Results 11,041-11,060 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government his plans for consolidation of agencies and organisations under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44483/10]

Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Arising from his reply, does the Minister accept that in the context of the current financial climate it is essential to look at all of the agencies under his Department - just as will be done in every other Ministry - to ensure we do not deprive citizens of a service at the expense of retaining an agency or quango that should have its work carried out by the line Department? Some 85...

Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: A problem with Fine Gael councillors?

Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Is the Minister not the boss? That must have been the first time he listened to the Fine Gael councillors.

Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: I am glad the Minister read it. He must show leadership.

Departmental Agencies (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: I will be brief. The Minister's response deserves another response. The Chair will realise that over the past three and a half years the Minister has presided over the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, DDDA. I am sure he is delighted with the work that has been carried out by the authority and that this work covers the Department in great glory. I am surprised he has not listed the...

National Assets Management Agency (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the impact on national planning and development policy that the National Assets Management Agency have had; if there are changes in existing planning and development policy as a result of NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44484/10]

National Assets Management Agency (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Arising from the Minister's reply, will he indicate to the House when the national spatial strategy review will be completed and published and if it will require a strategic environmental assessment in line with European law? Has the Department plans to instruct local authorities, perhaps directly through NAMA, on the compilation of master plans in regard to the various sites that are...

National Assets Management Agency (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Is the Minister instructing the local authorities or NAMA on the basis of good planning and development to draw up master plans in regard to the commercial and residential holdings that are in the ownership of the State with a view to ensuring, first, that we get some return on the investment which is now in the ownership of the State and, second, that we have good sustainable planning and...

National Assets Management Agency (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: The Minister knows that from the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act.

National Assets Management Agency (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: The Minister might outline to the House how exactly this planning function to which he refers in respect of NAMA properties will work. It is fine to talk of evidence based strategy, core strategy and all of that. What is the Minister doing to ensure we get proper planning and development in regard to the NAMA properties that are now in the hold of the State? How will he ensure we get a...

Motor Taxation (25 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the changes to policy and requirements on taxpayers that recent circulars from his Department concerning commercial motor tax have had; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/10]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (24 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of motor tax receipts by each CO2 category and engine size category for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44349/10]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (24 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a break down of the total number of motor vehicles taxed in each CO2 category and engine size category for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44350/10]

Written Answers — Residence Permits: Residence Permits (23 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will review an application for a residence card in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that they are living here for over five years and that their spouse has studied here for the past few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43584/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount allocated to the greener homes scheme, the home energy savings scheme and the warmer homes scheme for each year since their introduction; the total amount paid out for each year since their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43690/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his plans to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1990 to clarify the definition of worker in that legislation in order to allow recourse of setting categories of workers in the public service to deal with industrial relations issues in a efficient and quick manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (23 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the reason for a delay in the payment of redundancy to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43571/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (18 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total amount collected in vehicle registration tax for 2009 and to date in 2010; the amount of VRT collected from the registration of imported cars including a breakdown of the VRT collected per vehicle CO2 category; the amount of VRT collected from new car sales including a breakdown of the VRT collected per vehicle CO2...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue which would have been saved in a full year if he implemented the findings of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration as indicated during the last budget and adjusted salaries down by an 8% cut for assistant secretaries and 12% for deputy secretaries in Government Departments in conjunction with the termination of the performance-related...