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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who have drawn down home choice loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42373/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42417/09]

Regional Authorities. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether regional authorities are effective in the local government system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42826/09]

Regional Authorities. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister mentioned the programme for Government and the Green Paper which, in chapter 2, mentions that, because of the small size of Ireland, there is centralised administration, with people having an affinity for local structures. The Green Paper did not advocate strong elected regional authorities. Is that still the Government's position? In the light of the fact that the Green Paper...

Regional Authorities. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister got carried away in trying to explain the comments of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey. I am glad he has overruled them and that he is a very strong supporter of local government, unlike the Minister for Transport who often speaks without knowing the source of his information. The Minister spoke about travelling throughout Europe but he should bring the Minister for...

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the 2008 accounts for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; if he will comment on the financial situation within the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43026/09]

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: This is one of the greatest scandals we have seen for a long time. The Minister has been in office for two and a half years. He refused my request to bring this matter within the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the appropriate authority to examine what has gone on in the organisation. Until today we relied on media reports to discover what was happening. Will the Government...

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: It was dragged out of the Minister.

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister can change that.

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Dublin Docklands Development Authority was set up to achieve a noble objective, namely, the regeneration of part of the city badly in need of it. However, it was hijacked by greedy bankers and developers, without oversight or adherence to corporate governance procedures. Is the Minister saying the people concerned will get away scot-free? Will there be no investigation by the Minister...

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Will the Minister publish them?

Urban Renewal Schemes. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: That is a change.

Nuclear Plants. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made any representations to the British Government concerning its policy of building new nuclear reactors in Britain, specifically in Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43027/09]

Nuclear Plants. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: In May 2008 the Minister stated a new structure had been set up at European level, namely, the European high level regulatory group, and that this was a significant development in policing the safety issues surrounding the Sellafield plant and other installations on the west coast of the United Kingdom. Has this group met or does the Minister have information on the number of times it has...

Nuclear Plants. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: I seek clarification. When the Minister spoke about being committed to safe decommissioning at Sellafield in May 2008, he mentioned that at EU level, Ireland was supporting efforts by the European Commission to develop an increased safety role across the nuclear industry. He stated the adoption of recent European Council conclusions on the establishment of a European Union high level...

Nuclear Plants. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: As a matter of courtesy, the Minister might establish whether the aforementioned group exists; whether it has met and, if so, the number of times.

Water Pollution. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: I am supportive of anything we can do to improve the quality of groundwater which is in a very poor state in many parts of the country. I draw the Minister's attention to an excellent report by the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It arises from a number of presentations made by interested parties. Deputy Ciarán Lynch and I participated in the process and...

Water Pollution. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Tell everyone that.

Local Authority Boundaries. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: I note the Minister in reply to this and previous questions has moved away substantially from local government and devolution since the local elections. I wonder why. Regional authorities, gateway status and other buzzwords are coming to the fore in his language. This issue boils down to finance between Limerick city and county local authorities and how such an issue can be overcome within...

Local Authority Boundaries. (24 Nov 2009)

Phil Hogan: Does the Minister agree it is necessary to appoint an officer from his Department to meet representatives of the local authorities in the Limerick region to advance the issue of city and county boundaries to create the necessary climate to secure agreement on the financial package that would allow a boundary extension and more co-ordinated planning?