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Written Answers — Rural Development Programme: Rural Development Programme (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 have funding of €314m for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. The main aims of the programme are to support the diversification of the rural economy and improve the quality of life in rural areas. There are 35 Local Action Groups contracted, on my Department's behalf, to deliver the RDP throughout...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 143, 144 and 156 of 13 June 2012. Having regard to the programme for the development of national policy and legislation, and the background as set out in my presentation to the Joint Committee, it would be inappropriate to speculate on possible provisions of a Climate Bill in advance of issuing Heads for consideration by both the Joint Committee and...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436, 437 and 465 together. My Department has no function in relation to the problem of pyrite in school buildings. However, my Department understands that, as a preventative measure, the Department of Education & Skills carried out a risk assessment in the greater Dublin area last year to see if any schools are affected by problems with pyrite. Of the...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 to 440, inclusive, together. The purpose of the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill is to amend existing dormant accounts legislation by providing for the dissolution of the Dormant Accounts Board and to make appropriate arrangements for the transfer of the Board's functions to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. The Bill, as...

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: Day to day operations, including staffing levels and opening hours, in the public library service are a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority under Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001. 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...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Jun 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 Clonakilty Sewerage Scheme (Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade) Contract...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Greater Dublin Regional Drainage Project – North Dublin Wastewater Treatment Plant and Orbital Sewer is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013 as a contract to proceed through planning. Fingal County Council is currently progressing the contract through the planning phase, which includes the identification of the most suitable site for the...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Under section 5(1) of the Act, the owner of a residential property, who on a liability date, is liable to pay a household charge to a relevant local authority, or who is entitled to a waiver from payment of a household charge...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The slipway concerned is not held under a foreshore lease, and I understand that it was in existence prior to the enactment of the Foreshore Act 1933. In accordance with the provisions of Section 227 of the Local Government Act 2001, maintenance of the slipway is therefore a matter for Kerry County Council. I understand that the Council has previously carried out maintenance works on the...

Written Answers — Rural Development Programme: Rural Development Programme (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG), the group contracted by my Department to deliver Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Irish Language Areas, went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Progress, in the context of the legal "winding up" process, is currently ongoing. In the context of the delivery of Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme in...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 449 to 451, inclusive, together. Electoral law provides for advance polling on islands where a returning officer considers that, due to weather conditions or transport difficulties, it would be impracticable either to take the poll on the polling day appointed by the Minister or, if the poll was taken on that day, to deliver the ballot boxes to the count...

Written Answers — Non-Principal Private Residence Charge: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities through the introduction of the charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR). The charge is set at €200 and is being levied and collected by local authorities. The Act places the onus on an owner of a residential property which is situated in the State to assess his or her liability...

Written Answers — Rural Development Programme: Rural Development Programme (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 454 together. Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG), the group contracted by my Department to deliver Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Irish Language Areas, went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Progress, in the context of the legal "winding up" process, is currently ongoing. In the context of the delivery of Axes...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466 and 477 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 45 of 3 May 2012. While the position is unchanged, I am keeping the matter under active review.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: Salaries of City and County Managers are set out in the City and County Managers (Remuneration) (No.2) Order 2010. The salaries for City and County Managers are set out in the following table: Local Authority Manager Salary Dublin City Council € 189,301 Cork County CouncilFingal County CouncilSouth Dublin County Council € 162,062 Cork City CouncilDun Laoghaire-Rathdown County...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 and 469 together. The information requested is set out in the following table: Position No Serving Salary Scale Salary Secretary General 1 Not applicable €215,590* Assistant Secretary 6 Assistant Secretary €127,796 - €146,191 Director Met Éireann 1 Assistant Secretary €127,796 - €146,191 Inspector of Audits 1 Assistant Secretary...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 130 of 24 May 2012 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Jun 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 Galway. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €130 million in the county during the period of the Programme. Galway County Council's Contract Documents for the networks for the...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislative basis for the household charge. The household charge is on a self assessment basis and interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal advice in individual cases and ultimately a matter for the Courts. Section 2 of the Act provides that residential...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (19 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012, which was recently passed by the Oireachtas, will facilitate my Department's agency rationalisation programme, under which 21 agencies will be reduced to 11. The Local Government Management Services Board and the Local Government Computer Services Board are already merged, in an operational sense, with a common board, pending the...