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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The rates of duty currently applicable to half-yearly and quarterly discs are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual rate respectively and incorporate a surcharge element to cover the higher administrative costs involved in processing such applications. These relativities have remained generally constant since the 1960s . The number of annual, half-yearly and quarterly transactions in 2012 is set out...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 752, 763 and 828 together. The Programme for Government and the Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, the IMF and the ECB provide for the introduction of domestic water charges and the current position is that domestic water charges will not commence before 2014. The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 754 to 756, inclusive, and 836 together. The Programme for Government and the Memorandum of Understanding with the EU, the IMF and the ECB provide for the introduction of domestic water charges. The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water and it has decided that water meters should be installed in households...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Annual Financial Statement of each local authority provides an analysis of their income. The information requested is set out in the following table in respect of local authorities: Year Income from Grants and Subsidies Local Government Fund - General Purpose Grant Income from Goods and Services Commercial Rates 2010 1,224,465,604 759,954,151 1,258,748,847 1,426,911,902...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 766 and 781 together. While not having a nuclear power industry, it is Ireland’s position that, where a State chooses to develop a nuclear power industry, this should be done in accordance with the highest international standards with respect to safety and environmental protection. Ireland’s priority is the safety of the Irish people and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Decisions on the eligibility of specific persons for social housing support and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the housing authority concerned. I have no function in relation to any individual case with which a housing authority is or may be concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 768, 769, 791, 798, 824, 840 and 857 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 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: Alignment Working Group (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I established the Alignment Working Group to advise on the implementation of the new arrangements for an enhanced alignment between the local government and local development sectors. T he Group comprises representatives from the City and County Managers Association, the Irish Local Development Network and Pobal, as well as my Department. The Irish Local Development Network has three places...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Fire safety in the design and construction of new buildings, including emergency escape lighting, is governed by Part B of the 1997 – 2008 Building Regulations, made under the Building Control Act, 1990. Primary responsibility for compliance with the Building Regulations rests with the builders and owners of buildings. Guidance on how to comply with Part B is set out in Technical...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: Section 73 of the Building Control Act 2007 requires a registration body, as soon as may be after the end of each year, to prepare a report of its proceedings under the Act during that year. It further requires the report, which must be published and available for purchase by members of the public, to include a copy of the body’s audited accounts in so far as they relate to its income...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Heritage Centres Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 167 of 7 March 2013, which addressed the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 782, 804 and 829 together. Under section 157 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing in 2014, the Minister for Finance will pay into the Local Government Fund an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax paid into the Central Fund during that year. The Government has indicated an intention to move from 2014, to 80% retention of all Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Collection (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Local Property Tax is being introduced on a half year basis this year and accordingly, 50% of the Tax is payable in 2013. This year will also be the final year of the operation of the Non Principal Private Residence Charge.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 785 to 788, inclusive, together. The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, local returning officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual conduct of elections and referendums, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Minister of State in my Department, Jan O’Sullivan, represented the Government in Saudi Arabia for St. Patrick’s Day. The total cost incurred by my Department in respect of Minister of State O’Sullivan’s visit amounts to € 3,365.27 to date, including the cost for the official accompanying her.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The operation, maintenance and management of water services infrastructure is a matter for the relevant water services authority, in this case Dublin City Council. In 2007, my Department approved Dublin City Council’s Preliminary Report which recommended the replacement of the existing Vartry Tunnel with a new 4km tunnel from the Vartry Waterworks to Callowhill. The project is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional 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 Act 1981 and 2003. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2013. which I signed in to law on 8 March 2013. will come into effect on and from 1 March 2014. The new regulations will strengthen the current arrangements for the control of building activity by requiring the following in relation to all significant building works: (a) drawings and particulars used for the purposes of construction to be submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 799 and 815 together. The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The Charge is set at €200 and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. It is a matter for an owner, whether resident in...