Results 7,701-7,720 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I agree with Senator Bradford that this needs to be addressed. I have indicated already that we must know from where campaign groups with a particular view of such matters get their money. Equally, they must be accountable and transparent regarding a particular view they may wish to express about a particular matter. I note in a later amendment Senator Mullen is down to â¬1 in order to...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: But if the shopkeeper give him â¬1 at the church gate-----
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: -----he will have to declare that. A sense of realism must come into politics. The Senator might not understand the way the system works outside the National University of Ireland set-----
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Senator will know that â¬1 is a very impractical way of dealing with it-----
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: -----because for benefit in kind purposes under our tax law a poster in a window promoting a particular candidate will be constituted as having to be returned as more than â¬1 in benefit. There are practical implications in terms of all of these issues.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Senator has gone up 100% now.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: He would not be great at the fair in Ballinasloe if he starts like that.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I will not hold it against the Senator.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Is the Senator sure it does not come down here on an unapproved road in Monaghan?
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I realise this amendment is ruled out of order as it does not come under this Bill. I do not wish to address that issue. However, in their Second Stage contributions a number of Senators addressed this matter. At the time I indicated that responsibility for dealing with the matter raised is covered by the Electoral Act. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, is...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Senator Cullinane will have to send him the application form.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I wish to draw Members' attention to section 18 of the Electoral Act 1997, which states that payment of the fund to political parties is for the general administration of the party but also for research, education, training and policy formulation. To draw down that funding the payment must cover, as widely as possible, research facilities, in addition to the communications and education...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Amendment No. 2 will have the effect of deleting section 5 and replacing it with new text. Section 5 provides for the amendment of section 22 (2) of the Act of 1997, namely, the interpretation section for Part 4 of that Act which deals with the disclosure of donations. The original provisions in section 5 are restated in paragraph (b) of the new section 5. Definitions for the terms...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The European Commission recently agreed that Member States availing of the Financial Stabilisation mechanism could also avail of an increased EU co-funding rate for the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) in 2012 and 2013. Ireland has chosen to avail of this opportunity and this will result in amendments to the financial plan for Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the RDP for the remainder of the...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The table details the information requested in the question for each Local Development Company currently contracted to deliver Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP). Local Action Group Programme Allocation: Project and Administration Administration Allocation: 20% overall allocation Administration Spend to date Project Spend to date Avondhu/ Blackwater Partnership...
- Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (14 Feb 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 Act places the household charge under the care and management of the local authorities, and application in particular circumstances is a matter for the relevant local authority. Interpretation of the legislation is a matter...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414, 415 and 455 together. 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. The group is currently the subject of an ongoing 'winding up' process and in this context the final figures with regard...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Axes 3 & 4 (LEADER) of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007-2013 have significant funding for allocation to qualifying projects up to the end of 2013. One of the objectives of the RDP is to identify and provide appropriate amenity and leisure facilities to local communities not otherwise available to them. Accordingly, it may be possible to obtain funding for the types of community...
- Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (14 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on non-principal private residences. The charge is set at â¬200 and liability for it falls, in the main, on owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. Under the Act, it is a function of a local authority to collect non-principal private residence charges and...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Feb 2012)
Phil Hogan: Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (the Packaging Directive) classifies items such as aluminium cans as packaging. The Packaging Directive is based on the concept of producer responsibility, which effectively requires producers to contribute to the waste management costs of products which they have placed on the market. Under the...