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- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Senator Ó Clochartaigh has since-----
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: This amendment addresses an omission in the list of consequential provisions in Schedule 4 of the Bill that shall not apply in the case of county and city development boards. It provides for the insertion of paragraph 14(4) dealing with local authority housing to the list of excluded provisions that are already set out in section 34(4)(a) as this relates to an area in respect of which the...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Amendment No. 30 addresses an omission in the published Bill. It proposes that section 45 of the Local Government Act 2001, relating to the attendance of the media and the public at local authority meetings, shall not apply in the case of local community development committees. Although LCDCs will be local authority committees, their role and functions will differ considerably from those of...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Yes.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: The majority of Government amendments to be taken in this grouping arise directly from an amendment I will address shortly concerning local economic and community plans. Under the new provisions for local authorities in sections 66A to 66H, local community development committees are to be tasked with preparing integrated local economic and community plans for their areas for the first time....
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Vote against it.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: It is being standardised.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: It is a reserved function.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Senator Walsh might not be aware of it but this provision of 50% relief already applies in Cork, Limerick and Dublin. I have had representations from all parties in Galway city to have it extended there. Rather than having a blanket provision that seeks to harmonise as Senator Walsh suggested, I will give discretion to people to do whatever they wish, from 0% to 100%. The reality is that...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: The legislation underpinning many aspects of commercial rates dates from the 19th century. A large body of case law is well established and local authorities and ratepayers are in the main very familiar with and generally accepting of the operation and practice of the rating system, notwithstanding what we discussed earlier. The local authorities must play a leading role in creating a...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Section 31B amends section 14 of the Local Government Act 1946 to the effect that vacancy refunds in authorities where the 1946 Act applies are reduced to 50%. I previously signalled that I intended to revert to this matter and I appreciate Members' contributions to the debates both in this House and in the Dáil in the past few weeks. There are, however, numerous factors to be...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: They were also there.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Senator Jim Walsh's party did not take it out of the Department either.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: They paid nothing when Senator Walsh's party was in government.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Nonsense.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: Senator Walsh is against us bringing it down.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: I hope Senator Walsh votes on this one. He should call a vote on this one.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: And repetitive.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: At least we have Sinn Féin on our side.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Phil Hogan: It is a separate Bill.