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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 move amendment No. 77: In page 57, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(c) a representative of each local community development committee established in accordance with section 49A, who shall be— (i) the chairperson of the local community development committee, or (ii) where the chairperson is employed by, or seconded to, the local authority, such other member of...

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: Section 44(c) on page 57.

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. 78: In page 57, line 9, to delete "(c) the leader" and substitute the following:"(d) the leader".

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 have dealt with that issue. I am withdrawing the reference.

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 word is out.

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. 82: In page 57, line 22, to delete "(d) where" and substitute the following:"(e) where".

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. 83: In page 57, line 23, to delete "paragraph (a), (b) or (c)" and substitute "paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d)".

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. 84: In page 58, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: "Local authority service delivery plans 46.The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following section after section 134:"134A. (1)In respect of the local financial year which follows the commencement of this section and in respect of every financial year thereafter, each local authority shall prepare...

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 will deal with Deputy Cowen's point first. Any lack of funds will have to be taken into account. If authorities do not get the money at national level they feel they should get for a particular key piece of infrastructure, that is important. However, local authorities will fund themselves a lot more than previously, through the provision of the local property tax. There will be a...

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: If there is a significant gap, that will have to be taken into account. The delivery will be assessed based on the criteria the local authority has laid down in terms of how it wants to measure itself. Let me explain where I come from on this. Whether it was a privilege or an honour, I was once a member of the south eastern health board, for a period of nine years. The way the board...

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 Deputy would be amazed by the number, judging from the exercise we are doing now.

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 did not say there was going to be more money.

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 local authorities will have the ability to raise more money themselves locally. They will have a lot more discretion.

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 heard that during the Celtic tiger era also.

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. 85: In page 59, line 10, to delete “strategic policy committee” and substitute “committee”. These are technical amendments. At line 6, "committee" refers to both strategic policy committees and the local community development committee and at line 10 the same word should be used. This will prevent unnecessary confusion in operating 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: I move amendment No. 86: In page 59, line 10, after “body” to insert “(as the case may 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: I move amendment No. 87: In page 60, line 9, to delete “inserting the following after paragraph (d)” and substitute “substituting the following for paragraph (d)”.These are technical amendments that are required to correct an element of overlap in the published Bill, between section 47 (d) and Part 1 of Schedule 1, relating to an amendment to section 140 of 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: I move amendment No. 88: In page 60, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“ “(d) so as to prevent the performance of any function of a local authority which the authority or the chief executive is required by law or by order of a court to perform,”.

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. 89: In page 60, line 10, to delete “ “(e) to any act” and substitute “(e) to any act”.

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. 90: In page 62, lines 22 to 24, to delete all words from and including “providing” in line 22 down to and including “allowances)” in line 24 and substitute the following:“providing for a reduction in remuneration or any allowances for expenses (including the amount of such reduction expressed as a percentage of specified remuneration...