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Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: -----of €200-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: To clarify other issues, there are people who expected an annual inspection charge of €300 propagated by the Fianna Fáil Party, the IFA and others,-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: -----but they are disappointed.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Senator Ó Domhnaill is taking instructions from Deputy Ó Cuív.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am not inviting it. Senator Ó Murchú and others expressed another view on the urban-rural issue. Some €500 million has been spent in the past ten years under the rural water programme, which was a serious investment to improve water quality, particularly through group schemes. It should be acknowledged the State is still subsidising these schemes in rural areas and people are...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I did not interrupt Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: If Senator Cullinane looks at what I am doing in the case of a wastewater treatment plant in Ballyhale, which is near where he lives, he will see that I am making major investments in improving the situation.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am sure Senator Cullinane got the letter in the door. The clarity I am giving here this evening should ease minds on the fact that we are bringing forward a risk-based assessment. We are bringing forward a fee on a once-off basis to cover administration costs and inspection costs - no more, no less. Unbelievably, I probably did not even acknowledge it sufficiently to Senator Mooney...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 169 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 257, 258, 268, 269, 292, 294, 295 and 302 of 2 November 2011 which sets out the position. The Climate Policy Review was published on 3 November 2011 and is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. There are no premises or sites being rented or leased by my Department that are currently not in use. In general, premises occupied by my Department are rented by the OPW, rather than directly by my Department. The location and costs of premises and sites rented directly by my Department in 2009 and 2010 are set out below. Rental Cost...

Written Answers — Local Authority Functions: Local Authority Functions (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Reserved functions are exercised by resolution of the members passed at a meeting of a local authority. Every function of a local authority which is not a reserved function is an executive function of the local authority concerned. The following table sets out, in summary, reserved functions associated with the disposal of material assets. Reserved Function Relevant Legislation Land...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department's involvement with voluntary and co-operative housing schemes relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The detailed administration of the schemes, the processing of applications and the certification that projects comply with the terms and conditions of the funding schemes are the responsibility of the local authority in the first instance. As such,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2010, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Acts or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Certain developments are exempted under section 4 of the Act and Part 2 and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. Article 6 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations...

Written Answers — Water Conservation: Water Conservation (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 170 together. Harvested rainwater can potentially be used as an alternative source of water for various domestic purposes, e.g. supplying toilet cisterns, car-washing etc. and for various business and commercial operations. There are also environmental and economic benefits that can accrue from reducing the demand for water abstraction at source and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under 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...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department has been in contact with South Kerry Development Partnership Ltd (SKDP), the Local Action Group contracted on my Department's behalf to implement the Axis 3 and 4 elements of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2007 – 2013 in the Castlemaine area. It appears that there is a local dispute around the use of the Castlemaine Community centre which has received funding under the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland commits the Government to the introduction of a property tax for 2012. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally delivered services on a sound financial footing, improve accountability and better align the cost of providing services with the demand for such...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Paragraph (1) of Regulation 22 of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations, 2011, provides that a household with alternative accommodation that would meet its housing need is ineligible for social housing support. Paragraph (2) of the Regulation effectively ensures that paragraph (1) does not operate to exclude from eligibility for social housing support an applicant who owns accommodation...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: Current legislation provides for a scheme to transfer dormant accounts in banks, building societies, An Post, as well as unclaimed life assurance policies to the care of the State, while guaranteeing a right of reclaim to those funds. The main purpose of the legislation is to reunite account holders/policy holders with their funds in credit institutions and insurance undertakings. Under the...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I have no plans at present to extend the Dormant Accounts legislation to credit unions. In practical terms, increasing the amount available in the Dormant Accounts Fund does not necessarily allow for the introduction of new dormant accounts measures or programmes. Government Departments and agencies must source monies for dormant accounts programmes and measures from their Exchequer...