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Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Perhaps the Deputy may have to review the situation with the local authority. Perhaps she is entitled to a refund based on this information. I hope she is. Every little helps. Deputy Healy mentioned the rural transport service and I am very conscious of the good service provided in Tipperary, Kilkenny and surrounding counties where the rural transport programme is administered by Pobal...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy is reading too much into it, and reading too much in the local newspaper.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: If the Deputy listens he might learn a little bit. He is making a statement in the absence of information. We have established a national committee to examine this. I am very conscious of what the Deputy said. It is an important service and people in rural areas should expect a basic level of service in transport in the absence of even a good road from Clonmel to Kilkenny.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: There is the potential for local government to have a positive role in its involvement in many local services and I do not think Deputy Healy would disagree with this, unless he is going to abandon his support for Clonmel Borough Council.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: What direction?

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: We are making up for lost time.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Many Deputies want more finance, which is understandable, and perhaps more ways of raising money, but they do not like the one we are discussing now. I suppose this is understandable in politics. Protecting and providing the funds we have to make the necessary improvements in the service or maintain the level of service we have is exactly what the Bill is about. If we did not have this...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I know Deputies Murphy and Healy advocate increases in income tax and putting more on the working person to get the level of finance necessary to run our services.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: We know where the so-called socialist parties stand on these issues.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Deputies who contributed to this debate. I have noted what they had to say. As I stated earlier, any increase in taxation is unwelcome, in particular when it is the second increase in a few short years. It is an unavoidable fact that the new CO2 based system introduced in July 2008 by my predecessor resulted over time in a decline in motor tax receipts. As rightly pointed out...

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The car must have high emissions.

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Was that last year?

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to open the debate in the Dáil on the Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013. The primary purpose of the Bill is to give legislative effect to the increases in motor tax rates and trade plate licences contained in the financial resolution on motor tax passed by the Dáil on budget day, 5 December 2012. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (21 Feb 2013)

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

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

Phil Hogan: The Government has decided that Irish Water, a new State-owned water company to be established as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group, will be responsible for the domestic water metering programme. It will be a matter for Irish Water, and any contractors employed by it, to recruit suitable qualified personnel for the relevant works. The approach being...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: Firstly I acknowledge the distressing and stressful situations which individuals face when building works are not completed to the required acceptable standard. The Building Control Act 1990 clearly places responsibility for compliance with the Building Regulations on the owner of the building concerned and on the builder or developer who carries out the works. The Building Regulations...

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

Phil Hogan: I refer to the repl ies to Questions Nos. 487 , 495 and 530 of 19 February, which address the proposed approach on the matter raised.

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

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, which includes group water schemes, group sewerage schemes and small public water and sewerage schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection and approval of individual scheme proposals for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department and subject...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (21 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: As Minister with responsibility for fire services and fire safety national policy, I have recently adopted and published “Keeping Communities Safe” (KCS) as the national policy document . KCS sets the future direction of fire services in a way that aligns fire services and fire safety in Ireland with international good practice. The KCS policy document was prepared by my...