Local Authority Housing.

Tuesday, 28 June 2005

Ceisteanna (133)

John Deasy

Ceist:

131 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date on housing management initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22280/05]

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Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. N. Ahern)

The housing management initiatives grant scheme was established in 1995 to fund innovative and practical pilot projects designed to improve the performance by local authorities — and latterly, other bodies with housing functions — of their housing management functions. The grants cover 90% of staff costs and 50% of administrative costs, with the balance being met by the recipient. Some 323 projects were approved under the scheme, and grants of some €4.9 million paid, over the period 1995-2004. I recently approved further grants totalling €1.96 million in respect of 78 projects throughout the country. Details of these approvals are set out in the following table.

Local authorities	Projects approved for grants
Carlow County Council	Follow on to findings of research development officer for accommodation of elderly or disabled tenants
Carlow Town Council	Estate shared management scheme and appointment of a HMI development officer
Clare County Council	Awareness campaign to facilitate the development of improved housing management policies
Clare County Council	Developing strategic approaches to estate management
Kilrush Town Council	Resident training in estate management
Cork City Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer — northwest area
Cork North County Council	Re-appointment of tenant liaison officer
Cork South County Council	Establishment of anti-social behaviour policy unit
Cork South County Council	Publication of a tenant handbook and subsequent provision of tenant seminars for same
Mallow Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer — Mallow
Youghal Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer — Youghal
Donegal County Council	Employment of tenant liaison officers
Dublin City Council	North inner city training — community leadership programme
Dublin City Council	Prevention programme — anti-social behaviour i.e. bullying, harassment and joyriding
Dublin City Council	Neighbour mediation service
Dublin City Council	Welcome pack and video — Dublin City Council welcomes you to your new home
Fingal County Council	Publication of tenant handbooks in four languages
South Dublin County Council	PAKT (parents and kids together) working in partnership with estate management
South Dublin County Council	Translation of housing application and rent assessment forms
South Dublin County Council	Appointment of estate management officer
Galway City Council	Appointment of a sports development officer
Galway County Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer — cullairbaun estate based management system
Kerry County Council	Preparation of tenant handbook
Tralee Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer
Tralee Town Council	Capacity building training on estate management for tenants and staff
Naas Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer
Kilkenny County Council	Appointment of estate management liaison officer for Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council
Kilkenny Borough Council	Appointment of housing liaison officer
Laois County Council	Extension of appointment of mobile caretaker for aged and disabled
Leitrim County Council	Estate management training and awards scheme
Limerick City Council	Combating anti-social behaviour project
Limerick County Council	Estate management and maintenance initiative
Limerick County Council	Development of an anti-social behaviour policy
Longford County Council	Appointment of estate manager
Louth County Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer
Louth County Council	Provision of anti-social database
Louth County Council	Appointment of housing liaison officer
Drogheda Borough Council	Community safety audit
Drogheda Borough Council	Disability survey and assessment of accommodation needs of households that have person(s) with disability
Dundalk Town Council	Toberona area joint estates initiative
Meath County Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer
Meath County Council	Appointment of community worker
Meath County Council	Publication of anti-social behaviour policy and distribution
Monaghan County Council	Extension of housing estate liaison officer post
Monaghan County Council	Publication of tenant handbook and tenant training
Monaghan Town Council	Extension of appointment of tenant liaison officer
Roscommon County Council	Estate management training and development scheme
Sligo County Council/ Sligo Borough Council	Co-ordinated approach to sustaining tenant participation, tenant handbook and guidelines to setting up residents associations
Sligo County Council/ Sligo Borough Council	Estate management integrated strategy
North Tipperary County Council	Tenant-resident training at Pairc an Chlochair estate, Borrisokane
North Tipperary County Council	Tenant-resident training at Old Road estate, Silvermines
North Tipperary County Council	Tenant/resident training at Cluain na Seimre-Fanning Park estates, Two-Mile-Borris
Nenagh Town Council	Tyone tenant liaison project
Thurles Town Council	Extend the appointment of the tenant liaison officer for a further year
Thurles Town Council	Establish residents association for new estate at Gortattagart, Thurles
South Tipperary County Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the council’s area
Clonmel Borough Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the borough council’s estates — overall goal to empower the residents to engage in the development of their communities.
Carrick-on-Suir Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the town councils area
Tipperary Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the town council’s area
Waterford City Council	Creation of a dedicated anti-social behaviour Unit
Wexford Borough Council	Extend the appointment of tenant liaison officer for a further year.
Wexford County Council	Creation of a estate management and anti-social behaviour unit
New Ross Town Council	Appointment of tenant participation officer
Wicklow County Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer
Wicklow County Council	Provision of pre-tenancy courses for new tenants
Wicklow County Council	Community and estates development project scheme for tenants associations in local authority estates
Wicklow County Council	Publication of tenant handbook — updated version
Wicklow County Council	Residents summer programme
Arklow Town Council	Appointment of tenant liaison officer for the town council’s area
Wicklow Town Council	Appointment of estate liaison officer

Other bodies	Projects approved for grants
Brothers of Charity, Clare Housing Association Ltd.	Appointment of development officer
Catholic Housing Aid Society	Appointment of management officer
Clar I.C.H.	Development of South Mayo voluntary housing associations network
Clúid Housing Association	Best practice procedural manual for management of apartment blocks
I.C.S.H.	Study on establishing a housing assoc. Performance Management Framework (HAPM)
Irish Traveller Movement	Training for travellers and travellers representatives
North and East Housing Association	Estate management development in association housing estates in County Meath
Slí Eile Housing Association Limited	Appointment of strategic development co-ordinator to oversee staff training and implementation of innovative social housing initiative.