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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Job Losses (23 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Nobody wishes to see what happened to the Clerys workers happening again. I am not familiar with the case in Dundalk the Senator is raising. This is a matter for two Departments and is the responsibility of the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Humphreys, and the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty. I will raise the issue of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Limerick City and County Council is an administrative county, as defined in the Local Government Act 2014.

Local Government Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Fair play to Deputy Cassells. He looks a bit windswept. The main purpose of the Bill is to alter the boundary between Cork City Council and Cork County Council and to provide for the boundary alteration arrangements and consequential matters. This revised boundary was proposed by the Cork implementation oversight group, following from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Construction Contracts (16 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I am taking this issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. I must clarify that the Minister and the Department are not party to any contract with MDY Construction, nor does the Minister have any responsibility for the development of the primary care centre, which forms part of the Senator's query. Delivery of social...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Construction Contracts (16 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The issue will technically be before the courts again in several weeks' time and the Department is not directly involved in this issue. FOLD Ireland is a housing body and has a good record on delivery. The issue is that the construction firm, MDY, has that month-long period to indicate to the High Court judge that it has the facility to turn its financial situation around and to take the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (16 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I thank Senator Gallagher for raising this issue. I am pleased to provide an update on the position concerning the review of the role and remuneration of elected members of local authorities. The issue of supports for councillors is one to which I have devoted considerable time and attention, including in this House, since taking up office as Minister of State with responsibility for local...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (16 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I spoke to Ms Sara Moorhead when I asked her to do this but have not spoken to her directly since as it would be inappropriate of me to do so. Officials within the Department have indicated to me that there is no deviation. The timeframe was that following Hallowe'en, there would be an interim report and that the full report would be published in the spring. As far as I am concerned, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Data (16 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. The NPPR charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. The self-assessed charge is set at €200 per annum. It is a matter for an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (16 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Under Irish law there is a distinct separation of function between the valuation of rateable property and the setting and collection of commercial rates. The amount of rates payable in any calendar year is a product of the valuation set by the Commissioner of Valuation, multiplied by the Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV) decided annually by the elected members of each local authority. Local...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, for sharing his time to allow me to contribute on budget 2019 with regard to local government. A significant increase of €60 million, from €125 million to €185 million, in direct support by the Government has been provided for in the budget for 2019. As with most other Departments, much of the expenditure relates to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Assets (10 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that the proposed disposal of any land which is held by a local authority shall be carried out by resolution of the elected members of the local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (10 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Section 135 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that before the start of each local financial year the chief executive shall prepare and submit to the elected council a report indicating the programme of capital projects proposed by the local authority for the forthcoming and the following two local financial years having regard to the availability of resources. This report may be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Reform (4 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: A Programme for a Partnership Government includes a goal for this Government to pursue the implementation of the Manning Report, formally known as the Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform. That report makes recommendations to restructure and reform the Seanad, including implementation of the 1979 amendment of the constitution to extend the university franchise at Seanad elections to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (4 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: At its meeting of 27 September, the Government approved the policy paper "Local Authority Leadership, Governance and Administration", prepared as part of the response to the Programme for Partnership Government (PPG) commitment to report to Government and the Oireachtas on potential measures to boost local government leadership and accountability. Among a range of proposals, the paper...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: He is not present in the Chamber.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: It is incorrect to say that Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will be landed with a debt of €30 million. There are several assets in the company as well which have the potential to and do generate funds. I will ask the Minister to reply directly to the leader of the Labour Party on the final details.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, has not yet signed any document.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: On the outstanding liabilities of the port company, if I understand the statutory instruments correctly, the parent Department - the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport - will still have some responsibility for them.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Oct 2018)

John Paul Phelan: It means that all of the figure of €30 million quoted by the Deputy will not directly fall on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.