Results 12,001-12,020 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department's allocation for the provision of water services in 2012 was €371 million, of which €40 million related to the Rural Water Programme and €331m to the Water Services Investment Programme (WSIP). The outturn under the Rural Water Programme (RWP) was €40m and €268m was spent under the WSIP. The allocation for the provision of water services in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality Issues (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: In the first instance the issue should be raised directly with the relevant local authority in order to resolve the problem. However if the problem persists the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) operates an environmental complaints service through which it will investigate environmental problems highlighted by members of the public including complaints in relation to drinking water and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group and assigns the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the water metering programme. The completion of advance training is not a prerequisite for recruitment by a main contractor or by sub-contractors. Training is provided to all...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116, 117, 125 and 126 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 681 and 706 of 5 November 2013, which sets out the position in relation to arrangements for meetings of local authorities. I have no function in the assignment of duties with in a local authority as this , along with the broader management of the local authority, is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 119 together. It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Remuneration (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Local authority managers who held office prior to 26 July 2012, including the recently retired Sligo County Manager, are entitled to be considered for superannuation benefits under Article 78(1) of the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998 to 2012. The particular benefits for an individual local authority manager are, in the first instance, a matter for his/her employer.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Kilcummin Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning. The most recent proposal from the Council in relation to this scheme was received by my Department in June 2012. My Department has examined the proposal and has requested further information from the Council. On receipt of this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group and assigns the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the domestic metering programme. It is central to the e-Government strategy on improved data sharing and linking across the public service that data should be shared between...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (14 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The self-assessed charge is set at €200 per annum and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect Non-Principal Private Residence...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The registration of vehicles is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. If a quad bike is not used in a public place, motor tax is not payable. When used in a public place, quad bikes do not fall within the definition of agriculture tractor for motor tax purposes and are taxed at the private rate of motor tax, based on engine capacity. The rate of motor tax for a quad with engine capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418, 419 and 421 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 118 and 119 of 14 November 2013 in which I stated that it is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to manage its own day-to-day finances in a prudent and sustainable manner. The Action Programme for Effective Local Government, Putting People First, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Following his retirement the outgoing Sligo Manager will no longer be a member of the Board or the Finance committee of the LGMA. The Sligo manager is not a member of the separate Audit Committee of the LGMA.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 116, 117, 125 and 126 of 14 November 2013. It is appropriate for an official of my Department to extend thanks on the occasion of the retirement of a County or City Manager.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I am not aware of the comments made and the issue has not been drawn to my attention by the trade union in question.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Yield (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424, 426 and 436 together. In 2013, revenue from the Local Property Tax has accrued to the Exchequer. Questions concerning usage of this revenue should be directed to my colleague, the Minister for Finance. The local government funding model will change considerably in 2014. Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing in 2014, the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: West Cork Development Partnership are contracted on behalf of my Department in relation to the implementation of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. On 20 May 2013, WCDP were awarded a revised allocation of RDP funding of €12,645,076.00 which includes €245,697 ring-fenced for Gaeltacht areas. During 2011, the European Commission approved a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 433 together. I assume that the Questions refer to general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. General purpose grants are my Department's contribution towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. 2014 general purpose grant allocations will be announced in due course. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Seniors Alert Scheme aims to encourage community support for vulnerable older people in our communities by providing grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. The Scheme is administered by local community and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Revenue Commissioners have responsibility for the collection of the Local Property Tax and, as such, detailed queries concerning anticipated revenue in 2014 should be directed to my colleague, the Minister for Finance. In any event, the Municipal Districts will not be determined until after the enactment of the Local Government Bill 2013. The Local Government Bill 2013 provides that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (19 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The legislation needed to provide for the operation of a pyrite remediation scheme and the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board (PRB) on a statutory basis is currently in preparation and my Department is working closely with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to ensure that the Bill is published at the earliest possible date; I hope to bring the legislation to the Oireachtas in...