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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Compliance with the building regulations is first and foremost the responsibility of the building owner and developer. Where defects occur remediation is a matter between the parties, and their agents and insurers, subject to any contractual arrangements that have been entered into. Enforcement is a matter for the building control authority in whose functional area the relevant building is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Registrations (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142, 152, 159, 160, 170, 171, 188, 196, 198 and 210 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 requires householders whose properties are served by on-site wastewater treatment systems to register their system with their local authority. The deadline for householders to register was 1 February. At the passing of that deadline, applications in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Industrial installations operating in Ireland 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 respected, including in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: One of the fundamental aims of the Government’s ‘ Action Programme for Effective Local Government is to bring decision making closer to citizens and to create more meaningful and responsive local democracy. It is the objective of the Action Programme to assert the primacy of the elected members and to rebalance the role of the council in relation to the present position of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: From the annual greenhouse gas emission and projection data published by the Environmental Protection Agency, I am satisfied that Ireland is on course to comply in 2013 and 2014 with the requirements of EU law on the effort of Member States to reduce their emissions in order to allow the European Union as a whole to meet its reduction commitments in the period to 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Membership (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: There are no proposals to include a representative from HomeBond on the Pyrite Resolution Board. HomeBond is a private company and its operation is a matter for its management and Bo a rd of Directors. M y Department does not have any specific details in relation to its activities or its insurance loss adjusting experience. However, my Department is aware that up until August , 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Promotion (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department continues to engage with up to 12 Local Development Companies where Service Level Agreements are in place to deliver a range of rural recreation services , including the continued implementation of the Walks Scheme and other appropriate schemes or actions to implement relevant objectives of the National Countryside Recreation Strategy. The Walks Scheme was launched in March...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Panel Report Implementation (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 158, 161 and 192 together. The report of the independent Pyrite Panel contains twenty four inter-related recommendations covering a broad range of issues. The recommendations can be broken into two categories, those dealing with the delivery of solutions to homeowners whose homes are affected by pyrite and who have no other option for redress, and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have established a Local Government Reform Implementation Advisory Group to drive implementation of the Action Programme for Effective Local Government. The establishment of a colloquium,in due course, of the elected members of the four Dublin local authorities to consider the options for the introduction of a directly elected Mayor for a Dublin metropolitan areawillbe part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I met with the Irish Local Development Network on 21 January 2013 to discuss the new initiatives arising from Putting People First, and, in particular, the recommendations of the Steering Group on alignment between local government and local development. The meeting focussed on the implementation of these recommendations, as well as other issues relating to local development, such as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission Establishment (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Action Programme for Effective Local Government , which I published in October 2012, sets out Government policy for reform of local government and, inter alia, includes the establishment of a National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC). The NOAC will provide an independent high quality scrutiny of local government performance in fulfilling national, regional and local mandates. It...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The introduction of the Local Property Tax will provide a more sustainable funding model for local government, will devolve greater responsibility for financial decisions to the local level, and will help renew the relationship between the citizen and his or her local authority. In distributing Local Property Tax income to local authorities through the Local Government Fund, I will seek to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: An Alignment Implementation Group will be established by my Department to assist and advise on the implementation of the recommendations of the Alignment Steering Group. The Implementation Group will be chaired and managed by my Department and comprise representatives from local government (via the City/County Managers Association) local development (from the Irish Local Development Network)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local and Community Development Programme, launched on 1 January 2010, superseded the Local Development Social Inclusion and the Community Development Programmes. Funding for the Local and Community Development Programme in the years in question is outlined in the following table. Year Expenditure 2009* €73,393m 2010 €67,454m 2011 €62,445m 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 204 together. RAPID (Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development) areas are urban areas designated as disadvantaged by reference to a range of socio-economic criteria including the levels of early school leaving; the proportion of one parent households; the unemployment rate; the proportion of social housing; and the age dependency...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. Among the measures included in the policy is the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to report to Government with options to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income households. The working group, which comprises representatives of my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The following table outlines the requested information as at 29 January 2013 . I n late 2011 the European Commission approved a change in co-funding rates for Rural Development Programmes (RDP) for countries that are part of the Financial Stabilisation Mechanism. This change enabled Ireland to increase the co-financing rate from 55% to 85% under the Axes 3 and 4 elements of the RDP and came...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Presidency Agenda (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department’s EU Presidency priorities fall under three broad headings – strategy, legislation and the international agenda. On strategy, my main focus is on the 7 Environment Action Programme which sets out the priority objectives for EU environment policy for the next ten years. I am aiming to achieve First Reading Agreement on this dossier. The second policy priority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Western Development Commission Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The total amount of funding both current and capital provided to the Western Development Commission since 2009 is detailed in the following table. Year Current €000 Capital €000 2009 2,157 2,300 2010 1,683 492 2011 1,458 - 2012 1,387 - 2013* 1,545 - *Estimated provision for 2013 Current funding is provided for operating costs including...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Interdepartmental Committee Membership (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Final Report of the Local Government/Local Development Steering Group recommended that an Inter-Departmental Group should be established to lead and oversee the implementation of a coherent whole-of-government approach to planning, management and delivery of local and community development interventions and programmes. The Inter-Departmental Group will be small and task-focused and...