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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Disability Act Employment Targets (22 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182, 183, 185 and 187 together. Under the Disability Act 2005, civil and public sector bodies are obliged to meet a target of 3% employment of staff with disabilities, unless there are good reasons for not doing so.  The National Disability Authority (NDA) reports on achievement of this obligation across the public service on a yearly basis. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (22 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: I am chairing the National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments to oversee the implementation of the report of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Housing Developments, together with the Government's response to the recommendations. The Committee includes representatives from the Irish Banking Federation, local authorities, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seanad Elections (22 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Section 16 of the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1947, as amended by section 15 of the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) Act 1954, provides for the annual revision of the register of nominating bodies. The application form for registration or revision of registration is prescribed in the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Prescribed Forms) Regulations 1954 and may be obtained from the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (21 May 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: Household Charge Collection (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the Household Charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date is liable to pay the Household Charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential property to determine liability and pay the Charge. The Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 477 and 478 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 39, 40, 42 and 157 of 1 May 2013 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Irish citizens resident in France may vote in the European Parliament elections and in the French municipal elections. Similarly, French citizens resident in Ireland may vote in the European Parliament elections and the local elections in this country. Under section 8 of the Electoral Act 1992, the Minister may by order provide for citizens of another EU Member State who are ordinarily...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 and 509 together. Water mains rehabilitation is an integral part of water conservation strategies and indicative funding for such works in County Donegal is set out in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme, 2010 – 2013. Under this Programme water services authorities are required to give priority to water conservation works as an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fodder Crisis (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: My colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has been proactive in dealing with the fodder crisis, which principally arose from the very cold and bad weather and has had a direct impact on input costs for farmers in buying feedstuff. My Department will write to local authorities and all bodies under its aegis asking them to explore, where suitable public lands exist,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Details of the amount of travel and subsistence claimed by nisters, nisters of State and the Secretary General of my Department from 2005 to the formation of the new Government in March 2011 are set out in the tables below. Minister Dick Roche Year Travel and Subsistence claimed 2005 €2,337.76 2006 €4,088.38 2007 €1,086.84 Minister John Gormley Year...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Staff (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Details of salary and travel and subsistence costs of relevant staff appointed by each Minister and Minister of State in my Department from 2005 to the formation of the new Government in March 2011 are set out in the tables below. The ministerial appointees held the positions of Special Adviser, Press Officer, Personal Assistant, Personal Secretary or Civilian Driver during the tenure of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government's Action Programme for Effective Local Government provides that primacy of the elected council within the local government system will be reinforced , and provides for the appropriate allocation of roles between the council with the executive and the separation of powers between the leadership, oversight and policy elements, which rest with the elected council, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: Since the publication of Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government, the re has been a significant level of discussion and collaborative working on the proposals regarding the enhanced alignment between local government and local development. Both my Department and I have had several engagements with representatives of the local development and community and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (21 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Issues (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 493 and 510 together. Significant matters regarding LEADER funding for the 2014-20 period are yet to be agreed, including the value of fun ding 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 commit to any contractual arrangements for a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Claregalway and lltown Sewerage Scheme – Network Contract and Design Build Operate Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract – is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010- 2013 as two contracts to start during the lifetime of the Programme, at an estimated cost of over €13.5 million. I approved the commitment of the necessary capital...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emigration Data (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Scheme to support o rganisations participating in the National Partnership as Members of the Community and Voluntary Pillar provides funding to organisations to undertake research and policy work which contributes to social policy in Ireland. In 2012, the National Youth Council of Ireland received €20,000 from my Department in support of social partnership of which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: In line with the commitment in the Programme for the development of national climate policy and legislation , I have released the o utline Heads of a Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill , together with the second and final policy analysis report from the NESC Secretariat , for consideration by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environm ent, Culture and the Gaeltacht and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (21 May 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 requires the owner of a premises connected to domestic waste water treatment system to ensure that the system is registered on a register established and maintained by the local authority in whose functional area the system is located. Section 70B(5) of the Act provides that a certificate of registration for a domestic waste water treatment system...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (21 May 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 authorities to...