’s various housing schemes; the financial institutions that currently provide mortgages for affordable homes and the arrangement with first and second claim; the arrangement with the low-cost sites scheme; if it differs from the affordable homes scheme; if it is correct that the local authorities insist on first claim here, and that as such financial institutions will not approve mortgages; and the other options available to co-op members (details supplied) who cannot get a mortgage.
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Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
145 Deputy Noel Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the average waiting time for local authority tenants who are due to get a home extension on medical grounds; the criteria used in deciding which applicants are prioritised on these lists; if such extensions are funded from housing capital grants for the relevant year; if his Department or each individual council decides how much or the percentage of the housing fund that will be spent on these extensions; the average waiting time for applicants who live in the Dublin city council local authority area; and his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 where the person has been on the waiting list for an extension since 2007.
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Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
143 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the value of a council’s equity in a house sold under shared ownership reduces in proportion to the fall in the market price of the house; if he will make arrangements whereby persons who are forced to sell their home would see an equitable share of the loss and value borne by the council; if he will indicate in the event of a forced sale the ranking in priority in access to the proceeds of the mortgage holder and of the local authority who has a share in the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
142 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a scheme developed by him to accommodate persons who have purchased under his Department’s affordable housing schemes who need to move homes but find themselves in negative equity because such persons could not hope to sell their home and buy another because of the obstacle of negative equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 November 2010
120 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the matter of delivery of relevant aid to Haiti to combat cholera and-or other issues arising such as housing in the wake of the earthquake there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 288asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2010
324 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason rental accommodation scheme landlords are exempt from the second home non principal private residence levy; in view of the fact that their income is guaranteed every month, whereas other landlords have vacant properties not earning rent, for which they owe the second home levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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