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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464 and 530 together. The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, set out the legislation underpinning the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences respectively. The legislation places the charges under the care and management of the local authorities, and application in...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: A comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure has been approved for County Limerick in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012 , a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The total value of contracts underway and those proposed for commencement during the period of the Programme in County Limerick is some €29 million. The Dromcollogher...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: In line with Government policy, I do not use a state car. My Department has employed two civilian drivers since May 2011 for driving duties in my own car in line with approved arrangements. Details of the salaries and the travelling and subsistence expenses paid to the two drivers for the period since their appointment to 31 December 2011 are set out in the table. Neither driver was paid...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The charges applied by waste management companies are a matter between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, particularly the conditions attached to each waste collector's collection permit issued by the relevant local authority under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, as amended....

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: In March 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union found against Ireland in Case C-50/09 to the effect that Ireland had: (1) not fully transposed Article 3 of Council Directive 85/337/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment , as amended (commonly known as the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive); (2) excluded demolition...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007 sets out the detailed requirements for the registration of persons who are permitted to use the title of Architect. Section 22 in particular provides for the registration, following a process of technical assessment, of persons who had been performing duties commensurate with those of an architect for a period of ten or more years prior to the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Operational and other implications of the transfer of household waste collection by services Dublin City Council to a private sector waste collector are a matter for the City Council and the waste collector. Queries on the matter should, accordingly, be addressed to the City Council.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. Revenues from...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Details of the distance travelled and related expenses paid to me and Ministers of State in my Department in the performance of our official duties since March 2011 on a monthly basis are set out in the table. I have yet to claim travel expenses for the period from August 2011 to date. Minister of State O'Dowd has not yet claimed any travel expenses from my Department. Minister Phil...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: There is a range of options available for persons to pay the household charge. An online system www.householdcharge.ie is in place in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to enable homeowners to pay the household charge by credit/debit card or in four instalments of €25 by direct debit. In addition, homeowners can make payment by cheque, postal order, credit/debit card or in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Article 78 of the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998 deals with the pension entitlements of city and county managers. My Department has examined the new pension terms for secretaries general to assess how they apply to city and county managers. The implementation of new pension terms will require legislation. The precise detail of this is currently being...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The total amount spent on entertainment for official business purposes by my office and the offices of the Ministers of State in my Department since the appointment of the new Government are set out in the table. The table also sets out the entertainment costs incurred by the Management Advisory Committee of my Department during 2011. A sum of €1,026.51 included in my official...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. Interpretation...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Galway. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €130 million in Co. Galway during the period of the Programme. However, the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. There is a range of options available for persons to pay the household charge. · Online: An online system www.householdcharge.ie is in place in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to enable homeowners to pay the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 339 of 17 January 2012 which sets out the position in this matter.