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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463 and 470 together. There is a range of options available for persons to pay the household charge. An online system, www.householdcharge.ie, is in place in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to enable homeowners to pay the household charge by credit/debit card or in four instalments by direct debit. In addition, homeowners can make payment by...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: In my capacity as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, I sit on the European Council of Environment Ministers. In the period from 2007 to 2011, the European Council of Environment Ministers met formally on twenty one occasions and informally on ten other occasions. The dates of these meetings and a record of Ministerial attendance are set out in the tables below. In...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The question appears to refer to the introduction of the CO2-based system of motor tax introduced in 2008 which provides that rates for private vehicles registered on or after 01 July 2008 (including hybrid vehicles) are based on the CO2 emissions rating supplied by the Revenue Commissioners. The scheme also applies to some vehicles registered between 01 January and 30 June 2008. The...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, launched by my Department in October 2011, local authorities provided details of all unfinished housing developments in their areas. Unfinished housing developments were divided into four categories as follows: category one, where the development is still being actively completed by the developer, or where no...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 owners of residential property are liable to pay the household charge. There are a number of exemptions and waivers from payment of the household charge. In particular, section 4 of the Act provides for an exemption where an owner of a residential property, which was that person's main or sole residence, is not residing in that property...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 sets out the legislation underpinning the household charge. Section 14 of the Act provides for data sharing and exchange for the purposes of the household charge. My Department has met recently with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the operation of the data sharing provisions in the legislation. It has been agreed...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is administering the household charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. The costs arising, including those in relation to advertising, are a matter for the LGMA and the county and city councils. Significant efforts will be made to ensure that property owners are aware of the household charge and the...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Fire services are provided by the local authorities in accordance the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. The fire services have been pro-active in using the "shared services" concept, and groups of authorities and specific services (such as the regional mobilization and communications systems) have been provided on a shared basis over several years. Further opportunities for shared service will...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2012)

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Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The EU co-funded Rural Development Programme, as referred to in the Question, is part-implemented by 35 Local Development Companies around the country. My Department is responsible for these elements of the overall programme, while the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine is responsible for the elements of the programme that directly support the agriculture sector. These 35 Local...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 gives effect to the €100 household charge. The Act places the household charge under the care and management of the local authorities, and application in particular circumstances is a matter for the relevant local authority. Interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal advice in individual cases and ultimately a matter for the Courts.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR). Under section 9 of the Act, collection of the charge is placed under the care and management of the relevant local authority. It is open to an individual who may be experiencing hardship in meeting their payment obligations under the Act to make...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides for a number of exemptions and waivers from payment of the household charge. The exemptions from payment of the household charge are - · Residential properties that are part of the trading stock of a business and have not been sold or been the source of any income since construction, · Residential property owned by a Minister...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 474 of 31 January 2012 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Waste Water Treatment: Waste Water Treatment (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 sets out the duties for owners of domestic waste water treatment systems including septic tanks. The Bill requires an owner of such a system to ensure that it does not constitute, or is not likely to constitute, a risk to human health or the environment and, in particular, that it does not create a risk to water, air or soil, or to plants and animals,...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (1 Feb 2012)

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 fire authorities through the setting of general policy and guidance, and...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The charges applied by waste management companies are a matter between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, particularly the conditions attached to each waste collector's collection permit issued by the relevant local authority under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, as amended....

Written Answers — Professional Bodies: Professional Bodies (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to amend the Building Control Act 2007 along the lines suggested. Part 3 of the Act enables eligible persons engaged in the provision of architectural services to register for the use of the title architect. The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has been designated as the registration body for the purposes of Part 3 of the Act. Membership of the RIAI is not...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities through the introduction of the charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR). The charge is set at €200 and is being levied and collected by local authorities. The Act places the onus on an owner of a residential property which is situated in the State to assess his or her liability for...

Written Answers — Pyrite Heave: Pyrite Heave (1 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department is aware that incidents of pyrite heave have been reported to date in Dublin, Meath, Kildare and Offaly. As the Deputy is aware, I have set up an independent Panel to examine the problem of pyrite in private housing and I have asked the Panel to report to me early this year. When I receive the report, I will give early and careful consideration to the Panel's findings, and...