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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: I move amendment No. 102: In page 72, line 34, to delete “90 per cent.”,” and substitute “90 per cent.”.

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. 103: In page 72, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:“(5) (a) Where at a meeting—(i) the resolutions referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of subparagraph (4) have been resolved, and (ii) where, following the chair expressing the further opinion that the member has continued to be disorderly by disregarding the ruling of the chair, or by behaving...

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. 104: In page 72, to delete line 35.

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. 105: In page 72, line 36, to delete “ “manager”.” and substitute the following:“ “manager”,(e) in paragraph 17(1), by substituting “or, subject to any regulations made under section 44(3), a joint committee” for “or a joint committee”, and (f) in paragraph 17, by inserting the following after...

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: Is that the amendment relating to the behaviour of a member?

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 a two thirds majority and the number of members present.

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 will deal with Deputy Cowen's point first. Any lack of funds will have to be taken into account. If authorities do not get the money at national level they feel they should get for a particular key piece of infrastructure, that is important. However, local authorities will fund themselves a lot more than previously, through the provision of the local property tax. There will be a...

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: If there is a significant gap, that will have to be taken into account. The delivery will be assessed based on the criteria the local authority has laid down in terms of how it wants to measure itself. Let me explain where I come from on this. Whether it was a privilege or an honour, I was once a member of the south eastern health board, for a period of nine years. The way the board...

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: The Deputy would be amazed by the number, judging from the exercise we are doing now.

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 did not say there was going to be more money.

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: The local authorities will have the ability to raise more money themselves locally. They will have a lot more discretion.

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 heard that during the Celtic tiger era also.

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. 85: In page 59, line 10, to delete “strategic policy committee” and substitute “committee”. These are technical amendments. At line 6, "committee" refers to both strategic policy committees and the local community development committee and at line 10 the same word should be used. This will prevent unnecessary confusion in operating 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. 86: In page 59, line 10, after “body” to insert “(as the case may be)”.

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. 87: In page 60, line 9, to delete “inserting the following after paragraph (d)” and substitute “substituting the following for paragraph (d)”.These are technical amendments that are required to correct an element of overlap in the published Bill, between section 47 (d) and Part 1 of Schedule 1, relating to an amendment to section 140 of 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. 88: In page 60, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“ “(d) so as to prevent the performance of any function of a local authority which the authority or the chief executive is required by law or by order of a court to perform,”.

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. 89: In page 60, line 10, to delete “ “(e) to any act” and substitute “(e) to any 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: I move amendment No. 90: In page 62, lines 22 to 24, to delete all words from and including “providing” in line 22 down to and including “allowances)” in line 24 and substitute the following:“providing for a reduction in remuneration or any allowances for expenses (including the amount of such reduction expressed as a percentage of specified remuneration...

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 44(c) on page 57.

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. 78: In page 57, line 9, to delete "(c) the leader" and substitute the following:"(d) the leader".