Housing

469. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if the sow housing welfare scheme will be awarded subject to planning permission being granted by an Bord Pleanála. [41623/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

469. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if the sow housing welfare scheme will be awarded subject to planning permission being granted by an Bord Pleanála. [41623/12]

410. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide local authorities with extra resources to deal with major incidences of racist attacks in local authority housing. [41245/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

410. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide local authorities with extra resources to deal with major incidences of racist attacks in local authority housing. [41245/12]

401. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the implementation rates in respect of measures contained site resolution plans for unfinished housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42069/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

401. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the implementation rates in respect of measures contained site resolution plans for unfinished housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42069/12]

400. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if there will be a further survey of unfinished housing estates carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42068/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

400. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if there will be a further survey of unfinished housing estates carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42068/12]

396. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure adequate housing is available to members of the traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

396. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure adequate housing is available to members of the traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/12]

395. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if, in view of the difficulties in relation to housing members of the Traveller Community and the difficulties that arise at local authority level, any consideration has been given to setting up a national authority to oversee this issue and ultimately have responsibility for traveller housing; if this is been considered will at least half of the members of the board be travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

395. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if, in view of the difficulties in relation to housing members of the Traveller Community and the difficulties that arise at local authority level, any consideration has been given to setting up a national authority to oversee this issue and ultimately have responsibility for traveller housing; if this is been considered will at least half of the members of the board be travellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/12]

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]

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]

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]

371. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of households on local authority waiting lists by year from 1992 to 2011. [41533/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2012

371. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide the number of households on local authority waiting lists by year from 1992 to 2011. [41533/12]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recognition of homelessness in the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2012

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) public and private institutions should continue to work together to eliminate homelessness, and (2) the federal government should recognize the outstanding efforts of institutions and individuals who work tirelessly to assist those in their community who suffer from it.

Het bericht dat pensioenbelegger Syntrus Achmea 20.000 vrije sector huurwoningen per jaar wil bouwen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 October 2012

Het bericht dat pensioenbelegger Syntrus Achmea 20.000 vrije sector huurwoningen per jaar wil bouwen

Onderzoek ‘koopstarters op de woningmarkt’

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 October 2012

Onderzoek ‘koopstarters op de woningmarkt’

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

De voorgenomen sloop van woningen in de Van der Pekbuurt in Amsterdam door woningcorporatie Ymere

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 27 September 2012

De voorgenomen sloop van woningen in de Van der Pekbuurt in Amsterdam door woningcorporatie Ymere

