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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Section 9(1) of the Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and 1992 requires the owner or other person in charge of a dog to accompany it unless it is in the premises of the owner, or of such other person in charge of the dog, or the premises of any other person with the consent of that person. The interpretation of the law is a matter for the Courts under the Constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The 2014 Revised Estimates Volume (REV) includes €635m in the Public Capital Programme Non-Voted Capital in respect of the Water and Sewerage Services. This reflects the capital programme of Irish Water, which is a commercial utility and a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann, formed and registered under the Companies Act, for the establishment and initial operational costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Ireland has received an allocation from the EU of € 2.1 billion for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP). The EU Regulations provide for a 5% minimum allocation for LEADER. The Government has decided to increase this to 7% and I welcome this. Therefore €153 million in EU funding will be available for LEADER and this will be co-financed by Exchequer funding. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority.  The annual rate on valuation (ARV), which is applied to the valuation for each property, determined by the Valuation Office, to obtain the amount payable in rates, is decided by the elected members of each local authority in finalising its annual budget. Rates income data are published by local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 and 381 together. The Programme for Government sets out a commitment for the introduction of water charges based on usage above a free allowance. The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water and it has, therefore, decided that water meters should be installed in households connected to public water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. That Act determines properties that can, and cannot, be considered for rating purposes. The Commissioner for Valuation has sole...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Application (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 392 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 544 and 554 of 28 January 2014 which comprehensively addressed the concerns raised by the Irish Association of Self-builders. The new Building Control Amendment Regulations which come into operation on 1 March 2014 will greatly strengthen the arrangements currently in place for the control of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Offices (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: In the context of advancing the programme for achieving improved efficiencies in local government as part of the broader public service reform agenda, the sector’s Programme Management Office, which is taking the lead role in developing shared service and broader efficiency initiatives in local government, will be completing an assessment of the scope for such an approach to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Question Nos 373 and 374 together. The establishment of Irish Water in 2013 was an integral component of the Government’s water sector reform strategy and involves major organisational change, an entirely new funding structure governed by economic regulation, the introduction of domestic water charges based on usage and the roll-out of a national domestic metering...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The local government funding model has changed considerably in 2014. For example, the establishment of Irish Water and its financial relationship with the local government sector will have a considerable impact on local authority financing. In addition, under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 , the Minister for Finance, from 2014 onwards, is to pay into the Local Government Fund an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: Under section 20 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, a local authority may, as a reserved function to be discharged by the elected members , resolve to vary the rate of the Local Property Tax within its functional area by a maximum of +/-15%. This power will be available to local authorities effective from 2015, as the relevant sections of the Act will come into operation on 1 July...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Government’s new waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, was published in July 2012. Among the measures included in the policy document was the establishment of an inter-departmental working group to report to Government with options to minimise the impact of waste charges on low-income households. The working group, which comprises...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Kilcummin Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to advance through planning during the life of the Programme. The most recent proposal in relation to the Kilcummin Sewerage Scheme was submitted by Kerry County Council to my Department in June 2012. Following an examination of the proposal there were...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The site in question operates under an IPC licence granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The monitoring and enforcement of conditions attaching to IPC licences are a matter for the EPA. All documents relating to individual IPC licences, including inspection information, are available to view on the EPA’s website at . Under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 385 together. The Government’s waste policy, A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland, sets out a range of measures which will significantly revise the current regulatory regime to ensure, inter alia , that waste collected is managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy; that mandated service levels are delivered; and that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department approach to the engagement of professional services is informed by the central guidance and policy set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to procurement. My Department collates and provides details of procurement payments in excess of €20,000, on a quarterly basis , on my Department’s website, . This sets out the nature of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The requirement to make payment of landfill levy is provided for in the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Regulations 2011. Under these Regulations, it is a matter for the relevant local authority to collect the levy as prescribed. The Regulations also provide for the local authority to recover any levy which is due and payable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Arklow Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 as a scheme to commence within the lifetime of the Programme. Some elements of the scheme, including the provision of a waste water treatment plant, have been delayed due to litigation which is still in train. In August 2013 my Department notified Wicklow County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: The procurement by Irish Water of external resources is a matter for the company and I have no role in approving individual contracts. However, the company recently provided information to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht regarding the companies that were used to help deliver the required systems and processes in the establishment of Irish Water....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (11 Feb 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 390 and 391 together. The Programme for Government sets out a commitment to the introduction of water charges based on usage above a free allowance. The Government considers that charging based on usage is the fairest way to charge for water and it has, therefore, decided that water meters should be installed in households connected to public water...