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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency ( LGMA ) is administering the household charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. I understand, from data provided by the LGMA , that as of 1 9 December , 2012, a total of 1,100,227 properties had been registered for payment of the household charge , with a further 22,260 registered for waivers. The combined...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Funding of €314m is available under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. There are 35 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the RDP throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. The Final Report of the Local Government/Local Development Alignment Steering Group , reflected in the Action Programme for Effective LocalGovernment-Putting People First, recommended that Socio-Economic Committees should have responsibility for planning and oversight of local and community programmes , including oversight...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Such a facility is already in place under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme and has been for some time. This was one of a number of amendments, aimed at assisting expenditure under the Programme, put to the European Commission and approved by them. The amendment to remove specific measure allocations and increase the flexibility for expenditure under the measures that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Appointments (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Comhairle na Tuaithe (The Countryside Council) which was established in 2004 , continuously supports and oversees the implementation of the National Countryside Recreation Strategy and its associated schemes, programmes and activities. It meets on a regular basis to discuss relevant issues and progress activities. Meetings are chaired by a senior member of the Rural Recreation Section...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Landowners' Indemnity Scheme (20 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 206 together. There is an indemnity scheme in place for private landowners whose lands are traversed by trails that are accredited by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council. This scheme is underwritten by Irish Public Bodies Mutual Insurances Ltd. However, a national indemnity scheme for landowners to further facilitate access...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Industrial installations operating in Ireland such as those mentioned in the question are subject to the licensing, monitoring and enforcement requirements of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regime. The activities of companies operating with an IPPC licence are monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that the terms of their licences are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Jan 2013)

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. Under current legislation the person liable for payment of rates is the person in occupation of a rateable property at the date of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. 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, whether resident in Ireland or elsewhere, to determine if he or she has a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 618, 619 and 681 together. While it is not proposed at this point to introduce compulsory microchipping of all dogs, there have been a number of recent developments that have increased microchipping usage. The regulations I introduced in early 2012 under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010 stipulate that all dogs held in such establishments be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department carried out Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) during the past twelve months, relating to the following legislation/policy proposals: 1. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012; 2. Waste Management (Household Food Waste Collection) Regulations 2011; 3. Household Waste Collection; 4. Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU); 5. Non Use of Motor...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: All local authorities are required to prepare and publish a financial statement in respect of each financial year. These financial statements are audited by the Local Government Audit Service which provides an independent and professional public sector audit service for the Local Government sector.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Taxation (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to bring in legislation to change the basis for charging motor tax for vehicles registered prior to 2008 to the CO 2 system. The question of applying the new CO 2 based motor tax system to all cars was subject to detailed discussion during the debate on the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2008. Any retrospection would not be possible, as the CO 2 data for the pre-2008...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 697 to 699, inclusive, together. Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste, and their enforcement, are the responsibility of local authorities and are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 as amended by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. In practice, I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department has provided an indicative allocation of more than €2 million for RAPID in 2013, which will be used to meet the Department's existing contractual commitments on RAPID projects throughout the country (mainly Sports Capital Top-ups and CCTV systems, jointly funded by the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Justice and Equality respectively).

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium in relation to local authorities. Any exceptions to the moratorium in local authorities require sanction from my Department. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each City and County Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 635 and 674 together. Dublin City Council is the designated authority with powers to enforce the statutory requirements arising under the Fire Safety Act, the Building Control Acts and the Planning and Development Acts, all of which are at issue in relation to Priory Hall. The Council is also the designated Housing Authority under the Housing Acts. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (16 Jan 2013)

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, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. My Department...