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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voting Rights (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Under electoral law, in order to be able to vote at elections in Ireland, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. With some exceptions (mainly postal voters) all persons must attend in person to vote at their local polling station. The Constitutional Convention will be considering issues relating...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: No external public relations and communications consultants or organisations have been engaged by me, or by Ministers of State, and used in my Department since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314, 322 and 330 together. The Local Property Tax is being introduced on a half year basis this year and accordingly 50% of the Tax is payable in 2013. The Local Property Tax and Non Principal Private Residence Charge operate quite differently in many respects; however, in general, those properties which are liable for the Charge will also be liable for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (18 Jun 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. Procurement savings have been targeted by the Government under the Public Service Reform Plan and the Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board Remit (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Pyrite Resolution Board (PRB), which I established earlier this year, has recently published the outline of a proposed remediation scheme. The qualification criteria for inclusion in the scheme are reflective of the conclusions and recommendations of the report of the independent pyrite panel. The scope of the remediation scheme is restricted to providing a solution for those homeowners...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007 – 2013 (RDP) commenced in 2009 after a delay of more than two years which reduced the time available to allocate funding to less than five years rather than the original seven. Two main issues have impacted on the revised allocations recently notified to Local Development Companies. The first relates to overall Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: 2010 is the latest year for which audited local authority Annual Financial Statement data are available. The amount of commercial rates collected by each rating authority from 2006 to 2010 is set out in the attached table. County Councils 2006 Rates Income (Accrued) € 2007 Rates Income (Accrued) € 2008 Rates Income (Accrued) € 2009 Rates Income (Accrued) €...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: 2010 is the latest year for which audited local authority Annual Financial Statement data is available. Detailed information in relation to the value of commercial rates outstanding to local authorities for 2010 and the amount that was written off in the years 2006 to 2010, sourced from audited Annual Financial Statements, is set out in the following tables. Rates Written Off - 2006 to 2010...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency is administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. Household Charge operational matters are a matter for the Agency or the relevant local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Irish Water Safety is the statutory body under the auspices of my Department established to provide the following services: - promotion of public awareness of water safety; - promotion of measures, including the advancement of education, related to the prevention of accidents in water; - provision of instruction in water safety, rescue, swimming, resuscitation and recovery drills; ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Water Treatment Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Proposals for the North Dublin Waste Water Treatment Plant/Orbital Sewer project, which was part of the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study (GDSDS), are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning. The GDSDS represented a strategic analysis of the existing drainage systems in the Greater Dublin Area and made a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Significant matters regarding EU Community-led Local Development funding and LEADER funding for the 2014-20 period are yet to be agreed, including the value of funding and the regulations governing implementation. In the absence of these, and ahead of the submission of local development strategies, it would be inappropriate for me to confirm any implementation arrangements for the next LEADER...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Up to 31 March 2013, the latest date for which information is available, the position is as follows: Agency / Board Name of Appointee Date of Appointment An Bord Pleanála Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson) 29/08/2011 An Bord Pleanála Mr. Conall Boland (Deputy Chairperson) 01/01/2012 An Bord Pleanála Ms. Mary MacMahon 27/11/2011 An Bord Pleanála Mr. Michael Leahy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Calculations (18 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Application (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: While my Department has responsibility for rules and regulations regarding burial grounds, this responsibility does not extend to the fees charged by local authorities. These costs are a matter for each local authority in respect of the cemeteries and burial grounds they provide . The main legislative provisions dealing with the provision, management, regulation and control of burial...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: To date the establishment of Irish Water has been supported by the Programme Office within Bord Gáis, and a number of local authority and Departmental staff have been seconded to the Office to assist in this work. The permanent Irish Water organisation is due to be incorporated shortly and currently has six staff.  On-going work on a detailed Target Operating Model for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Mayo North East Leader Partnership (MNELP) is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver both the Rural Development Programme (RDP) and the Local Community Development Programme to the North Mayo area. On foot of correspondence received in 2011 regarding a possible governance issue at MNELP, a comprehensive investigation into the issues outlined was instigated. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have recently published “ Keeping Communities Safe ” (KCS) as national policy for the future direction of fire services in Ireland. The document was prepared by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in my Department through a collaborative process, which included consultation with stakeholders. The intention is to ensure that Ireland continues to manage...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s 2011 housing policy statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes, including the shared ownership scheme, as part of the review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. That review is now almost concluded and I have also asked the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency to provide me with a standalone analysis of the shared...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Appointments (18 Jun 2013)

Phil Hogan: Section 23 of the Building Control Act 2007 provides for the establishment of a Professional Conduct Committee (the Committee) consisting of a chairperson and up to 11 ord inary members for the purpose of dealing with complaints of professional misconduct or poor professional performance made against registered architects. I have appointed Mr John K. O’Connell, Barrister, to serve as...