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

Phil Hogan: Section 22 of the Building Control Act 2007 currently provides a route towards registration for longstanding practitioners who had been providing architectural services in Ireland commensurate with those understood as being provided by Architects for the purposes of the Act for a period of ten years at the time the Act became law. This provision is transitional in nature and enables this...

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

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to take further steps to address noise pollution, inter alia , through the introduction of fixed payment notices (also known as on-the-spot fines) and provision for mediation procedures between neighbours .  The development of new noise legislation by my Department will be considered in the context of this commitment; however, as...

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

Phil Hogan: The design and installation of wastewater treatment systems for single houses is addressed in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Code of Practice in respect of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems Serving Single Houses (2009). On foot of a comprehensive review and public consultation, Part H (Drainage and Wastewater Disposal) of the Building Regulations and its...

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

Phil Hogan: No studies or surveys in relation to flooding matters were carried out by my Department in County Cork in 2012. However, I am aware that Cork County Council , in conjunction with the Office of Public Works , is involved in a number of projects including flood risk assessment and management studies, flood relief schemes and flood mitigation works. Details of these projects are available from...

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

Phil Hogan: In late 2011 the European Commission approved a change in co-funding rates for Rural Development Programmes (RDP) for countries that were part of the Financial Stabilisation Mechanism. This resulted in an increase in the EU co-financing rate from 55% to 85% for Ireland under Axes 3 and 4 elements of the RDP which came into effect on 1 January 2012. The change involves an increase in the...

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

Phil Hogan: My Department provides funding to the community and voluntary sector through its many community, housing and environment programmes and initiatives. The range of programmes and initiatives to support communities includes the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP), the Seniors Alert Scheme, RAPID  (Revitalising Areas by...

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

Phil Hogan: My Department’s multi-annual Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2013 provides for the commencement of contracts nationwide with a value of over €800m in relation to water supply infrastructure. This includes contracts to address deficiencies in the quality of supply, to improve the overall capacity of the system and an accelerated programme of mains rehabilitation. The...

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

Phil Hogan: My Department has a broad remit in relation to the Community and Voluntary Sector and therefore regular meetings are held with a variety of voluntary and community organisations and their representative bodies, for example in relation to housing policy, the environment, or local and community development issues. I have had meetings in recent weeks with Social Justice Ireland and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The EU (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012 transposed Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast) into Irish Law, replacing an earlier directive from 2002 which had been transposed in 2006.  Under these Regulations all owners of buildings offered for sale or letting (including dwellings used for social housing) are required to provide persons who...

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

Phil Hogan: The issue of the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields was the subject of an Expert Group Report commissioned by the Government and published in March 2007. This Report, entitled Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, which considered issues such as digital signals, microwaves and mobile phone masts, is available for download on my Department’s website ( ). The Expert...

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

Phil Hogan: The resolution process, which I understand is on-going, arose in the context of legal proceedings which were adjourned to afford relevant parties the opportunity to work together, under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Finnegan (retired President of the High Court), to identify a way forward in relation to the complex problems at Priory Hall. Given that the matter is before the courts, it...

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

Phil Hogan: It is my intention that the expertise and experience of local development companies will be retained in the new structures outlined in The Action Programme for Effective Local Government - Putting People First. In their report, the recommendations of which are incorporated in the Action Programme, the Alignment Steering Group recognised the key strengths of local development companies, in...

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

Phil Hogan: The information sought is not readily available , and compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.

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

Phil Hogan: The report in question was commissioned by the local authority concerned having regard to its own statutory functions as a Building Control Authority and as a Fire Authority, and any further action in relation to the report or its contents will be a matter for Fingal County Council in line with its standard arrangements for dealing with such matters. Neither I nor my Department has any...

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

Phil Hogan: My Department’s expenditure on conferences and seminars is outlined in the tables below for 2012. The Department does not routinely collect information on the locations of conferences and seminars. The day to day operations of the agencies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual agencies concerned. Accordingly, the information sought in relation to agencies is...

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

Phil Hogan: The Action Programme for Effective Local Government,Putting People First, which I published on 16 October 2012 , sets out Government decisions for a range of measures in relation to local government structures, functions, funding, governance and operational matters. Chapter 6 of the Action Programme details policy decisions to replace town councils with a new model of municipal governance...

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

Phil Hogan: The independent Pyrite Panel which I established in September 2011 undertook a desktop study, in conjunction with stakeholder consultation, to establish facts in relation to the potential exposure to pyrite problems. The information was gathered from a number of sources including local authorities, structural guarantee providers, representatives of homeowners, private builders, construction...

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

Phil Hogan: The operation, maintenance and management of public water services infrastructure is the responsibility of the relevant water services authority, in this case Meath County Council. However, I understand that the Dunshaughlin Water Supply Improvement Scheme which is included in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2013 is substantially complete.

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 583 and 584 together. The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the Household Charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date is liable to pay the Household Charge of €100 , unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential...

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

Phil Hogan: HomeBond is a private limited company and its assets are protected in law.