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

Phil Hogan: My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium in relation to local authorities. Any exceptions to the moratorium in local authorities require sanction from my Department. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each City and County Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Priory Hall Development (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 635 and 674 together. Dublin City Council is the designated authority with powers to enforce the statutory requirements arising under the Fire Safety Act, the Building Control Acts and the Planning and Development Acts, all of which are at issue in relation to Priory Hall. The Council is also the designated Housing Authority under the Housing Acts. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (16 Jan 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. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: Under section 13A(3) of the Electoral Act 1992, the Register of Electors may be used only for electoral or certain other specified statutory purposes. As such, local authorities may not use the electoral register to collect outstanding Household Charge liabilities.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638, 652, 653, 695, 710, 711, 713 and 722 together. As of 31 December 2012, applications in respect of the on-site wastewater treatment systems of 266,151 owners, who have registered on-line, by post or in person at their local authority offices, had been processed and approximately 25,000 additional registration applications were awaiting processing by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Pollution (16 Jan 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 Fingal County Council, under the general supervision of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition, discharges from water service authority facilities are regulated under the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation)...

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

Phil Hogan: The Government recently approved the setting up of a Resolution Board to oversee the implementation of a remediation scheme for dwellings affected by pyrite. It also approved the imposition of levies on the quarrying and insurance sectors to fund such a remediation scheme. Work is underway on the scope and detail of the remediation scheme and the cost of testing will be dealt with in that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dumping at Sea (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 and 679 together. The Ringsend Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme, 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to start during the lifetime of the Programme. Matters relating to planning applications, permits, licences and authorisations are matters for the relevant statutory regulators such...

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

Phil Hogan: Payments made from the Environment Fund by my Department towards the operating costs of the Dungarvan Materials Recovery Facility were not part of the ongoing subvention scheme for Civic Amenity Sites nationally. The funding involved was considered on a year to year basis, having regard to the performance of the facility and availability of funds. In recent years, the Environment Fund has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 644, 700 to 709, inclusive, 712 and 723 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 provides that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will make a National Inspection Plan for domestic wastewater treatment systems. The plan is being drawn up to highest international standards and in accordance with the Recommendation for Minimum Criteria for...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 645 to 648, inclusive, together. 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 where no other forms of redress are available to the homeowner. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: The Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS) 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. The amount spent in 2012 on the SAS was €2,524,448.65.

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 650, 667 and 668 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (16 Jan 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. My Department...

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

Phil Hogan: An analysis of non-use declarations relating to motor tax to the year ending August 2012 showed that there were a total of over 538,000 such declarations during that time, 110,000 of which related to a change of vehicle ownership. The total value of the exemptions was €110m. While in some cases such declarations of non-use will be genuine, it is suspected that there is widespread...

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

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 655, 661 and 662 together. The Government's new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. Among the measures included in the policy is the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to report to Government with options to minimise the impact of waste charges on low income households. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (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: 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. The Valuation Office is responsible for calculating the rateable valuation of premises and the type, size and location of the premises...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Jobs (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: My Department's commitments in the Action Plan for Jobs – 2012, in some instances in cooperation with other Departments, local authorities and agencies are in relation to Actions 1.17, 1.22, 1.23, 1.47, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 6.9 and 7.3.2. Progress is set out in the following table. Action Measure Time Frame for Completion Status 1.17 Build on the positive response to date...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 Jan 2013)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 664 and 665 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, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential property to...