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Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I did not interrupt the embarrassed Senators. We need for a more fundamental shift in the way water services are organised and funded in Ireland. I cannot be more clear in what I said. It is important to acknowledge the considerable efforts of the local authorities to improve services but last week we saw restrictions imposed by Dublin City Council and other Dublin local authorities on the...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I moved an amendment.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: We are raising the national minimum wage.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. Under the provisions of the Local Government...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group was circulated to the Cathaoirleach and Manager/Town Clerk of each local authority in July 2010.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is provided in the table below. LGMSB Travel and Staff Board Members Subsistence Total Total Total 2007 â'¬65,105.34 â'¬15,665.01 â'¬80,770.35 2008 â'¬68,435.74 â'¬18,422.53 â'¬86,858.27 2009 â'¬52,083.09 â'¬12,592.01 â'¬64,675.10 2010 â'¬47,857.52 â'¬17,042.26 â'¬64,899.78

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The submissions made to the Local Government Efficiency Review Group are available from my Department by contacting the Secretary, Local Government Efficiency Review Group, Custom House, Dublin 1 (Phone (01) 8882409), (Fax (01) 8882643).

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: While existing legislation does not specifically refer to poster ties, Section 19 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997 makes it an offence to exhibit articles or advertisements on property in or visible from a public place without the prior written authority of the relevant owner, occupier or person in charge. In the case of an advertisement, the person on whose behalf the advertisement is...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland under its fiscal consolidation measures commits to the introduction of a property tax for 2012 and to an increase in the property tax for 2013. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: There is potential for the use of harvested rainwater as an alternative source of water for various business and commercial operations and for supplying toilet cisterns, washing machines etc. in domestic situations. Environmental and economic benefits can accrue from this type of approach through reducing the demand for water abstraction at source and the subsequent and expensive treatment...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 267 of 10 May 2011. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The report of the Environmental Protection Agency Review Group was recently presented to me and was published on 30 May 2011. It contains 58 recommendations across a number of themes, such as governance and resources, licensing, assessment and monitoring, research and information and stakeholder relationships. My Department will now consider the findings and recommendations, and I have...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Funding of €427m is available under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. One of the objectives of the RDP is to identify and provide appropriate amenity and leisure facilities to local communities not otherwise available to them. Funding for this type of activity may include updates/refurbishments to current...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 152, inclusive, together. Details of expenditure part-funded by the National Lottery are set out in Appendix 1 to the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2011 , published by the Department of Finance in February 2011. The following expenditure subheads in my Department's Vote are part funded by the National Lottery: communal Facilities in Housing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland under its fiscal consolidation measures commits to the introduction of a property tax for 2012 and to an increase in the property tax for 2013. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland under its fiscal consolidation measures commits to the introduction of a property tax for 2012 and to an increase in the property tax for 2013. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally delivered services...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Office for Local Authority Management (OLAM), under the remit of the Local Government Management Services Board (LGMSB), provides management support services for city and county managers including administrative and secretarial services to the County and City Managers' Association (CCMA) and its committees. The LGMSB provides meeting room facilities to the CCMA. OLAM has a staff of five...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Aviation was included in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by virtue of the Aviation Directive 2008/101/EC which was adopted in November 2008 following very strong backing by the European Parliament and unanimous support by EU Member States. This Directive has been transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading) (Aviation) Regulations 2010. The...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: At the end of May 2011, there were 36.40 full-time equivalent auditors employed in my Department in the Local Government Audit Service.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (15 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested regarding the salaries of County and City Managers is provided in the following table. The Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group recommended the creation of ten joint administrative areas across twenty county and city councils with each joint administrative area under the responsibility of a single manager. This recommendation would require careful...