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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: It has been my intention all along to do that but there has been a slow down in finalising some of the people who were being proposed for that expert group. I hope that with the assistance of the Acting Chairman, we might be able to resolve that shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: As the Senator knows, we will not have defined national targets in our legislation but we will comply, as we are obliged to under EU law, with EU binding targets. That is the role we are playing, in line with other EU member states. The binding targets in regard to renewable energy are matters for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte. This will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Will the Senator ask the question again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: We will come back to the Senator on that. The relevant official is not here but we will take a note of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Forthcoming Environment Council: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Chairman and members for inviting me to discuss the agenda for the next meeting of the Environment Council, which takes place next Thursday, 12 June in Luxembourg. This will be the final Environment Council of the Greek Presidency and it takes place in advance of major changes in the EU institutions in the coming months. In fact, those changes have already commenced with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register. This is done on an ongoing basis in accordance with the Electoral Acts. There is no provision for linking the electoral register to PPS numbers. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The statutory certificates of compliance prescribed under the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 must be signed by a registered professional i.e. a person who is included on the statutory registers of architects or building surveyors, as maintained by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) respectively under the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control Act 2007, among other things, requires me to appoint an independent chair and to nominate a majority of independent members to the Admissions Board referred to and I notified the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland (SCSI) of my decisions in this regard on 26 February 2014. The establishment and functioning of the Admissions Board is a matter for the registration...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The costs of construction activity and related professional services are determined by market forces and I am precluded by trade and competition law from introducing any measures which would interfere with the normal functioning of the market in that regard. A number of cases have, however, been brought to my attention whereby consumers have been quoted exorbitant charges for professional...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (5 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, the relevant returning officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual conduct of elections, including the selection, appointment and training of polling station and count staff in...

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:" - welcomes the overarching vision of Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government of a local government system leading economic, social and community development, delivering efficient and good value services, and representing citizens and local communities...

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: They have been talking to us for 18 months.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The election is over.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Browne wanted to go himself.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I do not know myself.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: There are some people who will not allow them to do that.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The report of the independent Pyrite Panel (June 2012) provides the framework and context for the pyrite remediation scheme and the eligibility criteria are reflective of the conclusions and recommendations of the report. The scheme , which has recently been made by the Pyrite Resolution Board, is limited in its application and scope, is applicable to a restricted group of homeowners within...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control Act 1990 places a clear statutory obligation on owners, designers and builders to ensure that buildings are designed and constructed in compliance with the building regulations. This applies to all sectors of the construction industry, including the self-build sector. Neither the Building Control Act 1990 nor any regulations made thereunder, including the new Building...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 121 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 95 of 29 May 2014. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Property Sales (4 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s 2011 Housing Policy Statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes in the context of a full review of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2013. Details regarding the review are avail able on my Department’s website: As regards the review of Part V, the recently published Construction 2020 – A Strategy for a Renewed...