Results 3,021-3,040 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (10 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to provide for exemptions from the requirement to make a declaration of non-use of a motor vehicle in advance for particular categories of vehicle.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (10 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Whenever an election or referendum takes place, my Department places advertisements in the national papers advising eligible voters who are not registered to vote to take the opportunity to apply for inclusion in the supplement to the register of electors so that they can take part in that election or referendum. In the case of referendums specifically, the role of any Referendum Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Administration (10 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority – city and county councils. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register. This is done on an ongoing basis in accordance with the electoral acts. There is no provision for linking the electoral...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (10 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Quarterly returns including Payroll and Superannuation are collected and collated by my Department in a prescribed format under the IMF / EU Programme of Financial Support (PFS) for Ireland. In this regard, the Gross Cash Remuneration costs in 2012 for all local authorities amounted to €1.354 billion. This figure comprises core pay, overtime, allowances and other pay related costs for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium in relation to local authorities. Any exceptions to the moratorium in local authorities require sanction from my Department. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each City and County Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Remuneration (10 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: There are no civil servants employed by my Department and no public servants employed by local authorities or by agencies under the aegis of my Department who are being paid in excess of the Taoiseach's salary and in excess of the Government's pay cap.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: An annual concessionary rate of tax of €102 per annum applies to agricultural tractors and agricultural machinery. I have no plans to reduce this rate.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: The principal source of revenue for the Local Government Fund in 2013 is the proceeds of motor tax. The published 201 3 Revised Estimates Volume projected motor tax receipts of € 1.109 billion, receipts from the Household Charge of €10 million and interest of €600,000. The local government funding model will change considerably in 2014. Under the Finance (Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. My Department continues to monitor the situation with regard to the allocation and drawdown of funding under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP). I advised all Local Development Companies (LDCs), including North and East Kerry Development Limited (NEKD), of their revised Programme allocations...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (9 Oct 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 Commissioner for Valuation has sole responsibility for all valuation matters and the Valuation Act 2001 comes under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: As indicated in the Government's Action Programme for Effective Local Government, Putting People First, it is the intention to encourage the participation of women as elected members in local government. The promotion of gender equality in local government is dealt with at paragraph 11.8 of the Programme. Part 6 of the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act 2012 will require...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Following Government Decisions of 18 December 2012 and 30 April 2013 work commenced in my Department on developing the legislation required to provide for the funding of a pyrite remediation scheme and the necessary structures to deliver an effective and efficient remediation process. While it was my intention to have this legislation published and enacted in the previous Dáil term this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Island Communities (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: Implementation arrangements for local development programmes under the new local governance arrangements set out under Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government, are being considered currently by an Alignment Working Group that was established to advise and assist my Department in the implementation of the alignment recommendations. Their considerations are now...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Island Communities (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. My Department supports...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Retirements (9 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is not possible to predict how many staff may decide to retire early between now and the end of 2014. There will, however, be 9 compulsory retirements in my Department over the course of 2013/14. There is no targeted redundancy scheme currently operating in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Yield (8 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 has provide d the legislative basis for the Household Charge. The Local Government Management Agency has administered the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. The following table, based on data provided by the Agency, details total Household Charge revenue raised by local authority area , as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (8 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of person who are entered in the register of electors and who may be abroad on polling day - whole-time members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (8 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Nitrates Directive and Ireland's National Nitrates Action Programme are given legal effect by the consolidated European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010. The objective of the Regulations is to protect ground and surface waters, including drinking water sources, primarily through the management of livestock manures and other fertilisers....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (8 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department recognises the valuable local resource that archives represent and the importance of their proper management. Under section 80 of the Local Government Act 2001, it is a matter for local authorities, in the first instance, to ensure that the appropriate arrangements are in place for the proper management, custody, care and conservation of local records and archives. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (8 Oct 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 370, 400 and 402 together. The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Clare. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €41 million in County Clare during the period of the Programme. The Shannon...