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Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Details of the distance travelled and related expenses paid to me and Ministers of State in my Department in the performance of our official duties since March 2011 on a monthly basis are set out in the table. I have yet to claim travel expenses for the period from August 2011 to date. Minister of State O'Dowd has not yet claimed any travel expenses from my Department. Minister Phil...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 of €25 by direct debit. In addition, homeowners can make payment by cheque, postal order, credit/debit card or in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Article 78 of the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998 deals with the pension entitlements of city and county managers. My Department has examined the new pension terms for secretaries general to assess how they apply to city and county managers. The implementation of new pension terms will require legislation. The precise detail of this is currently being...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The total amount spent on entertainment for official business purposes by my office and the offices of the Ministers of State in my Department since the appointment of the new Government are set out in the table. The table also sets out the entertainment costs incurred by the Management Advisory Committee of my Department during 2011. A sum of €1,026.51 included in my official...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. Interpretation...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Feb 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 Galway. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €130 million in Co. Galway during the period of the Programme. However, the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. There is a range of options available for persons to pay the household charge. · Online: An online system www.householdcharge.ie is in place in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to enable homeowners to pay the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 339 of 17 January 2012 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: For the purposes of the Kyoto Protocol, Ireland is committed to limiting greenhouse gas emissions to 13% above 1990 levels over the 2008-2012 period. In accordance with the National Climate Change Strategy, that target will be met on foot of domestic mitigation action supplemented by the purchase of carbon allowances or credits under the flexible mechanisms provided for in the Protocol....

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 488 to 493, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government commits to the development of a coherent national waste policy, adhering to the waste hierarchy, which will aim to minimise waste disposal in landfill and maximise recovery. I am prioritising this commitment, as I am anxious to provide early regulatory certainty, in the form of both policy and...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (28 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 Government Reform: Local Government Reform (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 495 to 498, inclusive, together. I refer to the replies to Questions Nos. 150 of 26 January and 144 of 9 February 2012, which set out the position in relation to local government reform and the aspects of reform raised in the questions.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government acknowledges that having regard to the pressures on the national finances, the funding of local government and the associated locally delivered services should be put on a sound financial footing, with better alignment between the cost of providing services and the demand for those services. It is clear that local authorities require sufficient funding to ensure...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The recommendations contained in the Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group provide important input to consideration of options for expenditure reduction, revenue raising, efficiency and other policy developments. I established an independently chaired Implementation Group, in April 2011, to drive forward relevant recommendations of the Report, with a focus on key...

Written Answers — Electoral Reform: Electoral Reform (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Part 5 of the Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2011, published on 15 December 2011, provides that political parties will face a cut of half their State funding received under the Electoral Act 1997 if they do not have at least 30% women and 30% men candidates at the next general election. Seven years from the general election where this provision first applies, the Bill makes...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 502 and 503 together. 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...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: All appointments to boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department are made in accordance with the appropriate legislation governing appointments to each body. In considering applications due regard is had to Government policy regarding gender balance on State Boards. A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards. In some cases statutory...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 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...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: There are no plans to exempt listed buildings from water charges. I have recently established an inter-Departmental expert Group to design an equitable property tax having regard to its terms of reference. This Group has been asked to report to me by end April, 2012. I will then bring proposals to Government for decisions on the structure and modalities of the property tax.