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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 465 to 467, inclusive, together. The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland contains a commitment to introduce a property tax for 2012.  The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally-delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and better...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Gweedore Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 as a scheme to commence construction during the lifetime of the Programme. My Department is awaiting the submission by Donegal County Council of their Contract Documents for the scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 and 494 together. The Water Services Acts 2007 and 2012 Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Registration ion) Regulations 2012 prescribe 1 February 2013 as the date by which owners of domestic waste water treatment systems must register their systems. Registration facilities have been available since 26 June 2012 and I consider that ample time is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have made my intention clear, in recent communications with stakeholders, to proceed with the establishment of the Resolution Board as recommended by the independent Pyrite Panel. Discussions are on-going with the these stakeholders and sufficient progress has been made in trying to arrive at mechanisms to provide a solution for the affected homeowners to justify y the continuation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Remuneration (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474, 475, 479 and 480 together. The current salary of the Secretary General of my Department is €215,590 per annum. In line with the general Government policy of a €200,000 pay ceiling for senior positions across the Public Service, she has voluntarily waived salary in excess of the €200,000 pay ceiling under Section 483 of the Taxes...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Taxation (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Total gross motor tax receipts from 2006 to the end of October 2012 are set out in the following table. A breakdown of the receipts by band for each year is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.  YEAR TOTAL GROSS MOTOR TAX RECEIPTS € 2006 879,705,213 2007 956,731,400 2008 1,058,605,132     2009 1,057,822,734  ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 482 to 484, inclusive, together. Mayo North East Leader Partnership (MNELP) is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver both the Rural Development Programme (RDP) and the Local Community Development Programme (LCDP) to the North Mayo area. On foot of correspondence I received in 2011 regarding a possible governance issue at Mayo North...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare Issues (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The application of all aspects of the Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012, including those relating to dogs, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  My Department is responsible for matters relating to control of dogs.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (27 Nov 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 e expenditure of €467 million on the current...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Management Board of m y Department’s National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management has approved a policy document called Keeping Communities Safe (KCS) which is intended to set the future direction of fire services in Ireland. The policy document seeks to define an integrated approach to fire safety by ensuring an appropriate incident response from the fire service while...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The reference to Recommendation 21 in reply to Question 462 is to Standard Recommendation (SR) 21 , Guidance on the use of I.S. EN 13242 – Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction, not to recommendation 21 in the Pyrite Report.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The communication referred to in the Question was issued on foot of elevated levels of uranium being found at that time by the EPA’s groundwater monitoring programme in Co. Wicklow. Details of how this situation was addressed are contained in the EPA’s State of the Environment Report 2004 . Since that communication issued in 2002, the European Communities (Drinking Water)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans to provide grant assistance for the removal of asbestos sheeting or roofing . Under Section 32 of the Waste Management Act 1996, the management and control of any waste arising from the removal of this material is the responsibility of the producer or holder of such waste. Asbestos waste is classified as a hazardous material, and must therefore be disposed of according to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Agencies (27 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The following State Agencies were established in 2012: Local Government Management Agency - merger of the Local Government Management Services Board, the Local Government Computer Services Board and residual functions of An Comhairle Leabharlanna; no new employees. Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency – rationalised functions of the National Building Agency, the Affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. 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 to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation are a matter for the appropriate regulatory authority and should therefore be pursued with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the relevant local authority, as appropriate. The Office of Environmental Enforcement within the EPA also has a mandate to deliver enhanced environmental compliance through enforcement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Register (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: A registered elector’s citizenship determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. EU citizens (denoted by ‘E’ on registers) may vote at European Parliament and local elections. An EU citizen living in Ireland and wishing to register as a European elector must meet age and residency requirements and, in addition, complete a statutory declaration in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG), the group contracted by my Department to deliver Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Irish Language Areas, went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Progress, in the context of the legal “winding up” process, is currently ongoing. Local Action Groups in contiguous geographical areas have been engaged to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations (22 Nov 2012)

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 and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (22 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency is administering the Household Charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. The Household Charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential property on the liability date to determine if he or she has a liability and, if so, to declare that liability and pay the Charge. There was...