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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 435, 436, 441 and 442 together. Registration Authorities – County and City Councils – publish the register of electors annually on 1 February and it comes into effect fourteen days later on 15 February. The publication of the register requires the sending of a copy of the register for the relevant constituency to members of the Dáil, the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: An independently-chaired Inter-Departmental Expert Group was established to consider the structures and modalities for an equitable Local Property Tax to replace the Household Charge. The Expert Group’s terms of reference were to consider the design of a Local Property Tax to be approved by Government, which is equitable and is informed by previous work and international experience. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 to 448, inclusive, together. I assume the Questions relate to General Purpose Grants from the Local Government Fund. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 449 and 450 together. The reforms set out in Putting People First will result in changes to current local governance arrangements and include, inter alia, the wind-down of City/County Development Boards. All necessary legislative and administrative steps will be taken towards this end and will include the introduction of new planning, management and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Exemptions (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 451 and 463 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 Charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. It is a matter for an owner of a residential property to determine...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 127 on 7 November 2012. The Programme for Government includes a range of political reform measures, a number of which are in my area of responsibility as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Many of the measures have already been implemented. Others are in the process of being implemented. The debate on the Electoral (Amendment)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I established a Constituency Commission on 27 July 2011 to review the constituencies for Dáil and European Parliament elections in the light of the 2011 Census of Population. The Commission in its report , presented to the Ceann Comhairle on 21 June 2012 , recommended maintenance of the existing arrangement of constituencies for the election of Ireland's twelve members to the European...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Government has decided that Irish Water, a new State-owned water company to be established as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group, will be responsible for the metering programme. In addition, the Government has recently approved the preparation of legislation to assign the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the metering programme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Government decided, based on the recommendations of an independent assessment and in line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, to establish a public water utility company, Irish Water, to take over the operational and capital delivery functions of local authorities in the water services area.  The Government has further decided that Irish Water should be established...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The correspondence in question relates to proposals to amend the Building Control Regulations which were the subject of an extensive public consultation process earlier this year and which are currently being finalised in light of that consultation My Department is engaging directly with the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) in relation to the specific concerns raised.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (20 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: Funding of €314m is available under the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. There are 35 Local Action Groups (LAGs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the RDP throughout the country and these groups are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is as follows: Name of Firm Type of Service Fees Paid Nature of work carried out Allen Design Consultants Design €1,283 Design of Brochure ASA Consulting Consultancy €11,625 Consultancy on Shared Service ASA Consulting Training Consultancy €1,440 Training of Local Authority Staff BCM Hanby Wallace Legal Advice ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Arts Council Funding (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 175 together. I assume that the Questions refer to general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund. General purpose grants contribute towards meeting the reasonable cost to local authorities of providing services to their customers. In line with previous years, it is my intention to inform local authorities of their 2013 general purpose...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Management (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Chairperson of the Finance and Audit Committee of the Local Government Management Agency is Mr. John Tierney, Dublin City Manager.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164, 165 and 169 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Act 20 12 provides that the Environmental Protection Agency will make the National Inspection Plan for domestic waste water treatment systems. A public consultation on the proposed plan was commenced by the Agency on 11 October 2012. Submissions received are currently being reviewed by the Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 199 of 14 November 2012, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The General Scheme of a Bill to tighten the procedures for declaring a vehicle off the road for motor tax purposes has been approved by the Government and the Bill will be published once the legal drafting process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Cultural Trusts (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 428 of 12 June 2012, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust organisation is a private limited company with the Dublin City Manager as the sole shareholder, and governance arrangements and financial management of the Trust are matters for Dublin City Council. I have no role in relation to these matters. Accordingly, the information sought is not available in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The legislation which provides for the environmental levy is the Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Regulations 2001. There is no specific provision in the legislation for exemptions to the environmental levy on plastic bags for customers buying alcohol. Regulation 5 outlines the situations where plastic bags are exempted from the 22 cent environmental levy, including...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (15 Nov 2012)

Phil Hogan: The number of whole time equivalent (WTE) fire service personnel employed in Waterford City and Waterford County Council on 30 September 2012 is set out in the following table. The number of part time fire fighters employed in Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council on 30 September 2012 is set out in the following table on a headcount basis. Waterford City Council ...