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- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Cork. While provision is made to commence contracts to the value of over â¬231 million in the county during the period of the programme, it was not possible to include the Glenville...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 62 together. With the reduced resources available for Department funding programmes, the CLÃR programme is being wound down. My Department has provision of up to â¬0.5m for the Programme for 2011; this will be used to meet existing commitments arising during this year. There are currently approximately 143 projects under the Programme on hands with...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The RAPID Programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion within designated RAPID areas nationally. 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 in the different RAPID areas. My Department administers...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: I took the opportunity during a recent visit to the office of the Western Development Commission (WDC) to confirm my support for the organisation and its valuable work. The work of the WDC is important in promoting the development of the western region specifically in relation to job creation and enterprise. In this regard co-operation and alignment with other relevant local, regional and...
- Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (26 May 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). Since its establishment in April 2003, to the end of March 2011, the transfers to the DAF have totalled some â¬589m, which includes interest earned of some â¬35m. Funds reclaimed in that period by...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 â 2012 , a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Kerry. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some â¬92 million in the county during the life of the Programme. The Kilcummin Sewerage...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: A local authority is under a statutory obligation to adopt an annual budget providing for the estimated expenditure necessary to carry out its functions and the estimated income to accrue to the authority in that year. The precise manner in which current accounts are managed in order to achieve the overall balance necessary is a matter for individual local authorities. The information...
- Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (26 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The current pyrite problems were first brought to the attention of my Department in mid-2007 and it acted quickly in taking appropriate action to address them. Following an intervention from my Department, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) published a new amended Standard Recommendation on the use of aggregates as infill for civil engineering and road construction work. The...
- Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. The most recent verified figures available to me indicate that the value of off-the-road declarations made during the 15 months from May 2009 to July 2010 inclusive was over â¬94 million. An off-the-road declaration in relation to any month can only be accepted after that month has expired. I am concerned at the high level of...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 â 2012 includes details of the contracts to commence in County Carlow, and nationally, over the period 2010 to 2012, as well as schemes to advance through planning in this period. A copy of the Programme is available in the Oireachtas library. The specific environmental and economic pressures that have informed priorities and project selection...
- Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The current pyrite problems were first brought to the attention of my Department in mid-2007 and it acted quickly in taking appropriate action to address them. Following an intervention from my Department, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) published a new amended Standard Recommendation on the use of aggregates as infill for civil engineering and road construction work. The...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The Local Government Management Services Board (LGMSB) provides administrative, secretariat and research services to the County and City Managers' Association in the context of joint working of local authorities through the Office for Local Authority Management. No such assistance is provided to the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, the Association of County and City Councils...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: The County and City Managers' Association engages with my Department on a regular basis and has made a range of submissions in recent years in that context. However, neither I nor my predecessor received any written submissions personally from the Association in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: Did they not negotiate it?
- Order of Business (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: Watch the creamery cheque.
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: Let me have it.
- Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: Wait to hear the answer.
- Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (24 May 2011)
Phil Hogan: Some â¬7.1 million has been provided through the Community Development Programme to 7 Community Development Projects in Cork City since 2002. Details of individual annual amounts provided to each Project since 2002 are set out on an annual basis in the table below. Details of funding provided to Projects for the period prior to 2002 are not held by my Department. However, I understand...