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Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (2 Feb 2012)

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. My Department...

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Ambient air quality monitoring and assessment in Ireland is carried out in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, also known as the CAFE Directive. The CAFE Directive consolidated and replaced the earlier Air Quality Framework Directive and first three so-called "daughter" directives, and has been transposed into national...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department provides funding towards group water schemes by way of annual block grant allocations to local authorities under the Department's Rural Water Programme. Responsibility for the administration of this programme has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection and approval of individual group scheme proposals for funding and advancement under the programme, within...

Written Answers — Public Sector Remuneration: Public Sector Remuneration (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The tables outline the remuneration for Chief Executive Officers/equivalents in respect of State Agencies/Bodies under the aegis of my Department as sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Chief Executive Officers/equivalents, may submit claims in respect of travel and subsistence expenses, incurred as part of their official duties, in accordance with the appropriate...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill, which I am commending to the House, while not the longest legislation the Seanad has ever debated, is one of the most significant. When enacted, it will change fundamentally the way politics is funded and conducted in Ireland. Corporate donations will be severely curtailed, the books of political parties will be opened up to public...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Bill will directly respond to the recommendations to which I refer. It will also address recommendations made in the Moriarty Tribunal report which was published in 2011. The Bill is an important step towards achieving a significant improvement in the balance of representation in the Dáil between men and women. When citizens consider our national Parliament, they should see something...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I am sure the Senator will ensure that the students who vote for him in Seanad elections will use such donations for those very purposes. Provision is made for the establishment of a register of corporate donors. This register will be published so that people, particularly voters, will know which corporate donors are intending to provide funds to political parties, election candidates or...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have certain boundaries I will not cross.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Senator will put me right.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Will the Senator stand for election the next time?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Fianna Fáil Party will run a woman candidate instead of the Senator.

Written Answers — Landowners Liability: Landowners Liability (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The liability of a landowner in relation to a person engaging in a recreational activity on their land, if an accident were to occur, is governed by the provisions of the Occupiers Liability Act, 1995. This Act provides definitions of recreational activity and outlines the duty of care of a landowner or occupier to entrants onto their land, including recreational users. The Occupiers...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The following table outlines administration expenditure for the period 2009 to end December 2011 for each Local Development Company contracted to deliver Axes 3 & 4 Rural Development Programme (RDP). Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. LAG Admin Spend to date Avondhu/ Blackwater Partnership Limited €627,452.92 Ballyhoura Development Limited...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305, 312, 322 and 349 together. The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. The Act provides for a number of exemptions and waivers from payment of the household charge. The exemptions from payment of the household charge are - · ...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government provides for the introduction of a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water. The Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, the IMF and the ECB also contains commitments for the reform of water services delivery and operation and the introduction of domestic water charges. To meet these commitments, the Government intends initiating a universal water...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The charge is set at €200 and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. The 2009 Act is structured from a starting position of a universal liability for the charge in respect of all...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Audit Service is responsible for external audits of local authorities and gives an audit opinion on the annual financial statement as prepared by an authority. The auditor, who is independent in the exercise of professional functions, may also issue a separate report on any matter or matters arising from the statutory audit. Audited information in relation to the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (7 Feb 2012)

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. A public consultation designed to inform the policy development process concluded in September 2011. A large number...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (7 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 344 together. I am aware of Dublin City Council's transfer of household waste collection services to a private sector partner and the issues arising for customers. However, the operational and legal implications of the transfer of waste collection services are a matter for the City Council itself. Queries on the matter should therefore be addressed...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (7 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. The charge is set at €200 and is being levied and collected by local authorities. The Act places the onus on the owner of a residential property to assess his or her liability to the charge in the first instance. ...