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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Energy Rating Compliance (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The EU (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012 transposed Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings (recast) into Irish Law, replacing an earlier directive from 2002 which had been transposed in 2006.  Under these Regulations all owners of buildings offered for sale or letting (including dwellings used for social housing) are required to provide persons who...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electromagnetic Fields Studies (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The issue of the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields was the subject of an Expert Group Report commissioned by the Government and published in March 2007. This Report, entitled Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields, which considered issues such as digital signals, microwaves and mobile phone masts, is available for download on my Department’s website ( ). The Expert...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The resolution process, which I understand is on-going, arose in the context of legal proceedings which were adjourned to afford relevant parties the opportunity to work together, under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Finnegan (retired President of the High Court), to identify a way forward in relation to the complex problems at Priory Hall. Given that the matter is before the courts, it...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is my intention that the expertise and experience of local development companies will be retained in the new structures outlined in The Action Programme for Effective Local Government - Putting People First. In their report, the recommendations of which are incorporated in the Action Programme, the Alignment Steering Group recognised the key strengths of local development companies, in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information sought is not readily available , and compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The report in question was commissioned by the local authority concerned having regard to its own statutory functions as a Building Control Authority and as a Fire Authority, and any further action in relation to the report or its contents will be a matter for Fingal County Council in line with its standard arrangements for dealing with such matters. Neither I nor my Department has any...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department’s expenditure on conferences and seminars is outlined in the tables below for 2012. The Department does not routinely collect information on the locations of conferences and seminars. The day to day operations of the agencies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual agencies concerned. Accordingly, the information sought in relation to agencies is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Action Programme for Effective Local Government,Putting People First, which I published on 16 October 2012 , sets out Government decisions for a range of measures in relation to local government structures, functions, funding, governance and operational matters. Chapter 6 of the Action Programme details policy decisions to replace town councils with a new model of municipal governance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The independent Pyrite Panel which I established in September 2011 undertook a desktop study, in conjunction with stakeholder consultation, to establish facts in relation to the potential exposure to pyrite problems. The information was gathered from a number of sources including local authorities, structural guarantee providers, representatives of homeowners, private builders, construction...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The operation, maintenance and management of public water services infrastructure is the responsibility of the relevant water services authority, in this case Meath County Council. However, I understand that the Dunshaughlin Water Supply Improvement Scheme which is included in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2013 is substantially complete.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 583 and 584 together. 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 of €100 , unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: HomeBond is a private limited company and its assets are protected in law.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 to 589, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (5 Feb 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 applied...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592, 596, 597, 614 and 619 together. The Water Services Acts 2007 and 20012 (Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012 provide that treatment systems should be de-sludged at intervals that are appropriate to the tank capacity and to the numbers of persons resident in the premises to which the system is connected or as recommended by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 and 594 together. The Pyrite Resolution Board will, in conjunction with my Department, draw up the terms and conditions for a pyrite remediation scheme, including the eligibility criteria that will be applied. In this context, the Resolution Board will have regard to I.S 398 –– Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material –...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pension Numbers (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information requested in the question is not readily available in my Department. In Public Service Pension schemes, the minimum preserved pension age is 60. Accordingly, it would be expected that the majority of persons currently in receipt of pensions from either local authorities or agencies under the aegis of my Department would have been recruited prior to 6 April 1995. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (5 Feb 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. Dublin Fire...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: The provision of fire services in a local authority area is a statutory function of individual fire authorities. Under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981, a fire authority is required to make provision for the delivery of fire services in its functional area, including the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (5 Feb 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department supports fire authorities through the setting of general policy and guidance, and the provision of capital funding, including the recoupment, within the overall funding available, of costs incurred by fire authorities in relation to the approved purchase of fire appliances and specialist emergency and communications equipment as well as construction and upgrading of fire...