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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The data gathered do not provide detail in respect of age or gender within each local authority, and accordingly, the information requested is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies Funding (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Funding allocations to Local Development Companies for the period 2011 to 2014 under the Local and Community Development Programme are set out in the following table. Local Development Company 2011 2012 2013 2014 Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Limited €501,044 €450,940 €419,374 €419,374 Ballyfermot Partnership €975,844 €728,113...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Irish Water is being established to accelerate capital investment in water services and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of water services delivery. The organisation needs to be appropriately resourced to fulfil this task but will not be over-staffed. Irish Water is currently recruiting to build up the required internal capabilities and the number of staff employed is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dog Licences (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Each year my Department publishes statistics on our website in respect of a range of local authority dog control responsibilities, including the range of statistics sought in the Question. This information is currently available up to 2012 at the following link:. Statistics from each local authority in relation to 2013 are being collated and verified and will be published as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (5 Feb 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann to be formed and registered under the Companies Act. A fundamental underpinning of the water reform programme is to ensure that the skills and experience built up over many years in local authorities are put to best use for the long-term benefit of the customer and that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control Act 1990 places a legal obligation on owners, designers and builders to ensure that their building complies with the relevant requirements of the building regulations. These obligations apply to all sectors of the housing and construction market, including the self-build sector. Local building control authorities have powers to inspect and enforce compliance and where...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (5 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: 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 by Irish Water of external resources is a matter for the company and I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Act 1946 provides that where a property in a county council or urban local authority area is unoccupied on the date of the making of the rate the owner becomes liable for payment of rates. However, the owner is entitled to a 100% refund if the property is vacant for specified purposes. These are where the premises are unoccupied for the purpose of the execution of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Nitrates Directive and Ireland's National Nitrates Action Programme are given legal effect by the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2014. The objective of the Regulations is to protect ground and surface waters, including drinking water sources, primarily through the management of livestock manures and other fertilisers. In accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Gross motor tax receipts for 2012 by local authority are set out in the following table. County/City (€) Carlow 14,873,328 Cavan 16,281,688 Clare 28,515,348 Cork 129,206,502 Donegal 35,005,868 Galway 57,228,969 Kerry 35,496,761 Kildare 50,120,005 Kilkenny 23,192,167 Laois 16,998,593 Leitrim 7,357,834 Limerick County 34,853,870 Longford 8,908,545 Louth 24,087,574 Mayo...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Planning (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The successor programme to the current Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), to be commenced in 2015, will be procured by the Local Community Development Committees to be established in each local authority in line with the EU procurement Directive 2004/18/EC. Therefore a competitive process will be undertaken which will be open to local development companies, other...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Procurement Contracts (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not collect centrally the information requested. The procurement of products or services by a local authority is a matter for the authority concerned. Issues concerning compliance with procurement legislation and guidance are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Guidelines by the National Procurement service of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Each year my Department makes a large volume of payments to a wide range of organisations, including non-statutory bodies, across the relevant functional areas. The information requested, relating to an extensive number of organisations and payments over a five year period, is not readily available in my Department and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Yield (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I did not state that I wished to retain 80% of property tax for the establishment of Irish Water. The local government funding model has changed considerably in 2014. For example, the establishment of Irish Water and its financial relationship with the local government sector will have a considerable impact on local authority financing. In addition, under the Finance (Local Property Tax)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (6 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. Irish Water are responsible for the delivery of services to customers on the public water and wastewater networks. My Department will remain responsible for the overall policy and funding, where appropriate, of the non-public water sector, including the group water sector. Over the past decade, substantial improvements have been made...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Broadband Services Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The LEADER elements of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP) will primarily address Priority 6 of the European Union priorities for rural development which is promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas. Preparatory work in drafting the Operational Programme for the next RDP is currently underway and includes an extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Section 9(1) of the Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and 1992 requires the owner or other person in charge of a dog to accompany it unless it is in the premises of the owner, or of such other person in charge of the dog, or the premises of any other person with the consent of that person. The interpretation of the law is a matter for the Courts under the Constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The 2014 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) includes €635m in the Public Capital Programme Non-Voted Capital in respect of the Water and Sewerage Services. This reflects the capital programme of Irish Water, which is a commercial utility and a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann, formed and registered under the Companies Act, for the establishment and initial operational costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Ireland has received an allocation from the EU of € 2.1 billion for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP). The EU Regulations provide for a 5% minimum allocation for LEADER. The Government has decided to increase this to 7% and I welcome this. Therefore €153 million in EU funding will be available for LEADER and this will be co-financed by Exchequer funding. ...