Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012
490 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances outlined by a person (details supplied) in County Clare in that those estates, not taken in charge by the local councils, in which residents register for the household charge, will not be eligible for works to be completed by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19909/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Public Safety Initiative for Unfinished Housing Developments was launched by my Department in 2011 to address health and safety issues for members of the public, especially residents, where the responsible party was not pursuable in the short term.
Estates were divided into four categories: Category one, where the development is still being actively completed by the developer, or where no serious public safety issues exist; Category two, where a receiver has been appointed; Category three, where a receiver has not been appointed and the developer is still in place but effectively inactive; and Category four, where the development has been effectively abandoned and is posing serious problems for residents.
Only those estates that fall within categories three and four are eligible for funding under the public safety initiative. These estates, also, are eligible for a waiver in respect of the household charge. In other cases the developer or other responsible party is pursuable for completion of the developments.
