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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Everyone has an agenda so far as the Senator is concerned.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I respect the fact that people should be able to congregate and participate and have a vote and that everybody's point of view is heard and respected, irrespective of the subject matter in the Constitution. I agree with Senator Barrett that this is a people's convention. The Senator and I will have plenty opportunities to debate the outcome in the House and elsewhere as will experts. I...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I am pleased that such a historic precedent is being created for future reference.

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Senator for raising the matter. I am impressed with the work I have seen across the country which has been advanced by the group water sector with the support of the Department, local authorities and the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, in improving water supplies in rural areas. Some €750 million has been spent in the past decade or so by the Exchequer in supporting...

Seanad: European Court Judgment (12 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I thank Senator Mullen for raising this matter. I apologise that the Minister for Health cannot be here. Abortion in Ireland is prohibited except where it is established, as a matter of probability, that there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the mother and that this risk can be averted only by the termination of her pregnancy. Following the ruling in the X case, this risk to...

Seanad: European Court Judgment (12 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Senator should be assured that it is legally proofed and legally clear.

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities have statutory responsibility for issuing waste facility permits under the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations 2007, as amended, and for the enforcement of conditions applying to such permits. The enforcement actions of local authorities in such matters are subject to oversight by the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the Environmental...

Written Answers — Emergency Accommodation: Emergency Accommodation (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for provision of emergency accommodation is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Jul 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 system otherwise known as 'franchise-bidding'. I expect to be in a position very shortly to finalise the waste...

Written Answers — Local Electoral Areas: Local Electoral Areas (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 484 together. I am giving consideration to arrangements for the review of local electoral areas having regard to the recommendations on Dáil constituencies in the Constituency Commission Report 2012 and to the final results of Census 2011. I will also have regard to any decisions by the Oireachtas on the Constituency Commission Report and to...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Jul 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 system otherwise known as 'franchise-bidding.' A public consultation designed to inform the policy development...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The River Barrow Abstraction Scheme, including the contract to construct a new water treatment plant at Srowland, is being funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 and I understand that work is progressing satisfactorily on this contract. One of the aims of the River Barrow Scheme is to improve the security of water supply capacity in the Greater Dublin...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: For the purposes of implementing Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme 2007-13 (RDP), the following areas are excluded: · The City Council boundaries of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick · The Borough Council boundaries of Kilkenny, Sligo and Wexford · The Town Council boundaries of Athlone, Ballina, Castlebar, Cavan, Dundalk, Ennis, Killarney,...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (17 Jul 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 — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: In line with the guidelines on the governance of integrated local development companies and urban based partnerships and the operating rules of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, the chairperson of the Local Development Company will have to vacate the position at the end of the term but may seek re- appointment to the Board as a director and may subsequently be re-elected for a...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Work on the general scheme of a Bill to modernise the foreshore consent system and integrate it within the wider planning system is being progressed by my Department. The aim is to complete this work in the second half of the year and to arrange, subject to Government approval, for the drafting of the Bill as quickly as possible thereafter.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Processing of the application by Waterford County Council for a foreshore lease in respect of an extension to the slipway at Helvick Head for use by the RNLI is at an advanced stage. A determination on the application will be made in the near future.

Written Answers — Pyrite Remediation Programme: Pyrite Remediation Programme (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 and 479 together. It is my intention to publish the report very shortly, following its consideration by Government.

Written Answers — Drainage Schemes: Drainage Schemes (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: Planning for the Greater Dublin Regional Drainage Project – North Dublin Treatment Plant and Orbital Sewer is being progressed by Fingal County Council. Under the Alternative Sites Assessment and Route Selection Report (Phase 2) for the scheme, three sites had been identified by the Council as emerging preferred site options and an 8 week non-statutory public consultation period commenced...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (17 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages and assists the community's support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age and of limited financial means. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department. Details of the funding provided to community...