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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (29 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 , for which my Department has responsibility, continues to facilitate access to significant financial resources for rural communities. One of the objectives of the RDP is to provide appropriate amenity and leisure facilities to local communities not otherwise available to them. I am pleased, therefore, that the...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I wish to thank the Deputies who have made contributions on Second Stage. Based on those contributions, I think there is a general understanding of the need to respect the independence of the Constituency Commission and accept its recommendations. Deputies Stanley, Ellis, Ó Caoláin and Colreavy suggested that five of the new constituencies specified are unconstitutional. This is...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: It is about boundaries for the next election.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: He is for the moment.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: How many candidates will run in the Deputy's constituency?

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: That is devolution of responsibility. That is what local government is all about.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The owners of domestic waste water treatment systems which are deemed on inspection under the 2012 Act to require remediation or upgrading to address a risk to human health or to the environment will be directed by their water services authority to have the necessary works completed by a specified date. The selection of a competent contractor to carry out such works will be a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (24 Jan 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: Pyrite Issues (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. In September 2011, I set up an independent Pyrite Panel to explore options for a resolution to the pyrite problem in private housing. Following detailed research and consultation, the Panel submitted its report to me at the end of June 2012 which I subsequently published in July 2012. The report, which contains twenty four inter-related...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 to 154, inclusive, together. Planning for the Greater Dublin Regional Drainage Project – North Dublin Treatment Plant and Orbital Sewer is being progressed by Fingal County Council. Under the Alternative Sites Assessment and Route Selection Report (Phase 2) for the scheme, three possible treatment sites and two possible outfall locations have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: No representatives of the tobacco industry have been met by myself, my colleagues , Minister of State, Jan O’Sullivan, T.D and Minister of State Fergus O’Dowd, T.D., or officials in my Department in the last six months.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Jan 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. Last month 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 75%...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dumping at Sea (24 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The OSPAR Convention recognises the jurisdictional rights of States over the seas and the freedom of the High Seas, and, within this framework, works to prevent and eliminate marine pollution and to achieve sustainable management of the maritime area. Overall, the work of the OSPAR Commission is guided by the ecosystem approach to an integrated management of human activities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages and assists the community’s support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of the Department. The funding allocated to the Scheme from 2010 to 2013 is shown in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have recently received Government approval for the imposition of a levy on both the quarrying and insurance sectors, as recommended by the independent Pyrite Panel, in order to provide the funding necessary for the remediation of pyrite damaged dwellings . The imposition of the levies will require legislation and I am committed to having the legislation published and enacted in the shortest...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Matters relating to the transfer of waste collection services by local authorities to private operators are matters in the first instance for the local authorities concerned. My Department’s role is to provide a comprehensive legislative and waste policy framework through which the relevant regulatory bodies, such as local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency, operate....

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 179 and 181 together. In relation to the criteria that will apply for the grant scheme for remediation of septic tanks and other domestic wastewater treatment systems, and in relation to the position regarding the European Court of Justice ruling of 19 December, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 438, 448 and 449 of 22 January 2013. Where a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Board of an Bord Pleanála comprises a Chairperson and up to 9 ordinary members. The appointment process, set out under sections 105 -107 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2012 and Articles 56 – 65 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, require selections to be made by the Minister from nominees put forward by four representative panels of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The legal requirements of the Building Regulations are set out in twelve Parts (classified as Parts A to M) and apply to new buildings or, in certain circumstances, to works involving the extension, material alteration or material change of use of an existing building. Part J – Heat Producing Appliances – of the Building Regulations requires such appliances to have adequate...