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Written Answers — Local Authority Regulations: Local Authority Regulations (10 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 379: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the failure of local authorities to police the standards pertaining to street furniture, in particular with reference to EN124 and IS261; the action he will take to ensure those authorities are in compliance with directives from his Department; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the farm waste management scheme and the farm improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9928/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department is drawing up proposals for revenue-raising measures or reductions in expenditure arising from the review of financial measures recently announced by the Department of Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10330/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: I assure the Minister that he has always received constructive suggestions from this side of the House. The leader of our party asked this morning for additional assistance and information regarding these matters before we can come to any conclusion. We will not have responsibility without power, and we will not have an input without information. The Minister cannot expect us to...

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is spending so much time considering this that the e-voting machines will have rotted away by the time the Minister has come to a conclusion. I do not know what the Minister is looking at——

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: ——but it beggars belief that it has taken so long. The motor trade is going through a difficult period and that will have implications for funding. Has the Minister carried out an evaluation of the impact on the local government fund of the massive deterioration in the number of motor vehicles sold in 2009? How will we make up the shortfall?

Departmental Agencies. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the financial position of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; if he has expressed concerns regarding investments made by the DDDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10331/09]

Departmental Agencies. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister will be aware there has been substantial concern about the activities of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority for some time. These concerns include well known conflicts of interest, the deal done on the site of the former Irish Glass Bottle site and the fact that the authority could not or would not pay the interest on its loans in the second half of 2008, although it has...

Departmental Agencies. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: I am disappointed in the Minister's response because he did not indicate a sense of urgency in dealing with the problems that have arisen for the authority. Members were given assurances by the authority when it appeared before the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that the budgets for its education development and social regenerations programmes would be...

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the budgetary situation in his Department; the amount allocated to capital projects in his Department for 2009; the amount spent to date on capital projects in his Department in 2009; if he will outline these projects and the projects likely to proceed in 2009; if he will allow local authorities to borrow to...

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Many projects the Minister was intending to proceed with in 2009 will be not be possible because the funding is being cut and the development levies required for some of those projects at local authority level has dried up. Many local authorities face financial difficulties arising from those issues. How many new projects will go ahead in 2009? How many borrowing requests received by the...

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: What about the borrowing requests?

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: We are heading for difficulties with the water framework directive. Can the Minister assure the House the provision he announced in the capital programme for 2009 for water and waste water services will be fully intact when the budgetary process is completed.?

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (12 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe that he envisages for the establishment of the new Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10443/09]

Written Answers — Electric Vehicles: Electric Vehicles (12 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he has taken to date to progress plans to introduce a new electric car network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10234/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if public money was used to develop, construct or host a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10571/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if public money was used to develop, construct or host a website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10572/09]

Oireachtas Reform: Motion. (24 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: I move: "—That Dáil Éireann: recognising the unnecessary expansion of the numbers of Ministers of State in 2007; mindful of the need to reform and upgrade the way that Government undertakes its work on behalf of the people; and understanding the need for the Oireachtas and the Government to be seen to lead by example in the current economic crisis facing the country; calls on the...

Oireachtas Reform: Motion. (24 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Sargent can tell us what the Green Party will do.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion. (24 Mar 2009)

Phil Hogan: A lot done, more to do.