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Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Question Nos. 554 to 557, inclusive, together. I presume the questions relate to General Purpose Grants from the Local Government Fund. General Purpose Grants, which replaced the Rate Support Grant in 1997, are my contribution to meeting the difference between the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of day to day services (including water services) and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The information requested regarding the salaries of County and City Managers is provided in the table below. Local Authority Manager Salary (with effect from 1 January 2010) Dublin City Council € 189,301 Cork County CouncilFingal County CouncilSouth Dublin County Council € 162,062 Cork City CouncilDun Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilKildare County CouncilMeath County Council €...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Office of Public Works is responsible for procuring accommodation for my Department, including policy in relation to the management of such property. The provision and management of accommodation for the agencies or bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies concerned.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I appreciate the difficult circumstances of this case. 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 provides for an exemption where a residential property is left vacant by an owner on the liability...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563, 567 and 577 together. 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...

Written Answers — Electoral Divisions: Electoral Divisions (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: As Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government I have responsibility for the determination of electoral divisions and for the law relating to placenames. Section 63 of the Local Government Act 1994 provides that the Minister may by regulations divide the area of any county, city or town into areas to be known as electoral divisions and may vary the name of any such division...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Decisions on local authority structures generally, including the appointment of permanent managers, in particular instances, will be decided in the light of the development of policy proposals on local government. These proposals will take account of the decisions taken to amalgamate local authorities in Limerick and Tipperary and to examine the case for a single authority in Waterford as...

Written Answers — Commercial Rates: Commercial Rates (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities have a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. The Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV), which is applied to...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: A key principle underlying my Department's activities is enabling communities themselves to identify and address social and economic needs and problems in their own areas. There is a particular focus on supporting communities that are vulnerable, disadvantaged or under threat, and an adherence to the values of local participation. My Department is responsible for a range of programmes to...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: State aid refers to any aid granted by a Member State which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or goods. EU Member States are required, under State Aid rules that originate in the Treaty of Rome, to submit a notification to DG Competition in the European Commission when they propose to provide state support for schemes and programmes that could be...

Written Answers — Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Tá sé i gceist agam ceisteanna 572, 573 and 574 a thógall le chéile. Tagraím don fhreagra ar cheisteanna 362 agus 391 ar an 29ú Samhain 2011 Tá dul chun cinn suntasach á dhéanamh; tá gach comhad tionscnaimh CFT(LEADER) scaoilte ag an leachtaitheoir agus tá said anois ag oifigigh mo Roinn. Déanfar teagmháil le gach tionscnóir atá ag obair faoin scéim go luath. Bhí...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Tá sé i gceist agam ceisteanna 572, 573 and 574 a thógall le chéile. Tagraím don fhreagra ar cheisteanna 362 agus 391 ar an 29ú Samhain 2011 Tá dul chun cinn suntasach á dhéanamh; tá gach comhad tionscnaimh CFT(LEADER) scaoilte ag an leachtaitheoir agus tá said anois ag oifigigh mo Roinn. Déanfar teagmháil le gach tionscnóir atá ag obair faoin scéim go luath. Bhí...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I have no proposals to reduce the voting age to 16. The Programme for Government sets out a comprehensive range of constitutional reform measures including the review by a Constitutional Convention of reducing the voting age to 17. I will bring forward proposals for change to electoral law in light of the decisions for change which may arise from these processes.

Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: There is a range of options available to pay the household charge. An on-line system is in place in the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) to enable homeowners to pay the household charge by credit card/debit card or by direct debit. In addition, homeowners can make payments by cheque, postal order, etc. through the post to the LGMA. A bureau is in place in the LGMA to administer...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 581 to 583, inclusive, together. I intend to bring proposals to Government shortly on the establishment of the inter-Departmental expert group to be tasked with designing a property tax, including its membership and terms of reference.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Under the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011, owners of residential property are liable to the household charge, irrespective of whether or not there are borrowings secured against the property. Question No. 585 answered with Question No. 531.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 586 and 587 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 costs arising, including those in relation to advertising, are a matter for the LGMA and the county and city councils. The LGMA established an ad hoc project board to advise it...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: The Memorandum of Understanding between Ireland and the EU/IMF includes a commitment to introduce water charges for households. The Programme for Government provides for the introduction of a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water. The objective is to install water meters in households connected to public water supplies and move to a charging system based on usage. My...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (11 Jan 2012)

Phil Hogan: Details of the Exchequer funded State Agencies under the aegis of my Department are outlined in the table below: Number of Board Members An Bord Pleanála 10 Environmental Protection Agency 5 Interim Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency 8 Irish Water Safety 12 Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland 12 Western Development Commission 12 The Boards of An Bord Pleanála and...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The total allocation for my Department in 2011 is €1,710m*, made up of €652m in current spending and €1,058m on the capital side. Actual outturns are not yet available pending completion of 2011 spending in the coming weeks. (*all figures are gross and include the full year cost of the Community programmes, for which responsibility transferred to my Department in May 2011).