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Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (6 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. The information requested is set out in the table. All fees charged in respect of an FOI request must be paid prior to the records being released. Therefore, there is no variance between the fees charged and the fees received by my Department in any given year. My Department's policy with respect to charges applied to requests for...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (6 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: It is estimated that the annual loss arising from vehicle owners declaring their vehicles off the road is in the region of €84m. I intend to bring forward legislation this year to address the issue of off-the-road declarations. Currently, owners declare vehicles off the road for the purposes of motor tax after the fact, which is effectively unverifiable and open to abuse. I intend to...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (6 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo (MFG) confirmed that its Board, upon examination of the company's financial situation, took the decision to cease trading on 7 September 2011 on the basis of insolvency. MFG is now in liquidation. My Department is actively working to ensure that services in Gaeltacht areas previously supplied by MFG can be maintained. With regard to the Rural Development...

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

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply given to Question No. 162 of 1 March 2012 which sets out the position in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (6 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The person in question is not a member of any of the Boards of State bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 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. Citizens and residents of the State are bound by the laws of the State as enacted by the Oireachtas in accordance with the Constitution of Ireland. The household charge is on a self-assessment basis and it is a matter for an...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: In a number of remote rural areas, no household waste collection service is provided. For households without a collection service, there is a network of civic amenity sites and bring banks which accept a wide range of waste materials. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (1 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: A fee of €30 is payable with a Commencement Notice required in accordance with section 6(2)(k) of the Building Control Act 1990. Where a commencement notice relates to more than one building, the fee is €30 per building up to maximum fee of €3,800. The Building Control Act clearly places responsibility for compliance with the Building Regulations on the owner of the building concerned...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (1 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: The matter referred to in the question was endorsed by the Oireachtas in the context of the Planning and Development Act 2010 and is intended to enhance the efficiency with which the Board discharges its functions. The reduced quorum applies only in respect of certain cases. I have no plans at present to amend the quorum. As indicated in the reply to question no. 464 of 14 February 2012 the...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (1 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: I assume the question relates to inspections undertaken by the Housing Inspectorate of my Department following an application by the developer of the Priory Hall complex for Floor Area Compliance Certificates (FACCs) as introduced by section 72 of the 2004 Finance Act. The focus of the FACC process was to determine eligibility for exemption from stamp duty and the certificates issued serve...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: While my Department funds, both directly and indirectly, a number of community and voluntary groups through the various Programmes it operates, my Department is not, and never has been, the employer of staff in these groups. My Department therefore has no role in the internal operations of these groups and does not set the salary or the other terms and conditions of employment, including in...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (1 Mar 2012)

Phil Hogan: None of the agencies under the remit of my Department is considered to be a commercial semi-State company.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012 applies only to domestic households. Owners of premises connected to a domestic waste water treatment system will be required to register their system with the water services authority in whose functional area the system is located. Larger properties, such as sports clubs, hotels and guest houses etc., served by septic tanks or other on-site waste...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (29 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: While my Department does not directly fund the activity covered by the group in question, they may wish to contact their local development company, West Cork Development Partnership Ltd, who can examine ways in which they can be of support.

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (29 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: A public consultation process on the Government's proposals for the establishment of a new public water utility and the proposed approach to water charges and water metering concluded on 24 February. My Department received more than 300 submissions and these are now being considered. The approach to be taken for the installation of meters in different household types, including those...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (29 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are permitted, under statute, to charge fees in relation to the services they provide. I do not have any role in approving or consenting to the levying of such charges. Most fire authorities have had charges in place for their fire brigade services for many years. In the case of Dublin, I understand that additional charges were introduced in respect of fire service responses...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Senator was on the A list.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: On what list was the Leas-Chathaoirleach?

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: There are no plans to introduce a monthly instalment payment option for motor tax. The rates of duty currently applicable to half-year and quarterly discs are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual rate respectively. These relativities have remained generally constant since the 1960s, although they were reduced to 55% and 27.5% respectively in the period between 1992 and 2001. The estimated annual...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463, 511 and 512 together. The Programme for Government contains a commitment that the Government will establish a Constitutional Convention with a brief to consider and report within 12 months on, among other items, review of the Dáil electoral system and reducing the voting age to 17. The Taoiseach will shortly be meeting the Opposition to consult them on...