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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. 184: In page 172, lines 31 to 34, column 2, to delete "or that the member was the cause of the meeting being adjourned".

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. 185: In page 172, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “ 33 Deciding that a named member was the cause of a meeting being adjourned, with a consequential reduction in remuneration and expenses. Paragraph 13 of Schedule 10 (as amended by section 52 of the Local Government Act 2013). 34 Deciding that a named member was the cause of a meeting being...

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. 186: In page 177, line 14, column (3), after"1945" to insert "and section 5 of the Arterial Drainage (Amendment) Act 1995".

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. 187: In page 177, line 23, column 3, to delete "Sections 2, 5, 8 and 10" and substitute"Sections 2, 5, 8, 10 and 18".

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. 188: In page 177, line 39, column 2, after "with" to insert "and the making of an objection to the issue of a certificate of completion".

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. 189: In page 184, line 20, to delete"conditions of remuneration than the conditions of remuneration" and substitute the following:"terms and conditions of service (including those relating to tenure of office) or of remuneration than the terms and conditions of service (including those relating to tenure of office) or of remuneration".Amendments Nos. 189 to 191,...

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 Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government will be given new responsibility in the area of housing and the money will come with it. It is difficult enough to streamline the work to be done in this area between the Departments of Social Protection and the Environment, Community and Local Government and it will require primary legislation. These are technical drafting...

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. 190: In page 184, line 22, to delete “subparagraph (4), a reference to” and substitute “subparagraph (2), a reference to terms and”.

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. 191: In page 184, to delete lines 38 and 39, in page 185, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:“(5) Any superannuation benefits awarded to or in respect of a person transferred in accordance with this paragraph, and the terms and conditions relating to those benefits, shall be no less favourable than those applicable to or in respect of the person...

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. 192: In page 187, line 34, to delete “officer” and substitute “employee”.

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. 193: In page 189, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Continuation of housing allocation schemes.16. An allocation scheme made under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 by a dissolved authority to which section 17 relates that is in force immediately before the 2014 establishment date shall—(a) be deemed to have been...

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. 194: In page 189, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following:“Register of electors.17. With effect from the relevant day or date and until the next following register of electors comes into force—(a) the register of electors in force for the Limerick registration area shall be the register of electors for Limerick City and County, (b) the register 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: I move amendment No. 195: In page 189, line 36, to delete “which” and substitute “in”.

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. 197: In page 9, line 22, after “matters” where it firstly occurs to insert “, to amend section 20 of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997”.

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 thank the Chairman and members of the select sub-committee for the manner in which we have dealt with this important legislation, the Local Government Bill 2013. In particular, I thank the main Opposition spokespersons, Deputies Barry Cowen, Catherine Murphy and Brian Stanley, for their constructive engagement in these matters. We have a number of pieces of unfinished business before...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Issues (4 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: nLocal authorities have extensive powers of inspection and enforcement under the Fire Safety Act 1981, the Building Control Act 1990 and the Planning and Development Acts, all of which may be relevant in relation to fire safety arrangements in apartment buildings. Authorities have used such powers on a number of occasions, including in relation to instances of non-compliance which arose in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (4 Dec 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: Leader Programmes Funding (4 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 and 111 together. In May 2013 all Local Development Companies were advised of their revised allocations under the Axis 3 and 4 elements of the Rural Development Programme (RDP). The overall value of th ose e lements of the R DP is currently €370m and of that up to 20% can be spent on administration costs leaving a minimum of €296 million...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (4 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 represented the most significant legislative reform in the private rented sector in over a century. The Act provided real security of tenure for tenants in the private rented sector for the first time and, inter alia , provided access for both tenants and landlords to an inexpensive, informal and independent dispute resolution process operated by the Private...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (4 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in South Tipperary. The Burncourt & Fethard Regional Water Supply Scheme Water Treatment Plants Contract is included among the contracts to commence during the lifetime of the Programme, with further contracts for Burncourt and Fethard...