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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Section 73 of the Building Control Act 2007 requires a registration body, as soon as may be after the end of each year, to prepare a report of its proceedings under the Act during that year. It further requires the report, which must be published and available for purchase by members of the public, to include a copy of the body’s audited accounts in so far as they relate to its income...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Heritage Centres Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 167 of 7 March 2013, which addressed the position in this matter.

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 782, 804 and 829 together. Under section 157 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing in 2014, the Minister for Finance will pay into the Local Government Fund an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax paid into the Central Fund during that year. The Government has indicated an intention to move from 2014, to 80% retention of all Local...

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

Phil Hogan: The Local Property Tax is being introduced on a half year basis this year and accordingly, 50% of the Tax is payable in 2013. This year will also be the final year of the operation of the Non Principal Private Residence Charge.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 785 to 788, inclusive, together. The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, local returning officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual conduct of elections and referendums, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Minister of State in my Department, Jan O’Sullivan, represented the Government in Saudi Arabia for St. Patrick’s Day. The total cost incurred by my Department in respect of Minister of State O’Sullivan’s visit amounts to € 3,365.27 to date, including the cost for the official accompanying her.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The operation, maintenance and management of water services infrastructure is a matter for the relevant water services authority, in this case Dublin City Council. In 2007, my Department approved Dublin City Council’s Preliminary Report which recommended the replacement of the existing Vartry Tunnel with a new 4km tunnel from the Vartry Waterworks to Callowhill. The project is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (16 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013. which I signed in to law on 8 March 2013. will come into effect on and from 1 March 2014. The new regulations will strengthen the current arrangements for the control of building activity by requiring the following in relation to all significant building works: (a) drawings and particulars used for the purposes of construction to be submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 799 and 815 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Currently, a person experiencing noise nuisance may under the Noise Regulations contact their local authority, which may initiate proceedings on grounds of noise nuisance under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992. This Act also provides for any person, or group of persons, to seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated. The...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 803 and 809 together. 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 and the provision of premises and equipment for use by fire service personnel is a matter for the individual fire authorities under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I appointed Mr Seamus Woulfe SC to carry out an independent review of the compulsory acquisition of land at Charlesland, County Wicklow, by Wicklow County Council following representations made by three Wicklow county councillors. I have received Mr. Woulfe’s report. I intend shortly to send the report to Wicklow County Council and the three county councillors who made the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (16 Apr 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: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Regulations are currently being finalised in my Department which will set out the methodology for the assessment of dwellings in order to establish significant pyritic damage for the purpose of being exempt from the local property tax (LPT). It is anticipated that these regulations will be published shortly. The primary route for homeowners to demonstrate significant pyritic damage will be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Pyrite Resolution Board, which I have recently established under the chairmanship of Mr. John O'Connor, former Chairman of An Bord Pleanála, will oversee the effective implementation of a pyrite remediation programme for homeowners who have no alternative avenues for redress. I understand that the Board is currently working on developing the scope and detail of a pyrite remediation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 818 and 839 together. I propose to take Questions Nos. 818 and 839 together. My Department has received no proposals from Kerry County Council in relation to the extension of the Killarney Sewerage Scheme to serve the Aghadoe area.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Kilcummin Sewerage Scheme is included in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning. The Council submitted a revised proposal to my Department in June 2012. My Department has examined the proposal and has requested further information from the Council. On receipt of this information the proposal will be further considered.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 822, 823 and 825 together. The Nitrates Directive and Ireland's Nitrates Action Programme are given legal effect by the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010, commonly known as the GAP regulations. The objective of these regulations is to protect ground and surface waters, including drinking water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 826 and 827 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 provides that a certificate of registration for a domestic waste water treatment system is valid for a period of five years from the date on which it was issued. The Act also provides that on or before the date on which a certificate of registration is due to expire, the owner of a premises...