Results 5,001-5,020 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Planning Issues (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: Under section 42 of the Planning Act, an extension of planning permission is given, on application, in a case where substantial works have been carried out within the original duration, subject only to the condition that an application complying with the relevant regulations was made before the expiration of the initial period. An amendment to these provisions was introduced in section 28 of...
- Planning Issues (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I take on board what Deputy Collins stated in respect of this matter. I will be bringing forward a new planning and development Bill in 2012 and this will provide us with an opportunity to review some of the anomalies thrown up by the 2010 Act about which both the Deputy and I are concerned. I also take on board the Deputy's statement to the effect that he dealt with 20 applications since...
- Environmental Policy (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: The review of national climate policy, which is being progressed as a matter of priority, is designed to take stock of the progress made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in recent years and to set out the challenge in the period to 2020 and beyond. We are demonstrating our commitment to the EU and wider international climate protection agenda by ensuring we will comply with our current...
- Environmental Policy (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I expect to be in a position to bring the climate change review to Government in the next week or two.
- Social and Affordable Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: On 16 June 2011, I launched the Government's new housing policy statement which will serve as a framework for a sequence of legislative and policy initiatives in the short to medium term. Based on a number of fundamental principles and goals that will form the foundation of a substantial reform programme, the new framework for housing policy responds to current and emerging conditions in the...
- Social and Affordable Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy knows that from legislation NAMA is required to have a commercial mandate for all activities. Notwithstanding this, I was very pleased with the meeting a week ago with the chairman and CEO of NAMA, when we outlined our requirements with regard to compliance with our business plan. Social housing lists are foremost in our minds in this respect. Many single families could be...
- Social and Affordable Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I agree with Deputy Ellis and hope I did not give the impression that we are exclusively dealing with voluntary bodies. It is just one option for voluntary bodies to engage with NAMA and we engage directly with NAMA, with 8,000 to 10,000 apartment units available in major urban centres. Properly finished - not much money is required for this - they would be available for people on the...
- Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: Waste activities in Ireland are required to hold an authorisation in accordance with the Waste Management Act 1996; the terms of such authorisations are primarily derived from requirements of EU directives on waste and specific waste streams such as end-of-life vehicles or electronic waste. Depending on the authorisation required, these activities are controlled either by the Environmental...
- Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I can see Deputy Wallace's practical experience in these matters is coming into play. I thank him for that as what he described is exactly what is happening. The practice seems to be particularly prevalent in the south and south east. I am prepared to consider a permit system and take on board some of the suggestions made by the Deputy, such as an obligation to produce RSI numbers and so...
- Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: The lack of common sense in such matters displayed by Limerick County Council is not worthy of the work being done. Given that there was no criminal involvement and that it was clear the activity was community-related, the local authority should have been much more flexible in its arrangements. I invite Deputies, in particular Deputy Wallace, to make submissions on such matters to the...
- Waste Management (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: The programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, by which service providers will bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service. A public consultation process on the issues involved, designed to inform the policy development process, has recently...
- Waste Management (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: As part of the review, I am considering a waiver scheme for low income families. There is an Ombudsman's report on the matter which will feed into the process. The intention is to regulate the market in such a way that we can achieve maximum efficiency and, therefore, reduce prices. We must also be mindful of the fact that under the landfill directive, we have to move away from landfill....
- Waste Management (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: It is a matter for Dublin City Council to decide the collection arrangements for households. It is working on the basis of existing policy, but it must also be mindful of the draft document issued for consultation. What we are trying to do is minimise the volumes of waste generated in the first instance, as we wish to divert waste away from landfill. We also wish to maximise the value from...
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Government's new housing policy, launched in June, is predicated on a more integrated, choice-based and tenure-neutral approach to social housing provision. It will mean a much greater role for approved housing bodies in the voluntary and co-operative sector as providers of social housing. As such, I intend to develop an enabling regulatory framework for the sector that will provide...
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: If Deputy Boyd Barrett was here earlier he would have had information about what we are doing.
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I know he is busy. We have engaged with the over-supply in the housing market. We do not need to construct new homes because we already have them. We have to match supply with demand from people on the social housing lists. We have engaged with the National Asset Management Agency to assign the over-supply of housing it controls in major urban areas to local authority lists. We are...
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: We have them already.
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy was not listening earlier.
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I am surprised Deputy Boyd Barrett is against the involvement in the housing market of not-for-profit organisations like voluntary housing associations.
- Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2011)
Phil Hogan: I am surprised that he is against not-for-profit.