Results 8,761-8,780 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy is trying to shift now.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: What was done in Cavan?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy should tell me about Cavan.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy should tell me what is the solution.
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Where was Deputy Martin Ferris during this period?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Where was Deputy Martin Ferris?
- Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Perhaps the Deputy would forward me a note in respect of that matter.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Those people have insurance.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: If they do not have insurance then they are entitled to apply for the scheme and if Deputy Boyd Barrett has details of these matters and where they have been refused I will have them investigated. The local authorities are devolved from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and are responsible within their budgets for the works which Deputy Boyd Barrett has...
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Naturally, it is about resources; let us remember we are in an EU-IMF programme.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I propose to take questions Nos. 6 and 15 together.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: Should we move to another one?
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I will briefly summarise what I just stated.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I have elaborated a good deal already. As I stated in reply to Question No. 5 on today's Order Paper, measures to alleviate flooding are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. I must repeat the answer. The OPW is the lead agency for flood risk management and it funds a capital and maintenance programme for major and minor flood works. The Deputy should ensure that his local...
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: There is a Government task force on emergency planning under which all Departments come together to deal with emergency responses. It performed this work in October after the recent flooding. There is already joined-up thinking in place. Deputy Boyd Barrett should acknowledge that those with responsibility must take responsibility and must perform the roles they have been given. I am...
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I have already dealt with that. The Deputy should try to be a little generous.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I cannot do anything about it but I will deal with the issues raised by Deputy Boyd Barrett in regard to those with no insurance.
- Water Services (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I would very much like to be able to inform Deputy Ellis that I have a magic wand to provide all of the resources needed to deal with all the problems of the country as they relate to my Department, but I do not. We are in a difficult financial situation and there is only a limited amount of money. It is up to the local authorities to prioritise their projects and to submit them to the OPW.
- Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7, 19, 22 and 31 together. In July 2011, I announced several measures to be advanced by my Department and local authorities with a view to improving compliance with and oversight of the requirements of the building regulations. In broad terms the measures, which include the streamlining of inspection arrangements on a regional basis, will involve the...
- Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)
Phil Hogan: I have not come to any conclusions about how the system will work. There are a few principles. The builder and owner of the property, who are professional people, are responsible in the first instance for making sure everything is in order under the Building Control Act 1990. With mandatory certification local authority staff will be in a better position to have more power and resources in...