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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Should we state this is the reason we are doing it?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is already there. There is a reference to the fact that this is the only committee where it is required to align community with local government. Deputy Cowen is suggesting that we state this is the only one we have in mind.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: There is a reference to how the chief officer of the committee shall in consultation with the corporate policy group seek and select the nominees to the committee. There is a further reference to how a local authority may, if it considers it appropriate, by resolution establish either or both one or more of the committees. Local authorities have the power by reserve function to set up any...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is in the 2001 Act.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Section 128D(3)(a) states "The chief officer of the Committee shall seek and select nominees to the Committee, from time to time, in accordance with subsection (2) and any regulations made, or general policy guidelines issued, by the Minister for that purpose, and shall submit a list of recommended nominees to the members of the local authority for their consideration." When amended, the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Cowen would go further and have it as a reserve function of the full council. I cannot do it under the EU regulations for the LCDCs.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is already in there.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Cowen wants to come at it from a different way.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: Okay. We will examine that for the next occasion. In the meantime, we will get clarity for Deputy Cowen in respect of the legal provisions in place. If Deputy Cowen wishes to make exceptions for EU-funded programmes where we need a bottom-up approach, we will examine it.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: We will check the legal advice and come back to Deputy Cowen on Report Stage.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 92: In page 68, delete lines 7 to 11 and substitute the following:“(a) whose tenure is governed by an order under section 47 of the Local Government Act 1991 (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Act of 1991’), or”.The amendment is required as there are no serving city or county managers soon to be chief executives appointed before the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 93: In page 68, line 12, to delete “(c) whose tenure” and substitute “(b) whose tenure”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 94: In page 71, line 8, after “authorities” to insert “or, in the event that there is a single association, such association”.Following consultation with the associations representing local authorities and councillors, especially the Association of County and City Councils, ACCC, I have proposed several amendments to section 51. The section...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 95: In page 71, lines 16 to 20 to delete all words from “associations.” in line 16 down to and including “Minister.”.” in line 20 and substitute “associations.”.”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 96: In page 71, to delete line 33.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 97: In page 72, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(c) by substituting the following for paragraph 5:“5. A local authority shall hold its budget meeting in accordance with section 103 within the period directed by the Minister for the purposes of that section.”.”.This relates to the prescribed period for the holding of a budget...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 98: In page 72, line 7, after “Where” to insert “at a meeting”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 99: In page 72, line 8, to delete “paragraph” and substitute “subparagraph”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 100: In page 72, line 10, to delete “paragraph” and substitute “subparagraph”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2013: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 101: In page 72, line 13, to delete “allowances for expenses incurred” and subsitute “remuneration to, and any allowances for expenses incurred,”.