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- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (21 Jan 2014)
Phil Hogan: As Irish Water is a commercial utility and a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann, formed and registered under the Companies Act, I and my Department will not necessarily have access to details of, or direct accountability for, expenditure and other organisational matters in relation to the company. In this context, and to support and assist public representatives in their role, my...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (21 Jan 2014)
Phil Hogan: My Department supports the Community and Voluntary Sector in its contribution to an active, democratic and pluralist society. There is a particular focus on supporting communities that are vulnerable, disadvantaged or under threat through a suite of schemes. A community organisation may qualify for inclusion under one or more of these schemes, should it meet the terms and conditions of a...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Appointments (21 Jan 2014)
Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann (BGE) and that the new company should be formed and registered under the Companies Acts. The Memorandum and Articles of Association, which were adopted by Irish Water on its incorporation in July 2013, provide that the appointment of directors to the Board of Irish Water is...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (21 Jan 2014)
Phil Hogan: Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007 sets out the statutory arrangements for the registration of architects. A variety of routes to registration are provided for in the Act, including specific provision (under section 22) for the registration of persons who had been performing duties commensurate with those of an architect for a period of 10 or more years in the State prior to the...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: I welcome the opportunity to discuss with the sub-committee my Department’s Revised Estimate for 2014. I am accompanied by the Ministers of State, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan and Deputy Fergus O’Dowd. To assist members, we have prepared briefing material on the Department’s Vote for 2014, which sets out details on the overall Vote, as well as key financial and...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: In relation to what? Can the Deputy repeat that question?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: Managing our water resource effectively is a key economic issue that we must face. We have 18,000 people on public water supplies that have a boil water notice or other restrictions. The EPA has determined that remedial action is required on supplies that are at risk, which include large supplies in Dublin and Cork, affecting a million people. We have significant supply constraints in...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: I am answering them. I challenge Deputy Barry Cowen to tell me what he would do in order to deal with this legacy issue. The Deputy should tell me what he would reduce further in the areas of housing, education or health in the context of the restrictions on our finances over the past few years and in light of the issues outlined about how we will deal with these problems for the people of...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: Deputy Barry Cowen can be political if he wants, but these are the challenges we are trying to meet. I have answered questions about the Voted Estimates before the House. I have hidden nothing. A mistake was made in respect of the parliamentary questions. The commercial sensitivity of any State company will also be taken into account but it does not mean we cannot put out the maximum...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: I have listened to many submissions from Deputy Barry Cowen that we are getting rid of local authorities and their expertise and knowledge. Why were we doing that? Deputy Cowen made representations to have public representatives on the board of Irish Water, but when I did that, there was a problem. When I appointed the president of the Association of County and City Councils, its...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: The Deputy did.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: In last year's Voted expenditure, €5.7 million was set aside to set up a programme management office for this challenging project. Instead of 34 local authority offices handling water services separately, we will have just one office. It was a useful initiative. We have retained the expertise of local authorities alongside the expertise of Bord Gáis in building systems and...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: It recommended an independent utility starting from scratch, but the Government did not agree. The project management office cost €628,000. This related to project management costs incurred by Bord Gáis Éireann on behalf of the Department. Some €55,726 was spent on the ESRI's research on affordability issues and the impact of water charges. The water metering...
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: Yes.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: That was a loan.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: Yes. It is €87 million less than what it would be were we to-----
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: Yes, they are. What would the Deputy call them?
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: They are not consultants.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: We know what consultants were up to in the Deputy's time. Some €241 million was spent last year on water contracts. There is a carry-over.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (21 Jan 2014) Phil Hogan: On the major water and sewerage schemes in 2013. As that was an underspend, we have a carry-over.