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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group, conforming to the conditions contained in the Act and registered under the Companies Acts. Schedule 2 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 sets out the bodies, including Bord Gáis Éireann, which are excluded from inspection by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The granting of refunds of motor tax is a matter for the licensing authority with whom the vehicle has been licensed , and I have no functions in relation to individual cases.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The current provisions, where a vehicle is being sent permanently out of the State, allow an owner to return the unexpired tax disc to the relevant licensing authority, notifying them that the vehicle is being exported permanently, and giving details of the registration number, the make and class of the vehicle and the name and address of the person to whom it is being transferred. An owner...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Internship Scheme Data (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not have any offices in Co. Louth. No jobBridge interns from Co. Louth were taken on by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (28 Jan 2014)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, there are 35 Local Action Groups (LAGs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) throughout the country. The LAG for the area referred to in the question is Mayo...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government sets out a commitment to the introduction of water charges based on usage above a free allowance. The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water and it has, therefore, decided that water meters should be installed in households connected to public water supplies. The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: Under section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, a local authority may as a reserved function resolve to vary the rate of the Local Property Tax within its functional area by a maximum of +/-15%. This power will be available to local authorities effective from 2015, as the relevant sections of the Act will come into operation on 1 July 2014. Section 20 of the Act requires...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 512 together. I assume that Question No. 509 refers 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. €640,903,434 was paid to local authorities from the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The local government funding model is changing considerably in 2014. Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing this year, the Minister for Finance will pay into the Local Government Fund an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax paid into the Central Fund during that year; this revenue will be allocated to local authorities from the Fund, as General Purpose Grants. In...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department has responsibility for the LEADER elements of the EU co-financed Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. Comhar na nOileán Teo is the Local Development Company contracted by my Department to deliver this Programme on the Islands and in the Galway Gaeltacht. Comhar na nOileán had an allocation of €7.2m under the Programme. Although the current Programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Remuneration (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the table below. Local Authority Manager for Date of Retirement Lump Sum Payment Special Severance Gratuity Payment South Tipperary 28/4/2011 €220,268 Nil Waterford County 19/9/2011 €204,872 €66,256 Limerick City 28/2/2012 €220,268 €91,223 South Dublin 02/4/2012 €227,699 €75,900 Limerick...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: In December 2013 I announced an additional €4 million under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP). Funding of €1 million is being targeted at the Gaeltacht areas which suffered a loss of funding when Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta went into liquidation in 2011 and €3 million to the areas which experienced a reduction of greater than 15%...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 to 526, inclusive, together. As Irish Water is a commercial utility and a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann (BGE), 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. Procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (28 Jan 2014)

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: Building Regulations Application (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department is liaising closely with local authorities in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements for the control of building activity that will apply when the new Building Control (Amendment) Regulations come into effect on 1 March 2014. I understand that relevant local authority staff have in recent weeks in particular been receiving comprehensive briefing and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: In February 2009, my Department set out details of the financial requirements for local authorities relating to their overall management of capital and current accounts. These requirements flow directly from the requirement for Government finances as a whole to be managed in accordance with the Stability and Growth Pact, established under the Maastricht Treaty, and the associated limitation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government sets out a commitment to the introduction of water charges based on usage above a free allowance. The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water and it has, therefore, decided that water meters should be installed in households connected to public water supplies.  An inter-departmental working group has been...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Pyrite Resolution Board has recently submitted a draft pyrite remediation scheme for my approval and I hope to be in a position to respond to the Board very shortly. I understand that the Board is finalising its application and processing system and intends to be in a position to receive applications within the next month.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (28 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Acts 2013 provide that the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) will be responsible for the independent economic regulation of Irish Water.  In particular, the CER will be responsible for approving the water charges plans prepared by Irish Water, and for approving codes of practice to be prepared by Irish Water. The primary role of the Regulator will be to protect...