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Written Answers — An Taisce Funding: An Taisce Funding (31 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department has since 2003 continued to provide funding to An Taisce in respect of a range of environmental activities which it has undertaken, including the National Spring Clean initiative; surveying in respect of the Irish Business Against Litter initiative; the Green Schools initiative; and the Blue Flag Awards. Details of the funding provided in the relevant years are set out in the...

Written Answers — Walks Scheme: Walks Scheme (31 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The walks scheme is operating on 40 trails that are managed by 14 Local Development Companies around the country. The scheme involves 1,804 participant landholders who are contracted to carry out maintenance work on the trails. In 2011, payments to the landholders will amount to some €1.9 million. The position in regard to new participants will be kept under review in light of the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 May 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 West Cork Grouped DBO Scheme, which involves the construction of new waste water treatment plants at Skibbereen, Dunmanway, Baltimore and Schull, is included in the programme...

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (31 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The recently enacted Multi-Unit Development Act 2011 requires an owners' management company to prepare and furnish to each member an annual report including, among other things, a statement of income and expenditure relating to the period covered by the report, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the owners' management company and, where applicable, details relating to the operation...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Some 1190.43 staff were employed in my Department at 30 April 2011. Details are outlined in the table that follows this reply. Orders providing for the transfer of the heritage function from my Department to the new Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the transfer of community functions from the former Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs to my Department...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (31 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: I can confirm that my Department received the communication in question and that a comprehensive response was returned to the European Commission via the EUPILOT system on 10 March 2011.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 May 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. While provision is made to commence contracts to the value of over €231 million in the county during the period of the programme, it was not possible to include the Glenville...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: And give the Deputy one.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Everyone will be happy.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: We will be there anyway.

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I thank Deputies for their contributions over the past two evenings and I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The motion and amendments are concerned with a range of important issues relating to the Oireachtas and other matters within the public expenditure and reform agenda. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, dealt with these and other matters relating to Government and the...

Motor Taxation (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I am very concerned at the high level of off-the-road declarations being made. I am aware that current procedures governing the making of such declarations may be open to abuse. Off-the-road declarations are made retrospectively to cover short periods, usually of a month, where motor tax was unpaid as the vehicle to which the declaration...

School Curriculum (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I apologise for the inability of the Minister for Education and Skills to be here; he has asked me to take this matter for him. Ireland's future economic growth and competitiveness will increasingly depend on the extent to which it can support high-value, knowledge-based industries. Mathematics is essential for disciplines such as science, technology, engineering and finance, but it also...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: In April 2006 the Task force on Active Citizenship was established to review the evidence regarding trends in citizen participation across the main areas of civic, community, cultural, occupational and recreational life in Ireland. Following a consultation process, the Task force compiled a set of recommendations to enhance active citizenship in Ireland. The main recommendations relate to...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to change the arrangements for registration as set out in the Building Control Act 2007. Importantly, the Act is designed to protect consumers. There is no question of non-registered persons being allowed use the title of architect.

Written Answers — Social Partnership: Social Partnership (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: In February 2011 the previous Government announced its plans for a structured dialogue between the then Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs and the 17 members of the Community and Voluntary Pillar under Social Partnership. The impetus for the dialogue was that, under the Towards 2016 Social Partnership Agreement and the Review and Transitional Agreement 2008-2009, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Volunteering Ireland was designated the National Coordinating Body (NCB) for the European Year of Volunteering 2011 (EYV2011) by the Irish Government and by the European Commission. The work of the NCB is supported and advised by a broad-based steering group, drawn from a range of Government Departments and civil society organisations. The EYV Steering Group has met six times since July...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Kinvara Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012 , a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, as two contracts to advance to construction during the lifetime of the Programme at an estimated overall cost of €4.8 million. I have recently approved the grant of a Foreshore Licence for the Kinvara Sewerage Scheme and the...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Fingal LEADER Partnership (FLP), an independent company limited by guarantee, delivers the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) and Rural Development Programme Ireland 2007 – 2013 on behalf of my Department. The LCDP aims to tackle poverty and social exclusion through partnership and constructive engagement between Government and its agencies and people in disadvantaged...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The timing of the submission to Government and publication of the Office of Public Works (OPW) working group's report are matters for my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The working group's terms of reference include examining the regulatory requirements for the site and advising the Government on the site's most beneficial future use. Plans for future use will...