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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (26 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: nister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Mr. P. Hogan) My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The number of staff employed by each local authority at the end of each year since 2009 is set out in the table below on a whole time equivalent basis (WTE). The most recent quarterly data collected at the end of March 2014 are also included....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (26 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: General purpose grants are paid from the Local Government Fund and are my Department’s contribution towards meeting the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of services to their customers. The following table details the general purpose grant allocations from the Local Government Fund to all local authorities from 2009 to 2013. - 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (26 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152, 154 and 160 together. Staffing arrangements within Irish Water is an operational matter for the company and one in which I have no function. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (26 Jun 2014)

Phil Hogan: The issue of the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields was the subject of an Expert Group Report commissioned by the Government and published in March 2007. This Report, entitled Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, is available for download on my Department’s website at: . My Department is currently commissioning a study on international developments in non-ionising...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 322 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 provided by it. The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (1 Jul 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 including the Bandon Sewerage Scheme is now a matter for Irish Water to...

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

Phil Hogan: My Department currently provides direct funding to the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) under two programme areas - the Community and Voluntary Pillar and the Local and Community Development Programme. The level of funding to be provided to the organisation for 2014 under both programmes is being maintained at 2013 levels. I can also confirm that the Department’s 2014 National...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Maoiniú Údarás na Gaeltachta (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: Maidir le gnéithe nua LEADER den Chlár Forbartha Tuaithe 2014-2020, cuirfear na gnéithe seo i bhfeidhm ag baint úsáid as cur chuige rannpháirteach pobalthreoraithe, sa chaoi go dtiocfaidh comhpháirtithe poiblí agus príobháideacha áitiúla le chéile chun gníomhaíochtaí pobal-mhaoinithe a mbeidh baint acu leo a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Question Nos.299 and 340 together. The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, introduced a €200 annual charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR) payable by the owners to the local authority in whose area the property concerned is located. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect NPPR charges and late payment fees due to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Decisions on specific operational expenditure are a matter for the company and I have no role in that regard. As part of the conditions attaching to the funding being provided to Irish Water from the Local Government Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Architectural Qualifications (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 329 together. It is important, in the first instance, to note that inclusion on the statutory registers of building professionals is not confined to the members of the professional bodies who act as registration bodies. Routes to registration already exist for individuals who are competent to design buildings and who have been doing so in an...

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

Phil Hogan: The Building Control Regulations 1997 to 2014 specify that a local authority acting as a building control authority shall keep a public register of building control activity which will include, among other things, brief particulars of the building works being undertaken, the name and address of the owner, and details of various persons assigned to build, design and certify the works. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 305 together. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The protocol for dealing with disruptions to water supplies is an operational matter for Irish Water and one in which I have no function. The Water Services (No. 2) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution Legislation (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: Section 107 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act 1992 provides local authorities with powers to require measures to be taken to prevent or limit noise from any premises, processes and works. The Environment Section of the relevant City or County Council is the appropriate contact point for reporting a noise nuisance in this regard. In addition, under section 108 of the EPA Act,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: LEADER, a community led local development (CLLD) approach to rural development, has formed part of the policy framework for rural development in Ireland since its inception in the 1990s. In the 2007-2013 programming period, LEADER was the main method of the delivery of interventions aimed at improving the quality of life in rural areas and supporting the diversification of the rural economy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Remit (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: Site assessment and testing, including percolation testing and water table testing, have been an important part of planning and development administration for many years and are essential elements of the planning application process for new developments , designed to ensure that development on suitable sites can proceed while protecting the environment.  The EPA’s 2009 Code of...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 311 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: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: On 25 June 2012 , I signed the Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems ( Registration ) Regulations 2012 , prescribing 1 February 2013 as the date by which householders must register their domestic wastewater treatment systems. The only exception to this is where construction or installation of a treatment system takes place after that date. In such cases, the owner of the premises connected...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: The proposals outlined in Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Governmentseek 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 representing citizens and local communities effectively and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313, 314 and 328 together. The proposals outlined in Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Governmentseek 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 representing...