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 25 September 2012

Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Secretary) to establish a veteran jobs corps to employ veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands and maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (2) as firefighters and law enforcement officers. Requires priority employment for veterans who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001. Provides for such employment in coordination with the Attorney General, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the Interior. Directs the Secretary to establish a steering committee for assistance in providing such employment. Directs the head of each federal agency to develop a plan for exercising, during the five-year period beginning on the enactment of this Act, current Department of Defense (DOD) and VA authority to hire qualified veterans for positions within the federal government. Includes as qualified veterans those who: (1) are disabled or recently separated; (2) served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; or (3) while serving on active duty, participated in a military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to ensure that, under such plans, agencies shall appoint no less than 10,000 qualified veterans during the five-year period. Requires the Director to report to the congressional veterans and oversight committees on activities carried out under this section. Requires a state, as a condition for receipt of a grant or contract from the VA for support of disabled veterans' outreach specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, to establish a program which issues a license or credential to a veteran without requiring any training or apprenticeship if such veteran: (1) receives a satisfactory score on completion of an examination administered by that state, and (2) has at least 10 years of experience in a military occupational specialty that is similar to the civilian occupation for which such license or credential is required. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) furnish each one-stop (job search) center with a list of all Internet websites and applications identified as beneficial for veterans in pursuit of employment; (2) coordinate with public and private entities to identify websites and applications not included on such list that match veterans seeking employment with available jobs based on skills acquired as members of the Armed Forces, and allow employers to post information about available jobs; and (3) report on such websites and applications to the veterans and education committees. Directs the Secretary, as a condition of a grant or contract to a state for certain veterans' employment and training programs, to require the state to demonstrate the consideration of any military training received by a veteran when approving or denying a license or certification as a nursing assistant, certified nursing assistant, commercial driver, emergency medical technician EMT-B or EMT-1, or emergency medical technician-paramedic. Directs the Secretaries of Labor and Education to jointly conduct and report to Congress on a study to determine the value and utility of a registry of recognized postsecondary credentials valued by employers, individuals, providers of education and training, economic development professionals, state and local officials, and other relevant stakeholders. Directs the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for specified veterans' benefits contracts and grants to ensure that each state receives sufficient funding to support at least one disabled veterans' outreach program specialist and one local veterans' employment representative per 5,000 square miles of service delivery area within the state. Directs the Secretary of Labor, during the three-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to provide the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) to veterans and their spouses at locations other than military installations in at least three and up to five states selected by the Secretary based on the highest rates of veteran unemployment. Requires reports from such Secretary and the Comptroller General to Congress on such TAP training. Expands VA small business contracting goals to include small businesses fully, but conditionally, owned by one or more veterans. Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran, for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences, for a period of: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death, if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability; or (2) 3 years after such death, if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability. Treats a small business acquired by the surviving spouse or dependent from a member of the Armed Forces killed during active duty as a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran, for purposes of VA small business contracting goals and preferences. Continues such treatment for the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the surviving spouse remarries or relinquishes such ownership interest or ten years after the member's death, or (2) the date on which the surviving dependent relinquishes such ownership interest or ten years after the member's death. Provides that if the Secretary determines, for purposes of VA small business contracting goals, that an individual would have had a greater degree of ownership of a small business in a state other than a community property state, then the Secretary shall treat such small business as licensed in a non-community property state. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a 100% continuous levy upon the property and rights of Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) providers and suppliers neglecting or refusing to pay taxes. Permits the Secretary of State to deny, revoke, or limit a passport to any individual upon receiving certification from the Secretary of the Treasury that such individual has a delinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000. Extends through March 31, 2017, the current $90 limit on VA pension paid to veterans residing in nursing homes when their nursing costs are paid through title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Increases, for corporations with assets of at least $1 billion, the required estimated income tax payments otherwise due in the third quarter of: (1) 2013 by 0.25%, and (2) 2017 by 0.50%. Requires the next required installment to be appropriately reduced to reflect the amount of this increase.

Voortgang nationale verklaring huisvesting arbeidsmigranten in de regio's

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 September 2012

Voortgang nationale verklaring huisvesting arbeidsmigranten in de regio's

HAVEN Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2012 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of disabled or low-income veterans (at a specified limited or no cost to such veterans). Limits grant amounts to $1 million per organization. Requires the Secretary to direct the oversight of grant fund use. Requires a minimum of 50% matching funds by participating organizations.

FEMA Reform Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

FEMA Reform Act of 2012 - Requires: (1) 50% of the amount estimated for a preliminary damage assessment by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for any state or local government to be released to such government not later than three days after such assessment is completed, and (2) hazard mitigation funding for a state under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to be disseminated within areas of the state in proportion to the damage of a major disaster in such areas. Permits the President, in addition to authorizing the repair, restoration, or replacement of federal facilities damaged by a major disaster, to make contributions to a state or local government to repair, restore, or replace vehicles and equipment, particularly those used for public safety, transportation, and service. Allows the actual cash value of such a vehicle or equipment that is more than 50% damaged to be used to replace it. Authorizes the President to provide financial assistance under the Stafford Act to repair permanent structures, including rental units, necessary for temporary or transitional housing in areas affected by a major disaster. Requires: (1) FEMA to establish a recruiting and training office in a major disaster area as soon as possible to facilitate the hiring of local individuals to assist with public assistance applications for any major disaster that will require FEMA employees to be available in such area for an extended period; and (2) FEMA, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the Department of Energy (DOE) to evaluate, complete, and publish a report outlining recommendations to public and private utilities, including electrical, water, sewer, and telecommunications, to reduce service interruptions during and after a hurricane.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2012

Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to revise the contents of the existing single updated searchable public website. Requires the website to include for all federal funding for each federal agency, component of an agency, appropriations account, program activity, object class, and other accounts or data as appropriate the amount: budget authority available and the amount obligated, outlays, any federal funds reprogrammed or transferred, and expired and unexpired unobligated balances. Authorizes the website to use as data sources the Payment Automation Manager and Federal Information Repository, other Department of the Treasury data or databases, and other data from federal agencies collected and identified by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires the website to: (1) be updated at least once each quarter with information relating to federal funds, (2) enable the separate search requirement for such funds, and (3) have the ability to aggregate data for the categories described in the Act without double-counting data. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: collect and make available to OMB financial and payment data from federal agencies to assist OMB in carrying out this Act; establish specified government-wide financial data standards for federal funds; issue guidance on the data standards to federal agencies within one year after enactment of this Act; and use such collected data and other available data (including from state and local governments) to detect, prevent, and recover improper payments through pre-award, post-award pre-payment, and post-payment analysis. Requires upon the Secretary's request: the Commissioner of Social Security to make available the Social Security earnings information of a living or deceased employee, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to make available information relating to federal prisoners, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make available information in the HUD Credit Alert Verification System. Requires the Secretary to: (1) use such information only to assist in federal debt collection and in the prevention, identification, or recovery of improper payments; and (2) ensure that it is adequately protected and collected in a manner consistent with privacy protections. Requires the Director of OMB to review reporting requirements for federal award recipients in order to instruct federal agency heads on how to reduce and simplify them. Establishes an interagency Federal Accountability Spending and Transparency Board to supersede the Government Accountability and Transparency Board, which is hereby terminated. Declares that nothing in this Act shall require the disclosure to the public or to any person without an identifiable need to know: classified information; personally identifiable information; information that would compromise national security; information that would endanger the personal safety of all entities, employees, or clients; or information protected under the Privacy Act, or confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information requirements under the Internal Revenue Code. Amends the Social Security Act to revise the purposes for information in the National Directory of New Hires to include assisting the Secretary in the prevention, identification, and recovery of improper payments to persons under review to determine their eligibility to receive them or to participate in a federal, state, or local government program. Requires the Director of OMB to make required financial management status reports and governmentwide five-year financial management plans available on the OMB single website.

Commercial Building Modernization Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2012

Commercial Building Modernization Act- Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for energy-efficient commercial buildings, to: (1) extend such deduction through 2016; (2) include within the definition of "property" for purposes of such deduction a commercial building and a multifamily building (a structure of five or more dwelling units used as residential housing); (3) increase the maximum amount of such deduction; and (4) adopt the updated standard of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America applicable to property eligible for such deduction. Allows through 2016 a new tax deduction for the cost of retrofitting existing commercial and multifamily buildings.

Community Parks Revitalization Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2012

Community Parks Revitalization Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations establishing a community revitalization program to provide federal grants to eligible local governments for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation and recreation programming, and recovery action programs. Authorizes the Secretary to designate local governments in standard metropolitan statistical areas not meeting program eligibility requirements to receive such grants, out of up to 15% of funds appropriated for them, under a partial eligibility waiver. Authorizes the Secretary, upon approval of an application by the chief executive of an eligible applicant, to provide 70% matching rehabilitation and construction, and innovation and recreation program grants directly to such applicant. Allows a recipient, at its discretion, to transfer a grant in whole or in part to private nonprofit agencies for recreational areas and facilities they own or operate which offer recreational opportunities to the general population. Requires an applicant, for project approval, to submit to the Secretary evidence of its commitment to ongoing planning, rehabilitation, service, operation, and maintenance programs for its park and recreation systems, expressed in a five-year local park and recreation recovery action program. Prescribes requirements for the five-year park and recreation recovery action program under an at-risk youth recreation grant. Authorizes the Secretary to increase all grants to a state under this Act by up to 15% (but not more than 85%) of total project or program cost. Prohibits the conversion, without HUD approval, of any property improved or developed with assistance under this Act for uses other than for public recreation. Limits to 10% the use of funds appropriated for rehabilitation and construction grants for acquisition of land or interests in land.

Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 20 September 2012

Rebuilding Equity Act of 2012 - Requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to establish a voluntary program for eligible borrowers who qualify for the Home Affordable Refinance Program carried out by the GSEs, under which the GSEs shall pay up to $1,000 of the closing costs associated with applying for and receiving refinancing when the borrower agrees to refinance a 30-year mortgage loan into a fully amortizing loan with a term of not longer than 20 years. Requires the subject property to have a loan-to-value ratio of not less than 105%.

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]

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]

De leegstand van woningen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 19 September 2012

De leegstand van woningen

proposition de loi visant à renforcer les compétences des maires d'arrondissement des villes de Paris, Lyon et Marseille sur les projets immobiliers les concernant

France · Senate · 18 September 2012