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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality Issues (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Since 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has profiled public water supplies to determine whether the supply needs to be replaced or upgraded, or operational practices improved to ensure that there are no risks to the supply of drinking water. Supplies which require such improvement are included in a list known as the Remedial Action List (RAL). Many of these supplies are small...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme2010 – 2013(WSIP), provided for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Cork. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €230 million. The Cork Lower Harbour Sewerage Scheme is included in the Programme as a scheme to advance through planning...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos.159 and 161 together. In line with the 'bottom-up' approach to rural development there are 35 Local Action Groups (LAGs) contracted on my Department's behalf to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 throughout the country. These groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: On foot of correspondence from the Office of the Ombudsman, my Department undertook a further review of this project and, in light of this, the Ombudsman has not concluded his examination of the complaint. My Department's review is close to finalisation, and the Department will be writing to the Office of the Ombudsman on the matter early in the New Year. It would therefore not be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The proposals for enhanced alignment between local government and local development are focussed on building on the strengths and capacity of both sectors, not a takeover of one by the other as suggested.  There are significant amounts of public funding involved in the programmes referenced by the Deputy and it is appropriate that my Department makes the most effective use of available...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (18 Dec 2013)

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. In regard to the water affordability issues which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Process (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group and assigns the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake t he metering programme. The Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 will provide for the transfer of responsibility for the delivery of water services from the water services authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Process (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Committee stage consideration of the Local Government Reform Bill 2013 is due to commence today in the Seanad. Following completion of all stages in the Seanad and approval by the Dail of any amendments agreed in the Upper House, I expect enactment to follow in early 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (18 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The appointment of ministerial staff in my Department was undertaken in accordance with the Instructions on ministerial Appointments for the 31 st Dáil and the Guidelines on Staffing of ministerial Offices of March 2011. Special Advisers were placed on a point on the Principal Officers’ standard scale for remuneration purposes , in accordance with the Guidelines.

Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to share time with Deputies Paul Connaughton and Joe Carey. I thank Deputy Catherine Murphy for bringing forward this Private Members' Bill, which contains many interesting proposals pertaining to planning, and which are intended to improve transparency and consumer confidence in the planning system. The Government and I subscribe to these principles and, accordingly, the Bill...

Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I am making sure the people in question will be responsible for the work they sign off on. An efficient, well functioning planning system is essential for the proper, balanced and sustainable development of our country. In this regard, we have very detailed legislation built up over a number of decades to underpin the planning system, namely the Planning and Development Act 2000, as...

Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Was the Deputy talking to the architects?

Planning and Development (Transparency and Consumer Confidence) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy has taken the side of the architects.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Under the Constitution, this requires a motion of Dáil Éireann in order to ensure that the UN convention is ratified. It is neither no more nor no less than that. It does not have any obligations other than that. Then, because it has a charge on the State, in the event of an arbitration of a dispute resolution, we must get approval from Dáil Éireann for any expenditure...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: The committee decides here whatever it wishes and then the motion has to go to the floor of Dáil Éireann for formal ratification, and it is intended to do so on Thursday next.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Dáil Éireann only.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Donegal County Council, for example, intends to lay a sewerage outfall pipe in Lough Foyle but the entire lough floor is claimed by the United Kingdom, and this could be a point of difference between Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as with the neighbouring local authorities. What happens then is that the local authority has to produce an environmental impact statement, the Northern...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I do not know about Carlingford Lough.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: That is one that Deputy Stanley's party is trying to solve.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses: Motion (17 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: They have not provided the funding.