Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 April 2009
583 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15338/09]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe functions of each of the 7 Business Units in my Department's Housing Division, and the staff numbers currently working in each, are set out in the Table.
|
Business Unit |
Functions |
Staff (FTE) |
|
Affordable Housing and Homelessness |
Policy and funding on homelessness; affordable housing policy and delivery |
9.5 staff |
|
Housing Legislation and Programme Development |
Development of housing legislation and associated programmes |
4.8 staff |
|
Housing Policy and Finance and Social Inclusion |
Development/co-ordination of overall housing policy; co-ordination of housing estimates and expenditure monitoring; social inclusion |
12.8 staff |
|
Private Housing Sector |
Residential Tenancies Act implementation; development/implementation of private rented sector standards; housing statistics |
9.4 staff |
|
Social Housing (Construction and Procurement) |
Programme responsibility for social housing supply, allocations, improvements and regeneration; Rental Accommodation Scheme and leasing; implementation of all social housing programmes in certain local authority areas |
23.6 staff |
|
Voluntary and Co-operative Housing and Traveller Accommodation |
Programme responsibility for the voluntary/co-operative housing funding schemes; implementation of all social housing programmes in certain local authority areas; policy and funding in relation to the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability; certification of properties for stamp duty and certain tax incentives; policy and funding in relation to traveller accommodation matters |
27.7 staff |
|
Housing and Building Standards Inspectorate |
Provision of professional and technical advice to support the achievement of quality outcomes across a range of housing and building standards functions, including inspections of private housing, setting and monitoring of standards for social housing, procurement matters and the development of the building standards code |
40 staff |
