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Question· writtenPQ 329asked

329. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when local authorities will receive the promised additional funding to tackle the increasing level of voids. [52702/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

329. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when local authorities will receive the promised additional funding to tackle the increasing level of voids. [52702/13]

Question· writtenPQ 327asked

327. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the growing number of voids in Dublin City Council; the percentage of the €30 million announced to tackle the growing voids in local authorities that will be earmarked for Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52628/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

327. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the growing number of voids in Dublin City Council; the percentage of the €30 million announced to tackle the growing voids in local authorities that will be earmarked for Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52628/13]

Question· writtenPQ 325asked

325. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the situation faced by those with shared ownership arrangements with local authorities and who are presently servicing a mortgage and paying rent to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52555/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

325. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the situation faced by those with shared ownership arrangements with local authorities and who are presently servicing a mortgage and paying rent to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52555/13]

Question· writtenPQ 323asked

323. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the supply of housing in Dublin and to reduce house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52525/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

323. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the supply of housing in Dublin and to reduce house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52525/13]

Question· writtenPQ 247asked

247. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the restrictions on access to benefits and housing to be introduced in the UK, if similar measures will now be required here on 1 January when citizens of both Romania and Bulgaria will have completely free mobility throughout the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53177/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

247. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the restrictions on access to benefits and housing to be introduced in the UK, if similar measures will now be required here on 1 January when citizens of both Romania and Bulgaria will have completely free mobility throughout the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53177/13]

Question· oralPQ 73asked

73. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will establish, fund, staff and accommodate a small dedicated unit charged to provide the following services for eligible Magdalen women as recommended by Mr. Justice Quirke and if this unit will publish quarterly reports on its work: a help-line accessible daily by the women to assist them to obtain the health, monetary and other benefits to which they will now be entitled; investigative and other help and assistance in obtaining such sheltered or other housing as they may be entitled to; investigative and other help and assistance in obtaining such educational assistance as they may be entitled to; practical and, if necessary, professional assistance to enable those women who wish to do so to meet with those members of the religious orders who have similar wishes to meet and interact; similar practical assistance to meet and interact with other Magdalen women; and the acquisition, maintenance and administration of any garden, museum or other form of memorial which the scheme's administrator, after consultation with the advisory body or committee referred to, has decided to construct or establish. [52551/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2013

73. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will establish, fund, staff and accommodate a small dedicated unit charged to provide the following services for eligible Magdalen women as recommended by Mr. Justice Quirke and if this unit will publish quarterly reports on its work: a help-line accessible daily by the women to assist them to obtain the health, monetary and other benefits to which they will now be entitled; investigative and other help and assistance in obtaining such sheltered or other housing as they may be entitled to; investigative and other help and assistance in obtaining such educational assistance as they may be entitled to; practical and, if necessary, professional assistance to enable those women who wish to do so to meet with those members of the religious orders who have similar wishes to meet and interact; similar practical assistance to meet and interact with other Magdalen women; and the acquisition, maintenance and administration of any garden, museum or other form of memorial which the scheme's administrator, after consultation with the advisory body or committee referred to, has decided to construct or establish. [52551/13]

