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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 463 and 470 together. 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 charge by credit/debit card or in four instalments by direct debit. In addition, homeowners can make payment by...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: In my capacity as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, I sit on the European Council of Environment Ministers. In the period from 2007 to 2011, the European Council of Environment Ministers met formally on twenty one occasions and informally on ten other occasions. The dates of these meetings and a record of Ministerial attendance are set out in the tables below. In...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The question appears to refer to the introduction of the CO2-based system of motor tax introduced in 2008 which provides that rates for private vehicles registered on or after 01 July 2008 (including hybrid vehicles) are based on the CO2 emissions rating supplied by the Revenue Commissioners. The scheme also applies to some vehicles registered between 01 January and 30 June 2008. The...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, launched 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 still being actively completed by the developer, or where no...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 owners of residential property are liable to pay the household charge. There are a number of exemptions and waivers from payment of the household charge. In particular, section 4 of the Act provides for an exemption where an owner of a residential property, which was that person's main or sole residence, is not residing in that property...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 sets out the legislation underpinning the household charge. Section 14 of the Act provides for data sharing and exchange for the purposes of the household charge. My Department has met recently with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in relation to the operation of the data sharing provisions in the legislation. It has been agreed...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (31 Jan 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 costs arising, including those in relation to advertising, are a matter for the LGMA and the county and city councils. Significant efforts will be made to ensure that property owners are aware of the household charge and the...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Fire services are provided by the local authorities in accordance the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. The fire services have been pro-active in using the "shared services" concept, and groups of authorities and specific services (such as the regional mobilization and communications systems) have been provided on a shared basis over several years. Further opportunities for shared service will...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: There was a lot of misinformation.

Non-Principal Residence Charge (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I know Deputy Charles Flanagan will agree that I do not write headlines for newspapers and that is not the basis on which we collect money nor can it ever be. It is the duty and responsibility of each homeowner to understand the law and be compliant with it. I wish to set out for the Deputy the issues involved. The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, broadened the revenue base...

Non-Principal Residence Charge (31 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: As the Deputy will know it is often very difficult to interpret who is genuine and who is not when it comes to complying with the law and the collection of money. When arrears ultimately accumulate it is a regular excuse for people to claim they were not aware of their obligations under the law. It is a difficult one and I understand the Deputy probably has genuine cases in mind and I am...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 155 together. I intend to bring proposals to Government shortly on the establishment, membership and terms of reference of an inter-Departmental expert group to be tasked with designing a property tax. It will then be a matter for the Government to decide on the structure and modalities of the property tax in due course. An unfinished housing...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I understand the difficult and challenging situation faced by householders, who through no fault of their own, have to contend with the consequences of pyrite in their homes. I have established an independent Panel with the remit of seeking to facilitate a resolution of pyrite contamination in private housing. The Panel is progressing its work and I have asked the Chairperson of the Panel...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136, 152 and 153 together. 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 LGMA established a project board to advise it on the necessary arrangements to be put in place to manage and collect the charge on behalf of the county and city councils....

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jan 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 bottles, drink cans and containers 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...

Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Unlike for Dáil constituencies, there are no constitutional or statutory requirements in relation to the frequency of local electoral area boundary reviews. The most recent reviews of local electoral areas were carried out in 1998 and 2008. The June 2009 local elections took place on the basis of the local electoral areas enacted following the 2008 review. The establishment of unified local...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Responsibility for drawing up proposals for the improvement or extension of existing wastewater schemes, or the provision of new wastewater schemes, rests with the local authorities who are designated as water services authorities under the Water Services Act 2007. Accordingly, any proposals are a matter for Cork County Council, the Water Services Authority for the area. No proposals have...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides for a number of exemptions and waivers from payment of the household charge. The exemptions from payment of the household charge are - · Residential properties that are part of the trading stock of a business and have not been sold or been the source of any income since construction, · Residential property owned by a Minister...

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: 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 charge by credit/debit card or in four instalments by direct debit. In addition, homeowners can make payment by cheque, postal order, credit/debit card or in four...

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (26 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I am adopting a progressive approach to the reform and development of local government in accordance with the Programme for Government. Building on certain decisions already taken in relation to local government structures, I intend to bring wider policy proposals to Government shortly, with particular attention being given to strengthening local government structures generally at regional,...