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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) is administering the household charge system on a shared service/agency basis for all county and city councils. Instalment payment facilities were available by direct debit and persons opting to pay in this way had to register their details with the LGMA before 1 March, 2012. This deadline was necessary in order to meet banking requirements for...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have no proposals at present to reduce the voting age. However in line with the Programme for Government commitment the Government proposes to establish a Constitutional Convention and one of the questions that will be addressed by the convention is the reduction of the voting age to 17. I will consider proposals for change to electoral law in the light of any recommendation for change...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: Subject to age and residency requirements, a person's citizenship determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote, as follows: · all non-citizens are entitled to vote at local elections, · non-citizens who are citizens of EU Member States are entitled, in addition, to vote at European Parliament elections, · British citizens may vote in Dáil, European Parliament and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 398 and 409 together. 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...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: Current details in relation to staff in my Department serving as directors of State boards that are companies are as follows: Company Name of Official Housing and Sustainable Communities Ltd Eddie Lewis, Principal Officer National Building Agency Ltd Eddie Lewis, Principal Officer Housing Finance Agency plc Philip Nugent, Principal Officer Civil servants do not receive payment (other...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 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 the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household...

Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The expenses paid to me and the Ministers of State in my Department during the period in question are set out in the Table below. The expenses paid cover domestic and foreign travel and subsistence, telephone and motor insurance costs claimed. MinisterHogan Minister of StateO'Sullivan Minister of StateO'Dowd Minister of StatePenrose March 2011 Nil Nil Nil Nil April Nil Nil Nil Nil May...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to take further steps to address noise pollution, inter alia, through the introduction of fixed payment notices (also known as on-the-spot fines) and provision for mediation procedures between neighbours. The development of new noise legislation by my Department will be considered in the context of this commitment. However, it is not...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003 is the primary legislation governing fire safety in Ireland, and I am not aware of any specific EU Directive in that regard. Section 18(2) of the Act places responsibility for fire safety in premises to which the public have access on the 'persons-in-control' of those premises. The Act empowers fire authorities to inspect premises for compliance with the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 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 the legislation, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge by 31 March 2012, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. The household...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 provide the legislation underpinning 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(2) of the Act provides that certain...

Written Answers — Architectural Qualifications: Architectural Qualifications (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 354, 356, 363 and 390 of 21 March 2012 which sets out the position on this matter. I have no plans to amend the Building Control Act 2007 along the lines suggested.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 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. Under the legislation, an owner of a residential...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 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...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management in my Department has developed a draft national policy for an integrated approach to efficient fire safety in Ireland. This is titled "Keeping Communities Safe" and it is the subject of consultation with a range of stakeholders. The primary objective of the draft policy is maintaining and improving public safety, through achieving...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (27 Mar 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 Gaeltacht Areas, went into liquidation on 7 September 2011. Progress, in the context of the legal "winding up" process, is ongoing and all relevant RDP (LEADER) project files have been released by the liquidator and are now in the possession...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have no proposals to collect the household charge from homeowners by deduction from earnings. The Question may be referring to the proposals that my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality is developing, in line with a commitment in the Programme for Government, to allow for collection of unpaid court fines by attachment of earnings or deduction from social welfare benefits. These...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 436 together. The Building Regulations in general provide for the safety, health and well-being of persons in and around buildings. The regulations are reviewed on an ongoing basis and any proposed amendments are subject to a full regulatory impact analysis and detailed public consultation prior to their being signed into law. A number of the concerns...

Written Answers — Dog Licences: Dog Licences (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: This information is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/DogControl . The statistics for 2011 are currently being compiled and will be published shortly.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (27 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Harbours Act 1996 provides for the making of harbour bye-laws, and section 89(3)(a) provides that local authorities may make bye-laws in respect of harbours under their control or management to the same extent as any other body under the Harbours Act. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is the appropriate Minister for the purpose of this legislation. I have no function in the...