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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I have no responsibility for, or role in relation to, managing or dealing with capital improvement works relating to flooding.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service was introduced in March 2009 in response to the financial crisis. My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium in relation to local authorities, and any exceptions to the moratorium in local authorities require sanction from my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: 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 supplies. The Water Services Act 2013 provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, which include adopting the annual budget, and are democratically...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors Data (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The information requested, based on information received from registration authorities on the Register of Electors currently in force, is set out in the following table. The 2014 - 2015 Register of Electors, which will be used for the forthcoming European and Local elections, will be published on 1 February 2014 and will come into force on 15 February 2014. Register of Electors 2013- 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: My Department is Lead Government Department for the emergency response to severe weather events and I presented a preliminary report to Government on 14 January setting out the meteorological background to the series of storms, the preparedness measures adopted by local authorities and relevant Government Departments and Agencies to the weather alerts from Met Éireann, their actual...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Amendments (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: New Building Control (Amendment) Regulations will from 1 March 2014 strengthen the arrangements in place for the control of building activity, by requiring greater accountability in relation to compliance with Building Regulations in the form of statutory certificates of design and construction, lodgement of compliance documentation, mandatory inspection during construction and validation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Radioactive Waste (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together. The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII), which operates under the aegis of my Department, carries out an environmental radioactivity monitoring programme throughout Ireland and has regularly monitored levels of radioactivity in the Irish environment since 1982. The RPII has been in contact with the Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: In the period March 2011 to December 2013 I approved the awarding of added years to 5 local authority managers and the CEO of the National Building Agency. Details of the awards are set out in the table. Professional added years are granted to certain grades in the public sector. The awarding of such added years does not require my approval. Post Date of retirement Added years awarded...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: In the period of the Government’s term of office up to 30 September 2013, the latest date for which information is available, the appointments set out in the Table were made to the Boards of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department. Agency / Board Name of Appointee Date of Appointment Dr. Mary Kelly (Chairperson) 29/08/2011 Mr. Conall Boland (Deputy Chairperson)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Internship Scheme Data (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The table shows the number of JobBridge interns taken on in my Department from the beginning of the scheme. Year Number of JobBridge* Interns 2011 7 2012 5 2013 3*2011 figures include scheme that preceded JobBridge – FÁS Work P lacement Programme.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Walks Scheme (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: The Walks Scheme was introduced in 2008 and is being administered in County Donegal by Donegal Local Development Company Ltd. The Bluestack Way in Donegal was one of the first walks to be brought onto the Scheme. In 2010 the Pilgrims Path at Sliabh Liag and Mc Swynes Gun Loop at Horn Head were added bringing the total number of walks in Donegal on the scheme to three, with 86 participating...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: There has been no change in policy in relation to the provision of relevant documentation to members of the Oireachtas, who may request such documents under the Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations, 2003. The implementation of this policy is a matter for the relevant local authority in each instance, and I understand that Kildare County Council will contact you directly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: Income from motor tax is kept under regular review, with rates and bands a djusted in a budgetary context as is deemed necessary. It is not intended to seek to replace the current system of motor tax with additional taxation on motor fuel. Motor tax receipts for 2013 were in the order of €1.1bn. Maintenance of the tax base to that order would require an increase in fuel excise...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: New Building Control (Amendment) Regulations will from 1 March 2014 strengthen the arrangements in place for the control of building activity, by requiring greater accountability in relation to compliance with Building Regulations in the form of statutory certificates of design and construction, lodgement of compliance documentation, mandatory inspection during construction and validation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: On the 20 December I announced an additional €4 million under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP). Funding of €1 million is being targeted at the Gaeltacht areas which suffered a loss of funding when Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta went into liquidation in 2011 and €3 million to the areas which experienced a reduction of greater than...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Collection (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: As with all local charges, the invoicing and collection of due amounts is a matter for the local authority concerned to manage in the light of prevailing local circumstances and in accordance with normal accountancy procedures.In accordance with the Local Authority Accounting in Ireland Code of Practice and Accounting Regulations , issued by my Department in December 2009 under section 107 of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Elections (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: Provision is made in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Local Government Reform Bill 2013 for amendments to the Local Elections (Disclosure of Donations and Expenditure) Act 199 9, ‘the 1999 Act’, to change the spending limit provisions at local elections. This Bill is currently before the Oireachtas. Spending limits were first introduced for the 2009 local elections and were...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Calculations (15 Jan 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. The Commissioner of Valuation has sole responsibility for all valuation matters, including the method of valuation. I assume the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (15 Jan 2014)

Phil Hogan: 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 supplies. A n inter-departmental working group has been...