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Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (28 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Office of Public Works is responsible for procuring accommodation for my Department, including policy in relation to the management of such property. The provision and management of accommodation for, or property of, the agencies or bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies concerned.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: It would not work.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I am not a weak person like the Deputy. Wexford will never get anywhere with weakness like that.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy nearly went to one.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I did not.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I just want to clarify it. I know the smear tactics that are going on.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 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. 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...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165, 170, 174 and 180 together. As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, published 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...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January, 2012 to determine if he/she has a liability and, if so, that person is required to declare that liability and pay the household charge by 31 March, 2012. Significant efforts are being made to ensure that property owners are aware of the household...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 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. The household charge is on a self assessment basis and interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal advice in individual cases and ultimately a matter for the Courts. The definition of "residential property" in...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department did not incur any costs associated with overseas travel for St Patrick's Day this year as neither I nor any Minister of State in my Department were part of the Ministerial travel programme organised for this occasion.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, set out the legislation underpinning the household charge and the charge on non-principal private residences respectively. Application of the legislation in particular circumstances is a matter for the relevant local authority. Interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the qualifications declared for the post of Assistant Chief Fire Officer each candidate must: (a) Hold a degree at Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications in: (i) engineering, architecture, or other building construction related discipline, or (ii) a degree at the same level in a science or technology related discipline including, physics, chemistry, environmental or...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department, in conjunction with the Building Regulations Advisory Body (BRAB), has commenced a full review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document B – Fire Safety (2006). An initial public consultation process, which commenced in November 2011 and closed in February 2012, gave rise to a total of 44 submissions from a wide...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Mar 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. Revenues from the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The group in question has been fully paid in respect of all applications received by my Department.

Written Answers — Illegal Dumping: Illegal Dumping (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 to 184, inclusive, together. The Whitestown site was cited in the European Court of Justice judgment in Case C 494/01 as an example of Ireland's failure to comply with the 1975 Waste Framework Directive. My Department, on behalf of the State, has been liaising with the European Commission to ensure that the requirements of the judgment are fully met. The...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to manage its own day-to-day finances in a prudent and sustainable manner. At the request of Sligo County Council, I met with a delegation from the Council on 31 January 2012 to discuss its financial position, including its adopted 2012 budget. My Department continues to be in ongoing consultation with the Council in...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: Motor tax is based on the construction and use of a vehicle. To be taxed as a goods vehicle, a vehicle must be constructed or adapted for that purpose and used solely in the course of trade or business. If a vehicle is being used in a private capacity, it must be taxed at the private rate of motor tax. The appropriate form to use in the case of a change of particulars of a vehicle is Form...