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Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: I appointed Ms Claire Langton as Special Adviser to my office with effect from 10 March 2011 with an annual salary of €80,051 and I am currently arranging for the appointment of a second Special Adviser. In addition, with effect from the 10 March 2011, I appointed a Personal Secretary and Personal Assistant, both with an annual salary of €51,365, and two Civilian Drivers, each with an...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a statutorily independent body which receives funding from my Department through the Environment Vote and from the Environment Fund. The EPA also derives income directly from some of its activities, particularly licensing activities. The Agency is subject to the requirements of the Code of Practice on the Governance of State Bodies. It is...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: The design and installation of wastewater treatment systems for single houses is addressed in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Code of Practice in respect of Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems Serving Single Houses (2009). Part H – Drainage and Wastewater Disposal - of the Building Regulations has recently been amended to reflect relevant parts of the EPA's Code of...

Written Answers — Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta: Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: Is eol don Teachta go ndearna Pobal, a dhéanann reachtaíocht ar an gClár Forbartha Áitiúil agus Pobail ar son mo Roinn, iniúchadh ar Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta(MFG) i Mí Eanáir 2010.Cé gur cuireadh toradh an iniúchadh agus na moltaí gaolmhara in iúl do MFG i Mí Meitheamh 2010, tá aghaidh le tabhairt ag MFG fós ar chuid de na ceisteanna a ardaíodh sa tuairisc. Ceapadh...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: Part IV of the Waste Management Act 1996 and associated secondary legislation provides for the regulation of household waste collection services. However, the Legal Metrology Service of the National Standards Authority of Ireland is the statutory body responsible for regulating and supervising weights and measures. Measuring instruments used by private companies or local authorities for waste...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 213 together. Information in relation to these Questions is currently being compiled by my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: Information in respect of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (14 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the following table. Year Amount€ Organisation Reason for Funding 2003200420052006200720082009 15,00010,00091,857179,264271,564181,74639,273 SIPTU funding via the Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group (LANPAG)* Training of SIPTU trade union representatives in areas relevant to the partnership process. These funds were paid by LANPAG...

Land Reclamation (13 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am progressing new planning regulations through both Houses which are required to deal with a judgment of the European Court of Justice in case C-66/06. The court found that in this case Ireland's system of environmental impact assessment for screening certain categories of agriculture and aquaculture related projects was over-reliant on size thresholds and did not take into account other...

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

Phil Hogan: I have recently published a discussion document to help inform the public consultation process on the Government's commitment to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, whereby 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. The discussion document provides some details...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (13 Jul 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 levied and collected by local authorities. The charge is levied on a fixed liability date in each calendar year and payment becomes due two months after that date. There is then a further...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: Overall monitoring of EU environmental policy is co-ordinated by a unit in the Environment Division of my Department consisting of 6 staff who also have wider responsibilities in relation to international environment matters and sustainable development. Two more staff are on secondment to the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels to deal specifically with EU...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission to review Dáil and European Parliament constituencies upon the publication by the Central Statistics Office of the preliminary results of a Census. Following the Census held in April 2011, the CSO published such a report on 30 June 2011. I have commenced the process for establishing a...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (12 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Government remains firm in its commitment to rural development. Strong, vibrant rural communities are essential to the well-being of the entire country. The Community Division within my Department was established to promote and support the sustainable and inclusive development of communities - both urban and rural. It has responsibility for a range of programmes and schemes targeting...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jul 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 levied and collected by local authorities. The charge is levied on a fixed liability date in each calendar year and payment becomes due two months after that date. There is then a further...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which sets out the detail of the €200 charge on non-principal private residences, is premised on a universal liability for the charge in respect of residential property. It goes on to exempt certain properties and owners from the charge, the most significant exemption being where a property is occupied by the owner as his or her sole or main...

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

Phil Hogan: I am not aware of the practice as outlined in the Question. Local authorities are committed to the delivery of a quality service to public representatives and the public in general, including in relation to access to information. It is a matter in the first instance for each local authority to keep under review its own systems and procedures with a view to improving standards of service and...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: RAPID operates in 51 areas nationally of which nine are within or partially within the area administered by Dublin City Council. It is a matter for individual Departments to report on the provision of funding and progress on delivery with regard to projects under their responsibility within the different RAPID areas. My Department administers the RAPID Leverage Schemes, which are designed...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 Jul 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. Delivering on this commitment by addressing the remaining legislative requirements to allow ratification to proceed is a high priority for the Government. The three pillars of...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Jul 2011)

Phil Hogan: In relation to the proposal to allocate additional funding for the proposed Dormant Accounts RAPID additionality measure for 5 new RAPID towns, projects nationally have been assessed and prioritised by Pobal, and these are currently being considered by my Department in the context of the reduced level of funding available in the current year, and also in the context of the review of...