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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland under its fiscal consolidation measures commits to the introduction of a property tax for 2012 and to an increase in the property tax for 2013. 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...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland under its fiscal consolidation measures commits to the introduction of a property tax for 2012 and to an increase in the property tax for 2013. The Programme reflects the need, in the context of the State's overall financial position, to put the funding of locally delivered services...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (9 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Office for Local Authority Management (OLAM), under the remit of the Local Government Management Services Board (LGMSB), provides management support services for city and county managers including administrative and secretarial services to the County and City Managers' Association (CCMA) and its committees. The LGMSB provides meeting room facilities to the CCMA. OLAM has a staff of five...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 Jun 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. Income from the charge is used to support the provision of local services. With some exemptions, the charge applies to a residential property...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which sets out the detail of the €200 charge on non-principal private residences, is structured with a starting position of a universal liability for residential property in respect of the charge. It goes on to exempt certain buildings and owners from this liability, the most important exemption being where a property is occupied by the owner as his...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department is re-considering the approach to introducing noise legislation in light of the current programme for Government, which includes a commitment to address noise pollution through the introduction of fixed payment notices (also known as on the spot fines) and provision for mediation between neighbours. As this process will influence the content and timing of new legislative...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland under its fiscal consolidation measures commits to the introduction of a property tax for 2012 and to an increase in the property tax for 2013. 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...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: In October 2009, the European Court of Justice ruled that Ireland failed to adopt the necessary legislation to comply with Articles 4 and 8 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC, known as the Waste Directive, regarding domestic wastewaters disposed of in the countryside through septic tanks and other individual wastewater treatment systems. The Government recently approved the urgent drafting of a...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: Fire services are provided by the 37 statutorily designated fire authorities, and are accordingly structured around the principal local authorities. The Farrell Grant Sparks review of fire services in Ireland concluded unambiguously that this is an appropriate approach which should be strengthened. The review's recommendations were dealt with conclusively by the further strengthening of...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am glad to be in Seanad Éireann, which I have not been in since 1989. I was a Member from 1987 to 1989 and I take this opportunity to congratulate all Members of the House on their recent election or appointment. I wish them well in their term of office. I thank the Senators from the Fianna Fáil Party for giving me this opportunity to speak on this motion and its amendment. I am glad...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The reason Fianna Fáil was forced to agree additional property taxes and water charges was the ceding of our economic sovereignty arising from the disastrous policies pursued by previous Fianna Fáil-led Governments. I am surprised two Members from Border counties do not understand the significance of this. Their party introduced the universal social charge.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I do not know where equality or fairness comes into that charge. That will not be the case with water charges by metering or the household charge to be introduced in lieu of the property tax agreed in the same EU-IMF programme. The programme for Government agreed between Fine Gael and the Labour Party provides for progressive and considered structural reforms of the water services sector in...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: It does not suit the Senator for me to say that and I know it is of great disappointment to him.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I did not interrupt the embarrassed Senators. We need for a more fundamental shift in the way water services are organised and funded in Ireland. I cannot be more clear in what I said. It is important to acknowledge the considerable efforts of the local authorities to improve services but last week we saw restrictions imposed by Dublin City Council and other Dublin local authorities on the...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: I moved an amendment.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: We are raising the national minimum wage.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (7 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Dormant Accounts Acts provide for an annual transfer by credit institutions and insurance undertakings of monies in accounts determined to be dormant into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). The process in place with regard to support from the Dormant Accounts Fund provides for consideration of applications received on foot of advertised measures. I regret that there are currently no...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (7 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector, under which the organisation referred to by the Deputy has been funded, commenced in 2008 with the aim of providing multi-annual funding to national organisations which provide coalface services to disadvantaged target groups. The three-year contracts were concluded at the end of 2010. On 2 December 2010,...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Jun 2011)

Phil Hogan: The quality of road surfaces, and associated design standards and road traffic implications, including in regard to bus stops, are matters for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.