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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (18 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Kerry. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of over €92 million in Kerry during the period of the Programme. However, the Castleisland Sewerage Scheme was not amongst the priority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (18 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The primary objective of my Department’s National Water Conservation Programme, which was established in 2003, is to reduce water loss and leakage in the distribution networks to an economic level and to address high levels of unaccounted for water. My Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 (WSIP) places a high priority on water conservation. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (18 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I am aware of the financial positions of both Sligo County and Sligo Borough Councils. The recommendations of the consultants engaged by Sligo County Council are currently being considered in my Department. A detailed policy statement for the reform of local government, Action Programme for Effective Local Government, was published on 16 October following Government approval. The programme...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 439 of 16 October 2012. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Information in respect of the timing of payments by my Department and relevant agencies since 1 July, 2011 is available on the Department’s website at :

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge (17 Oct 2012)

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: Local Authority Expenditure (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The annual financial statement of each local authority provides an analysis of its current expenditure. Local authorities incur a range of energy expenses including, but not limited to, electricity, gas and heating oil costs in relation to local authority offices and buildings, water and waste water treatment plants, fire stations, etc., fuel for local authority vehicles and public lighting...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have said on a number of occasions that I am prepared to consider all possible options to provide financial support to householders’ whose treatment systems are deemed, following inspection under the new legislation, to require substantial remediation or upgrading. The provision of any financial support will have to have regard to the overall budgetary situation and to the financial...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regional Authorities (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Action Programme for Effective Local Government , which was published on 16 October following Government approval, provides for the replacement of the existing regional assemblies and regional authorities by three regional assemblies in 2014 to perform an updated range of strategic functions. The new regions will be the Southern Region (which will include County Kerry), the Eastern and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Loans (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Local authority office accommodation is a matter in the first instance for local authorities. However, they are expected to provide such accommodation in the most cost effective manner possible having regard to their needs and resources. In that context, future plans for the Council office in Roscommon are a matter for Roscommon Co unty Council based on its assessment of the position . My...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: End of Life Vehicles (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive, each Member State is required, inter alia, to ensure that all end-of-life vehicles are dismantled, treated and recovered at no cost to the final holder/owner of that vehicle and in a manner that does not cause environmental pollution. The Waste Management (End-of-Life Vehicle) Regulations 2006 provide the regulatory framework for the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Annual expenditure on consultancies by my Department over the period in question is as follows: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (to date) Consultancy Expenditure €5.594m € 2 .051m €0.994m €0.323m €0.369m The awarding of consultancy contracts in my Department is carried out in accordance with Guidelines for the Engagement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legal Matters (17 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested in respect of payments made by my Department from 2008 to 2012 is set out in the following table. This does not include costs associated with the Planning Tribunal; payments of this nature by agencies or bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the agency or body concerned. Year Name of Firm or Solicitor/Barrister Subject Matter/Nature of Work Fees...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts (17 Oct 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 401 and 417 together. Under the proposed Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2012, provision is made for the introduction of mandatory certificates of compliance by the builders and the designers of buildings confirming that the statutory requirements of the Building Regulations have been met. In addition, the regulations also provide that building...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The provision of water and sewerage services is the responsibility of the 34 City and County Councils which are designated as water services authorities under the Water Services Act 2007. The Act allows for the direct provision of water and wastewater treatment services by a water services authority in an area where population or economic activities are sufficiently concentrated. A water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Vehicle Registration Issues (16 Oct 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 Cabinet and will be published once the legal drafting process has been completed. Until such time as the Bill has been published, I do not propose to make specific comment on the provisions to be contained therein. However, I am aware of the particular...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406 and 426 together. The following table shows, as of 12 October 2012, the total number of payments and waivers registered for the household charge nationally and by local authority area. The figures are also presented as a percentage of the estimated total number of liable properties nationally and per local authority area. County/City Council ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Panel Report Implementation (16 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 409, 419, 421 and 422 together. I met with the Construction Industry Federation, the Irish Concrete Federation, the Irish Insurance Federation, HomeBond and the Irish Banking Federation in July and outlined to them the central role I considered they could play in providing a solution to the pyrite problem. All parties have now submitted their responses to my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Career Breaks (16 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410, 447 and 448 together. There are two different career break schemes in operation in my Department at present, special leave without pay for a career break as provided under Department of Finance Circular 18 of 1998, as amended, and the Special Civil Service Incentive Career Break Scheme 2009 introduced under the Department of Finance Circular 13 of 2009....