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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Data on Local Authority completions and acquisitions, broken down by county and city, are available on my Department's website, www.environ.ie and the most recent data published in this regard relate to 2009. Data for 2010 will be published shortly.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Neither my Department nor local authorities make funding available for preventative measures so that private homeowners can undertake works to allow them to leave their homes when flooding starts. However, through the distribution of sandbags and the efforts of the fire service, civil defence and other services, local authorities provide as much practical assistance as possible to homeowners...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: I assume the Question refers to General Purpose Grants paid to local authorities from the Local Government Fund. General Purpose Grants are my contribution to meeting the difference between the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of day to day services and the income available to them from local sources and from specific grants. The 2012 general purpose grant...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department approved an initial budget cost of €445,000 for the refurbishment of houses in the Cranmore estate. The detailed information relating to the current status of the refurbishment contract, final contract cost, the date the units will be available for letting and the precise location of houses for demolition is a matter for Sligo Borough Council and may be obtained from the Council.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Funding of €163,350 was provided from the Sustainable Communities Fund for the Community Warden Scheme in the Cranmore Estate, Sligo, over the period 2008-2010. An application was received from Sligo Borough Council in November 2010 seeking approval to use regeneration funding to support the Tenancy Support and Resettlement Programme, Community Wardens Scheme and the Youth Active Citizens...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Memorandum of Understanding between Ireland and the EU/IMF includes a commitment to introduce water charges for households. The Programme 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...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Revised proposals in respect of the phased implementation of the Mullaghmatt Remedial Works Scheme are awaited in my Department. Further consideration of the proposal must await receipt of this information from Monaghan Town Council.

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages and assists the community's support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department. Grant support is available towards the purchase and installation of personal...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 506, 507, 538 and 590 together. The recruitment moratorium in the Public Service was introduced by the Government in March 2009 as an emergency measure in response to the financial crisis facing the State. The moratorium remains in place. Under the terms of the moratorium no public service post, however arising, may be filled. When vacancies arise public...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested in relation to Dublin City Council staff sanction requests received by my Department is outlined in the table. 2009 2010 2011 2012 No. of requests received 1 167 52 2 No. of requests approved 1 167 39 0 No. of requests pending 0 0 6 2 In 2009, 1 request was received for an acting arrangement and sanction on this basis was granted. In 2010, 89 requests were...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 575 together. In accordance with the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2007, responsibility for the oversight of construction activity, including the enforcement of the Building Regulations, is a matter for each local authority in relation to its own functional area. My responsibility, as Minister, is to ensure that appropriate statutory requirements,...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510, 570 and 589 together. The legal proceedings in relation to Priory Hall are continuing and it would be inappropriate to anticipate their conclusion. The overriding priority is to ensure the optimum outcome for the households concerned and to facilitate as early as possible a return to their homes. In this respect it will be necessary to ensure that these...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 and 532 together. I intend to bring forward legislation this year to address the issue of off-the-road declarations, unrelated to changes in motor tax rates. Currently, owners declare vehicles off-the-road for the purposes of motor tax after the fact, which is effectively unverifiable and open to abuse. I intend to provide that drivers will be able to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

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 Kerry. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of over €92 million in Kerry during the period of the Programme. The Castlemaine Sewerage...

Written Answers — Registration of Architects: Registration of Architects (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514, 521 and 536 together. Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007 sets out the detailed requirements for registration of the title of Architect. Section 14 of the Act sets out the various routes towards registration and makes appropriate provision for applicants who have qualified for consideration on the basis of their practical experience rather than...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I understand that both the development consent and the compulsory purchase order for the development concerned were the subject of applications by Donegal County Council to An Bord Pleanála under the provisions of sections 226 and 227 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2011. In these circumstances the Council is not obliged to apply for a licence under Section 3 of the Foreshore...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The organisation referred to in the Question is an independent entity with its own board of management who are responsible under company law for the proper stewardship of the company. In this context, my Department has no role in the internal operations of such organisations and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to the statutory obligations of the organisation in question. In the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: In line with national policy, my Department does not provide capital funding for new heavy waste infrastructure, including landfills. Therefore, I have not provided any funds in respect of the proposed landfill site at Tooman, Nevitt, Lusk, County Dublin. In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Acts, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (11 Jan 2012)

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. In light of the complex issues involved, a property tax, requiring a comprehensive property valuation system, would take time to introduce and accordingly, to meet the requirements in the EU/IMF Programme, the Government decided to introduce...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 and 520 together. The undertaking of field trials of genetically modified crops is subject to the requirements of the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2003. An entity who wishes to carry out a field trial of a genetically modified organism (GMO) must apply for approval to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as Irish...