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Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: For a crew cab to be taxed commercially an applicant must fulfil the normal requirements for goods vehicles. The conveyance of persons other than the driver is prohibited where a vehicle is taxed commercially, except that the carriage of employees is permitted in a goods vehicle provided they are employed by the registered owner of the vehicle, the carriage takes place in the course of their...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 169 of 4 July 2012, day to day operational matters, including sick leave in the State agencies under my Department's remit are a matter for the agencies concerned.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007 were designed to improve information on tyre flows and the management of waste tyres. These regulations facilitate the comparison of quantities of waste tyres arising with the amounts placed on the market and the tracking of the movement of waste tyres from their discarding until they are either reused or processed for recycling....

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Jul 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 Cork. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €230 million in the county during the period of the Programme. The Water Services Investment Programme currently includes two projects in the...

Written Answers — Septic Tank Registration Scheme: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 provides that the owner of a premises connected to a domestic waste water treatment system must register the system. Lessees are not obliged to register. Owners may register details of their system on-line at www.protectourwater.ie or at local authority offices or by post to Protect Our Water, PO Box 12204, Dublin 7.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 Jul 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. Currently there are 35 Local Action Groups 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 are...

Written Answers — Environmental Schemes: Environmental Schemes (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The secretariat to the National Economic and Social Council have submitted their interim report. As indicated in the programme for the development of national climate policy and legislation published earlier this year, I intend to release the report and formally invite views from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht by end September 2012.

Written Answers — Environmental Schemes: Environmental Schemes (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The local rowing club at Reenydonegan has submitted an engineering report to my Department outlining the works required to re-instate the lake. As it is believed that the original barrage was put in place in the 1950s by the inland fisheries authorities, my Department referred the report to Inland Fisheries Ireland for their views and is awaiting a response.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: In line with the guidelines on the Governance of Integrated local development companies and urban based partnerships and the Operating Rules of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 the chairperson of the Local Development Company will have to vacate the position at the end of the term but may seek re appointment to the Board as a director and may subsequently be re-elected for a further...

Written Answers — Performance Management and Development System: Performance Management and Development System (10 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 detailed information sought is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (10 Jul 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 in the State. The Act has a starting position of a universal liability for residential property in respect of...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 to 334, inclusive, together. The operating rules of Axis 3&4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) require legally binding leasing arrangements for any land where works of a capital nature are being carried out by the entity seeking funding (promoter). The promoter must provide evidence of Title/Leasehold in respect of capital...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government provides for the establishment of a new State-owned national water authority, Irish Water, to take over responsibility for managing and supervising investment in water services infrastructure and to manage the domestic water metering programme. The Memorandum of Understanding between Ireland and the EU/IMF committed Ireland to undertaking an independent assessment...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department has been identified, in the Small Advisory Group's Report – The Voice of Small Business , as having lead responsibility for implementing recommendations in relation to local government reform and efficiencies, commercial rates, property taxes, water charges and the taxing of commercial vehicles. With regard to local government reform, the Government's broad policy approach was...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) administers the household charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. The Local Government Management Agency estimates the annualised projected cost of operating the non-online aspect of the household charge as €4,492,410. The total projected cost of administering the household charge in 2012 is €6,033,052.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) administers the non-principal private residence charge (NPPR) system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. The information requested, which has been compiled by the LGMA, is set out in the following table. NPPR Bureau Administration Costs 2009 2010 2011 2012 to date €802,426 €775,555 €809,546 €204,774

Written Answers — Non-Principal Private Residence Charge: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (10 Jul 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. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect non-principal private residence charges and...

Abolition of Seanad Éireann (10 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy made a fair few of them himself.

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (5 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Limerick Regeneration Agencies are being dissolved and a new structure has been put in place to deliver regeneration in Limerick, headed by a Director of Regeneration, who will report to the new Manager for Limerick City Council and Limerick County Council. Day to day operational matters in relation to, inter alia, staff management are a matter for the Limerick Regeneration Agency and/or...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (5 Jul 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. Our current reliance on landfill as the primary waste treatment method is unsustainable. Ireland must comply with challenging targets under the EU Landfill Directive with regard to the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste from landfill or face referral to the European Court of Justice for the possible imposition of fines. The...