Bill· HRH.R. 3689 (113th)referred

To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

United States · United States Congress · 10 December 2013

Second Amendment Enforcement Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, transporting for legitimate purposes, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Declares that nothing in such prohibitions shall be construed to prohibit the District from regulating the carrying of firearms by a person, either concealed or openly, other than at the person's dwelling place, place of business, or on other land possessed by the person. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 (FCRA) to repeal the definition of a machine gun as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily converted or restored to shoot semiautomatically, more than 12 shots without manual reloading. (Thus repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.) Redefines "machine gun" as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot automatically, more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger. Includes also the frame or receiver of any such firearm, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a firearm into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. Repeals the District's: (1) registration requirement for possession of firearms, and (2) requirement that licensed firearms dealers keep records of ammunition received into inventory and ammunition sold or transferred. Maintains the current ban on the possession and control of a sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, or short-barreled rifle. Permits a licensed firearms dealer to sell or transfer ammunition, excluding restricted pistol bullets, to persons not otherwise prohibited from possessing or receiving ammunition. Declares that, in the case of a sale or transfer of a handgun to a District resident, a federally licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer of firearms in Maryland or Virginia shall be treated as a dealer licensed under this Act if: (1) the transferee meets in person with the transferor to accomplish the transfer; and (2) the sale, delivery, and receipt fully comply with the legal conditions of sale in both the District and the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs. Amends FCRA to allow an individual to possess ammunition in the District if the individual owns (currently, holds the valid registration certificate for) a firearm of the same gauge or caliber as such ammunition. (In effect, repeals the handgun ammunition ban.) Repeals the requirement that firearms in the possession of individuals (other than law enforcement personnel) must be kept unloaded, disassembled, or with the trigger locked, unless the firearm is kept at an individual's place of business, or while being used for lawful recreational purposes within the District . Continues current criminal penalties for allowing access of a minor (under age 16) to loaded firearms, except in specified circumstances. Repeals increased penalties for violations of the prohibition against allowing access of a minor to loaded firearms if injury or death results to the minor or another person. Requires the U.S. attorney, however, to consider both the extent of the minor's injuries and the effect of the minor's injury or death on both of the minor's parents when deciding whether to file charges. Prohibits any prosecution in such circumstances unless the person who committed the violation behaved in a grossly negligent manner, or unless similarly egregious circumstances exist. Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm. Amends the District of Columbia Code to: (1) allow private persons or entities owning property in the District to prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on their property (other than authorized law enforcement personnel or lessees occupying residential or business premises), (2) prohibit unauthorized carrying of rifles or shotguns in the District, (3) authorize certain individuals to carry firearms in certain places and for certain purposes, (4) prescribe requirements for lawful transportation of firearms, and (5) prohibit the use of toy and antique pistols to commit a violent or dangerous crime. Authorizes the District of Columbia to prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms (except to lessees occupying residential or business premises) within any building or structure under its control, or in any area of it, which has implemented security measures to identify and exclude unauthorized or hazardous persons or articles. Amends the Office of Administrative Hearings Establishment Act of 2001 to grant jurisdiction to the Office of Administrative Hearings to hear cases pertaining to denial or revocation of firearm dealer licenses. Repeals provisions of FCRA that require a gun offender to register and to verify certain identifiable information with the District's Chief of Police. Defines "gun offender" as a person: convicted at any time of a gun offense in the District; convicted at any time of a gun offense who resides in the District within the registration period established under the Act; or who has, as a mandatory condition of release, a registration requirement in the District certified by the District Superior Court. Repeals: the Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008, the Inoperable Pistol Amendment Act of 2008, the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012, and the Administrative Disposition for Weapons Offenses Amendment Act of 2012. Restores and revives any provision of law amended or repealed by such Acts as if they had not been enacted into law.

Bill· SS. 1783 (113th)referred

Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013

United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2013

Federal Prison Reform Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) develop a Post-Sentencing Risk and Needs Assessment System for use by the Bureau of Prisons; (2) develop recommendations regarding recidivism reduction programs and productive activities; (3) conduct ongoing research and data analysis to determine the best practices regarding the use of offender risk and needs assessment tools, the best available tools, the most effective and efficient uses of such tools, and which recidivism reduction programs are the most effective; and (4) review such System, recommendations, and research biennially to determine whether revisions or updates should be made. Requires the System to provide such tools in order to: (1) classify the recidivism risk level of all prisoners as low, moderate, or high as part of the intake process and ensure that low-risk prisoners are grouped with low-risk prisoners in all housing and assignment decisions; (2) assign covered prisoners to recidivism reduction programs or productive activities based on such classification; (3) reassess the recidivism risk level periodically and make appropriate reassignments; and (4) determine when a low-risk prisoner is qualified to transfer to pre-release custody. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) adapt the Federal Post Conviction Risk Assessment Tool developed and utilized by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in order to develop suitable risk and needs assessment tools to be used under the System, and (2) ensure that the tool to be used in reassessments measures indicators of progress and improvement and of regression. Requires the System to provide: (1) guidance on the kind and amount of recidivism reduction programming or productive activities assigned for each classification of prisoner; (2) specified incentives and rewards to prisoners that have successfully completed such programs and activities, including phone and visitation privileges, time credits, and transfer to pre-release custody; and (3) guidelines for reducing awards for prisoners who violate program, activity, or penal or correctional facility rules. Prohibits prisoners convicted of specified offenses from receiving time credits. Requires the reassessment of a covered prisoner who has successfully completed recidivism reduction programming or productive activities, the reassignment of such prisoner to appropriate programs or activities, and the provision of applicable time credits. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) develop training protocols and programs for Bureau officials and employees responsible for administering the System; (2) monitor and assess the use of the System; (3) review the effectiveness of existing recidivism reduction programs and productive activities, including prison jobs, in Bureau-operated facilities; (4) conduct or fund research to evaluate the effectiveness of established programs offered through organizations that do not rely on federal funding in reducing recidivism; and (5) make recommendations to the Bureau regarding the addition of any new effective programs and activities that would help to reduce recidivism. Directs the Bureau to: (1) implement the System and complete a risk and needs assessment for each prisoner, and (2) expand effective recidivism reduction programs and productive activities offered and add any new program or productive activity necessary to effectively implement the System. Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) a phase-in of development and operation of such recidivism reduction programs and productive activities; (2) partnerships between penal or correctional facilities and nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and private entities to expand such programs and activities; (3) penalties to be imposed on the Bureau for failure to implement the System, complete assessments, or add or expand programs and activities; and (4) prisoner transfers into pre-release custody.

