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Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (25 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Electoral legislation provides for a wide range of offences including a requirement to show on the face of every notice, bill, poster or similar document relating to an election or referendum, the name and address of the printer and of the publisher of such documents. Enforcement of the law is a matter for An Garda Síochána and I understand that the Minister for Justice and Equality has...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The total expenditure in 2010 from my Department's Administrative Budget on ICT including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources including consultancies, contractors and external service-providers was €5.126 million. ICT expenditure for Agencies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the agencies themselves.

Written Answers — Farm Management: Farm Management (25 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Good agricultural practice involves the application of fertilisers as early as practicable in the growing season in order to maximise the uptake of nutrients by crops and to minimise pollution risks to water. I have extended the period during which slurry could be spread, up to and including 31 October 2011, in recognition of the adverse weather experienced in Ireland during the month of...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Dungloe and Glenties Sewerage Schemes, which are to advance jointly, are included in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 among the list of contracts in Donegal to start in the period 2010 -2012. The schemes involve the provision of new wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations and sewers in Dungloe and Glenties. My Department has approved the tender documents for...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (26 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Since 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has profiled public water supplies to determine whether the supply needs to be replaced or upgraded, or operational practices improved to ensure that there are no risks to the supply of drinking water. Supplies which require such improvement are included in a list known as the Remedial Action List. Many of these supplies are small...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (26 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: There were 36 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department's behalf, to deliver the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) throughout the country. Each group was contracted to deliver the programme on the basis of a business plan submitted as part of the group selection process. These groups are private limited companies and as such my Department has no role...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to take further steps to address noise pollution, inter alia, through the introduction of fixed payment notices (also known as on-the-spot fines) and provision for mediation procedures between neighbours. The development of new noise legislation by my Department will be considered in the context of this commitment: however, as indicated in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I presume the question refers to the use of data collected by a local authority for the purposes of its functions relating to the charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR) for other unrelated local authority functions. Section 11 of the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 provides for data sharing and exchange for the purposes of the NPPR. The legislation does not provide for the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 255 together. The Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 provides that all dog breeding establishments be required to register with the relevant local authority, that they pay a registration fee and that they meet a minimum set of veterinary, welfare and other standards, together with some associated requirements. Alongside the Dog Breeding...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257, 258, 268, 269, 292, 294, 295 and 302 together. My immediate priority is to finalise a review of national climate policy in the light of existing and anticipated national greenhouse gas mitigation targets up to 2020. The review will be made available on my Department's website in the coming days and will provide the background for future policy...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259, 260, 267 and 270 together. Dublin City Council is the prescribed authority in relation to the investigation of building control compliance issues at Priory Hall, and will act where necessary and appropriate in line with the standard arrangements in place for the discharge of their statutory functions. There are no proposals under consideration for an...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to meet with the Sligo County Manager and Head of Finance. While it is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to manage its own day-to-day finances in a prudent and sustainable manner, my Department is in ongoing consultation with the Council in relation to its financial position. I have had no written communication with Sligo County Council in...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (2 Nov 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 local fire authorities through setting of general policy, training...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Arklow Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 as a scheme to commence construction within the period of the Programme. Following the recent conclusion of court proceedings relating to planning approval for the proposed wastewater treatment plant site in Arklow, Wicklow County Council must complete the planning for the scheme and...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service. This system of market structuring is known as franchise bidding. A public consultation on the issues involved,...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department has recently received a copy of the report commissioned by Meath County Council in this matter. The response to the report is a matter for the Council in the first instance under the Local Government Act 2001. Nevertheless, my Department wrote to the County Manager seeking an early and full report on his proposals to act on the recommendations in the review. In response, the...

Written Answers — Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I gceist agam a ghlacadh Ceist Uimh. 273, 274 agus 275 le chéile. Bhí conradh sínithe ag an Roinn seo le Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) le haghaidh Chlár Forbartha Tuaithe (CFT) agus an Clár Forbartha Áitiúil agus Pobail 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...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: There are nine such applications on hands in my Department from eight LEADER companies. Four of these applications were first received in the Department more than two months ago. The assessment of higher value projects (projects with a grant approval of €150,000 or more) usually involves detailed consultations between my Department and the relevant local action group. It frequently...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I have already introduced reforms to the electoral system in the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 which changed the terms of reference for the Constituency Commission to provide for a reduced number of TDs. Also in that Act the spending and reimbursement limits for Presidential elections were reduced and a six month time limit was placed on the calling of Dáil bye elections. On 8 June 2011, I...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (2 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 and 297 together. Dormant Accounts legislation provides for a scheme to transfer dormant accounts in banks, building societies, An Post, as well as unclaimed life assurance policies to the care of the State, while guaranteeing a right of reclaim to those funds. The legislation further provides for a scheme of disbursement, for charitable purposes, or...