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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 373 together. Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The Commissioner for Valuation has sole responsibility for all valuation matters,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: Planning for the Greater Dublin Regional Drainage Project – North Dublin Treatment Plant and Orbital Sewer is being progressed by Fingal County Council. Under the Alternative Sites Assessment and Route Selection Report (Phase 2) for the scheme, three possible treatment sites and two possible outfall locations have been identified by the Council as emerging preferred options, and a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Gaeltacht area of North Mayo was formerly serviced by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) for the purposes of funding under Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP). MFG went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Following a complex and difficult legal winding up process most Gaeltacht areas are now operational through Local Development Companies in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: With effect from 1 March 2014 the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013 will require, among other things, that design drawings demonstrating compliance with the requirements of the second schedule to the Building Regulations be lodged with the local building control authority prior to commencement of works and that a registered professional be assigned to inspect the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: Following on from the publication of Putting People First – Action Programme for Effective Local Government, an Alignment Implementation Group has been established to assist and advise on the implementation of the recommendations of the Local Government/Local Development Alignment Steering Group. The organisations participating in the Group are the City & County Managers’...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: I recently announced my intention to introduce a grant scheme to provide financial assistance to households whose septic tanks and other domestic wastewater treatment systems are deemed to require remediation following an inspection under the Water Services (Amendment) Act, 2012. The grant scheme will apply to treatment systems which are the subject of an Advisory Notice issued by a water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The charge is set at €200 and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. It is a matter for an owner, whether resident in Ireland or elsewhere, to determine if he or she has a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s Action Programme for Effective Local Government, Putting People First, indicates that in the context of reorganisation of local governance structures, the proposed new municipal districts will provide an opportunity to achieve a more coherent approach to rates and charges on a county-wide basis, having regard to funding requirements and the need to support employment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: In April 2012 I released a consultation document entitled Strengthening the Building Control System which included, among other things, reference to discussions between my Department and the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in relation to the establishment of a voluntary registration process for house builders/contractors. At that time the CIF had been invited to set out proposals for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 391 together. In late 2011 the European Commission approved a change in the maximum co-funding rate from 55% to 85% for the Axes 3 and 4 elements (LEADER) of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013. Prior to this the LEADER elements were co-funded at a rate of 55% by the EU, with the remaining 45% coming from national exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government legislation programme includes a commitment to bring forward an Electoral (Amendment) (Referendum Spending and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. That Bill will provide, inter alia, for the disclosure of expenditure and donations at a referendum campaign. In the preparation of this legislation consideration will be given to other recommendations for changes to the Electoral Act...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 353 and 357 of 5 March 2013. The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 will run until the end of the year. At that point, following the enactment of the necessary legislation, responsibility for public water service planning and delivery will transfer to Irish Water. The Water Sector Reform Implementation Strategy , which is published...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants (26 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: I assume that the question refers to the Enniscorthy Main Drainage Scheme Stage 2 which was completed in the late 1990s. My Department advised Wexford County Council in November 2012 that no further payments are due to the Council on this scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: Motor tax receipts for 2011 were €1.012bn and for 2012 were €1.043bn. All monies collected from motor tax are paid into the Local Government Fund. In 2011 no money was transferred to the Exchequer; in 2012 a sum of €46.5m was transferred from the Local Government Fund to the Exchequer. Approximately 34% of the Fund is transferred to the Department of Transport,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The proposals set out in the Action Programme for Effective Local Government - Putting People First for enhanced alignment between local government and local development are focused on the breadth of local development activity. The proposals aim to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services for citizens and communities, to avoid overlap between the various...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities fund their current expenditure from a variety of sources including specific State grants, commercial rates, fees and charges for goods and services and general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. Local authority income from specific state grants and subsidies for 2000 to 201 0, the latest year for which audited information is available, is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: 2010 is the latest year for which audited information is available. The information requested is set out in the following table. Year Income from Goods and Services Total Income 2000 €684,169,821 €2,544,655,834 2001 €800,666,864 €2,815,292,796 2002 €920,812,857 €3,244,443,111 2003 €1,084,645,092 €3,544,021,695 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The specific information requested in the question is not held by my Department. The salary scale for Directors of Service, with effect from 1 January 2010, ranges from €90,453 to €106,900. As of 31 December 2012, there were 224 .65 (whole time equivalent) staff at Senior Managerial level in local government, including Managers, Directors of Services and their equivalents.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Elections (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: I understand that the Council of the European Union is consulting with the European Parliament at present, and in advance of the Council making a decision, in relation to holding the 2014 elections to the European Parliament in the period 22-25 May 2014. Under section 26 of the Local Government Act 2001, the poll at local elections must be held every fifth year in the month of May or June....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. Among the measures included in the policy is the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to report to Government with options to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income households. The working group, which comprises representatives of my...