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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I agree with Deputy Murphy's sentiments on the cultural change that is required in so many different areas. This is the reason I am trying to rebalance powers in favour of both the local level and the elected members. While elected members also must have respect for one another, there has been a cultural change and shift, particularly in the community and voluntary sectors. Over the years,...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The wording will be examined to establish whether we can come to some arrangement.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: NEW SECTION

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 32: In page 31, to delete lines 4 to 9 and substitute the following:"Supplemental provisions to section 131 and 131A131B.(1) For the purposes of sections 131 and 131A, and for convenience of reference only, there is set out in column (3) of Parts 1, 2 and 3 of Schedule 14A the provisions of enactments under which reserved functions are conferred. (2) The validity of any...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 33: In page 31, line 30, after "authorities" to insert "(including suspension of members)".The proposed amendment No. 103, dealing with disorderly conduct of elected members, gives stronger powers to the chair and the members to impose penalties on members who behave in a disruptive or inappropriate way at a council meeting. Elected members are to be more central to the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: This is something that will rarely be used, if ever. However, a deterrent is required for a small number of examples around the country where, if officials were behaving the same as councillors, they would probably be suspended. There is no mechanism whatsoever to oblige elected members to behave properly after a due process that has gone on for a considerable period. It can only be...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is not decided by the party.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Or Independents.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: There are, yes. Those from the Deputy's party are not too bad at it themselves.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: We do not bring in the hurleys.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The ultimate vehicle for appeal is the District Court, but we do not want anybody going there unnecessarily. This is a very narrow sanction that applies where a local authority is unable to function because of the behaviour of an elected member. There are a small number of examples of that about which representations have been made to me.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Councillors. Councillors are elected to do their business, and when they see a particular council member whose behaviour is not challenged by the rest of the council members, for various reasons that I do not understand, so that everyone else can do their business, the complete local government system into which they are elected to discharge their function falls apart. I know of one council...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 34. In page 34, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:"(2) (a) In this subsection "Joint Committee" means the County Tipperary Joint Libraries Committee established with effect from 1 January 1927 pursuant to section 3(1) of the Public Libraries (Ireland) Act 1894 and consequent on the adoption of the Public Libraries Act (Ireland) 1855 by Tipperary North Riding...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 35: In page 34, line 8, to delete "staff" and substitute "employees".These are textual amendments to update terminology in a number of places in the Bill - for example, by changing "staff" to "employees" in section 27 in amendment No. 35, "officers and servants" to "employees" in section 57 in amendment No. 114 and "officer" to "employee" in Schedule 4 in amendment No. 192.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Allowing a municipal district to vary the rate could result in many distortions. The council varies by plus or minus 15% and if the municipal district varied by a further percentage, it would result in greatly diminished yields. I understand the importance of local authorities having reserved functions allowing them to vary this rate. However, the same people at the municipal district...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I wish to clarify. They will be able to go to the plenary council meeting to argue their point.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: We have not been there before. We have not been there in this case.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is controlled by the citizen.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 41: In page 36, line 18, after "concerned” to insert ", following consultation with municipal district members in that area,".

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: This provision already exists in Cork, Limerick and Dublin.