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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Report (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 454 together. I refer to the reply to Question Nos.181 and 182 of 18 April 2013, which sets out the position in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 435 to 437, inclusive, together. Axes 3 and 4 (LEADER elements) of the Rural Development Programme has already allocated significant resources to areas in rural Ireland since it commenced in 2009. To date: almost €6.2 million has been allocated to specific projects through Roscommon LEADER Partnership, the Local Development Company (LDC) contracted by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department is currently conducting an evaluation exercise to determine the level of project commitments across all Local Development Companies (LDCs) and all measures under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme. This evaluation is almost complete and was required in order to re-balance the Programme in as equitable a way as possible. I expect that my Department will be in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Burncourt and Fethard Regional Water Supply Scheme Water Treatment Plants (Burncourt and Gortnapisha) Contract is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013, as a contract to commence during the life of the Programme. In addition, further network elements of the scheme are included to advance through planning during the same period. I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department received nine staff sanction requests in the period 1 October 2012 to 30 March 2013 from Galway City Council. The information requested in relation to these sanction requests is set out in the following table. Date Received Post Type Status Outcome 15/10/2012 Building Control Officer Contract Approved 6 month contract 15/10/2012 Assistant Theatre Manager...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 to 446, inclusive, together. The Local Authority Accounting in Ireland Code of Practice, issued under Section 107 of the Local Government Act 2001, is available on my Department's website at . Local authority Annual Financial Statements analyse debtors under the headings of current and long term. Current debtors are amounts due within twelve months of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 447 to 450, inclusive, together. The information requested is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I am well aware of the problems caused by illegal dumping and while this is a matter in the first instance for local authorities, my Department has taken a number of actions to address the issue. In 2012 , I introduced a once-off Litter Enforcement Grants Scheme, targeted specifically at the issue of fly tipping and small scale illegal dumping, encouraging local authorities to enhance their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Environmental Noise Directive (END) 2002/49/EC sets out certain requirements for the assessment and management of environmental noise from transport sources, including the making of strategic noise maps and action plans. It is important to note, however, that the Directive does not set binding limit values, nor does it prescribe the measures to be included in the action plans, leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Remuneration (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the following table. Salary Range Staff by Head Count < €500,000 0 €400,000 - €500,000 0 €300,000 - €400,000 0 €250,000 - €300,000 0 €200,000 - €250,000 1* €150,000 - €200,000 0 €100,000 - €150,000...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (23 Apr 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 Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of over €92 million in Kerry during the period of the Programme. However, the Killarney Sewerage Scheme was not amongst the priority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Following on from the publication of Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government, an Alignment Working Group has been established to assist and advise on the implementation of the recommendations of the Local Government/Local Development Alignment Steering Group. The Working Group is currently overseeing the practical arrangements necessary to give effect to the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Buidling Control Regulations (23 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 463 together. Section 6 of the Building Control Act 1990 provides for the making of building control regulations which, among other things, may require the submission to building control authorities of certificates of compliance with the requirements of the building regulations and may prescribe the designation of the persons or the classes of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (18 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Total gross motor tax receipts and the number of motor tax transactions by year and duration of vehicle licence for each of the years requested are contained in Table 1. It should be noted that this does not equate to the total number of vehicles taxed in each of the years concerned, as some owners will have exercised more than on e option in a particular year and a breakdown of this data is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (18 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 together. All Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects are subject to guidelines for the Provision of Infrastructure and Capital Investments through Public Private Partnerships. In accordance with the Guidelines, the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) carries out a value for money assessment of the proposed Public Private Partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (18 Apr 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: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (18 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, which includes group sewerage schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. In December 2012 I announced an increase in the grant for group sewerage schemes to €6,500 per house or 75% of the cost of the scheme, whichever is the lesser. The previous rate of grant available was €2,031.58 per house or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Elections (18 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 181 and 182 together. I established a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee on 15 November 2012 to review and make recommendations on the division of each council area, other than Cork City, into local electoral areas, and to make recommendations on the number of members of each council to be assigned to each local electoral area. The Committee was...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 188 together. In late 2011 the European Commission approved a change in the maximum co-funding rate from 55% to 85% for the Axes 3 and 4 elements (LEADER) of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013. Prior to this the LEADER elements were co-funded at a rate of 55% by the EU, with the remaining 45% coming from national exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (18 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The primary objective of my Department’s National Water Conservation Programme is to reduce water loss and leakage in the distribution networks to an economic level and to address high levels of unaccounted for water. My Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 (WSIP) places a high priority on water conservation. Since 2005 the level of recoupment of...