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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: International Bodies Membership (4 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information requested, in respect of international organisations, agencies and bodies of which Ireland is a Member through my Department and /or bodies under its aegis, is set out in the following table. Table Council of Europe's European Committee on Local and Regional Democracy European Environment Agency OECD environment policy committee and other OECD environment-related...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Issues (4 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department received 17 staff sanction requests from Galway City Council in the period 01 March 2013 to 30 May 2013. The information in relation to these sanction requests is set out in the table below. Date of Staffing Request Title of Post(s) Number of Post(s) Type of Contract sought Outcome If Approved, Type of Contract Given 03/04/2013 School Warden 1 Permanent Approved Permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: Funding of €556,000.00 in respect of Carrickphierish Community Library was provided to Waterford City Council, in 2010, from my Department’s Social and Community Facilities Scheme in recognition of the innovative nature of the development. Under Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001, the provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Kerry. The Ardfert, Ballylongford, Fenit and Tarbert Sewer age Schemes are included in the Programme with the treatment plants amongst the list of contracts in the County to start in the period 2010 – 2013 and further elements...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The project referred to in the Question was submitted to and was approved by my Department in 2012. Approval was conditional on the appropriate leasing arrangements being put in place and a requirement that the facility be available to the wider community.  A claim for payment was submitted on 15 April 2013 and was subsequently selected for inspection as part of the normal risk...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Sector Reform Implementation Strategy, which is published on my Department’s website, is focused on ensuring that appropriate policy and legal frameworks are put in place for Irish Water and the water sector. A key objective is to rationalise the cost of the current service delivery and ensure more efficient operation of water services by moving from 34 water services...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: As outlined previously in Question No. 419 of the 25 June 2013 , the project referred to in the question is a high value project and is currently under assessment by my Department. Further information has been requested and received from Kildare LEADER Partnership regarding a particular issue of concern. The project will now proceed to the final stage of the approvals process. I expect a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Policy (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: There are 35 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. The project referred to received RDP funding, through Clare Local Development Company, of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Diplomatic Representation Issues (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: My colleague, the Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd, attended the opening day of the International Conference on Nuclear Security organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna on 1 July 2013. The Conference, which will continue until 5 July, is the first time that all Member States of the IAEA have had the opportunity to attend, at ministerial level , a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Water Treatment Inspections (3 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. The Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013 , which I recently signed, provide for a scheme of grant assistance for the remediation of domestic wastewater treatment systems. Grant assistance will only be available to an owner whose treatment system wa s registered before the prescribed date of 1...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The regulation of dog breeding establishments around the country is a matter for local authorities, and, since I commenced the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 on 1 January 2012, a strong regulatory framework now exists for local authorities to undertake this work. Statistics in relation to the implementation by local authorities since 2012 of these provisions, and in relation to other...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: In order to qualify for the youth and community bus motor taxation class, a vehicle must fulfil the following criteria: - it must be owned by a youth or community organisation, - it must be used exclusively by the organisation solely for the purpose of conveying persons on journeys directly related to the activities of the organisation, - it must be constructed or adapted for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (2 Jul 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. Schedules 3 and 4 of that Act set out properties that can, and cannot, be considered for rating purposes. The Commissioner for Valuation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The RAPID (Revitalising Areas by Planning, Investment and Development) programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion in RAPID areas nationally. The programme has made substantial progress in identifying the needs of disadvantaged communities and in bringing forward appropriate local projects in response to those...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: Under Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001, the provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority. My Department provided funding towards the capital costs of approved new libraries, the refurbishment of existing libraries, and mobile libraries and delivery vans. In this regard, in 2008 my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: The provision of fire services in a local authority area is a statutory function of the local authority. Under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981, a fire authority is required to make provision for the delivery of fire services in its functional area, including the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: Under the Water Sector Reform Programme the primary focus of Irish Water will be on the delivery of services to customers on the public water and wastewater networks. My Department will remain responsible for the overall policy, and funding where appropriate, of the non-public sector, including the group water sector. In order to facilitate the establishment of a new public water utility...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (2 Jul 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 497 and 498 together. 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 Valuati on Act 2001. Schedules 3 and 4 of that Act set out properties that can , and cannot, be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (2 Jul 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. Under the legislation, the person liable for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Write-Offs (2 Jul 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. As with all local charges, the invoicing and...