Results 6,741-6,760 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Everything is paid for by the householder in Cavan to comply with the by-laws. There is no grants system in place. Based on the experience with inspections in County Cavan, the majority of systems inspected are working well. The failure rate was 11%. Is that correct?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is expected that only a minority of systems inspected will require remediation, upgrade or replacement. I have said at all times that once the inspections are carried out on a risk-based basis we will establish whether there is financial hardship and we will then be able to assist people. However, I will not buy a pig in a poke, we have had enough of that in the past with blank cheques...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Senator Daly referred to discrimination against rural dwellers. Rural dwellers do not pay development charges for the purpose of connecting to water or sewerage systems because they do not have them.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Therefore, they are taken into account. In the scheme in Kilkenny and in other areas of which I am aware - I do not know about Donegal - it is a matter for the local authority members.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The development fees charged by planning authorities to developers include charges for connection to drinking water supply, the public sewers and municipal waste water treatment plants. These fees are part of the purchase price in urban areas or in areas where the public supply is paid for by the purchaser. Where connection to a public water supply or a public sewer is not possible the...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: With this amendment, on page 6, line 47, "within ten days" has been deleted and we are substituting "within 20 working days." There will be ample time for owners-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: What is the status of amendments Nos. 1 and 2?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I thought the amendments had been agreed.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Fair enough. With this amendment, on page 6, line 47, "within ten days" has been deleted and we are substituting "within 20 working days." There will be ample time for owners to register their systems with the water services authority. I envisage that will be within 12 months of enactment of this legislation. Having listened to the debate regarding the time to be allowed for production of...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is 20 working days for that purpose.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is the principal Act.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Senator has changed his mind. He was against the penalties about a half an hour ago. He was against the criminalisation process and Senator Byrne stated there should be no prosecutions.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: They would be following the Senator.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Do not be hypocritical.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Senator is advocating that the country should be in contempt of the European Court of Justice.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: How does the Senator propose to solve the issue then?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: How will the Senator solve it?
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Senator Byrne should tell us what the solution is.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I look forward to the Senator's solution.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (1 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: We are obliged to implement the European Court of Justice judgment which Senator Byrne's Government did not do.