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Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department provides funding through the Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund to assist small scale, local, non-profit environmental projects aimed at increasing environmental awareness and developing sustainable communities. Community groups can apply for funding for a variety of environmental projects including those relating to recycling, composting or reusing waste....

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (18 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The term Accounting Officer is defined under the Comptroller & Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 and the duties of an Accounting Officer are set out in Section 19 of that Act. Accounting Officers can be appointed in two ways: (i) Secretaries General of Government Departments and Heads of most Offices that have a Vote are appointed under Section 22 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department, in conjunction with the Building Regulations Advisory Body (BRAB), is commencing a review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations and the accompanying Technical Guidance Document B (2006). An initial public consultation process will take place to ensure all relevant matters are covered in the review and this process will commence shortly. There will be a further...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (18 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers will 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 on the issues involved, designed to inform the policy development process, has recently...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (18 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Based on the latest full year for which figures are available, 2010, fees totalling €428,605 were payable to board members in State agencies under the aegis of my Department. On the basis that all fees were paid it should be possible to save the entire amount through the abolition of fees. Where public servants are appointed to Boards, no fees are payable. In this regard, public servants...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am aware of the increased incidence of metal theft, which is a matter for the Garda in the first instance. Waste disposal and recovery activities in Ireland are required to hold an authorisation in accordance with the Waste Management Act 1996. Depending on the authorisation required, these activities are controlled either by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in the case of...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (13 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Nitrates Directive and Ireland's Nitrates Action Programme are given legal effect by the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010. The objective of the Regulations is to protect ground and surface waters, including drinking water sources, primarily through the management of livestock manures and other fertilisers. Good agricultural...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the table. Agency/ Board Name of Appointee Remuneration Position Advertised Appeared before Oireachtas Committee An Bord Pleanála Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson) Linked to the pay of a High Court judge Yes N/A Building Regulation Advisory Board (BRAB) Mr Aidan O'Connor (DECLG) Nil No N/A BRAB Mr Paul Kelly Nil No N/A Appointments to the Board of An...

Written Answers — Burial Facilities: Burial Facilities (13 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 138, inclusive, together. There are no specific regulations governing crematoria in Ireland. My Department is not aware of any EU Directive on crematoria, nor are there specific provisions in the Air Pollution Act 1987 that apply to crematoria. However, the establishment and operation of a crematorium would be subject, where applicable, to the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Nitrates Directive and Ireland's Nitrates Action Programme are given legal effect by the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2010. The objective of the Regulations is to protect ground and surface waters, including drinking water sources, primarily through the management of livestock manures and other fertilisers. Good agricultural...

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (12 Oct 2011)

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

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: A number of statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. In other cases only particular public office holders may be appointed...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: In order to be able to vote at elections and referenda in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of persons who are entered in the register of electors. The Electoral Act 1992 provides for postal voting...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: At the invitation of IBEC, I agreed to give the closing address at their workshop on Responding to the Challenges and Opportunities of Climate Change which was held on 5 October 2011. I attended the closing session at which I was the only speaker. From my perspective, the workshop had no direct relevance to the timing of the climate policy review which I am finalising. There was no...

Written Answers — Local Government Reforms: Local Government Reforms (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I do not accept that membership of the Group is biased towards North Tipperary. The appointment of members was based, inter alia, on their specific working knowledge of local government in Tipperary, expertise in local government matters generally and extensive experience of public administration at a senior level. While the County Manager from North Tipperary County Council will act as...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: When Mayo County Council initially applied for a foreshore licence in 2009 they acknowledged that additional information comprising a screening report for appropriate assessment and an ecological survey would need to be submitted to progress the application. This material was received by my Department on 15 September 2011 and has been forwarded to the relevant statutory consultees for...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I suspect it will not always be the case. Anyway, I thank all Senators for their contributions to the debate. It was interesting to hear the different perspectives which focused on the dormant accounts aspect of the Bill generally, as one might expect. I refer to some of the contributions made. Senators Keane and Burke mentioned the banks and whether they would be inspected. This issue...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I welcome the opportunity to introduce this Bill to the House. It proposes to amend existing dormant accounts legislation in order to dissolve the Dormant Accounts Board and transfer the statutory functions of the board to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. The report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes, better known as the...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am beginning to think it could be a poisoned remark.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Oct 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...