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Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Yes, we all remember 1977.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: It is still a great plan.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I do not remember that.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I do not normally agree with Fianna Fáil policy but I am glad this one has been put forward.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. The Charge is set at €200 and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. It is a matter for an owner to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation are a matter for the appropriate regulatory authority and should therefore be pursued with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the relevant local authority, as appropriate. The Office of Environmental Enforcement within the EPA also has a mandate to deliver enhanced environmental compliance through enforcement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Register (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: A registered elector’s citizenship determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. EU citizens (denoted by ‘E’ on registers) may vote at European Parliament and local elections. An EU citizen living in Ireland and wishing to register as a European elector must meet age and residency requirements and, in addition, complete a statutory declaration in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG), the group contracted by my Department to deliver Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Irish Language Areas, went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Progress, in the context of the legal “winding up” process, is currently ongoing. Local Action Groups in contiguous geographical areas have been engaged to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency is administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. 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 to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay the Charge. There was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Agencies (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The day-to-day operations of the Local Government Management Agency are a matter for the Board and the executive of the Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Agencies (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The day-to-day operations of the Local Government Management Agency are a matter for the Board and the executive of the Agency . The information sought in the question is not available in my Department.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: How much is the Deputy willing to bet on that?

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Maybe it was rejected because the Deputy did not go out canvassing for it. Deputy O'Dea should have gone canvassing.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: We have made very good appointments.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: They are excellent people.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Taxation (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464, 468 and 477 together. A review of options for improvement in Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and motor tax revenues in future years was announced on Budget day, 6 December 2011. Interested parties were invited to make submissions regarding the proposed revision in the current system of VRT and motor tax to adjust CO2 bands and rates in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 465 to 467, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Gweedore Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 as a scheme to commence construction during the lifetime of the Programme. My Department is awaiting the submission by Donegal County Council of their Contract Documents for the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 and 494 together. The Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration ion) Regulations 2012 prescribe 1 February 2013 as the date by which owners of domestic waste water treatment systems must register their systems. Registration facilities have been available since 26 June 2012 and I consider that ample time is...