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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The €200 charge on non-principal private residences is payable by the owners of private rented accommodation, holiday homes and other non-principal residences. The most important exemption under the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 is for a person's sole or main residence. However, any one individual can have only one such residence. In a situation where a person owns a property in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: In line with overall national policy which promotes a reduction in energy use, the enhancement of energy efficiency standards remains a priority within my Department's overall strategy for the improvement of local authority housing. Under the Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, local authorities are allocated capital funding each year in respect of a range of measures to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Kilkenny County Council has submitted this project as one of its priority projects for the period 2012-2014 under the Social Housing Investment Programme. The 2012 Housing Programmes for all county and city councils will be determined in early 2012.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: On 27 July 2011, I established a Constituency Commission under the Electoral Act 1997 to review Dáil and European Parliament constituencies. The terms of reference of the Commission were amended by the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011. The revised terms of reference provide that a Constituency Commission will now recommend Dáil constituencies based on a reduced number of TDs between a...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: There was no such retirement from my Department in the period since January 2008, and the term of the current Secretary General extends beyond March 2012.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on all non-principal private residences. The charge is payable by the owners of private rented accommodation, holiday homes and any other residential property that is not the owner's sole or main residence. The Act defines residential property as including flats, apartments and...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52, 53 and 54 together. The Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011, which provides for the establishment of a system of registration and inspection of septic tanks and other on-site systems, was published on 3 November 2011. The majority of systems that will be inspected are likely to be working well. It is expected, therefore, that only a minority of systems...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: There is no specific housing legislation in relation to households that wish to transfer from housing provided by one housing authority to that of another authority. I am aware that some authorities facilitate mutual transfers on an informal basis. I am not aware of particular issues arising in this area but I will keep the matter under review in the context of future housing legislation.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The eligibility criteria for persons to receive social housing support are set out in regulations made under section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009. Under these regulations a person may or may not be eligible for social housing support while in receipt of supplementary benefit, depending on the individual household circumstances.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 60 together. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need carried out in March 2011, including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my Department's website www.environ.ie or on the Housing Agency's website at www.housing.ie . Data on the length of time on the waiting list, broken down by local authority, are...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The planning and construction of new water and wastewater infrastructure, including the design and location of all components of a scheme are a matter for the relevant local authority, in this case Kerry County Council. For the past decade, my Department has adopted a multi-annual approach to the funding of water services infrastructure through the Water Services Investment Programme. ...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (7 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under Government Accounting procedures, disbursements on Dormant Accounts measures are paid in the first instance "up front" from a Department's Vote in the same way as with any other spending programme. My Department has to source funding for Dormant Accounts programmes from our Exchequer allocation in the annual Revised Estimates Volume. I can confirm that no funds were allocated or...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222, 231 and 233 together. Fingal County Council has brought the matter of the decision in relation to the proposed Nevitt landfill to the attention of my Department. However, in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Acts, the preparation and adoption of a waste management plan, including matters in respect of infrastructure provision, are...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages and assists the community's support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department. The Scheme is not means-tested. However Community and Voluntary groups are...

Written Answers — Regional Road Network: Regional Road Network (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the Roads Act 1993 the improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is a matter for the relevant local authority and the Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport. I have no function in this matter.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The table below details grants paid to Community and Voluntary groups in Galway city and county to date in 2011 from various programmes within my Department. Board membership of Community & Voluntary organisations is a matter for the organisations in question, and can be obtained directly from the groups - contact details for each of the groups is listed below. Name of Organisation Town...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: The number of staff who received increments in 2010 was 593, with 367 due to receive increments before the end of 2011. These numbers reflect the reconfiguration of the Department following the formation of the Government in March 2011. The increments paid in 2010 and 2011 were in line with the approved rates of pay at the time as outlined on the websites of the Department of Finance and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities' waiting lists. This figure continuously fluctuates as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need carried out in March 2011, including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (6 Dec 2011)

Phil Hogan: In line with the objectives of the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan 2008 – 2012 and certain requirements of the Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 19 November 2008), measures to promote high quality recycling, such as the separate collection of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable,...