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Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water and it has decided that water meters should be installed in households connected to public water supplies. International evidence has shown that where meters have been installed significant reductions have been achieved in the level of consumption, and this is also borne out by the water savings...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Control of Dogs Act, 1986 requires every local authority to employ one or more persons to be dog wardens for the purposes of the Act. The legislation does not specify the exact local arrangements to be made for implementation purposes, and no differentiation is made in the provisions dealing with nuisance by barking dogs between private property and local authority housing. The...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: Currently, a person experiencing noise nuisance may contact their local authority, which may initiate proceedings on grounds of noise nuisance under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992. This Act also provides for any person, or group of persons, to seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated. The procedures involved have been...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The recent adjournment for a period of three months of the legal proceedings in relation to Priory Hall to allow for an independent conciliation process chaired by Justice Finnegan provides an appropriate context for the parties concerned to work together towards identifying a way forward in relation to this complex problem. While I have no role in relation to the conciliation process I have...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal advice in individual cases and ultimately a matter for the Courts. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations provide the legislative basis for the household charge. Interpretation of the legislation is a matter for legal advice in individual cases and ultimately a matter for the Courts. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The number of properties in respect of which the non-principal private residence (NPPR) charge has been paid as of 1 May, 2012 is set out in the following table. Owners of residential property liable to the charge have up to 30 June, 2012 to pay the 2012 NPPR and avoid the application of late payment fees. Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 Waterford County Council 4,364 4,345 4,360 248 Waterford...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department has been in correspondence with Cork County Council in relation to water conservation works but no formal submission has been received to date from the Council in relation to the works in question.

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: Work on the reform of local government is already underway following Government decisions to merge Limerick City and County Councils and North and South Tipperary County Councils by mid-2014. Progress reports have been submitted by the Reorganisation Implementation Groups in these areas and each Group is due to produce an Implementation Plan by mid-2012. The report of the Waterford Local...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The licensing authority for the purpose of motor tax and driving licences in Wicklow is the County Council and the administrative arrangements for the provision of services by a local authority within its functional area are a matter for that authority. Most motor tax transactions can be done by post or online and driving licence applications can be made by post and, accordingly, such...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 226 together. The key objectives of my Department's Community Division are to facilitate integrated development at local level and foster vibrant, sustainable and inclusive communities; and to support the Community and Voluntary Sector in its contribution to an active, democratic and pluralist society. My Department continues to be responsible for a...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: Fire services are provided by the 37 statutorily designated fire authorities. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 227 together. My Department provides funding towards group water schemes by way of annual block grant allocations to local authorities, including Kildare County Council, under the Department's Rural Water Programme. Responsibility for the administration of this programme has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection and approval of...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (3 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: Fifteen people retired from Waterford City Council and nineteen retired from Waterford County Council in the period 1 January 2012 to 29 February 2012. More detailed information in respect of staff retirements may be obtained from the local authorities concerned.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (2 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The most recent funding to the organisation referred to in the question was grant aid of €546,551 in 2008 under the EU co-funded Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2007-2013 (Peace III). The programme is jointly funded by the EU, Ireland and Northern Ireland, with an Irish contribution of 36.26% of the total cost. The Irish contribution, which was provided by my Department, amounted...

Written Answers — Burial Grounds: Burial Grounds (2 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: While my Department has responsibility for rules and regulations regarding burial grounds, this responsibility does not extend to the cost of burial plots. This is a matter for each local authority in respect of the cemeteries and burial grounds it provides.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: Information on the number of women who occupied positions at manager or assistant county manager level in cities and counties prior to the inception of Better Local Government; the number of women subsequently appointed as directors of services; and the number of female managers or directors of services currently in place is not held by my Department. Local government competitions at senior...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: I understand that the Pyrite Panel hopes to be in a position to submit its report to me in the next month. On receipt of the report, I will give careful consideration to its content and any recommendations it may contain, including in regard to legislation.

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (2 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: The investigation of noise complaints is generally a matter for the relevant local authority, in this case Kerry County Council. My Department has been informed by Kerry County Council that a formal noise complaint has now been made by a local resident concerning an alleged noise of unidentified origin in the area of Beaufort. This matter is currently being investigated by the Council.

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (2 May 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 places a high priority on water conservation. In the year to end September 2011, some 200 kilometres of public water supply pipes had been replaced or rehabilitated under this programme. Funding is particularly targeted at areas where the level of unaccounted for water is unacceptably high. Since the national water...