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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Government has decided to introduce a target ed Voluntary Redundancy (VR) Scheme in parts of the Public Service. Details of how such a scheme would operate in particular sectors have not yet been finalised . As outlined in the Action Programme for Effective Local Government: Putting People First, the potential to reach the optimum staffing levels through the use of voluntary exit...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (22 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: A notice was placed on my Department’s website on 19 July, 2011 seeking expressions of interest, from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of state bodies under the aegis of my Department. The notice is updated regularly as specific vacancies arise. Vacancies on the boards of other bodies under the...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: It would never have happened in P. Flynn's time.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: It would not bother me one way or another.

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy should ask the Taoiseach about it.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The main ambient air quality monitoring programme in Ireland is carried out to meet the requirements of EU Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, also known as the CAFÉ Directive. The Directive sets legally binding limit values, and target values for a range of pollutants and requires that certain minimum levels of monitoring are conducted for the purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Senior Alert Scheme (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. The Seniors Alert Scheme provides grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of equipment to enable older persons, without sufficient means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. It is my intention that funding for the 2013 Seniors Alert Scheme will be similar to 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 provides that t he basic standard to be met by all domestic waste water treatment systems is that they should not create a risk to public health or the environment. Draft standards to augment this requirement were drawn up by my Department in consultation with the EPA and were issued for public consultation in March 2012. 165 submissions were received...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I published A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland in July, 2012 setting out a range of measures which will significantly revise the current regulatory regime to ensure, inter alia , that waste collected is managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy as set out in the Waste Framework Directive, under which prevention, reuse, recycling, recovery are favoured over the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The information requested in relation to transfers into and out of my Department that took place in 2012 by county is set out in the table. County Transfers Out Transfers In Cork 2 1 Donegal 1 0 Dublin 9 3 Galway 2 0 Kildare 1 0 Kilkenny 2 0 Leitrim 1 0 Limerick 2 0 Mayo 3 4 Meath 2 0 Offaly 0 1 Sligo 1...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Industrial installations operating in Ireland such as those mentioned in the question are subject to the licensing, monitoring and enforcement requirements of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regime. The activities of companies operating with an IPPC licence are monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure that the terms of their licences are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Jan 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. Under current legislation the person liable for payment of rates is the person in occupation of a rateable property at the date of the...

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

Phil Hogan: 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 Ireland or elsewhere, to determine if he or she has a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 618, 619 and 681 together. While it is not proposed at this point to introduce compulsory microchipping of all dogs, there have been a number of recent developments that have increased microchipping usage. The regulations I introduced in early 2012 under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010 stipulate that all dogs held in such establishments be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department carried out Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) during the past twelve months, relating to the following legislation/policy proposals: 1. Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012; 2. Waste Management (Household Food Waste Collection) Regulations 2011; 3. Household Waste Collection; 4. Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU); 5. Non Use of Motor...

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

Phil Hogan: All local authorities are required to prepare and publish a financial statement in respect of each financial year. These financial statements are audited by the Local Government Audit Service which provides an independent and professional public sector audit service for the Local Government sector.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Taxation (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to bring in legislation to change the basis for charging motor tax for vehicles registered prior to 2008 to the CO 2 system. The question of applying the new CO 2 based motor tax system to all cars was subject to detailed discussion during the debate on the Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2008. Any retrospection would not be possible, as the CO 2 data for the pre-2008...

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

Phil Hogan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 697 to 699, inclusive, together. Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste, and their enforcement, are the responsibility of local authorities and are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 as amended by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. In practice, I...

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

Phil Hogan: My Department has provided an indicative allocation of more than €2 million for RAPID in 2013, which will be used to meet the Department's existing contractual commitments on RAPID projects throughout the country (mainly Sports Capital Top-ups and CCTV systems, jointly funded by the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Justice and Equality respectively).