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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have made my intention clear, in recent communications with stakeholders, to proceed with the establishment of the Resolution Board as recommended by the independent Pyrite Panel. Discussions are on-going with the these stakeholders and sufficient progress has been made in trying to arrive at mechanisms to provide a solution for the affected homeowners to justify y the continuation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474, 475, 479 and 480 together. The current salary of the Secretary General of my Department is €215,590 per annum. In line with the general Government policy of a €200,000 pay ceiling for senior positions across the Public Service, she has voluntarily waived salary in excess of the €200,000 pay ceiling under Section 483 of the Taxes...

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

Phil Hogan: Total gross motor tax receipts from 2006 to the end of October 2012 are set out in the following table. A breakdown of the receipts by band for each year is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.  YEAR TOTAL GROSS MOTOR TAX RECEIPTS € 2006 879,705,213 2007 956,731,400 2008 1,058,605,132     2009 1,057,822,734  ...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 to 484, inclusive, together. Mayo North East Leader Partnership (MNELP) is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver both the Rural Development Programme (RDP) and the Local Community Development Programme (LCDP) to the North Mayo area. On foot of correspondence I received in 2011 regarding a possible governance issue at Mayo North...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare Issues (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The application of all aspects of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012, including those relating to dogs, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  My Department is responsible for matters relating to control of dogs.

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

Phil Hogan: My Department is responsible for a wide range of programmes, including in the areas of housing, water services, environmental protection, local government services, and community and rural development. The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2012, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in February 2012, detail gross e expenditure of €467 million on the current...

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

Phil Hogan: The Management Board of m y Department’s National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management has approved a policy document called Keeping Communities Safe (KCS) which is intended to set the future direction of fire services in Ireland. The policy document seeks to define an integrated approach to fire safety by ensuring an appropriate incident response from the fire service while...

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

Phil Hogan: The reference to Recommendation 21 in reply to Question 462 is to Standard Recommendation (SR) 21 , Guidance on the use of I.S. EN 13242 – Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction, not to recommendation 21 in the Pyrite Report.

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

Phil Hogan: The communication referred to in the Question was issued on foot of elevated levels of uranium being found at that time by the EPA’s groundwater monitoring programme in Co. Wicklow. Details of how this situation was addressed are contained in the EPA’s State of the Environment Report 2004 . Since that communication issued in 2002, the European Communities (Drinking Water)...

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

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to provide grant assistance for the removal of asbestos sheeting or roofing . Under Section 32 of the Waste Management Act 1996, the management and control of any waste arising from the removal of this material is the responsibility of the producer or holder of such waste. Asbestos waste is classified as a hazardous material, and must therefore be disposed of according to...

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

Phil Hogan: The following State Agencies were established in 2012: Local Government Management Agency - merger of the Local Government Management Services Board, the Local Government Computer Services Board and residual functions of An Comhairle Leabharlanna; no new employees. Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency – rationalised functions of the National Building Agency, the Affordable...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy is talking for the 32 counties.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy should not interfere with Cork or Limerick.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation (28 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 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 cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (28 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to amend the Building Control Act 2007 along the lines suggested. Part 3 of the Act enables eligible persons engaged in the provision of architectural services to register for the use of the title architect. The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has been designated as the registration body for the purposes of Part 3 of the Act. A number of routes to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Numbers (28 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department’s Community Division transferred from the former Department of Community , Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs in May 2011. The Division was based in two separate buildings in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo. The Tubbercurry offices were provided as an advance office for the decentralisation of the former Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs to Charlestown and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Adviser Pay (28 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: In line with the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil, I have appointed two Special Advisers. In accordance with Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997, and in line with the Instructions on Ministerial Appointments, Ministers of State who regularly attend Cabinet are permitted to appoint two Special Advisers. In this regard, my colleague Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (29 Nov 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. Section 4(3) of the Act provides that where a person who is the sole owner of a residential property dies, the personal representative of the deceased person is not, in respect of that residential property, liable to pay the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (29 Nov 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 is liable to pay the household charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. Section 3(4) of the Act provides that where a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development (29 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. P rogress, in the context of the legal “winding up” process, is currently ongoing. Local Action Groups in contiguous geographical areas have been engaged...