Results 6,201-6,220 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: It is important to note that political parties are different from Independents. Independents have a fair bit of financial support already through various other sources which members of political parties do not have. We give that money to ensure we have a strong organisation and press and communications system in place. I do not expect Deputy Murphy or Deputy Donnelly to have an apparatus...
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 7, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following: "(b) in paragraph (aa) (inserted by section 49(b)(ii) of the Act of 2001) byâ (i) substituting "â¬100" for "£100" in the definition of "accounting unit", (ii) substituting "â¬100" for "£100" in the definition of "third party", and (iii) inserting the following definitions: " 'company' means a...
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: What does this have to do with the amendment?
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: He is in his arm.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I do not have to respond to Deputy McGrath because what he said had nothing to do with the amendment.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: Deputy Healy-Rae should note that there are no difficulties in respect of matters he raised today. We dealt with them while discussing the previous amendment.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: 6.âSection 23 (amended by section 49(c) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1997 is amended in subsection (1) by substituting "â¬100" for "£100".".
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 7, to delete lines 12 to 15 and substitute the following: 6.âSection 23A (inserted by section 49(d) of the Act of 2001) of the Act of 1997 is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1): "(1) Without prejudice to subsection (2), none of the following persons, namelyâ (a) a member of either House of the Oireachtas, (b) a member of the...
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: Is it the groupings?
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I thought Deputy McGrath said it was not my fault. He has changed his mind.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: He changes his mind regularly.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: The effect of these amendments is to require that all donations in excess of â¬200 be made by cheque or some form other than cash.
- Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (19 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: The amendments from Deputy Stanley and Sinn Féin would effectively delete most of the provisions dealing with corporate donations from the Bill. On Second Stage I outlined the legal reasons an outright ban on corporate donations raises questions with reference to Article 40 of the Constitution on freedom of expression and freedom of association. The amendments put forward by Sinn Féin do...
- Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: An independently-chaired Inter-Departmental Expert Group was established to consider the structures and modalities for an equitable valuation-based property tax. The Group has recently completed its work and submitted its report to me. The approach to the report will be considered by the Government in due course. The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each City and County Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. Accordingly, the details sought in the question are not available in my Department.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Expenditure: Ministerial Expenditure (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: Details of the travel and subsistence claims, mobile phone costs and other expenses recouped by Ministers and Ministers of State in my Department from 1 January 2007 to 9 March 2011 are set out below. Year Minister/Minister of State Travel & Subsistence Mobile Phone Costs Other Recouped Expenses 2007 Minister, Dick Roche â¬1,086.84 â¬2,985.28 Nil Minister, John Gormley â¬2,484.54...
- Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I welcome the fact that Heads of State and Government and high level representatives, following a prolonged and difficult negotiation process, achieved an agreement at the recent Rio+20 Conference. Of course, there are areas of the outcome document â The Future We Want - where the EU would have hoped for a more ambitious outcome. Nevertheless, if implemented properly, it provides a firm...
- Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I have no plans to amend the Building Control Act 2007 along the lines suggested. To date 31 practically trained persons have been deemed eligible for inclusion on the register of architects. Of these, 6 underwent the technical assessment process and 25 underwent the register admission examination. My Department has received extensive correspondence from practically trained architects in...
- Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: Earlier this year I released for public consultation proposed Building Control (Amendment) Regulations which will provide for: (a) the introduction of mandatory certificates of compliance by builders and designers of buildings confirming that the statutory requirements of the Building Regulations have been met; and (b) the lodgement of drawings at both commencement and completion of...
- Written Answers — Septic Tank Registration Scheme: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (18 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: Robust arrangements are in place to deliver on the public policy imperative of preserving the quality of Ireland's water resources in keeping with the EU Water Framework Directive. Local authorities have an effective role to play in this regard through the enforcement of performance standards for wastewater treatment and disposal systems set out under Part H of the Building Regulations,...