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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Phil Hogan: 518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the manner whereby farmers can qualify for assistance under the scheme known as the Scottish Derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. A new round of funding was advertised for applications earlier this year. I asked Pobal to undertake an assessment of the applications received, given that organisation's...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 123 and 124 together. The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. A new round of funding was advertised for applications earlier this year. I asked Pobal to undertake an assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. A new round of funding was advertised for applications earlier this year. I asked Pobal to undertake an assessment of the applications received, given that organisation's...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (10 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. A new round of funding was advertised for applications earlier this year. I asked Pobal to undertake an assessment of the applications received, given that organisation's...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (10 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: From 1 January 2014 to 4 July 2014, the latest date for which information is available, the appointments set out in the following table were made to the Boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. Agency/Board Name of Appointee Date of Appointment An Bord Pleanála Mr. Conall Boland (Deputy Chairperson) 01/01/2014 (Reappointed) - Mr. Gerry Grimes 01/07/2014 (Reappointed)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Statutory Instruments (10 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the following table. All Statutory Instruments are available to view on Statutory Instrument Title Reference (SI Number) Electoral Act 1992 (Section 165) Regulations 2014 S.I. No. 204 of 2014 Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement Of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 S.I. No. 214 of 2014 Local Government Reform Act 2014 (2014...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: There are no proposals for the establishment of a State regulatory and accreditation body for plumbing services along the lines suggested under consideration by my Department. The National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI), which comes under the remit of the nister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, is the lead agency in relation to the formulation of quality, design and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group and assigns the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the water metering programme. The meter installation programme commenced in August 2013 and will be completed by mid-2016. The timeframe and the allocation of resources for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together. The information sought is contained in the table s below. The amount invoiced during the period 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014 by individuals and companies to whom the withholding tax was applied and who provided legal, consultancy, IT - related, advisory, advertising and accountancy professional services to my Department was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department's expenditure on third level courses, training programmes and courses for the period 1 September 2013 to 30 June 2014 year amounted to €205,496. 39 applications were approved under the Payment and Refund of Fees Scheme at a cost of €116,905. The range of courses and their associated cost is outlined in the tables below: No Payment and Refund of Fees Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Training (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department's learning and development allocation for 2014 is €358,000, which includes €58,000 in respect of learning and development in Met Eireann. This is in respect of 748 FTE staff at 1 January 2014. The savings that would be associated with a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to learning and development allocations are set out in the table below: ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Exchequer Savings (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department's travel and subsistence allocation for 2014, including in respect of Met Éireann, is €1,390,000. The saving s that would be associated with a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction to the travel and subsistence allocation are set out in the table below: Reductions Amounts 5% €69,500 7% €97,300 10% €139,000 12%...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Exchequer Savings (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 to 334, inclusive, together. Vote 25, as published in Revised Estimates for Public Services 2014by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, provides funding for the range of housing, community and other programmes for which my Department is responsible. At this stage, my Department is working towards achieving full expenditure of voted resources...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: There are papers on file in my Department regarding the grant of a waste permit at the location in question including communications on the matter between my Department and Wicklow County Council. The position in this matter, as set out in the reply to Question No. 194 of 28 June 2012, remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The case in question relates to an illegal landfill site at Whitestown, Co. Wicklow. In November 2001, Wicklow County Council discovered that unauthorised dumping had taken place on this site and subsequent investigations revealed that the illegal dumping operation was systematic and large scale and had taken place over a period of a number of years, from 1996 to 2001. By June 2002, Wicklow...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. A new round of funding was advertised for applications earlier this year. I asked Pobal to undertake an assessment of the applications received, given that organisation's...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Community (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The proposals outlined in Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Governmentseek to position local government “as the primary vehicle of governance and public service at local level – leading economic, social and community development, delivering efficient and good value services, and representing citizens and local communities effectively and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: In addition to the twelve ministerial staff appointed on contract to service my private and constituency offices and those of my colleague, the Minister of State O'Sullivan, my Department has two officers engaged on temporary contracts.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies Data (9 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The annual salary of the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Water, the only commercial State Company under the aegis of my Department, is €200,000.00.