Question· writtenPQ 167asked

167. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the housing adaptation grant requirements in respect of older persons or persons with specific health needs continue to be met by the various local authorities; the total expenditure in this regard in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52402/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

167. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the housing adaptation grant requirements in respect of older persons or persons with specific health needs continue to be met by the various local authorities; the total expenditure in this regard in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52402/13]

Question· writtenPQ 166asked

166. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which contact has been made with the various local authorities with a view to identification of the number of families currently on their housing waiting lists; the action taken or proposed to address the issues of those local authorities particularly affected in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52401/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

166. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which contact has been made with the various local authorities with a view to identification of the number of families currently on their housing waiting lists; the action taken or proposed to address the issues of those local authorities particularly affected in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52401/13]

Question· writtenPQ 164asked

164. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps to be taken in the short term to address the ever increasing local authority housing emergency affecting County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

164. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps to be taken in the short term to address the ever increasing local authority housing emergency affecting County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/13]

Question· writtenPQ 163asked

163. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the seriousness of the housing crisis in respect of local authority housing is appreciated as it affects Dublin and adjoining counties including Kildare; if it is expected to take any specific action to address this issue to the extent of meeting the accommodation needs of a sizable number of those of the local authority waiting lists in these areas in the short and medium term in view of the hardship caused by escalating rents, a shortage of available accommodation and increased numbers coming onto the housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52397/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

163. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the seriousness of the housing crisis in respect of local authority housing is appreciated as it affects Dublin and adjoining counties including Kildare; if it is expected to take any specific action to address this issue to the extent of meeting the accommodation needs of a sizable number of those of the local authority waiting lists in these areas in the short and medium term in view of the hardship caused by escalating rents, a shortage of available accommodation and increased numbers coming onto the housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52397/13]

Question· writtenPQ 158asked

158. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the supply of housing in Dublin and to reduce house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52353/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

158. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the supply of housing in Dublin and to reduce house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52353/13]

Question· writtenPQ 152asked

152. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request local authorities in County Cork to provide in tabular form the amount they each spent on housing adaptations for their own tenants in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52243/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

152. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request local authorities in County Cork to provide in tabular form the amount they each spent on housing adaptations for their own tenants in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52243/13]

Question· writtenPQ 148asked

148. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the tax penalities for developers hoarding up land banks around Dublin; his plans to introduce a new policy to ensure land is made available for residential housing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52354/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

148. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the tax penalities for developers hoarding up land banks around Dublin; his plans to introduce a new policy to ensure land is made available for residential housing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52354/13]

Question· writtenPQ 78asked

78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out on a county basis the number of homes identified by the National Asset Management Agency as suitable for social housing; the number of homes which have been accepted by local authorities and agencies for such purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52425/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

78. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out on a county basis the number of homes identified by the National Asset Management Agency as suitable for social housing; the number of homes which have been accepted by local authorities and agencies for such purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52425/13]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

66. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties the National Asset Management Agency has offered to homeless charities; if he will set out the status of these properties and the reason some were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52362/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

66. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties the National Asset Management Agency has offered to homeless charities; if he will set out the status of these properties and the reason some were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52362/13]

Question· oralPQ 29asked

29. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estates that are to be demolished due to their unfinished state; the criteria for deciding on these developments; and the timeframe in which these demolitions are expected to happen. [51923/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

29. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estates that are to be demolished due to their unfinished state; the criteria for deciding on these developments; and the timeframe in which these demolitions are expected to happen. [51923/13]

Question· writtenPQ 27asked

27. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of his Department’s expenditure allocated to approved housing bodies through funding to local authorities; the number of social housing units managed by approved housing bodies; the managerial arrangements in place in relation to local authority housing which is managed by approved housing bodies but owned by the local authorities; and if there will be changes to the legislative framework relating to voluntary housing under the new Housing Bill. [51809/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

27. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of his Department’s expenditure allocated to approved housing bodies through funding to local authorities; the number of social housing units managed by approved housing bodies; the managerial arrangements in place in relation to local authority housing which is managed by approved housing bodies but owned by the local authorities; and if there will be changes to the legislative framework relating to voluntary housing under the new Housing Bill. [51809/13]

Question· writtenPQ 26asked

26. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which contact has been made with the local authorities in the eastern region with a view to addressing as a matter of urgency the serious deficiency in available housing stock to meet the needs of those on the respective local authority housing lists; if the exact number of applicants in these local authorities has been accurately determined; if cognisance has been taken of the rapid increase in rental costs in the private rental sector with consequent hardship on those on the waiting lists; if a particular strategy has been identified to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51879/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

26. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which contact has been made with the local authorities in the eastern region with a view to addressing as a matter of urgency the serious deficiency in available housing stock to meet the needs of those on the respective local authority housing lists; if the exact number of applicants in these local authorities has been accurately determined; if cognisance has been taken of the rapid increase in rental costs in the private rental sector with consequent hardship on those on the waiting lists; if a particular strategy has been identified to deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51879/13]

Question· oralPQ 25asked

25. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units now leased under the rental assistance scheme and social leasing schemes under local authorities; the cost of these two schemes to the Exchequer in 2013; and the projected cost for 2014. [51821/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

25. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units now leased under the rental assistance scheme and social leasing schemes under local authorities; the cost of these two schemes to the Exchequer in 2013; and the projected cost for 2014. [51821/13]

Question· writtenPQ 24asked

24. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the pilot scheme for the housing assistance payment has commenced; if so in which areas; if not, the timeline for the pilot scheme; the dialogue he is having with the Department of Social Protection on this issue; if any extra staff will be deployed to local authorities to administer the scheme in the absence of staff being transferred from the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51909/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

24. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the pilot scheme for the housing assistance payment has commenced; if so in which areas; if not, the timeline for the pilot scheme; the dialogue he is having with the Department of Social Protection on this issue; if any extra staff will be deployed to local authorities to administer the scheme in the absence of staff being transferred from the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51909/13]

Question· writtenPQ 23asked

23. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the capacity of tier 3 housing associations has been enhanced under his tenure; his plans for the sector; the quantity of housing delivered by tier 3 housing associations in each year from 2008 to 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51816/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

23. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the capacity of tier 3 housing associations has been enhanced under his tenure; his plans for the sector; the quantity of housing delivered by tier 3 housing associations in each year from 2008 to 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51816/13]

Question· writtenPQ 21asked

21. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the planning legislation on the taking in charge of housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

21. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the planning legislation on the taking in charge of housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/13]

Question· writtenPQ 20asked

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 23 October 2013, if he will provide details of the 5000 new social housing units delivered in 2013, including a breakdown per local authority area; the number of these units that are new builds; the number that are voluntary housing units; the number delivered via leasing or other similar arrangements; the number acquired from the National Asset Management Agency; if he will provide the same information for the 5,000 expected units for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51935/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

20. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 23 October 2013, if he will provide details of the 5000 new social housing units delivered in 2013, including a breakdown per local authority area; the number of these units that are new builds; the number that are voluntary housing units; the number delivered via leasing or other similar arrangements; the number acquired from the National Asset Management Agency; if he will provide the same information for the 5,000 expected units for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51935/13]

