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Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Westminster is a bit like the troika.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: You would want to watch that one, Gerry.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Stay away from the banks.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Sure the Deputy does not want property tax.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy does not want a property tax.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Nonsense.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: We are taxing them.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Tiocfaidh ár lá.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Water Treatment Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 18 and 25 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 assigns responsibility to the Environmental Protection Agency to make a National Inspection Plan for domestic wastewater treatment systems. The National Inspection Plan 2013: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems was adopted and published by the EPA in February 2013. The Local Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The moratorium on Public Service posts was introduced 2009 and my Department operates a delegated sanction for its implementation in relation to local authorities. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each City and County Manager is responsible for staffing arrangements in individual local authorities. My Department works closely with local authority management to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Policy (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: My colleague, Minister Coveney and I established the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) in September 2012 and tasked it to investigate the opportunities and challenges facing rural populations in the current economic climate. Since then the Commission has been working towards the publication of a report that will inform policies and strategies to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The traditional model of local authority funding has been through a combination of central and local resources; General Purpose Grants and other Grants and Subsidies provided by Government are complemented by commercial rates and user charges and fees raised locally by the local authority. General Purpose Grant allocations, predominantly financed by Motor Tax revenues, have been structured so...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform Expenditure (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government's Action Programme for Effective Local Governmentindicated that it would be reasonable to project a target for overall savings in the range €15 to €20 million per annum relative to 2010 expenditure figures as potentially achievable from changes in sub-county governance when the new arrangements have bedded down.Savings willarise from the elimination of parallel...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Following Government approval of the general scheme of a Pyrite Remediation Bill work is now under way, as a matter of urgency, on developing the Bill and it is my intention that it will be published and enacted in the shortest possible timeframe. The Pyrite Resolution Board has made excellent progress on developing the scope and detail of a pyrite remediation scheme, including the terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) is the Managing Authority for the Rural Development Programme, and is in ongoing discussions with the European Commission on the 2014-2020 Programme. My Department is the delegated paying agency for Axes 3 and 4, the LEADER elements of the Programme. Accordingly, it is in regular contact with the Department of Agriculture, including in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007 – 2013 commenced in February 2009 after a delay of more than two years which reduced the time available to allocate funding to less than five years rather than the normal seven. I expect, however, that all project commitments under the Programme will be made by 31 December 2013 at the latest. Following a comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Significant matters regarding EU Community-led Local Development funding and LEADER funding for the 2014-20 period are yet to be agreed, including the value of funding and the regulations governing implementation. In the absence of these, and ahead of the submission of local development strategies, it would be inappropriate for me to confirm any implementation arrangements for future...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: A Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) published by my Department in July 2012 considered the introduction of franchise bidding by local authorities for household waste collection. This approach has been adopted in other EU Member States , whereby a local authority or group of authorities invite tenders from private operators to bid for the exclusive right to collect waste or certain streams of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Promotion (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: An Expert Group, established by the then nister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to examine and make recommendations on “the Legal Issues of Land Access for Recreational Use” and issues around legislating for countryside access, submitted its report in May 2007. It did not set out specific recommendations but examined exi sting legislation, such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The overall strategy of investment in water services is to ensure that the timing and scale of investment facilitates economic and other development, achieves compliance with statutory requirements and promotes environmental sustainability objectives. The main vehicles for achieving these objectives have been the multi-annual Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2013 (WSIP) and the Rural...