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Waste Management (17 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The programme for Government commits to the development of a coherent national waste policy, adhering to the waste hierarchy, which will aim to minimise waste disposal in landfill and maximise recovery. I am prioritising this commitment, as I am anxious to provide early regulatory certainty, in the form of policy and legislation, to ensure that the necessary actions and investments are...

Waste Management (17 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am sure the Deputy would not expect me to make a policy statement on waste management today when I have already stated I will consult parliamentary Members and agree a waste policy at the end of the year. If he is asking me to make a decision now, I will, but I would like to consult people about it. The Deputy was a member of a local authority which, in conjunction with others, had to...

Waste Management (17 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy might not have been a member of Roscommon County Council, but I am sure he has heard that local authority members at the time had the power to draw up regional waste management plans.

Waste Management (17 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Rome did not start six years ago either. The Deputy started late, but he is making up for lost time. I want to return what is a devolved function to local authority members to deal with waste issues. However, they will do so based on guiding principles for national waste policy which the Deputy will have an opportunity to discuss while he is a Member of this House in the near future.

Local Authority Staff (17 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The embargo on the filling of posts in the local government service was introduced on 24 March 2009 following a Government decision to implement savings measures across the wider public service. My Department received a delegated sanction from the Department of Finance in August 2009 for implementation of this general moratorium on the filling of public sector posts across all local...

Local Authority Staff (17 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The moratorium will not be lifted in the foreseeable future. It is clear that local authorities could not maintain key services with a blanket embargo on recruitment and for that reason they have the option of making representations and requests to the Department. These are examined on a case by case basis, particularly in the context of maintaining full front-line services. If the Deputy...

Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (12 May 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 from a starting position of 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...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (12 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade (including the provision of equipment for the detection of hazardous materials, such as carbon monoxide), is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department supports the local fire authorities through setting...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (12 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: There were 12 assistant county managers and 6 assistant city managers in place prior to the inception of Better Local Government in December 1996. There were 151 whole time equivalent (WTE) Directors of Service appointed by the end of December 2001. According to the most recent returns there were 222 Directors of Service in place at the end of March 2011 representing a reduction of 46 from...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (12 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Information on the number of women who occupied positions at manager or assistant county manager level in cities and counties prior to the inception of Better Local Government; the number of women subsequently appointed as directors of services; and the number of female managers or directors of services currently in place is not held by my Department. Local government competitions at senior...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Local authority rents are set in accordance with a rent scheme adopted by each local council. The making and amending of these rent schemes, including the management of rent arrears, are a matter for the housing authority as an integral part of their housing management functions, subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (12 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The salary of the Dublin City Manager is €189,301. The salary of the Assistant City Manager assigned to Housing and Residential Services is €132,511.

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Commercial rates are local property taxes that are levied by local authorities on commercial properties rateable under the Valuation Act 2001. Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered on the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation. The determination of the...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department's role is one of supporting and assisting fire authorities in delivering fire services through...

Written Answers — Dog Breeding Establishments: Dog Breeding Establishments (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 passed all stages in the Seanad on 14 July, 2010 and was signed by the President on 21 July, 2010. I understand that the Act was not commenced, under the last Government, primarily in order to allow sufficient time for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to progress the Greyhound Welfare Bill 2010, providing separately for the regulation...

Written Answers — Illegal Dumping: Illegal Dumping (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Data Protection Commissioner has indicated to my Department that actions taken by local authorities in publishing the names and addresses of those persons fined or convicted as a result of littering or illegal dumping, whether by way of publication on local authority websites or by notices published in the local press which are paid for by the local authority, would be in breach of the...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: The provision of a fire service, including the provision of fire fighting and emergency equipment, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities as set out in the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department supports fire authorities through the setting of general policy and the provision of capital funding, including the recoupment (within the overall funding available) of costs incurred...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 257 of 10 May 2011 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (11 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: Under the Donegal (Group B) Wastewater Treatment Plants contract, which is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 as a contract to start during the lifetime of the Programme, it is envisaged that wastewater treatment plants will be constructed at Killybegs, Bundoran, Glencolumbcille and Convoy under a single Design/Build/Operate contract. My...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (10 May 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 228 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 273 of 5 April 2011 which sets out the current position on this matter.