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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: All power plants in Ireland 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 respected, including in relation to emissions.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to drive a waste reduction programme as part of the overall policy in the area of sustainable waste management. A review of the Producer Responsibility Initiative model in Ireland is ongoing at present. The aim of the review is to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the existing Producer Responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Services (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The local authority sector has delivered expenditure savings of €830 million and staff reductions of 8,600 (a reduction of 23%) whole time equivalents since 2008. Shared services have been identified in the Local Government Efficiency Review and the Public Service Reform Plan as an important opportunity to make further savings in administrative costs without impacting on front line...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together. With reference to the issue of grant aid, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 172 and 173 on 29 November 2012 . The position is unchanged. The Water Services Act s 2007 and 2012 (Domestic Waste water Treatment Systems) Regulations 2012 , which I made on 26 June 2012 , set out the requirements for the desludging of domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Services (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department has not provided any such new services during the period in question. My Department is committed to the implementation of the action in the Public Service Reform Plan, agreed by Government in November 2011, to evaluate the opportunity for the external delivery of some non-core public services.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department is responsible for a wide range of programmes, including in the areas of housing, water services, environmental protection, local government services, and community and rural development. The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2012, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in February 2012, detail gross expenditure of €467 million on the current...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Elections (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311, 312 and 313 together. I announced the establishment of an independent Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee on 15 November 2012. An objective in reviewing electoral areas is to achieve a better balance and consistency in representation ratios and, logically, there is a strong case for reducing the degree of representational imbalance currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Elections (11 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 was published on 5 October 2012. Debate on the Bill commenced in the Dáil on 20 November 2012. The constituencies specified in the Bill would come into effect upon the dissolution of the Dáil occurring next after the enactment of the Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (6 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The person referred to in the question has now been approved for a pendant alarm.  The installation of the alarm will be arranged by the local community and voluntary group in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (6 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Over 500 submissions have been received by my Department following the public consultation process on the proposed Building Control Amendment Regulations 2012 undertaken earlier this year.  All submissions received have been comprehensively considered and the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012 are currently being finalised. My Department has met and corresponded with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The rate of grant available for Group Sewerage Schemes is €2,031.58 per house or 75% of the cost of the scheme, whichever is the lesser. The National Rural Water Services Committee, which has a role in advising me on rural water policy, proposed that the rate of grant be reviewed during 2012. As a result of a review carried out by my Department, I propose, in the first instance, to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (6 Dec 2012)

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: Motor Taxation (5 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Motor tax for private cars is calculated on the basis of CO 2 emissions or engine capacity, depending on the date of first registration of the car. There is no provision for adjustment of motor tax on the basis of personal circumstances. Specific personal needs are addressed through other codes, as appropriate, such as under the health services or social protection. I am not in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions (5 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 437 of 13 November 2012. In publishing the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012 the Government has accepted in full the recommendations in the Constituency Commission Report 2012. This is consistent with established practice since the first independent constituency commission reported in 1980. The determination of Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (5 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 492 of 27 November 2012, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (4 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations sets out the legal requirements in relation to fire safety in the design and construction of new buildings, including apartments, and existing buildings which undergo an extension, material alteration or material change of use. The related Technical Guidance Document B (TGD-B) provides guidance on how compliance with the legal requirement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Taxation (4 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: Total gross motor tax receipts for 2011 and for 2012 (to the end of October) are set out below. YEAR TOTAL GROSS MOTOR TAX RECEIPTS € 2011 1,010,419,164 2012 (to 31 October 2012) 900,493,004

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Action Programme for Effective Local Government-Putting People First reinforces local government as the primary means of public service at local level. The programme sets out a comprehensive range of measures to address the challenges of the local government system. The sustainable funding of local government is one such challenge and the programme provides for a strengthening of local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: The two principal sources of revenue for the Local Government Fund are the proceeds of motor tax and the income from the Household Charge. The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides that income from the charge is to be paid into the Local Government Fund. The proceeds from the household charge are being re-distributed on an equalised basis to local authorities within the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Dec 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department provides funding to the community and voluntary sector through its many community, housing and environment programmes and initiatives. My Department is responsible for a range of programmes to support communities including the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP), the Seniors Alert Scheme, RAPID (Revitalising...