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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Management (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 1 April 2014. The Dormant Accounts Disbursement Scheme 2013-2016 was prepared after consultation with various Ministers as appropriate, including the Minister for Health, the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Social Protection. The scheme was approved by Government in December 2013 and was laid before the Houses of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The statutory certificates of compliance prescribed under the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 must be signed by a registered professional i.e. a person who is included on the statutory registers of architects or building surveyors maintained by the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland (RIAI) and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) respectively in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme by the Pyrite Resolution Board for certain dwellings affected by pyrite. The pyrite remediation scheme was formally adopted by the Board on 12 February 2014 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Act and, on 26 February 2014, the Board beg an to accept applications from homeowners affected by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013built on the investment which had taken place on water conservation in previous programmes. In total, over €290 million was spent by my Department on water conservation measures between 2003 and 2013. Annual expenditure by my Department on water conservation for the past six years up to the end of 2013 under...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seirbhísi trí Gaeilge (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: Ceanglófar ar aon eintiteas atá roghnaithe chun seachadadh a dhéanamh ar ghnéithe LEADER den Chlár Forbartha Tuaithe don tréimhse 2014-2020 cloí le ceanglais reachtúla náisiúnta, lena n-áirítear iad siúd a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge agus le ceantair Ghaeltachta. Caithfidh na Grúpaí Gníomhaíochta...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: Due to budgetary constraints it has not been possible to develop new walks under the existing Walks Scheme since December 2010. I appreciate there were a number of proposed routes at varying levels of completeness in late 2010 when the Walks Scheme was closed to new applications. Only those projects where contracts had been signed and the Scheme was operational could be allowed to progress. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 will be delivered using a Community Led Local Development approach through the design and implementation of the Local Development Strategies. The Programme will provide sufficient focus, including funding supports, to the Islands to ensure that the development needs of the Island communities are fully addressed. The Local and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Governmentsets 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: Water Charges Exemptions (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 127 together. With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services. Irish Water will not collect charges from any households not connected to a public water supply, including households...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Abstraction Regulation (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations 1978 require local authorities to maintain a register of water abstractions greater than 25 cubic metres per day but there is no comprehensive national register of water abstractions. Compliance with the 1978 regulations has been variable and as a result, information on the exact number of abstraction points and their location as well as the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (1 May 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 Government will decide on the proposed approaches to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 276 of 3 December 2013 in which I stated that, for the period 2013 to 2020, Ireland has an ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction target under the 2009 EU Effort-Sharing Decision (406/2009/EC). I remain satisfied that Ireland is on course to comply with the annual mitigation trajectory in the first half of this compliance period. An immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. The National Policy Position on climate action and low-carbon development, which I announced on 23 April 2014, clearly identifies competitiveness as a pillar of the fundamental national objective on transition to a low-carbon economy by 2050. The National Policy Position also sets out a number of key issues for consideration in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bórd Gáis Éireann, to be formed and registered under the Companies Act. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 transferred statutory responsibility for water services to Irish Water. From 1 January 2014 Irish Water assumed responsibility for the delivery of water services and I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The ambient air quality monitoring programme in Ireland is carried out to meet the requirements of EU Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and the Cleaner Air For Europe Directive (also known as the CAFÉ Directive). The Directive requires that certain minimum levels of monitoring are conducted for the purpose of assessment and management of air quality. The Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (1 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Arigna, Boyle/Ardcarne, Roscommon Central and South Roscommon Regional Water Supply Schemes were included as Water Treatment Plant Upgrade contracts to start and as a Network Contract at Construction in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013. In March 2013 I approved the Council’s Contract Documents for the Water Treatment Plant Upgrades for...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: What about capital investment?

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: That is a good one.

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (6 May 2014)

Phil Hogan: They are looking after Niall as well.