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Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I ask Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill to confirm to the House that he will subsidise the people from whose pockets he took ¤45 unwittingly by asking them not to register before 28 September, before which date one could have registered for ¤5 instead of ¤50.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Senator did.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Senator Ó Domhnaill and some other Members of the House have done a great disservice to those who want to protect groundwater quality and the right thing by the State.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Acting Chairman for the manner in which she has supported the people of Kerry in registering septic tanks. In that county there is a registration rate of 86%.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages and assists the community’s support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of the Department. The funding allocated to the Scheme from 2010 to 2013 is shown in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have recently received Government approval for the imposition of a levy on both the quarrying and insurance sectors, as recommended by the independent Pyrite Panel, in order to provide the funding necessary for the remediation of pyrite damaged dwellings . The imposition of the levies will require legislation and I am committed to having the legislation published and enacted in the shortest...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Matters relating to the transfer of waste collection services by local authorities to private operators are matters in the first instance for the local authorities concerned. My Department’s role is to provide a comprehensive legislative and waste policy framework through which the relevant regulatory bodies, such as local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency, operate....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 179 and 181 together. In relation to the criteria that will apply for the grant scheme for remediation of septic tanks and other domestic wastewater treatment systems, and in relation to the position regarding the European Court of Justice ruling of 19 December, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 438, 448 and 449 of 22 January 2013. Where a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Board of an Bord Pleanála comprises a Chairperson and up to 9 ordinary members. The appointment process, set out under sections 105 -107 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2012 and Articles 56 – 65 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, require selections to be made by the Minister from nominees put forward by four representative panels of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The legal requirements of the Building Regulations are set out in twelve Parts (classified as Parts A to M) and apply to new buildings or, in certain circumstances, to works involving the extension, material alteration or material change of use of an existing building. Part J – Heat Producing Appliances – of the Building Regulations requires such appliances to have adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. My Department is currently undertaking a review of the Building Regulations Part J – Heat Producing Appliances – and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document J (TGD J). This review has addressed the appropriateness of making mandatory provision for Carbon Monoxide Detectors/Alarms (CO detectors) in certain...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Rathmines & Pembroke Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 , as a scheme to advance through the planning stage. My Department is awaiting submission by Dublin City Council of a Brief for a Consultant to prepare a Preliminary Report for the scheme. It is understood that the Brief will be quite broad in nature and...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: How many candidates will run in the Deputy's constituency?

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: That is devolution of responsibility. That is what local government is all about.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is about boundaries for the next election.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: He is for the moment.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I wish to thank the Deputies who have made contributions on Second Stage. Based on those contributions, I think there is a general understanding of the need to respect the independence of the Constituency Commission and accept its recommendations. Deputies Stanley, Ellis, Ó Caoláin and Colreavy suggested that five of the new constituencies specified are unconstitutional. This is...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The owners of domestic waste water treatment systems which are deemed on inspection under the 2012 Act to require remediation or upgrading to address a risk to human health or to the environment will be directed by their water services authority to have the necessary works completed by a specified date. The selection of a competent contractor to carry out such works will be a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government has decided that Irish Water, a new State-owned water company to be established as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group, will be responsible for the domestic water metering programme. It will be a matter for Irish Water, and any contractors employed by it, to recruit suitable qualified personnel for the relevant works. The approach being...