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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. My Department is currently undertaking a review of the Building Regulations Part J – Heat Producing Appliances – and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document J (TGD J). This review has addressed the appropriateness of making mandatory provision for Carbon Monoxide Detectors/Alarms (CO detectors) in certain...

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

Phil Hogan: The Rathmines & Pembroke Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 , as a scheme to advance through the planning stage. My Department is awaiting submission by Dublin City Council of a Brief for a Consultant to prepare a Preliminary Report for the scheme. It is understood that the Brief will be quite broad in nature and...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The recommendations for Waterford are part of a process to bring together an entity that will represent 114,000 people and provide strength for the county and city. The heritage, traditions and mayoral status of Waterford will continue in the true metropolitan style that is to be enjoyed by Limerick, Cork and Dublin. These are the capitals of the regions and need to be strengthened. Senator...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The democratically elected councillor will have a much greater say than he or she would have had when just sitting on the board. The community sector will be working with him or her. They will be working together, closer than ever, to ensure the delivery of services to the citizen who will be more important than the structures in place.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: If one does not have enough money to run a given business, one does not need the same number of staff. Redundancies are required and it will all depend on budgets. Ultimately, it will all depend on the precise sum we receive under the Common Agricultural Policy. I have said to the representatives of the Irish Leader Network, whom I met yesterday, that we should work together to determine...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I ask Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill to confirm to the House that he will subsidise the people from whose pockets he took ¤45 unwittingly by asking them not to register before 28 September, before which date one could have registered for ¤5 instead of ¤50.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Senator did.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Senator Ó Domhnaill and some other Members of the House have done a great disservice to those who want to protect groundwater quality and the right thing by the State.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Acting Chairman for the manner in which she has supported the people of Kerry in registering septic tanks. In that county there is a registration rate of 86%.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Sorry?

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: People cannot have it every way.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Senator's party has proposed reducing the number of local authorities to 11. There may be political reasons for his party doing so but that is their business. His party holds a position of responsibility and I am watching closely what it does at local level.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I hope that I learn for that experience.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I will not be hypocritical.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I will not be hypocritical about it. The local improvement scheme has been re-opened again.

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: We reduced the Exchequer contribution for local authority services, not the local government fund. Senator Landy has had a genuine interest in local authorities for a long time. We have had differences and agreements on the fundamental issue of devolution and that is where both of us are coming from. In line with what I have just said, I will strengthen the opportunities for councillors to...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: That is the bottom line. The same people who will be representatives on municipal councils will also be on county councils. They will have a second bite at the cherry when it comes to matters such as the collection of moneys, how moneys are distributed to the various districts and municipal districts. The same people who will be concerned about the way money is distributed will have a say...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: They were badly caught out on such matters. We are not going to go down that particular route again. There will be a local government boundary review which will report by the end of May. It will give potential candidates an opportunity to examine the boundaries and decide if they want to contest independently or with political parties. Municipal districts will consist of between six and...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Cities, boroughs and municipal districts with county towns and towns over 20,000 population will retain mayoral status. Senator Landy raised a couple of other matters regarding the merger of the organisations. We will have a good discussion with the Association of County and City Councils, ACCC, and the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, AMAI. I welcome the president of the...

Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Senator should include himself.