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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 have funding of €314m for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. One of the objectives of the RDP is to identify and provide appropriate amenity and leisure facilities to local communities not otherwise available to them. In this context it may also be possible to consider funding to support...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003, it is a statutory function of each individual fire authority to make provision f or a fire service in its functional area. This includes the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable for carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department provides funding towards group water and group sewerage schemes by way of annual block grant allocations to local authorities under the Department’s Rural Water Programme. Responsibility for the administration of this programme has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection and approval of individual group scheme proposals for funding and advancement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The key objectives of my Department’s Community Division are to facilitate integrated development at local level and foster vibrant, sustainable and inclusive communities; and to support the Community and Voluntary Sector in its contribution to an active, democratic and pluralist society. My Department continues to be responsible for a range of programmes and initiatives to support...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The development of a system of local government funding which is fair, stable and effective and brings greater local responsibility in relation to financial matters is an essential feature in my reform programme. By international standards, the revenue base of local authorities in Ireland is relatively narrow, and local authorities here are disproportionately dependent on central Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Panel Report (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The independent Pyrite Panel submitted its report to me in late June 2012. The comprehensive report contains twenty four inter-related recommendations which are well researched and underpinned by a broad consultation process. The report provides a framework to make progress towards quickly providing solutions for homeowners and that is now my focus. The Pyrite Panel included a detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The overall strategy of investment in water services is to ensure that the timing and scale of investment facilitates economic and other development, achieves compliance with statutory requirements and promotes environmental sustainability objectives. The main vehicle for achieving these objectives for public domestic water supplies is the multi-annual Water Services Investment Programme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (23 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested in the question is as follows: Name of Agency Date of Establishment Number of Staff as of end of Quarter 3 2012 (WTE) Budget 2012 Local Government Management Agency 1 August 2012 101 €8,207,852 Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency 1 August 2012 39.97 €2,940,000 The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislation underpinning the household charge. Under section 4(4) of the 2011 Act, a person is currently entitled to a waiver if the residential property is situated in an unfinished housing estate. The 2012 Regulations prescribes a list of all such developments, which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 86 of 23 October 2012, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department's role in relation to North/South co-operation arises mainly in relation to the operation of the North-South Ministerial Council established under the Good Friday Agreement. With regard to the North-South Ministerial Council (Environment Sector), work is co-ordinated by a unit within the Environment Division of the Department. The unit is headed by a Principal Officer who also...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Bituminous Fuel Ban (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous fuel (or ‘smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known) was first introduced in Dublin in 1990 in response to severe episodes of winter smog that resulted from the widespread use of smoky coal for residential heating.  Air quality monitoring carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows that the ban...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Management Agency (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The membership of the Board of the Local Government Management Agency is as follows: Mr. Eddie Breen – Manager Wexford County Council Mr. Peter Carey – Manager Laois County Council Mr. Hubert Kearns – Manager Sligo County Council Mr. Michael Malone – Manager Kildare County Council Mr. Martin Riordan – Manager Cork County Council Mr. Eddie Sheehy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Incidence (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: According to the report of the independent Pyrite Panel, the pyrite problems appear to be confined to the five local authority areas of Dublin City, Fingal, Meath, Offaly and Kildare. The Panel was not informed of pyrite problems in County Louth.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Arklow Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to commence construction within the period of the Programme. My Department approved Wicklow County Council’s contract documents for the South Green and Harbour Road sewer network contract in June 2012 and I understand that the contract is now out to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in July 2012, sets out the actions through which Ireland will make the further progress necessary to become a recycling society, with a clear focus on resource efficiency and the virtual elimination of landfilling of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge (24 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The communication and advertising campaign for the Household Charge is a matter for the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) and the local authorities. The Agency and local authorities are seeking to maximise compliance among liable owners with the Household Charge, and thereby secure much needed revenue to pay for essential local services. I am also informed by the LGMA that during the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges (25 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The development of a system of local government funding which is fair, stable and effective and brings greater local responsibility in relation to financial matters is an essential feature in the reform programme for local government. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (25 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The local government sector has been at the forefront in driving greater efficiencies and securing financial savings during the financial crisis. In this regard, payroll savings have been delivered mainly through staff reductions of almost 8,600 (23%) from 37,243 (June 2008) to 28,652 (September 2012). The departure of 8,600 staff from the sector since 2008 has inevitably impacted in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Srowland water treatment plant, which is currently under construction, will utilise water from the River Barrow. Due to the nature of the water supply from the Barrow, Kildare County Council has submitted a proposal to my Department to provide an additional level of treatment in order to maximise the potable water output from the Srowland plant. This application is under examination and...