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Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums 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...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424 and 426 together. The number and amount of retirement lump sums paid in a twelve month period varies depending on the number of individuals retiring and each person's individual circumstances. In the period June 2010 to June 2011 a total of 42 retirement lump sum payments with a total value of €3,498,302 were made to staff retiring from my Department....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I understand that my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is responding in respect of numbers of retired civil servants in the ranges of pension, as sought in the Question.

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 541 of 14 September 2011. I have no function in relation to granting exemption from the audit requirements of company law. Legislation and issues arising in the context of company law are a matter for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 429 and 430 together. The Progamme for Government provides for the introduction of a fair funding model to deliver clean and reliable water. The objective is to install water meters in households connected to public water supplies and move to a charging system based on usage above a free allowance. My Department is currently preparing a strategy to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities through the introduction of the charge on non-principal private residences. The charge is set at €200 and is being collected by local authorities. The Act places the onus on an owner of residential property to assess his or her liability to the charge on the liability date and, if liable, to declare...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 58 of 24 March 2011 which comprehensively addressed the issues regarding the registration of the title of Architect. I have recently approved the schedule of fees applicable in respect of the registration of Architects in accordance with the Building Control Act 2007. The fee in relation to candidates who apply for registration under the Technical...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The total cost of all staff, permanent and non-established, allocated to assist me with constituency work in the 100 days following my appointment as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government was some €27,000.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information sought across the range of my Department's capital programmes is not readily available, or collected in respect of all capital works funded through my Department's capital programmes. All procurement is required to be carried out by contracting authorities in line with all national and EU guidelines, which do not allow the exclusion of any company on the basis of origin....

Written Answers — Publin Procurement: Publin Procurement (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Public authorities are obliged to award contracts in line with all national and EU requirements and guidelines. These, inter alia , require that successful contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Revenue Commissioners and adhere to national employment guidelines. I am not aware of complaints of the nature specified in the question having being received by my Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The annual amounts collected by city/county councils by 2 October, 2011 in respect of the charge on non-principal private residences, since its introduction in 2009, are set out in the following table. 2009 2010 2011 €69,941,980 €68,470,760 €62,852,400

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 442 together. The annual amounts from late payment fees, at 2 October, 2011, in respect of the charge on non-principal private residences are set out in the following table. 2009 2010 2011 €4,941,040 €3,688,880 €713,040 Of those amounts in the table above, the amounts of late payment fees, at 2 October, 2011, in respect of 2010 and 2011...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities through the introduction of the charge on non-principal private residences (NPPR). The charge is set at €200 and is being levied and collected by local authorities. The Act places the onus on the owner to assess his or her liability in the first instance and there is no obligation on local authorities to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I assume that the reference is to development contributions that may be attached as a condition to a planning permission. Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that planning authorities may levy such development. The adoption of individual development contribution schemes is a reserved function of the elected members of each planning authority. It is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (MFG) was contracted by my Department to deliver two programmes, the Rural Development Programme (RDP) Axis 3 and 4, and the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP). MFG also implemented other programmes on behalf of other Government Departments. I can confirm that the application referred to in the question is fully approved and there is an...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 449 and 450 together. I have no role in relation to the licensing of landfill facilities or the enforcement of conditions attached to licences, which are matters for the Environmental Protection Agency. Under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996, the Minister is precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance in...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the following table. Gross Motor Tax Receipts by Licensing Authority 2009 – 31 August 2011 Licensing Authority 2009Gross Motor Tax Receipts € 2010Gross Motor TaxReceipts € 01 January – 31 August 2011Gross Motor Tax Receipts € Carlow 10,934,896 10,083,670 6,674,723 Cavan 11,645,970 10,649,902 7,075,200 Clare 19,848,442...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (4 Oct 2011)

Phil Hogan: Information concerning the number of dog wardens in each local authority and the cost associated with running dog control services in each local authority is published on my Department's website. For convenience, the information relating to the years 2006 to 2010, inclusive, is set out in the tables below. The expenditure figures include costs associated with, inter alia, the operation of a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Sep 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 134 together. It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard both to locally identified needs and available resources. It is also a matter for individual local authorities to manage their own day-to-day finances in a prudent...