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Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: How did the Deputy manage that?

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: This is the law as well.

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: What about jobs for the Deputy's boys?

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy's party made 110 appointments.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is not yet available in my Department. Local authorities are required to publish their 2010 annual financial statements by 1 July 2011, and audited annual financial statements for 2010 will be available by 31 March 2012.

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: I understand a Working Group on Land and Forest Fires, established by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food reported earlier in 2011 and made 10 recommendations on tackling gorse and forest fires. The Group included representatives from a broad spectrum of interested stakeholders, including farmers, the forest industry, the Fire Service, An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces,...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: The legislative provisions for the protection of the architectural heritage are set out in Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. Section 80 of the Act provides that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government may make grants to planning authorities in respect of any or all of their functions under this part. The Local Authority Conservation Grants...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, which includes group water schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection and approval of individual group water schemes for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department and subject to the block grant allocation provided, is therefore a matter for...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Order for Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 before the Dáil today. This Bill has been the subject of much speculation and discussion and has been a long time in gestation. Debate on the Bill has been driven by the wider waste policy landscape. While I wish to focus today on waste policy, I will also later...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: Ireland already faces significant challenges in meeting certain of its EU targets. In 2009, we sent just over 1 million tonnes of biodegradable waste to landfill. The maximum amount of such material that can be sent to landfill in 2013 is 610,000 tonnes and will be only 427,000 by 2016. Our planning to meet these limits takes place against a background of landfill gate fees at record low...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Deputies who made contributions on Second Stage of this Bill, Members generally for their attendance over the course of the debate and their good wishes to the Minister of State, Deputy Penrose, and I in regard to our duties over the next while. I note the matters raised and I will reflect on the contributions made by Deputies in the context of progressing the Bill through...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: Next Tuesday, subject to the agreement of the Whips.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Apr 2011)

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 Cork. The Courtmacsherry/Timoleague Sewerage Scheme is included among the contracts to start during the life of the programme. My Department approved a revised Preliminary Report for...

Written Answers — Local Authority Powers: Local Authority Powers (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: Part 19 of the Local Government Act 2001 deals with by-laws. Section 199 (1) of the 2001 Act provides that a local authority may make a by-law for or in relation to the use, operation, protection, regulation or management of any land, services, or any other matter provided by or under the control or management of the local authority, whether within or without its functional area or in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Human Resource Management System (HRMS) for the Civil Service was introduced in 2002. The compilation of pre-2002 data would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. For this reason, staff employed in this Department by civil service grade has been provided for the years 2002, 2005 and 2010. The information is set out in the table. Following the reconfiguration of the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: 1The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which introduced the €200 charge on non-principal private residences, levies the charge on owners of certain residential properties. Legal advice has been sought in relation to the correct approach to be taken where an owner has died and the estate has not yet been vested in a beneficiary. The advice received is to the effect that in such cases...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (19 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: While arrangements for the staffing of the Constituency Offices in my Department are not yet finalised, these Offices, along with the Private Offices, will be staffed in accordance with the agreed reduced staffing limits decided by the Government. Under the Instruction on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil, I am currently arranging for the appointment of a Personal Secretary who...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department already operates several programmes that support, facilitate and encourage voluntary work for the maintenance and improvement of our living environment. I have recently announced a once-off initiative – Civic Responsibility Week - which will run from 9 to 15 May next, for which I will provide funding totalling €350,000 to local authorities to help improve the visual amenity...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Apr 2011)

Phil Hogan: The rate of top-up compensation for farmers who were de-stocked in the Owenduff/Nephin Beg and Twelve Bens/Maumturk was agreed between my Department and representatives from the farming organisations, and remains in place. The reduction in the grant for the Agri-Environment Options Scheme is a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food.