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

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. With regard to the application of rates to childcare facilities, where childcare provision is within a community facility operating in a...

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 Application (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Section 6 of the Building Control Act 1990 provides for the making of building control regulations which, among other things, may require the submission to building control authorities of certificates of compliance with the requirements of the building regulations and may prescribe the designation of the persons or the classes of persons by whom certificates of compliance may be given. With...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 841 to 843, inclusive, together. The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Limerick. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €29 million in County Limerick during the period of the...

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

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, which includes group sewerage schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. In December 2012 I announced an increase in the grant for group sewerage schemes to €6,500 per house or 75% of the cost of the scheme, whichever is the lesser. The previous rate of grant available was €2,031.58 per house...

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

Phil Hogan: Substantial funding towards local authorities’ water conservation programmes is being provided under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013. Watermains rehabilitation is a key priority under the Programme which includes the Kerry Watermains Rehabilitation project valued at €18.79 million. Kerry County Council has completed its countywide...

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

Phil Hogan: Under section 32(1A)(a) of the Waste Management Act 1996 it is the responsibility of the original waste producer or other waste holder to have waste collected, or to make appropriate arrangements for treatment, in accordance with the waste hierarchy. Section 35 of the 1996 Act provides that a local authority may make bye-laws requiring a holder of household waste to present such waste,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: My colleague, the Minister for Health has responsibility for health issues including autism services, and if he considers that provision of autistic planning teams in County and City Councils would be of assistance in the discharge of his responsibilities, it is open to him to engage with the local government service in the matter. In accordance with paragraph 2.5.1 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: A large number of projects under the Rural Development (LEADER), Water Services, Peace and Reconciliation, and INTERREG programmes financed by my Department benefited from EU funding during the periods in question. Any EU funding received directly by bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the agencies concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Mayo North East Leader Partnership is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver both the Rural Development Programme and the Local Community Development Programme to the North Mayo area. On foot of correspondence received in 2011 regarding a possible governance issue at Mayo North East LEADER Partnership Company, a comprehensive investigation into the issues outlined was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: In late 2011 the European Commission approved a change in the maximum co-funding rate from 55% to 85% for the Axes 3 and 4 elements (LEADER) of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013. Prior to this the LEADER elements were co-funded at a rate of 55% by the EU, with the remaining 45% coming from national Exchequer sources. The 2011 agreement reduced the national...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Issues (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Building Regulations set out the minimum legal requirements that apply when a new building is being constructed or when an existing building is being extended or undergoes a material alteration or a material change of use. Part B of the regulations addresses fire safety and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document B (TGD B) outlines how the legal requirements may be achieved in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The procurement process for the sub-contractor panel has been developed by my Department, in consultation with Bord Gáis Éireann, to ensure that SMEs have an opportunity to compete for contracts. The tender criteria have been developed to ensure that sub-contractors have the capacity to carry out the scale of work involved to the necessary high standard. The approach being taken for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Collection (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: 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. Questions concerning the use of Local Property Tax revenue raised in 2013 should be directed to my colleague, the Minister for Finance. The Government has...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Medicinal Products Prices (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I apologise for the inability of the Minister for Health to be present to respond to the matter raised by Senator Burke. He has asked me to convey his apologies in that regard. The Minister is in favour of pharmacists publishing details of dispensing and other fees. Under the code of conduct of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, pharmacists are required to provide honest, relevant,...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Medicinal Products Prices (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Minister for Health is quite sympathetic to the principles and practice the Senator has outlined. I will bring the matters he has raised to the Minister's attention tomorrow.

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Nuclear Power Plants (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government of Ireland and its people have long been concerned about the potential impacts on Ireland, including the Irish Sea, from nuclear activities in the United Kingdom. Although Ireland does not have a nuclear power industry, it is Ireland's position that where a State chooses either to develop a nuclear power industry or, in this case, to consider expanding its existing nuclear...

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Nuclear Power Plants (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: There is a considerable degree of engagement between the Irish and UK authorities, of which the Senator may not be aware.

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Nuclear Power Plants (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: There is no point in making people aware of it until such time as a scientific and technical assessment is carried out on my behalf by the relevant agency - the RPII. The agency has been engaged with the UK authorities for a long time and raised the issues I have outlined.

Seanad: Adjournment Debate: Nuclear Power Plants (17 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The RPII has been engaged constantly at official level since and carried out its own studies of these matters, which is why I offered the Senator a briefing when matters were concluded. There is no point in coming to conclusions without first doing the homework on the science or making an assessment of the facility to establish if there is a danger. If there is, the Government will be...