Results 581-600 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The current value of the Axes 3 and 4 LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 is €370 million. In addition, €5 million has been provided for an Axis 1 Agri-food measure. Of this, up to a maximum of 20% may be spent on administration expenses leaving a minimum of 80% of the funding available for projects and animation expenses. To date, €198 million...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I expect to be in a position to formally announce the funding arrangements for the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Rathmines & Pembroke Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013, as a scheme to advance through the planning stage. The Swan River lies within the catchment area of the Rathmines and Pembroke Scheme. In May 2013 my Department approved Dublin City Council’s Brief for Engagement of Consultants to finalise the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for the administration of the Rural Water Programme, under which funding is provided for group water schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. Details of the grants available for such schemes may, therefore, be obtained from the local authorities. I am fully supportive of all technologies which contribute to the conservation of water. Rainwater harvesting...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I understand that the Question refers to the Non-Principal Private Residence (NPPR) Charge. The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the NPPR Charge. The Charge which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. The self-assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non- Principal Private Residence Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. It is a matter for an owner, whether resident in Ireland or elsewhere, to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Pyrite Resolution Board commenced accepting applications from eligible homeowners for inclusion in the pyrite remediation scheme on 26 February 2014. As matters stand, the Board has received in the order of 418 completed applications and these are currently being processed. Each application must first be validated by the Board which involves an assessment of the application against...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: Completion of a domestic BER assessor training programme for dwellings is an essential requirement of registration for domestic BER assessors. The domestic BER assessor training programme enables participants to produce BER Certificates and Advisory Reports using the required calculation methodology, known as the DwellingsEnergy Assessment Procedure(DEAP), for new and existing dwellings of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply given to Questions Nos. 259, 268, 269 and 285 of 4 March 2014 which deals comprehensively with the key concerns raised. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The most recent published figures for unaccounted for water for each of the local authority administrative areas are set out in the report Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2012, which was published by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) on 24 March 2014. Figures for unaccounted for water were first included in the report Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2008and this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Act 1946 provides that where a property in a county council or urban local authority area is unoccupied on the date of the making of the rate the owner becomes liable for payment of rates. However, the owner is entitled to a 100% refund if the property is vacant for specified purposes. Specified purposes are where the premises are unoccupied for the purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended by the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011, introduced a €200 annual charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR), payable by the owners to the local authority in whose area the property concerned is located. Under section 77 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 I have issued guidance to local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to my reply to Question No. 380 of 11 March 2014 which sets out the position in this matter. The situation remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Government's waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, published in July 2012, provides a comprehensive framework of measures to enable Ireland 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 prevention, reuse, recycling...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: Details regarding waste generation and treatment for various waste streams, including municipal and construction and demolition waste, are contained in the National Waste Reports, published annually by the Environmental Protection Agency, copies of which are available on the Agency's website at .

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 to 496, inclusive, together. I fully support the use of recycled building material in new construction projects. My Department issued Best Practice Guidelines on the Preparation of Waste Management Plans for Construction and Demolition Projectsin July 2006. The guidelines provide that prior to the commencement of development, the developer should be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin Cemeteries Committee (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Dublin Cemeteries Committee was set up under a Private Act, the Dublin Cemeteries Committee Act 1970, which replaced an earlier Private Act of 1846. The 1970 Act empowers the said Committee to provide, operate and maintain cemeteries in the Dublin area and undertake related activities. As nister for the Environment, Community and Local Government I have no role or function in relation the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: In July 2009 , my Department issue d a Circular letter to local authorities requesting publication of drinking water quality monitoring results by the authorities , with access to th ose results being made available directly from the homepages of their websites. The circular specified that results for particular parameters must be published along with description s and the significance of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Road Safety (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I am aware of the issues which have been raised concerning the off-road use of the vehicles referred to, in locations such as parks and other open spaces, in particularly in the context of the recent debate in this House on the Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill 2012. My colleague , the Minister for Justice and Equality, in reply to Question 194 of 17 April 2014, indicated that he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (30 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The private rented sector is an increasingly important element of the housing market with the proportion of households in the sector almost doubling in the period 2006-2011. I recognise that the appointment of a receiver can lead to uncertainty for tenants , especially in relation to the issues of security of tenure and return of deposits. In relation to the latter, the question as to...