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Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service. A public consultation designed to inform policy development concluded in September 2011. A large number of responses...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The charges applied by waste management companies are a matter between those companies and their customers, subject to compliance with all applicable environmental and other relevant legislation. The company concerned comes within the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Matters of compliance with competition law are proper to the Competition...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Building Regulations in general provide for the safety, health and well-being of persons in and around buildings. The regulations are reviewed on an ongoing basis and any proposed amendments are subject to a full regulatory impact analysis and detailed public consultation prior to their being signed into law. The concerns expressed in the correspondence supplied extend beyond the scope...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: I established a Steering Group in September 2011 to advise me on options for improving the alignment between local government and local development. I am satisfied that the Group has the requisite skills to address its terms of reference, as the numbers bring a wide range of experience and expertise to the task. I have asked the Group to examine the scope for alignment of local government...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Prescribed fees to accompany planning applications are set out in Schedule 9 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001. Different fees are prescribed for different classes of development. It is a matter for the relevant planning authority to decide whether the residential units the subject of an application for planning permission are a commercial development or otherwise and to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Property: Local Authority Property (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The manner in which a local authority disposes of assets is, in the first instance, a matter for the local authority itself. I understand that, in the case referred to in the question, the local authority concerned requested, via their website, expressions of interest for the sale or lease of the property and that the council is currently examining expressions of interest received. Any...

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Where did the Deputy get the figure of €1,000?

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy should not be making it up.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy should not be making it up.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: How is the Deputy's website going?

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy should read what he said about it in his book.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: We are doing that after 14 years.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: This is a financial measure.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Stop being hypocritical. The Deputy was in power for 14 years.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: We are implementing the Deputy's policies.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy will be disappointed again.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: He never left.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputies do not want to.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: They have none.

Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (13 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: We did.