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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (No. 2) Act provided for the transfer of responsibility for public water services from the local authorities to Irish Water. Section 7 of the Act provides for the transfer of functions conferred on the local authorities by the Water Services Act 2007 to Irish Water, insofar as those functions relate to public water services. Accordingly, Irish Water has the necessary powers...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group, which conforms to the conditions set out in the Act and is registered under the Companies Acts. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the establishment of an economic regulator for water services within the Commission for Energy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. Irish Water has recently published its Proposed Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016 and this is available on the Irish Water website, . The further progression of all water services capital projects is now a matter for Irish Water to consider. Irish Water has confirmed to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The RAPID programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion in areas covered by the Programme. My Department administers the RAPID Leverage Schemes, which are designed to support small scale projects identified locally by Area Implementation Teams in each of the RAPID areas. Over the past three years I have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Government has indicated an intention to move to 80% retention of all Local Property Tax (LPT) receipts within the local authority area where the tax is raised. The remaining 20% of LPT collected will then be applied to equalise the impact of this level of local retention between local authorities. This year, the establishment of Irish Water presents local government with significant...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I intend to use my powers under the Water Services (No.2) Act 2013 to issue a Water Charges Policy Direction to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in relation to a number of matters rela ting to domestic water charges, including any conditions attached to the Government funding to be provided to Irish Water. As required by the Act, a draft of the policy direction issued to the CER and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 428, 433, 442 and 472 together. Effective from 1 July 2014, local authorities may vary the rate of Local Property Tax in their administrative area for the following year by up to 15% of the basic rate of the Tax. The decision must be taken by resolution of the Council and must be notified to the Revenue Commissioners by 30 September in order to apply for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Planning (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431, 461, 463, 464 and 466 together. The proposals outlined in Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government seek to position local government “as the primary vehicle of governance and public service at local level – leading economic, social and community development, delivering efficient and good value services, and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Leader element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 has an overall allocation of €250 million. The exact allocation per county will not be determined until after the Local Development Strategy selection process. The draft Rural Development Programme will be submitted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, the Managing Authority for the Programme, to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (17 Jun 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 Development Companies (LDCs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the Leader elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) throughout the country. The LDCs are the principal decision makers in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Under Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001, the provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority. My Department provides some capital funding towards approved refurbishment / renovation and new library projects carried out by local authorities, subject to availability of resources. Ahead of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: In May 2013 it became necessary to revise all Local Action Groups’ (LAGs) allocations under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007– 2013, not least due to the fact that the Programme value had reduced by over 13% due to an increased co-financing rate agreed with the European Commission. In December 2013 I allocated a further €4 million among the LAGs...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Income from motor tax is kept under regular review with rates and bands adjusted in a budgetary context as is deemed necessary. In recognition of the lower average motor tax paid in respect of vehicles taxed on the basis of CO2emissions compared to vehicles taxed on the basis of engine capacity, whilst at the same time maintaining the incentive for purchasers of new vehicles to buy low...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 440 and 446 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 each customer in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has established an Inter-Departmental Working Group on issues relating to the Irish haulage industry which includes representation from, inter alia, my Department. The Working Group’s discussions are on-going at present. Any restructuring of motor taxation for vehicles used by the haulage sector would need to take account of the impacts on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 require that a limited list of dog breeds shall be controlled when in a public place by means of a sufficiently strong chain or leash , by a person over the age of sixteen years, and shall be securely muzzled. The regulations do not address any issues relating to assistance and therapy dogs; however I acknowledge that the restrictions imposed for safety...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer again to the reply to Questions Nos. 551 and 553 which sets out the position. As indicated, the failure to submit a commencement notice where one is required is a serious matter and may have serious consequences for the development in question. Under the Building Control Act 1990 the powers of enforcement are vested in the local building control authority, in this case Galway County...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (17 Jun 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. A combined charge, based on a water in/water out basis, will apply to households receiving a public water supply and discharging waste water to the public sewer....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: A potential problem concerning pyrite in concrete blocks was signalled to my Department in early April 2014 by the market surveillance authority (i.e. building control authority) in whose functional area the block manufacturer is located. Subsequently, some industry representatives also contacted my Department in relation to the issue. Under the European Union (Construction Products)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: Following the inclusion of a number of housing-related measures by Government under recent stimulus initiatives, my Department has issued approvals to relevant housing authorities to invest in a range of housing programmes, details of which are set out in the following table. On receipt of Departmental approval, the relevant housing authorities act as sponsoring agencies in relation to the...