Question· writtenPQ 14asked

14. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a new tenant purchase scheme is being considered for local authority housing other than apartments; if so, if he will provide information relating to his intentions regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51815/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

14. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a new tenant purchase scheme is being considered for local authority housing other than apartments; if so, if he will provide information relating to his intentions regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51815/13]

Question· writtenPQ 10asked

10. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's work in addressing the ongoing social housing crisis; and if a more advanced level of a social housing building programme will be on his Department's agenda to address the crisis. [51810/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

10. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's work in addressing the ongoing social housing crisis; and if a more advanced level of a social housing building programme will be on his Department's agenda to address the crisis. [51810/13]

Question· oralPQ 6asked

6. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units in ghost estates that are to be demolished; the location of same; the criteria for same; and cost of these demolitions. [51819/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

6. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units in ghost estates that are to be demolished; the location of same; the criteria for same; and cost of these demolitions. [51819/13]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

5. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of the €50 million underspend by local authorities on Traveller accommodation discussed at committee level in May and the current crisis in Traveller accommodation, he will now exercise his powers, under section 111 of the Housing Act 1966, to order local authorities to perform these housing functions within a specified period; in the event of non-compliance, if he will invest himself with those powers of performance; and if not, if he will set out his plans to sort out Traveller accommodation with just €3 million for 34 councils in 2014. [52159/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2013

5. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of the €50 million underspend by local authorities on Traveller accommodation discussed at committee level in May and the current crisis in Traveller accommodation, he will now exercise his powers, under section 111 of the Housing Act 1966, to order local authorities to perform these housing functions within a specified period; in the event of non-compliance, if he will invest himself with those powers of performance; and if not, if he will set out his plans to sort out Traveller accommodation with just €3 million for 34 councils in 2014. [52159/13]

Question· writtenPQ 118asked

118. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the numbers of social housing that will be provided in 2014 from the budget provision for same; and the expected cost per unit for same. [52171/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2013

118. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the numbers of social housing that will be provided in 2014 from the budget provision for same; and the expected cost per unit for same. [52171/13]

Question· writtenPQ 117asked

117. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the financial provision that has been made by his Department to provide social housing in the 2014 budget; and if he will provide a breakdown of that figure for the various types of provision. [52170/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2013

117. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the financial provision that has been made by his Department to provide social housing in the 2014 budget; and if he will provide a breakdown of that figure for the various types of provision. [52170/13]

Question· writtenPQ 116asked

116. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the waiting list for local authority housing at the time of the latest figures available; and the number on the lists in each housing authority area. [52169/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2013

116. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants on the waiting list for local authority housing at the time of the latest figures available; and the number on the lists in each housing authority area. [52169/13]

Question· writtenPQ 115asked

115. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any recourse in the case of a person (details supplied) who bought apartments from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, under the affordable housing scheme in 2009, which have subsequently fallen considerably in value. [52151/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2013

115. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any recourse in the case of a person (details supplied) who bought apartments from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, under the affordable housing scheme in 2009, which have subsequently fallen considerably in value. [52151/13]

Question· writtenPQ 113asked

113. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding that will be provided to Meath County Council for housing adaptation grants as a result of the announcements made in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52137/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2013

113. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding that will be provided to Meath County Council for housing adaptation grants as a result of the announcements made in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52137/13]

Question· writtenPQ 106asked

106. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the procedure whereby persons applying for social housing must receive proof from the land registry from any country that they previously lived in that they do not own land or property there because, in many cases, it is just not possible depending on the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52005/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2013

106. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the procedure whereby persons applying for social housing must receive proof from the land registry from any country that they previously lived in that they do not own land or property there because, in many cases, it is just not possible depending on the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52005/13]

Question· writtenPQ 273asked

273. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of the National Asset Management Agency properties transferred to local authorities and voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51955/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

273. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of the National Asset Management Agency properties transferred to local authorities and voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51955/13]

Question· writtenPQ 257asked

257. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions that have been held within his Department or between his Department and any local authorities or other related bodies on the subject of local authorities establishing arms-length companies operating as housing associations for the purpose of drawing down funds from the Housing Finance Agency and-or the European Investment Bank to fund social housing projects; his views on this matter; and if his Department intends to carry out any further work on this issue as part of its plan to meet the existing levels of housing need. [51737/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

257. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the discussions that have been held within his Department or between his Department and any local authorities or other related bodies on the subject of local authorities establishing arms-length companies operating as housing associations for the purpose of drawing down funds from the Housing Finance Agency and-or the European Investment Bank to fund social housing projects; his views on this matter; and if his Department intends to carry out any further work on this issue as part of its plan to meet the existing levels of housing need. [51737/13]

Question· writtenPQ 256asked

256. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the potential sources of funding from the European Investment Bank for social housing build, social housing refurbishment and social housing energy efficiency retrofitting or any related schemes; and the applications his Department has made or encouraged local authorities to make to access such funding. [51736/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

256. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the potential sources of funding from the European Investment Bank for social housing build, social housing refurbishment and social housing energy efficiency retrofitting or any related schemes; and the applications his Department has made or encouraged local authorities to make to access such funding. [51736/13]

Question· writtenPQ 251asked

251. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funds will be made available from his Department in respect of a unit (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51611/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

251. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funds will be made available from his Department in respect of a unit (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51611/13]

Question· writtenPQ 247asked

247. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will contact county councils requesting the following information in tabular form, namely, numbers of their social housing stock; numbers on the housing list; and numbers of tenants in the rental accommodation scheme. [51605/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

247. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will contact county councils requesting the following information in tabular form, namely, numbers of their social housing stock; numbers on the housing list; and numbers of tenants in the rental accommodation scheme. [51605/13]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

246. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the land aggregation scheme, if it provides that a local authority may transfer residential land on which there are outstanding Housing Finance Agency loans due for redemption; in relation to Cork City Council, where this scheme is at, the land that has been transferred; the cost that has been incurred by Cork City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51511/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

246. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to the land aggregation scheme, if it provides that a local authority may transfer residential land on which there are outstanding Housing Finance Agency loans due for redemption; in relation to Cork City Council, where this scheme is at, the land that has been transferred; the cost that has been incurred by Cork City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51511/13]

Question· writtenPQ 241asked

241. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount Cork City Council received from his Department in relation to the housing adaption grant scheme for older people and people with a disability in 2013; the amount that will be available to Cork City Council in the 2014 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51416/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

241. Deputy Dara Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount Cork City Council received from his Department in relation to the housing adaption grant scheme for older people and people with a disability in 2013; the amount that will be available to Cork City Council in the 2014 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51416/13]

Question· writtenPQ 237asked

237. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the person who has responsibility for implementing the clawbacks for apartments bought under the affordable housing scheme in the Dublin docklands area; in the event that his Department has responsibility, if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51335/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

237. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the person who has responsibility for implementing the clawbacks for apartments bought under the affordable housing scheme in the Dublin docklands area; in the event that his Department has responsibility, if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51335/13]

Question· writtenPQ 183asked

183. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a community welfare officer may exercise discretion and pay rent allowance to a separated spouse with a housing need who has left the family home, which is jointly in the names of both spouses, but because no formal separation agreement, judicial separation or divorce is in place has been deemed ineligible by a local authority pursuant to section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 for social housing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51755/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

183. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Social Protection the circumstances in which a community welfare officer may exercise discretion and pay rent allowance to a separated spouse with a housing need who has left the family home, which is jointly in the names of both spouses, but because no formal separation agreement, judicial separation or divorce is in place has been deemed ineligible by a local authority pursuant to section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 for social housing support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51755/13]

Question· writtenPQ 87asked

87. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance the number of cash purchases of housing or other properties which were subject to investigation by the Revenue Commissioners with a view to determining the origin of the cash over the past five years on a per county basis; where it was established that such cash purchases were being made through the proceeds of illegal activities, the action taken by the Revenue Commissioners on a county basis; if investigations will be initiated by the Revenue Commissioners into cash sales of housing or other properties where there is reason to believe that such cash was gained from illegal activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51872/13]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2013

87. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance the number of cash purchases of housing or other properties which were subject to investigation by the Revenue Commissioners with a view to determining the origin of the cash over the past five years on a per county basis; where it was established that such cash purchases were being made through the proceeds of illegal activities, the action taken by the Revenue Commissioners on a county basis; if investigations will be initiated by the Revenue Commissioners into cash sales of housing or other properties where there is reason to believe that such cash was gained from illegal activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51872/13]

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