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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (20 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 168 and 174 together. The Dublin Water Supply Scheme (Long Term Water Source) is listed as a scheme at planning stage in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013. Dublin City Council is the lead authority for this scheme, on behalf of all of the water services authorities in the Greater Dublin Area. In December...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (20 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, the IMF and the ECB requires the establishment of a national water utility and the introduction of domestic water charges. The Programme for Government also includes a commitment to install water meters in households connected to public water supplies and to introduce charges based on usage. Group water schemes will not be metered as part of this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. The arrangements for the registration of Architects are addressed under Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007. The Act provides routes to registration that are open, transparent and fair for potential candidates from a variety of backgrounds including those who are practically trained and have limited or no academic training or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (20 Feb 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. Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (20 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: A comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure has been approved for County Mayo in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The total value of contracts underway and those proposed for commencement during the period of the Programme in County Mayo is over €71 million. The...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to open the debate in the Dáil on the Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013. The primary purpose of the Bill is to give legislative effect to the increases in motor tax rates and trade plate licences contained in the financial resolution on motor tax passed by the Dáil on budget day, 5 December 2012. The...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The car must have high emissions.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Was that last year?

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Deputies who contributed to this debate. I have noted what they had to say. As I stated earlier, any increase in taxation is unwelcome, in particular when it is the second increase in a few short years. It is an unavoidable fact that the new CO2 based system introduced in July 2008 by my predecessor resulted over time in a decline in motor tax receipts. As rightly pointed out...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: In the budget for 2013, my colleague, the Minister of Finance, announced a rebate on diesel, which is a decrease, with effect from 1 July 2013 for the transport sector and extended it to the bus sector in the recent Finance Bill, and this is welcome. The Government is very committed to the local government fund. Despite the fact that the amount to be transferred from the fund to the...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Murphy should not reorientate the debate now that she has lost.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The silent majority is on our side, with 72% having paid, and those people want to ensure they are legally compliant.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I am sure Deputy Murphy's constituency includes people living in rural areas, and 82% of people registered for their septic tank and those who advocated non-payment of the septic tank charge last September have cost people €45.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I did not hear Deputy Murphy mention this. People have paid €50 in recent weeks when they could have paid €5 last September, but people advocated that they should not do so.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Technical Group did so.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Is Deputy Murphy a member of the Technical Group?

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I see.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is when it suits. Equalisation remains a core principle of the general purpose grant allocation process. The amount of funding for equalisation in 2012 reflected the need to ensure that in an environment where all local authority revenue sources are under pressure, local authorities have the resources to provide a reasonable level of services. I remain committed to the principle of...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: For a pre-2008 Yaris or equivalent below 1,000 cc, the rate of increase in the budget is €14, but for a post-2008 Yaris or similar taxed on the basis of CO2 the increase for a rate of 111g/km to 120g/km is €40 and for a rate of 121g/km to 130g/km is €45. Deputy Murphy has confused me by mentioning €50.