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Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Part M (Access for People with Disabilities) of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations, as amended, makes provision for the access and use of buildings, including hotels, by people with disabilities. Building Regulations apply to new buildings and, in certain circumstances, to works involving an extension, material alteration or material change of use to an existing building. ...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The current reserve within the Dormant Accounts Fund as of the 31 March 2011 is €46m. The reserve fund is retained by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) to meet future reclaims and cover the expenses of the Board and the NTMA. Under Section 17(4) of the 2001 Act, the NTMA has determined, with the approval of the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government, given...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 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 €589m, which includes interest earned of some €35m. Funds reclaimed in that period by...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The position as regards dormant accounts funding is that, in practical terms, increasing the amount available in the Fund does not necessarily allow for the introduction of new dormant accounts measures or programmes. While applying the provisions of the dormant accounts legislation to credit union accounts would increase the amount available in the Fund, Government Departments and agencies...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the Dormant Account Act 2001, as amended, and the Unclaimed Life Assurance Policies Act 2003, the Financial Regulator may authorise inspectors for the purpose of ensuring compliance by financial services providers with the provisions of the legislation. I do not have a remit in this matter.

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 237 together. Under the Government Accounting procedures, disbursements on dormant accounts measures are paid in the first instance "up front" from each Agency or Department's Vote in the same way as with any other spending programme. Therefore, Government Departments and Agencies have to source funding for dormant accounts programmes from their...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Dormant Accounts Fund 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 May 2003 to end-March 2011, the net transfers to the DAF have totalled some €345m. The project in question was awarded Dormant Accounts funding of €57,500 under...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: A Noise Issues Consultation Paper was published in August 2008 to inform the development of a Noise Nuisance Bill proposed by the previous Government. My Department intended to publish the outcome of that consultation process to coincide with the introduction of the Noise Nuisance Bill in the Oireachtas. However, the Bill was not finalised for publication before the dissolution of the 30th...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under section 32(1A)(a) of the Waste Management Act 1996 it is the responsibility of the original waste producer or other waste holder to have waste collected, or to make appropriate arrangements for treatment, in accordance with the waste hierarchy. Section 35 of the 1996 Act provides that a local authority may make bye-laws requiring a holder of household waste to present such waste,...

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The lead agency in relation to the Community Based CCTV Scheme is the Department of Justice and Equality and it is that Department which deals directly with applications and allocations under this scheme. Calls for bids are solely at the discretion of the Minister for Justice and Equality. The overall purpose of the scheme is to support local communities who wish to install and maintain CCTV...

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Section 24(1) of the Air Pollution Act, 1987 imposes an obligation on the occupier of a non-domestic premises to use the best practicable means to limit and, if possible, prevent emissions to air. Section 24(2) stipulates that an occupier of any premises must not cause or permit an emission in such a quantity, or in such a manner, as to be a nuisance. Statutory responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: 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 am advised that the group in question has not applied to my Department for Dormant Accounts Funding. The last such measure under my Department was advertised in 2009 and there are currently no dormant accounts measures, or other...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: In accordance with my Department's Sectoral Plan, under the Disability Act 2005, all local authorities were required to carry out an accessibility audit in respect of all public spaces, public buildings and services owned and operated by them. Local authorities were then required to draw up implementation plans setting out a programme of works to address any issues identified through the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: An upgrade of the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012 as a contract to advance to construction during the period of the Programme. The planning of this project including the appropriate form of procurement has been underway for some time. The procurement option chosen for any scheme under the Water Services Investment...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 2001, local authorities are deemed to be burial boards for their respective functional areas. Acting in their capacity as burial boards, local authorities are responsible for the management, regulation and control of burial grounds in their functional area. With the coming into effect of the Local Government Act 1994 Ministerial...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: There is no specific European Union funding to provide for the employment of litter wardens in local authorities. Offaly County Council, like all local authorities, is required to comply with all relevant employment legislation, and more broadly with Government policy on public sector numbers, in the context of employment by the authority.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The new Wastewater Treatment Plant at Portrane, which is currently under construction, will provide wastewater treatment facilities for Rush and is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012. Some network improvements in the Rush area of the Portrane/Donabate/Rush/Lusk Sewerage Scheme are included in the Programme among the list of schemes in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not hold this information. Day-to-day operational matters, including membership of professional organisations, of the agencies under the aegis of my Department are matters for the agency or body concerned. My Department is referring the Deputy's question to the agencies concerned for direct reply.

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (24 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 58 of 24 March 2011. I have no plans to amend the Building Control Act 2007 in relation to the arrangements in place for the registration of persons permitted to use the title of Architect. However, the fees charged for registration, which must be approved by me in my capacity as Minister, are currently being considered and I will be in contact with the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (19 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: My Department provided over €77 million between 2005 and 2010, to assist local authorities in improving access to public spaces, buildings and services for people with disabilities. Funding was allocated annually, for purposes of Disability Services, to local authorities, on the basis of priority areas identified by them. There is no provision for Disability Services in my Department's...