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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: One of the key recommendations of the report of the independent Pyrite Panel (July 2012) was the establishment of a Resolution Board to supervise the implementation of a pyrite remediation programme for homeowners who have no other viable options to have pyrite remediation works undertaken. The Pyrite Resolution Board (PRB), which I established earlier this year, has recently published an...

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

Phil Hogan: A local authority has powers to make bye-laws for or in relation to the use, operation, protection, regulation or management of any land, services or any other matter provided by or under the control or management of the local authority, whether within or without its functional area or in relation to any connected matter (section 199 (1) of the Local Government Act 2001).  The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Remit (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The independent Pyrite Panel, which I established in September 2011, undertook a desktop study, in conjunction with stakeholder consultation, to establish certain 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,...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 together. In relation to the roll-out of the metering programme, the procurement process and measures to address leakage, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 6, 7, 17 and 30 on today's Order Paper. It would be inappropriate to release estimates of the cost of the metering programme in advance of the completion of the on-going procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have recently published Keeping Communities Safe (KCS) as national policy for the future direction of fire services in Ireland. The document was prepared by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in my Department through a collaborative process, which included consultation with stakeholders. The intention is to ensure that Ireland continues to manage its fire risk...

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

Phil Hogan: I understand that the project referred to in the Question was approved by Donegal Local Development Company under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. It was selected for inspection by the Inspection Services Division of my Department and, following an audit of the file, it was identified that, among other issues, the procurement for the project was not compliant...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 153 of 2 May 2013, which sets out the position in relation to this matter.

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

Phil Hogan: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 609 on 5 February 2013, The Action Programme for Effective Local Government, which sets out Government decisions in relation to local government reform, has affirmed (paragraph 4.3.1) that, with the exception of functions relating to water servicesthat will be assumed by Irish Waterand certain functions relating to river basin management planning that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No 606 of 5 February 2013 which sets out the position in this matter.

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

Phil Hogan: The Environmental Protection Agency is the statutory body responsible for the supervision of wastewater discharges from local authority wastewater treatment plants. The Agency is also the statutory body for investigating complaints of pollution and for the enforcement of environmental legislation in Ireland. Details of all prosecutions taken by the Agency for pollution incidents and details...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I am taking the matter raised by Senator Power because I am the relevant line Minister in the context of water and wastewater treatment facilities. The subject raised in the House today is the greater Dublin drainage project, a critical wastewater project that will facilitate employment and economic growth in the wider Dublin region. It is essential for that purpose into the future. I can...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Of course, Fianna Fáil could not be against this project because it started the process in 2008. It set in train the detailed analysis that was required which led to the consultant's decision yesterday.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I do not think Fianna Fáil should be hypocritical about the matter when it started the process in 2008.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I know that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government at the time was a member of a different party but Fianna Fáil was in Government with that party.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The provision of water and wastewater treatment facilities is a devolved function for local government. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government does not interfere in that. That may have been the way things happened in the past but it is not going to happen now. I will not interfere in matters pertaining to the detailed analysis that consultants carry out, in an...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: There are processes set out. Either the Senator wants the project for the greater Dublin area or she does not. I am interested in investing in water and wastewater facilities so that jobs for the people of the Dublin region can be created in the future. If we do not plan for projects like this one, we will not have the facilities and infrastructure in place to attract foreign direct...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (13 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s Action Programme for Effective Local Government, Putting People First, indicates that in the context of reorganisation of local governance structures, the proposed new municipal districts will provide an opportunity to achieve a more coherent approach to rates and charges on a county-wide basis, having regard to funding requirements and the need to support employment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Socio-Economic Committees Funding (13 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Administrative and secretariat support for Socio-Economic Committees will be provided by the relevant City or County Council from within existing resources. This will include activities necessary for the effective operation of the Socio-Economic Committees, including arranging, hosting and servicing meetings and any other logistical, organisational or support activities that may be required...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (13 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: There are 35 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the Leader element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Projects that request funding of €150,000 or more are required to seek final approval from my Department. I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 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 original seven. Two main issues have impacted on the revised allocations recently notified to Local Development Companies (LDCs). The first relates to overall...