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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Payments made by my Department to the relevant companies for each year from 2008 for non-audit services are set out in the following table: Company * 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Deloitte €32,685 €28,856 - - - Ernst and Young €325,345 €219,702 - - - Grant Thornton - €129,112 €54,607 - - Price Waterhouse...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Payments made by my Department to the relevant companies for each year from 2008 are set out in the following table. The data do not include costs associated with the Planning Tribunal . Company (1) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 A & L Goodbody Solicitors - € 6,075 € 14,925 € 10,374 - Arthur Cox Solicitors € 65,807 - ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Payments made by my Department to Senior Counsel for each year from 2008 are set out in the following table. The data do not include costs associated with the Planning Tribunal . 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 €28,280 €23,484 €54,957 €0 € 21,033 Information in respect of earlier years is not readily available and its compilation would...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (12 Nov 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 the water metering programme. Irish Water has confirmed to my Department that neither it nor its contractors have employed meter installers through the JobBridge scheme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: International Agreements (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: While my Department has had some discussion with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the implications of Ireland ratifying the Antarctic Treaty , a cost benefit analysis has not yet been undertaken by my Department on such ratification. Nonetheless, I support the primary objective of the Antarctic Treaty which is to ensure, in the interests of all mankind, that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Initially, €10 million is being made available to my Department to support the implementation of a pyrite remediation scheme. Additional funding will be provided over the next two years, following consultation with my colleague the nister for Public Expenditure and Reform in the context of the capital stimulus programme to be announced in early 2014, to deal with all dwellings deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (12 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The self-assessed charge is set at €200 per annum and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect Non-Principal Private...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. The annual rate on valuation (ARV), which is applied...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The data gathered do not provide detail in respect of individual grades or job titles within each local authority, and accordingly, the information requested is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authorities Management (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 681 and 706 of 5 November 2013, which sets out the position. I am not aware of any legal advice to the current or previous mayor of Sligo Borough Council. I do not intend to introduce legislation as suggested.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Action Programme for Effective Local Government, Putting People First, which was published in October 2012, sets out Government policy in terms of a comprehensive range of reforms in relation to local government structures, functions, funding, governance and operational matters. A key objective of the local government reform programme is to address weaknesses in the existing system,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Yield (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The local government funding model will change considerably in 2014. Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing in 2014, the for Finance will pay into the Local Government Fund an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax paid into the Central Fund during that year; this revenue will be allocated to local authorities from the Fund. In addition, the establishment of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The statutory minimum energy performance standards (including insulation requirements) for dwellings are addressed under Part L of the building Regulations and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document (TGD L Dwellings). These regulatory requirements have been reviewed and upgraded intensively in recent times. Amendments to t he regulatory requirements generally apply to new dwellings...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Application (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. With regard to the application of rates to childcare facilities, where childcare provision is within a community facility, operating in a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The West Roscommon Regional Water Supply Scheme is included as a Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Contract at Granlahan to start in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 . Under the Annual Review of the Programme, carried out in 2011, my Department approved the inclusion in the programme of an Advance Networks Upgrade Contract – the Castlerea...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Arigna, Boyle/Ardcarne, Roscommon Central and South Roscommon Regional Water Supply Schemes are included as Water Treatment Plant Upgrade contracts to start and a Network Contract at construction in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013. My Department’s letter, approving the commitment of the necessary capital funding of just over...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. Cavan/Monaghan LEADER is contracted on behalf of my Department in relation to the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. In regard to LEADER, during 2011, the European Commission approved a change in the maximum co-funding rate from 55% to 85% for the LEADER elements of Ireland’s Rural Development...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: Local Property Tax and its administration are matters for my colleague, the nister for Finance.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s Action Programme for Effective Local Government sets out Government policy in relation to a range of local government reform measures, including the establishment of a new comprehensive model of municipal governance to strengthen local government within counties and address weaknesses and anomalies in the current system.  The Local Government Bill 2013 ,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. The Local Government Bill 2013 provides that mayoral titles may be used, as an alternative to the title Cathaoirleach, in certain instances, including in respect of Limerick City and County, Waterford City and County, and certain municipal districts. I am satisfied that the provisions of the Bill in this regard reflect appropriately the...