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Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 134 together. It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard both to locally identified needs and available resources. It is also a matter for individual local authorities to manage their own day-to-day finances in a prudent...

Written Answers — Cláir Forbartha: Cláir Forbartha (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: Bhí conradh sínithe ag an Roinn seo le Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) le haghaidh Chlár Forbartha Tuaithe (CFT) agus riarann MFG cláranna eile ar son na Roinne seo agus Roinne eile. Tá ceisteanna casta dlíthiúla agus conarthacha le réitiú agus tá mo Roinn ag obair ar réiteach fadtéarmacha agus gearrthéarmacha a fháil le haghaidh Chlár Forbarta Tuaithe (CFT) agus...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: The proposed contract for Donegal (Group B) Wastewater Treatment Plants is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012 as a contract to start during the life of the programme. Tender documents for this project have not been received by my Department as yet, but I understand that Donegal County Council expects to submit this documentation to my Department...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 181 of 22 September, 2011. I am satisfied that the "local needs" criteria set out in my Department's Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing (2005), and as further clarified in Circular Letter SP 5/08, remain valid.

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: To be taxed as a commercial or goods vehicle, a vehicle must be constructed or adapted for that purpose and must be used solely in the course of trade or business. Under section 2 of the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952, if a vehicle is used in a condition or manner that would attract motor tax at a higher rate, tax becomes payable at that rate, i.e. a goods vehicle used in a...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (29 Sep 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 Galway. The Oughterard Sewerage Scheme is included in the Programme amongst the list of contracts in the county to start in the period 2010 – 2012. In April this year, my...

Written Answers — State Boards: State Boards (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) is a key element of my Departments commitment to reducing consistent poverty in Ireland. In 2010 the LCDP superseded the Local Development Social Inclusion (LDSIP) and the Community Development Programmes. It is delivered at a local level through a network of 52 Local Development Companies, Ballymun Partnership being one such company. The...

Written Answers — Commerical Rates Arrears: Commerical Rates Arrears (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Detailed information in relation to the amount of commercial rates owed to local authorities for 2009, sourced from audited Annual Financial Statements (AFS), is set out in the following table. Commercial rates arrears at the year end in 2009 accounted for approximately 15% of the total collectable rates. The total collectable rates for 2009 comprised accumulated rates arrears carried...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I will arrange for a copy of the report to be sent to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of fire services in local authority areas, including the establishment and maintenance of fire brigades, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises, is a statutory function of the individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Subject to age and residency requirements, a registered elector's citizenship determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. British Citizens may vote at Dáil, European Parliament and local elections. Irish Citizens alone are entitled to vote in Presidential elections and referendums. While electoral law is subject to ongoing review, I have no proposals at present to extend the...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 419 and 420 together. Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) was contracted by my Department to deliver two programmes, the Rural Development Programme (RDP) Axis 3 and 4, and the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). MFG also implemented other programmes on behalf of other Government Departments. A number of MFG projects approved under the...

Written Answers — Waste Collection: Waste Collection (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The most recent data published by the Environmental Protection Agency in its National Waste Report 2009, copies of which are available on the Agency's website at www.epa.ie , indicates that the annual total of 1,498,469 tonnes of managed household waste was comprised as follows: Mixed residual (black bin) 56% Mixed dry recyclables (green bin) 18% Mixed organics (brown bin and...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Allocations to Local Development Companies under the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) are made by Pobal, which manages the Programme on behalf of my Department. Allocations can be based on a number of factors, including the size/population of the catchment areas of the companies, the proposed annual programme of activity of each company, the deprivation index for the...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of persons who are entered in the register of electors. The Electoral Act 1992 provides for postal...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424 and 426 together. The number and amount of retirement lump sums paid in a twelve month period varies depending on the number of individuals retiring and each person's individual circumstances. In the period June 2010 to June 2011 a total of 42 retirement lump sum payments with a total value of €3,498,302 were made to staff retiring from my Department....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I understand that my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is responding in respect of numbers of retired civil servants in the ranges of pension, as sought in the Question.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 541 of 14 September 2011. I have no function in relation to granting exemption from the audit requirements of company law. Legislation and issues arising in the context of company law are a matter for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 429 and 430 together. The Progamme for Government provides for the introduction of a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water. The objective is to install water meters in households connected to public water supplies and move to a charging system based on usage above a free allowance. My Department is currently preparing a strategy to...