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Other Questions: Local Government Fund (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy must be the only socialist in the world who is against that-----

Other Questions: Local Government Fund (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: -----as one of the few so-called socialists in the place. However, the Government will broaden the tax base. Unlike Deputy Higgins, it does not wish to impose any more tax on workers.

Other Questions: Local Government Fund (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy should try the fracking.

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47, 50 and 76 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 provided for the establishment of a new system for the registration and inspection of septic tanks and other domestic waste water treatment systems. The 2012 Act augments the duty of care placed on the owners of on-site waste water treatment systems, under section 70 of the Water Services Act...

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: The standards for septic tanks were agreed by the Oireachtas joint committee early last July and they are standard nationwide for each local authority. Consequently, they are well known by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht and I assume everyone is clear with regard to them. A total of 76,000 have registered to date with the Local Government Management...

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: No.

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I get worried when a Deputy says that I must intervene in something. The Poolbeg project, as Deputy Humphreys indicated, is provided for in the Dublin regional waste management plan, for which the four Dublin local authorities have statutory responsibility under the Waste Management Acts. The facility is being advanced by Dublin city Council, albeit with the caveats that the Deputy has...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: The difficulty is that we have a contractual obligation which provides legal obligations on the State. We have to be extremely careful in the manner in which we deal with these issues. Otherwise, we will expose the State even further in terms of infrastructure that was contracted but not delivered. All I can do at the moment as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: As a matter of course I attend the annual conferences and seminars of the Councillors’ representative associations, whenever possible – the Local Authority Members Association, the Association of County and City Councils and the Association of Municipal Authorities in Ireland. At these meetings, I generally meet with the officers of the associations and discuss topics of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I welcome the report of the independent Pyrite Panel which I published on 18 July. It is a comprehensive report containing twenty four inter related recommendations covering a wide range of issues. The report provides a framework to move forward and make progress towards providing solutions for homeowners. Implementation of many of the recommendations requires the involvement and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (18 Sep 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Calculations (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 1105 together. I have no immediate plans to amend the legislation governing commercial rates. 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....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Application (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 62, inclusive, together. The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland contains a commitment to introduce a property tax for 2012. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally-delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and better align the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department understands that Dublin City Council, through Dublin Fire Brigade, was notified by the developer of a construction defect affecting 232 properties at the Belmayne Housing Complex. The developer, acting responsibly in consultation with his Fire Engineer, contacted the Local Authority immediately and has undertaken to carry out remedial works to all of the properties affected....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 Commissioner of Valuation is conducting a programme of revaluation of all commercial and industrial properties throughout the State on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: Section 76 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 1992 enables the EPA to prepare and publish codes of practice for the purpose of providing guidance with respect to compliance with any enactment or other requirement concerning environmental protection. The Code of Practice (CoP) referred to was prepared for the purpose of providing guidance to assist local authorities (as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: I published A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland in July 20112, on an express commitment of the Programme for Government. This brings much needed policy certainty to the waste sector, and will facilitate planning and investment decisions. The domestic waste collection industry is already regulated under existing waste management legislation and in particular, by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: In response to the very difficult situation faced by homeowners affected by pyrite, I established the Pyrite Panel in September 2011. The Panel undertook its work independently of me and submitted its report to me at the end of June 2011. The Panel engaged in a consultation process with a wide range of stakeholders and others who it considered had a particular expertise on the subject of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for European Court of Justice cases lies with the State and specifically, in relation to water quality matters, with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. This will continue to be the case after the establishment of Irish Water.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland contains a commitment to introduce a property tax for 2012. This reflects the need to: – put the funding of locally-delivered services on a sound financial footing; improve accountability; and better align the cost of providing services with the demand for such services. I established an Inter-Departmental expert group tasked with...