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Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: It was non-voted.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The programme for Government made a commitment to establish Irish Water, a new State company to take over the responsibility for the delivery of water services. As the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, outlined in his speech yesterday, the Government has delivered on this commitment. Within a relatively short space of time, we have moved from a fragmented system of service delivery to a...

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: Deputy Dooley did.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: What about Telecom Éireann?

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: We remember the morning Mary O'Rourke spoke on the radio.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: We are bad enough - do not go there.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The ESB did not apply.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: That is what Fianna Fáil did with Telecom Éireann.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I do not hide things.

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy is wrong again.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: That is for older people.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The information requested is set out in the following table . The consultancies shown relate to the current configuration of my Department (i.e. Heritage consultancies are excluded and Community consultancies are included from 2009). Consultant Purpose of Consultancy 2009 Expenditure 2010 Expenditure 2011 Expenditure 2012 Expenditure 2013 Expenditure A&L Goodbody Solicitors...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Relations Contracts Data (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: No external public relations firms have been engaged by my Department since March 2011. Policy in relation to procurement is set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 to 197, inclusive, together. Under the balances on dormant accounts with banks, building societies and An Post and the net encashment value of certain life assurance policies are paid into the Dormant Accounts Fund, which is managed by the . The primary purpose of the legislation is to re-unite the original account holders with their moneys, including...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department does not collect the information sought. However, some local authorities, as part of the implementation of their respective regional waste management plans, have implemented measures in this regard; queries concerning any such measures are a matter for the relevant local authorities in the first instance. The preparation and adoption of waste management plans, and the regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Working Group on citizen engagement with local government, under the Chairmanship of Fr. Sean Healy, was established on 26 September 2013 to make recommendations on more extensive and diverse input by citizens into the decision-making process and to allow for facilitation of input by citizens into decision making at the local government level. The working group was given a short...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 202 and 216 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: In January 2013, the Economic and Social Research Institute was commissioned by my Department to undertake a study of water affordability and the provision of water services in Ireland. The report was finalised in March 2013 and cost €51,798. An inter-departmental working group was established in October 2013 to advise the Government on the appropriate method for addressing water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (16 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Water Services Acts 2013 provide that the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) will be responsible for the economic regulation of Irish Water. In particular, the CER will be responsible for approving the water charges plans prepared by Irish Water, and for approving codes of practice to be prepared by Irish Water. The codes of practice will cover matters such as the standard of...