Results 741-760 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including protecting the environment, providing necessary housing supports and fostering community and rural development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ambulance Service Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The provision of emergency ambulance services is a matter which falls primarily within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, T D. I recognise the quality and caring emergency ambulance service provided by Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) across most of the greater Dublin area, including the strength of its experience, infrastructure and personnel. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 364 together. The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (SI No. 9 of 2014), which came into operation on 1 March 2014, greatly strengthen the arrangements in place for the control of building activity by requiring greater accountability in relation to compliance with Building Regulations in the form of statutory certificates of design and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Qualifications (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358, 371 and 384 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 127, 128, 129 and 130 of 26 March 2014 which sets outs out clearly the background context leading to the making of the Building Control (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2014. The position remains unchanged. I will make arrangements to have the letter of 5 February 2014 received from the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I have no responsibility for, or role in relation to, the management, operation or maintenance of water services infrastructure. From 1 January 2014 Irish Water has responsibility for the delivery of these services and for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. It is currently preparing a Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016. The further progression of all water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Elections (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: Regulation 14(6) of the Local Elections Regulations 1995 provides that where a candidate is not the candidate of a registered political party contesting the local elections, the candidate may include on his or her nomination paper the expression 'Non-Party' and, if the candidate does so, that expression will also be specified in relation to the candidate on all the ballot papers and on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 transferred statutory responsibility for water services to Irish Water and provided for local authorities to act as agents for Irish Water, with this relationship being expressed through Service Level Agreements. The agreements signed byeach authority and Irish Water were tailored to the individual authority circumstances, reflecting numbers of local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it.  The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and the CER has been given statutory responsibility for protecting the interests of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not regulate for experimental weather modification and chemical spraying in the skies and is not aware of any such practices having been carried out over the territory of the State.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372, 373, 375, 382, 385, 387 and 388 together. An extensive public consultation process was undertaken in 2012 to inform the development of the revised building control regulations which came into effect on 1 March 2014. Comprehensive consultation documents were published, including Strengthening the Building Control System - A Document to inform public...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2014 which came into operation on 1 March 2014 greatly strengthen the arrangements in place for the control of building activity by requiring greater accountability in relation to compliance with Building Regulations in the form of statutory certification of design and construction, lodgment of compliance documentation, mandatory inspections during...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann to be formed and registered under the Companies Act. A fundamental underpinning of the water reform programme is to ensure that the skills and experience built up over many years in local authorities are put to best use for the long-term benefit of the customer and that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: Section 24(1) of the Air Pollution Act 1987 requires commercial premises to use the best practicable means to limit and, if possible, to prevent emissions from such premises. Section 24(2) of the Act stipulates that an occupier of any premises must not cause or permit an emission in such a quantity, or in such a manner, as to be a nuisance. As statutory responsibility for the enforcement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Appointments (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bórd Gáis Éireann to be formed and registered under the Companies Act. A fundamental underpinning of the water reform programme is to ensure that the skills and experience built up over many years in local authorities are put to best use for the long-term benefit of the customer and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: Section 46 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 replaces section 127 of the 2001 Local Government Act with a new section which enables local authorities to take all appropriate steps to consult with and promote effective participation of local communities in local government. One of the principal implementing provisions will be the adoption by each local authority, in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mountain Rescue Service (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: In 2007 a Funding Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector was developed. This Scheme amalgamated and replaced previous Schemes operated under the White Paper on Supporting Voluntary Activity. Applications under this new Scheme were invited from community and voluntary organisations that operate at a national level with evidence of a nationwide...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 492 of 21 January 2014. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Panel Report Implementation (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The new Building Control Amendment Regulations which came into effect on 1 March 2014 are in line with the principles of the relevant recommendations in the report of t he Pyrite Panel. The Panel recommended the development of a mandatory certification system which would recognise the importance of inspections, product certifications and site supervision taking proper account of the risk...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Asbestos Remediation Programme (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: The primary responsibility for the management of any waste, including costs for removal or disposal, lies with the holder of the waste, i.e. the natural or legal person in possession of the waste, or the producer of the waste. The Waste Management Act 1996 imposes a general duty of care on holders of waste, under which a person may not hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste in a manner...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (1 Apr 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium on recruitment in local government. Any exceptions to the moratorium in local authorities require sanction from my Department. My Department examines all staffing sanction requests on a case by case basis having due regard to the continued delivery of key...