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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the table. My Department does not engage employment agencies to provide staff. Name of State Agency Name of Agency which provides staff Services Provided Number of Staff Provided Cost per WTE € Equivalent cost of permanent WTE employed € Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland Julia Ross Cover to allow receptionist attend once-off in house...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am concerned at the high level of off-the-road ("gapping") declarations being made and I am aware that current procedures governing the making of such declarations may be open to potential abuse. I intend to bring forward legislation to address the issue of off-the-road declarations.

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. I have not...

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: In 2008, local authorities were asked to provide details of their priority projects for library development within their areas. In its response, Monaghan County Council identified Carrickmacross branch library as its main priority. In July 2011, following detailed consideration of the high number of applications on the priority lists submitted by all local authorities, a new capital programme...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the terms of the tenant purchase schemes provided for in the Housing Act 1966 and related Regulations, dwellings are sold to tenants at significant discounts. A special condition is attached that the dwelling must be occupied as a normal place of residence by the purchaser or a family member for 20 years from date of purchase, unless the housing authority otherwise allows. If a tenant...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (22 Nov 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. The inclusion of the scheme in...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not provide funding to An Taisce to fund the making of submissions or observations on, or the lodgment of objections, to planning applications. My Department provides funding to An Taisce specifically to support their involvement in the County Development Plan process and to help educate the public about planning matters generally. The level of funding has declined from...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (22 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: There are no former Attorneys General serving on the boards of Agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 169 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 257, 258, 268, 269, 292, 294, 295 and 302 of 2 November 2011 which sets out the position. The Climate Policy Review was published on 3 November 2011 and is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. There are no premises or sites being rented or leased by my Department that are currently not in use. In general, premises occupied by my Department are rented by the OPW, rather than directly by my Department. The location and costs of premises and sites rented directly by my Department in 2009 and 2010 are set out below. Rental Cost...

Written Answers — Local Authority Functions: Local Authority Functions (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Reserved functions are exercised by resolution of the members passed at a meeting of a local authority. Every function of a local authority which is not a reserved function is an executive function of the local authority concerned. The following table sets out, in summary, reserved functions associated with the disposal of material assets. Reserved Function Relevant Legislation Land...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department's involvement with voluntary and co-operative housing schemes relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The detailed administration of the schemes, the processing of applications and the certification that projects comply with the terms and conditions of the funding schemes are the responsibility of the local authority in the first instance. As such,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2010, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Acts or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Certain developments are exempted under section 4 of the Act and Part 2 and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. Article 6 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations...

Written Answers — Water Conservation: Water Conservation (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 170 together. Harvested rainwater can potentially be used as an alternative source of water for various domestic purposes, e.g. supplying toilet cisterns, car-washing etc. and for various business and commercial operations. There are also environmental and economic benefits that can accrue from reducing the demand for water abstraction at source and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 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. The Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV), which is applied...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department has been in contact with South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd (SKDP), the Local Action Group contracted on my Department's behalf to implement the Axis 3 and 4 elements of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007 – 2013 in the Castlemaine area. It appears that there is a local dispute around the use of the Castlemaine Community centre which has received funding under the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland commits the Government to the introduction of a property tax for 2012. 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 better align the cost of providing services with the demand for such...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Paragraph (1) of Regulation 22 of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations, 2011, provides that a household with alternative accommodation that would meet its housing need is ineligible for social housing support. Paragraph (2) of the Regulation effectively ensures that paragraph (1) does not operate to exclude from eligibility for social housing support an applicant who owns accommodation...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Current 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 main purpose of the legislation is to reunite account holders/policy holders with their funds in credit institutions and insurance undertakings. Under the...