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Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The owner of the house is the local authority. The person living in the house does not pay so obviously the local authority must waive the charge.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The local authority is in charge of its destiny in this case and may choose to waive the charge.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Senator Byrne missed out on a great deal of good debate last week and he would have learned much if he had to be here.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Planning permission is not required because it is planning exempt.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: What did Senator Thomas Byrne say?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Senator Thomas Byrne had plenty time to speak during 11 hours of debate last week. The information on any subsequent adjustment will be triggered by the re-registration process. Do I misunderstand Senator Mooney's point?

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: They can do so in the legislation.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Senator Byrne is a legal person and he knows that the responsibility is with the owner.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I missed Senator Thomas Byrne last week.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Pensions of former employees of local authorities are subject to the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR). The rates and income bands for the PSPR are set out in the table. The PSPR applies to persons currently receiving public service pensions or who will start to receive them up to 29 February 2012. Persons who retire after 29 February 2012 will not be affected by this reduction as...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Pobal (formerly Area Development Management Ltd.) was established by the Government in 1992 to access EU funding for the purpose of fostering local development, promoting social inclusion, reconciliation and equality and countering disadvantage through local social and economic development. Pobal currently manages the administration of schemes/programmes on behalf of a range of Government...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, planning authorities may levy development contributions in respect of public infrastructure and facilities provided by, or on behalf of, the local authority that benefit development in the area, based on a scheme of contributions adopted by the elected members of the authority. The adoption of individual development...

Written Answers — Housing Services: Housing Services (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Dublin City Council is the designated authority with powers to enforce the statutory requirements arising under the Fire Safety Act, the Building Control Acts and the Planning and Development Acts, all of which are at issue in relation to Priory Hall. The Council is also the designated Housing Authority under the Housing Acts. My responsibility, as Minister, is to ensure that appropriate...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together. The planning review announced by the former Minister, Mr. John Gormley, was intended to assess the application of planning legislation, policy and guidance within the development plan and development management systems at local level and to inform further policy development in these areas. A number of planning authorities, representing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 provides the legislative basis for the €200 charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR), including the application of late payment fees. The Act places the onus on an owner of a residential property which is situated in the State to assess his or her liability for the charge in the first instance and there is no obligation on local authorities,...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The disposal by the National Building Agency (NBA) of their offices at 'Hatherton', Richmond Avenue South, Milltown, Dublin 6 is a matter in the first instance for the Board of the NBA. However, I understand that the offices in question are currently in the process of being sold.

Written Answers — Sheltered Housing: Sheltered Housing (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The vision for the future of the housing sector in Ireland, as set in the Government's Housing Policy Statement published in June 2011, is based on choice, fairness, equity across tenures and on delivering quality outcomes for the resources invested. The overall strategic objective will be to enable all households access good quality housing, appropriate to household circumstances and in...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to complete ratification of the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. The three pillars of the Convention are partially implemented in EU law by two Directives. The first of these deals with public access to environmental information and was...

Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (24 Nov 2011)

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 — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The task of ensuring efficient and effective provision of housing services by both housing authorities and approved housing bodies is an ongoing one. On 16 June 2011 the Minister of State for Housing and Planning launched the Government's new housing policy statement which will serve as a framework for a sequence of legislative and policy initiatives in the short to medium-term building on...