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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The regulatory provisions of the ban on the marketing, sale, distribution and use of bituminous fuel in specified ban areas are set out in the Air Pollution Act (Marketing, Sale, Distribution and Burning of Specified Fuels) Regulations 2012. The Regulations are enforced by authorised local authority personnel who may undertake inspections of premises and vehicles being used for the sale and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department publishes a wide range of housing statistics, including data, broken down by local authority and on an annual basis, on the number of land transfers, and payment amounts in lieu of land transfers, under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts. The statistics concerned are available on my Department’s website at . As with all local charges, the invoicing and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The primary legislation in relation to the control of dogs – the 1986 Control of Dogs Act - is already dog breed neutral , in that it requires all dog owners or persons in charge of a dog to keep the dog under effectual control. Specific control requirements in relation to certain dog breeds were set out in the Control of Dogs (Restriction of Certain Dogs) Regulations 1991 and updated...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The vision and focus underpinning the enhanced alignment of local government and local development is to achieve a more joined-up approach to service delivery at local level. This will be underpinned by new local governance arrangements that will seek to enhance involvement by citizens and communities in the implementation and targeting of services. The new measures will see the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 703 together. New Building Control Regulations have come into effect on 1 March 2014 requiring, inter alia, that statutory certificates of compliance be given by construction professionals in respect of the design and construction of new buildings. The statutory certificates of compliance must be signed by a registered professional i.e. a person...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 711 together. In its report Focus on UrbanWaste Water Treatment in 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) records the continuation of the trend of improved performance in waste water treatment over recent years but it also underlines the need for continued investment to address enduring infrastructural deficiencies and for improvements in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: In this case the established practice is the process by which a recruitment procedure is carried out by or on behalf of an employer, from the advertisement stage right through to the offer of a contract of employment.  At all times the employer must fulfil the requirements of employment legislation and all other legislation that may be relevant, such as that pertaining to Data...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 139 of 12 March 2014. Reports/reviews/studies commissioned by the agencies under the aegis of my Department are a day-to-day operational matter for the bodies concerned and are therefore not collated centrally by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 388 of 11 February 2014 which sets out the position in this matter. In addition, Irish Water has put in place specific arrangements to address the queries which public representatives may have in relation to matters pertaining to the operation of water services under the new utility. I understand that Irish Water has made contact with Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: Motor tax legislation provides that owners of vehicles with an annual tax of €119 or less must pay that tax on an annual basis. The relatively low rate of tax applied to such vehicles , including agricultural tractors, island vehicles, motor caravans, hearses and vintage vehicles , among others, is a concessionary rate of tax to reflect their seasonal or limited use on the roads.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: Legislation was enacted in December 2013 (the Water Services (No.2) Act 2013) which established Irish Water as the national water services authority from 1 January 2014. The Act provides for the transfer of water services functions from the 34 local authorities to Irish Water. This includes responsibility for the infrastructure associated with Group Water Schemes that had been taken over by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: I have not received an application from Sligo County Council in relation to the project referred to in the question.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non Principal Private Residence Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. It is a matter for an owner, whether resident in Ireland or elsewhere, to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (25 Mar 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 provided for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The issue of a vehicle registration certificate is a matter for the nister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and I have no function in the matter. Motor tax is payable from the date of transfer of vehicle ownership notified to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. All outstanding arrears of motor tax must be paid for the period between the date of transfer and the taking out of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Data (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: Under section 13A of the Electoral Act 1992 registration authorities are required to prepare and publish annually an edited version of the register of electors in addition to the full register. Under rule 14A (2) of the Second Schedule to the 1992 Act, registration authorities may supply on request to any person a copy of the edited register or part of that register in printed or electronic...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of water services functions from the 34 water services authorities to Irish Water. Under the legislation, Irish Water now has the powers previously held by local authorities in relation to the takeover of Group Water Schemes and this means that Irish Water may acquire by agreement a waterworks or waste water works, but subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: Retirement gratuity arrangements for elected local authority members are regulated by the Local Authority Members (Gratuity) Regulations 2002 , as amended by the Local Authority Members (Gratuity) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 . Under these Regulations, a former member is entitled to a retirement gratuity of 4/20ths of the Representational Payment for each year of service, up to a maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (25 Mar 2014)

Phil Hogan: I assume that the Question refers to general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. General purpose grants are a contribution from my Department towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. The amount to be paid to local authorities from the Local Government Fund for general purpose grants in 2014 is €281m;...