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Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service, a system otherwise known as 'franchise-bidding.' A public consultation designed to inform the policy development...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-16: Medium Term Exchequer Framework, published by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in November 2011, sets out capital funding of some €3.3 billion in respect of my Department's programmes over the period. This investment will allow progress to continue to be made across the range of capital programmes for which my Department is...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together. A number of contracts for the Laois Grouped Town Sewerage Scheme are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as contracts to start during the period of the programme. My Department has approved proposals for a contract for network improvements in each of the towns in the scheme and the contract to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information in relation to staff earning over €100,000 is set out in the table below. Position No Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretary 6 Director Met Éireann 1 Inspector of Audits 1 Principal Adviser (Higher) 4 Principal Officer (Higher) 7 Total 20

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: As of 31 March, 2012 there were 235.8 local authority staff on salary scales the maximum points of which are in excess of €100,000, made up of City and County Managers, Assistant Managers and Directors of Service.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The table sets out the payments made from 2002 to 2012 to Curreeney Hedge School in Co Tipperary under the LEADER+2000-2006 programme and the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. Name of Project Funding Programme Grant Amount Year Curreeney Hedge School Project LEADER + €9,931.50 2006 Curreeney Hedge School Project LEADER + €7,570.75 2007 Curreeny Hedge...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: It is a matter for the National Asset Management Agency to determine the appropriate arrangements for the utilisation of its funds and I have no function in that regard. My Department understands that, following its recently announced plans to invest up to €2 billion in development capital over the period to 2016, the Agency is currently assessing a wide range of projects that may be...

Written Answers — Plastic Bag Levy: Plastic Bag Levy (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The environmental levy on plastic bags was primarily introduced as an anti-litter measure and is designed to ensure people make more environmentally friendly choices by encouraging them to use reusable bags rather than disposable plastic bags. The introduction of the levy in March 2002 led to a dramatic reduction in the number of disposable plastic bags provided to consumers, from an...

Written Answers — Public Sector Reform: Public Sector Reform (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Whole System of Work Framework Document developed for Donegal County Council was provided to the then Transforming Public Services Office in the Department of the Taoiseach as a contribution to the development of the strategy for public service transformation and was also provided to the independent Chairman of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group for consideration prior to the...

Written Answers — Hydraulic Fracturing: Hydraulic Fracturing (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 585 to 589, inclusive, 592 and 625 together. Article 11 of the Water Framework Directive requires Member States to implement controls over the abstraction of fresh surface water and groundwater and over the impoundment of surface waters, including a register of abstractions and a system of prior authorisation for abstraction and impoundment. Proposals for...

Written Answers — Hydraulic Fracturing: Hydraulic Fracturing (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: Overall responsibility for policy in respect of exploration licences for hydraulic fracturing is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte T.D. Any proposed facilities that are granted exploration licences for hydraulic fracturing would be subject to the appropriate licensing and other legislative requirements. These would include,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: This is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Health, in the first instance. While my Department does not fund mainstream health initiatives it is, however, responsible for a range of programmes which support communities, including the Local and Community Development Programme which tackles poverty and social exclusion in disadvantaged communities; the RAPID Programme (Revitalising...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 and it is a matter for an owner of a residential...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The household charge is levied on owners of residential properties. A tenant, whether in public or private rented accommodation, is not an owner of the property in which he or she is living and is therefore not liable in respect of that property. The charge is assessed on the basis of ownership of property, not on individuals personally. However, a tenant who is the owner of another...

Written Answers — Plastic Bag Levy: Plastic Bag Levy (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: Primary responsibility for enforcement of the plastic bag levy rests with the local authorities and members of the public should report suspected breaches of the plastic bag levy legislation to the enforcement officer in their local authority. Local authorities undertake a range of actions to ensure compliance by retailers with their obligations in respect of the levy, including - ·...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Pyrite Panel which I set up in September, 2011 is due to report to me shortly. On receipt of the Panel's report I will give careful consideration to any recommendations it may contain in relation to the adequacy of existing testing regimes for quarries and the need for revised standards or testing requirements in relation to the end use of aggregates. A strong statutory framework for...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 and it is a matter for an owner of a residential...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No 27 of 30 November 2011 which sets out the arrangements already in place under the Building Control Act 2007 for the registration of practically trained persons as architects. 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...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The total costs for storage of the electronic voting equipment for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are set out in the following table. YEAR TOTAL COST 2008 €204,225.21 2009 €183,075.97 2010 €144,320 2011 €139,750.62 Storage costs are collated annually and figures for 2012 are not yet available. Over 60% of the electronic voting machines (4,762 in total) are stored at...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (6 Jun 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) administers the online payment system for the non-principal private residence charge. I am informed by the LGMA that prior to both e-mail and postal information notices being issued, accounts where payment had been made for 2012 were excluded. However, it is possible in some cases that owners could have paid after the date the data were...