Results 6,421-6,440 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Flood Prevention Measures (3 Jul 2012)
Phil Hogan: I am sure Deputy Michael McGrath will agree that I must wait until I receive a full evaluation from the local authorities concerned before deciding on the amount of money that will be needed. I do not want to allocate funds which may not be required. I want to obtain a full report in the first instance. As stated, the Department of Social Protection - through the community welfare officers...
- Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 8 together. 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...
- Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: I agree with Deputy Collins that ideally we would like to have money raised at local level ring-fenced at local level but at present the way the system works is that there is a equalisation dimension to the local government fund for particular countries that do not have the necessary number of houses. We would have a very low level of service in some parts of the country, particularly in...
- Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: What about An Phoblacht?
- Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: The last person in here who should be bringing up anything about property tax is Deputy Ellis and Sinn Féin.
- Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: Let me answer. I did not interrupt the Deputy.
- Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: A charge of £900 per house is the average that is paid in Northern Ireland and the Deputy's party is in charge up there. The notion that Sinn Féin sought the abolition of the household charge, used its Private Members' time last week to do so, was a pure waste of time and very hypocritical, and I do not say that lightly. In regard to following up on people who have not paid, letters will...
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: In July 2011, I announced a number of measures to be advanced by the Department and the local authorities with a view to improving compliance with, and oversight of, the requirements of the building regulations. In broad terms the measures will involve the introduction of mandatory certificates of compliance by builders and designers of buildings that will confirm that the statutory...
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: Deputy Broughan does not have a clue what he is talking about with regard to this matter. The draft regulations mean there will be public service oversight for the first time in years. The self-regulatory system is being taken away and a code of practice will be drawn up as to how these matters are to be dealt with. There is a complete sea-change on these matters. I have received...
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: They are not in charge.
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: If Deputy Broughan wants to have a misinformed view that is his prerogative.
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: So did I. The package of measures will come into effect as soon as possible. I have allowed the consumer and every stakeholder in the business to have a say. It is not a unilateral view like that of Deputy Broughan. Everyone else has been asked-----
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: Three quarters of the people who made submissions were consumers, including people in Priory Hall who provided some excellent suggestions. This is a ground-breaking measure to reverse the disastrous self-regulatory procedures which were in place-----
- Building Regulations (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: It will be mandatory certification and oversight and I will put in place a system that will be a massive improvement on what we have today.
- Property Taxation (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: The EU-IMF programme of financial support for Ireland contains a commitment to introduce a property tax for 2012. The programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally-delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and better align the cost of providing services with the demand for such services. It...
- Property Taxation (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: This report will form the basis of discussions with my Government colleagues in the context of the budget and the funding of local government.
- Property Taxation (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: No decision has been taken yet.
- Property Taxation (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: People will be able to choose a payment option from a suite of options. The second home tax on second and subsequent homes was introduced in 2009 as a source of additional funding for local government. This will be merged with consideration of what we will do with regard to individual properties when the property tax is introduced in 2013 to 2014, as required under the EU-IMF agreement....
- Water Pollution (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: The EPA 2009 code of practice sets out standards with regard to the design, installation and maintenance of on-site wastewater treatment systems; the code applies to new developments only. My Department issued Circular PSSP 1/10 to all planning authorities and to An Bord Pleanála on 5 January 2010, which sets out the arrangements to apply for the assessment of on-site wastewater disposal...
- Water Pollution (28 Jun 2012)
Phil Hogan: I am sorry Deputy Daly did not avail of the opportunity to have 30 hours of discussions on these matters with Deputy Niall Collins and me at various committee hearings and on the floor of the House. She might have been more informed about what we are trying to do to deal with this very difficult issue.