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

Phil Hogan: New emissions based Vehicle Registration Tax and motor tax systems were introduced in 2008 in order to influence the future purchasing decisions of car buyers. The owners of vehicles registered prior to 1 July 2008 continue to pay motor tax on the basis of engine capacity. Both systems of charging are based on a graduated scale, with vehicles with lower emissions or smaller engine capacity...

Written Answers — Local Government Agencies: Local Government Agencies (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Services Board (LGMSB) and the Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB) were established under the Local Government Corporate Bodies Act 1971. The LGMSB and the LGCSB were subsequently placed on a primary legislative footing under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Act 2008. Under the terms of the Local Government...

Written Answers — Local Government Agencies: Local Government Agencies (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: Audited accounts of the Association of County and City Councils, the latest of which cover the year ending 31 December 2010, have been received in my Department. The Local Government Management Services Board provides administrative, secretariat and research services to the County and City Managers' Association (CCMA) in the context of joint working of local authorities through the Office...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the following table: Contract Award Year Consultant Purpose of Consultancy Cost € 2011 ARUP Consulting Engineers Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarm systems in dwellings. 24,400 2011 Barrow Archaeological Services Archaeological report on Met Éireann site at Valentia. 1,210 2011 Building Research Establishment Ltd...

Written Answers — Dog Licences: Dog Licences (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: A broad range of data concerning the dog control functions of local authorities is available on my Department's website at http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/DogControl/#What%20 dog%20control%20statistics%20are%20available. This includes, inter alia, information on the income and expenditure of each local authority in relation to the dog control function. The data on income comprise...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Apr 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 no provision in the legislation to allow me to access bank accounts.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 918, 919 and 930 together. Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP), for which my Department has responsibility, continues to facilitate access to significant financial resources for rural communities. The main objectives of the RDP are to improve the quality of life in rural areas and facilitate the diversification of the rural economy....

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department is actively working to ensure that services in Gaeltacht areas previously provided by MFG can be maintained. With regard to the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), which is administered on behalf of my Department by Pobal, interim arrangements have recently been put in place whereby funding for LCDP activities in Gaeltacht areas will be administered through...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 923 and 924 together. The Building Regulations set out the legal requirements for the design and construction of buildings, including dwellings. Compliance with the Regulations is the responsibility of the owner or builder of a building. Enforcement of the Regulations is the responsibility of the 37 local building control authorities who are empowered to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Limerick. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €29 million in Limerick during the period of the Programme. However, the Bruff Sewerage Scheme was not amongst the priority contracts and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: I assume that the Question refers to general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. General purpose grants are my Department's contribution towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. Some €651m in general purpose grants has been allocated to local authorities for 2012. In addition, local authorities will retain...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Apr 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. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect non-principal private residence charges and...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The implementation of Axis 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) is being closely monitored and it has become apparent that declining economic activity and access to credit facilities are having a negative impact on project activity under the Programme. In the current economic climate, it has been difficult for private individuals and community groups to obtain the matched...

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (18 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information sought in the question is not held in my Department. State Agencies are subject, inter alia, to EU and national public procurement requirements relating to public procurement. Procurement of individual products or services by individual State Agencies is a matter for the agency concerned.

Written Answers — Local Development Companies: Local Development Companies (19 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Development Companies referred to in the Question are independent companies with their own board of management and memorandum and articles of association. My Department has no role in the internal operations of Local Development Companies and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff or employment matters, which are for the Board of the company as the employer, to...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (19 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 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 the county during the period of the Programme. Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme has been...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (19 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: In 2010, my Department received and approved an application from Dublin City Council, under the Remedial Works Programme, for the funding of pyrite-related remedial works at Clancarthy Court Senior Citizens Complex. Funding under this Programme may be made available to local authorities to fund major refurbishment works to dwellings with serious structural defects, for older units, and also...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (19 Apr 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. The household...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (19 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the rules of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) the donation of buildings, formal leases, equipment, materialsor services free of charge or at a nominal cost as part of a project may be used as private matching funds for community-based projects; this includes any such donations from Local Authorities. In the context of land/property all lease agreements must stipulate the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Apr 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 164 of 23 February 2012. The position is unchanged.