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Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2012)

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Framework for Sustainable Development in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I welcome this opportunity to discuss the recently published framework for sustainable development for Ireland, Our Sustainable Future. The debate is also timely as the start of the Irish Presidency of the European Union looms ever closer. Our ability to support and promote sustainable development in Ireland will be critical in meeting the social, economic and environmental needs of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Collection (11 Oct 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 Group has submitted its report to me and proposals will be brought to Government as soon as possible. It will then be a matter for the Government to decide on the exact details of implementation taking...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (11 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: It is a matter for registration authorities – County and City Councils - to ensure that the supplement to the register is made available in accordance with the requirements of the Electoral Acts. In guidance issued by my Department, registration authorities are reminded that a copy of the supplement should be circulated, in line with the requirements of Rule 13(4) of the Second...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Management (11 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Total funds as at end August 2012 in the Dormant Accounts Fund are €169.305 million as shown in the table below. Of that sum, €17.968 million is committed to projects, with €54.542 in the statutory reserve. The table provides a profile of the Fund showing yearly inflows, reclaims, disbursements, etc, from 2003 to the end of August 2012. The process in place for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (11 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. The following table sets out the amounts paid to each Volunteer Centre from 2008 to date in 2012. Ongoing funding for my Department’s programmes for next year, and beyond, will be considered in the context of the annual Estimates process. In addition 1% of funding under the Local and Community Development Programme is for...

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

Phil Hogan: Information on funding provided to Ballina, Castlebar and Westport Town Councils in respect of the programmes for which my Department is responsible is set out in the following table for the years from 2007. Information in respect of earlier years is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work; funding provided by agencies is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (11 Oct 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: Leader Programmes Administration (11 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 East LEADER Partnership Company, I directed my Department to...

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

Phil Hogan: The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in July 2012, sets out the actions through which Ireland will make the further progress necessary to become a recycling society, with a clear focus on resource efficiency and the virtual elimination of landfilling of municipal waste. The policy contains measures to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (11 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Substantial funding towards local authorities’ water conservation programmes is being provided under my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013. Watermains rehabilitation is a key priority under the Programme which includes the Kerry Watermains Rehabilitation Project valued at €18.79 million. As part of this project, I recently approved...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Exemptions (10 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an owner of a residential...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (10 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Work on the amalgamation of North Tipperary and South Tipperary County Councils is proceeding on foot of a Government decision in July 2011 that a unified council would be established to replace the existing local authorities by mid-2014. An Implementation Group was established in September 2011 to oversee planning, preparatory work and initial implementation of the reorganisation process....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (10 Oct 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: Flood Prevention Measures (10 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: The recently published report of the Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht contains a number of proposals on the issue of flooding on the river Shannon and its tributaries. The majority of the proposals come within the remit of other Departments and agencies. In relation to proposal 6, in so far as it addresses emergency management, progress has been made in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (10 Oct 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 Group has submitted its report to me and proposals will be brought to Government as soon as possible. It will then be a matter for the Government to decide on the details of implementation taking into...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Costs (10 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Legal costs incurred by my Department arise primarily as a result of the process and outcome of litigation; there are, therefore, significant uncertainties involved in estimating such costs. Within this context, every effort is made by my Department to keep costs to a minimum through, inter alia, proper management of legal cases, use of dedicated expertise in other public bodies (Attorney...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (9 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 397 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos.167 and 170 of 4 October 2012 which set out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection (9 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. There are currently no plans to amend the legislation governing the level at which this charge is set. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Phil Hogan: Water conservation contracts to the value of €10.2 million are included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 for works in County Westmeath. The council has recently submitted a request for approval for advance works at Clara Road, Kilbeggan, under the County’s Water Conservation Stage 3 – Mains Rehabilitation Strategy, and...