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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. There is a range of options available for persons to pay the household charge. An online system www.householdcharge.ie is in place in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to enable homeowners to pay the household...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities have been early movers in terms of staff reductions, reducing from 37,243 whole-time equivalents (WTE) in 2008 to 29,744 WTE in December, 2011 a reduction of 7,499 WTE (20%). A breakdown of staff numbers by local authority is provided in table 1. Based on the most up to date information, a total of 120 local authority employees have retired in the period 1 January 2012 to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: In February 2009, my Department set out details of the financial requirements for local authorities relating to their overall management of capital and current accounts. These requirements flow directly from the requirement for Government finances as a whole to be managed in accordance with the Stability and Growth Pact established under the Maastricht Treaty, and the associated limitation...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Information in respect of the organisational structure and associated Heads of Business Units of my Department is available at www.environ.ie/en/AboutUs/OrganisationalStructure/.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority 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. Under section 5(1) of the Act, the owner of a residential property, who on a liability date, is liable to pay a household charge to a relevant local authority, or who is entitled to a waiver from payment of a household charge...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Part M of the Building Regulations, and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document M (TGD M), aim to ensure that, among other things, new dwellings are visitable regardless of age, size or disability. Section 3 of TGD M 2010 outlines how current minimum requirements in respect of access and use may be achieved in practice by a new dwelling. A new dwelling having only one entrance which...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is outlined in the following table. Agency / Board Name of Appointee Remuneration An Bord Pleanála Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson) PPC Rate €189,474 and the Non PPC Rate €180,000 * An Bord Pleanála Ms. Mary MacMahon Ordinary Board Members - €116,935 and the Non PPC Rate €111,214 * An Bord Pleanála Mr. Conall Boland Ordinary Board Members - €116,935...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland commits the Government to the introduction of a property tax for 2012. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and better align the cost of providing services with the demand for such...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (14 Feb 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. The householdcharge.ie website is a modification of the website that is being used for the charge on non-principal private residences charge (NPPR). The NPPR website was procured through e-tenders.ie. The LGMA own the intellectual...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 433 together. The developer of, for example, a residential estate is statutorily required to complete the development in accordance with the terms of the planning permission. A development which has not been completed in accordance with the planning permission is unauthorised development. Enforcement of planning control is a matter for the planning...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Almost 700 individual submissions and 4,100 petitions were received by my Department in respect of the Providence Resources foreshore licence application during the public consultation period that ended on 2 February 2012. It is intended to publish the submissions on my Department's website as soon as possible. The licence application will be the subject of an environmental assessment by...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436 and 454 together. 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...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Limerick. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €29 million in County Limerick during the period of the Programme. However, the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to question 146 of 25 January 2012, which sets out the position in this matter. I am not in a position to consider any additional funding for the type of project referred to until such time as the DG Competition decision is received.

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 369 and 372 of 19 July 2011, outlining the position, which is unchanged, in regard to public notice of foreshore lease and licence applications.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 440, 447 and 459 together. As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, published by my Department in October 2011, local authorities provided details of all unfinished housing developments in their areas. Unfinished housing developments were divided into four categories as follows: Category one, where the development is...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: Waste collection in Ireland is subject to compliance with applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, primarily the Waste Management Act 1996, as amended, and conditions attached to each waste collector's collection permit issued by the relevant local authority under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007, as amended. Waste collection in individual local...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 144 of 9 February 2012, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445, 446 and 466 together. A Reasoned Opinion from the European Commission in relation to the interpretation of the definition of water services under the Water Framework Directive was received in November 2011, with a request for reply by 29 January 2012. My Department sought, and has been granted, an extension of the date for reply to 29 March 2012, in view...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (14 Feb 2012)

Phil Hogan: My Department gathers information on the numbers employed in local authorities on a quarterly basis. The breakdown for Kildare County Council according to its quarterly return for December 2011 is provided in the table. Post: Whole Time Equivalent Managerial 6.00 Clerical/Administrative 332.00 Professional/Technical 157.00 Outdoor 314.00 Contract posts 40.00 Other 31.9 Total 880.9