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# department-of-the-environment - Friday 26 April, 2013
Inspections show 90pc of Dublin’s flats aren’t up to standard
Of the 1,499 houses inspected as part of the Intensified Inspection Programme, 1,384 homes (over 92 per cent) did not meet the required standard.
# department-of-the-environment - Thursday 24 January, 2013
€200m EIB loan to finance 23 Irish water investment projects
The projects will provide new water mains, water and wastewater treatment facilities and reservoirs, as well as measures to improve water conservation.
# department-of-the-environment - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Poll: Do you think the water charge will be largely boycotted?
Government is concerned that people won’t pay. Are they right to be worried?
# department-of-the-environment - Saturday 29 December, 2012
1982 Papers reveal changes recommended to fire service in aftermath of Stardust disaster
The government said the capital’s fire service was not adequately equipped to meet “the needs of a modern fire brigade” at the time of the tragedy.
# department-of-the-environment - Monday 8 October, 2012
Referendum will save €600k by opening polls for two hours fewer than usual
Polls usually open from 7am but this time around they won’t open until 9am.
# department-of-the-environment - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Council abandons household charge-student grant link ‘on legal advice’
South Tipperary County Council says it decided not to link grant payments with the household charge after looking more closely.
Hogan admits water charges law will be behind Troika schedule
A European Commission report yesterday said legislation would be tabled in the coming days – but Phil Hogan says it’ll be later this year.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 14 September, 2012
Abbeyshrule adds to the trophy cabinet with European award
The Longford village won Ireland’s TidyTowns Award earlier this week.
# department-of-the-environment - Sunday 5 August, 2012
Landfill levy set for additional increase in July 2013
Levy to deter landfill use and increase recycling increased by 30 per cent last month – but Phil Hogan says plans are in place for another increase next summer.
# department-of-the-environment - Wednesday 11 July, 2012
E-Voting machines finally put to use
The company which bought and scrapped the machines has donated €10,000 to charity.
# department-of-the-environment - Monday 18 June, 2012
Registration for septic tank inspections may begin this month
The Department of the Environment says testing for the delayed registration is underway, and the rollout could be soon.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 1 June, 2012
FitzPatrick, Bradshaw and ministers could be forced to address TDs on Docklands debacle
The Public Accounts Committee chairman says he has the power to compel people to attend meetings if he deems it necessary.
# department-of-the-environment - Thursday 31 May, 2012
C&AG report questions decisions made by DDDA in bid for Glass Bottle site
Report highlights Dublin Dockland Development Authority’s involvement in record bid for property now valued at €45m.
Dublin Docklands Development Authority to be wound up, says Hogan
Minister says C&AG’s “damning” report on the DDDA means a standalone authority is no longer “a viable vehicle”.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 11 May, 2012
Today’s your last chance to post your application for a Fiscal Compact vote
Your local council needs to receive your form by Monday – meaning today is your last chance to get it posted off.
# department-of-the-environment - Monday 30 April, 2012
You have two days to register for a referendum postal vote
The polling order has been signed for the Fiscal Compact referendum – so here’s how to sort out your vote.
# department-of-the-environment - Monday 23 April, 2012
‘Serial planning objector’ appointed to An Bord Pleanála Exclusive
Questions raised over impartiality of new board member due to past planning appeals but Environment Minister Phil Hogan is “happy” with the appointment of Greenstar founder director Dr Gabriel Dennison.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 17 April, 2012
Plumbers’ association ‘ready to start work’ on installing water meters
The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors says it has 350 firms which could be used to install meters quickly.
17 questions (and answers) about those new water charges
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New State body Irish Water will be part of Bord Gáis
Minister Phil Hogan has also confirmed that there will be no up-front charge for the water-metering programme.
# department-of-the-environment - Monday 16 April, 2012
Poll: Should households pay for their own water meters?
The Government says it would be in line with international practice but is it fair?
# department-of-the-environment - Sunday 15 April, 2012
Homeowners will have to pay for their own water meters
The cost of water meters will be passed onto consumers, the Government has revealed.
# department-of-the-environment - Thursday 12 April, 2012
Environment Minister announces review of ban on smokey coal
The ban on smokey coal in Dublin is believed to have resulted in at least 350 fewer deaths each year. Phil Hogan has announced a public consultation on the regulations around the ban.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 30 March, 2012
Updated: €62 million collected from Household Charge so far
Just one day before the deadline, the Department says figures are showing “momentum”.
# department-of-the-environment - Wednesday 28 March, 2012
Homeowners warned over bogus household charge collectors
Con artists are reportedly using the household charge deadline as a way to extort money from residents in some areas.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 27 March, 2012
Three-quarters of homes still to pay household charge
395,232 homes had paid the charge by 5pm this evening – that’s just under a quarter of the 1.6 million liable homes.
Department clarifies handling fee for second home charge
The NPPR concerns residential properties other than the owner’s principal residence.
# department-of-the-environment - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
Postmasters ‘mystified’ that Household Charge cannot be paid at Post Office
The Department of the Environment has said it was not possible as a procurement process would have been needed, which would have delayed the forthcoming property tax.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 16 March, 2012
Household Charge registrations pass 250,000 mark with two weeks to go
As of yesterday evening, 251,458 properties had been registered – but that’s still less than a sixth of the liable households.
# department-of-the-environment - Thursday 1 March, 2012
TD calls for extension and flexibility on household charge
Earlier this week, Dept of the Environment figures showed that fewer than one in ten homes have registered to pay.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 17 February, 2012
93 per cent of homes haven’t paid household charge yet
Figures provided by the Department of the Environment show that only one out of every 15 households has paid up so far.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Hogan: ‘Inappropriate’ of me to meet with Priory Hall residents
Phil Hogan says it’s his job to bring in the appropriate housing legislation, but the enforcement of those laws is not up to him.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 10 January, 2012
No meeting with Minister Hogan for Priory Hall residents
Despite a resolution from Dublin City councillors calling on both the Taoiseach and the Minister for the Environment to hear their story.
# department-of-the-environment - Friday 23 December, 2011
New superstore laws ‘will be the death of town centres’
Allowing US-style hypermarkets will cost jobs and send money out of the country, according to heritage organisation An Taisce.
# department-of-the-environment - Wednesday 21 December, 2011
Two thousand new homes to help cut social housing wait
Nama has agreed to provide the houses, which were built during the boom but are now lying empty.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 20 December, 2011
Labour’s Jan O’Sullivan appointed ‘super-junior’ minister
O’Sullivan succeeds Willie Penrose as Housing Minister, while veteran Joe Costello is given her old job at Foreign Affairs.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 8 November, 2011
Govt announces €10m flood damage assistance fund
Minister Joan Burton says people who suffered serious damage in the 24 October flooding will be means tested for emergency payments from the new fund.
# department-of-the-environment - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
New website will fix potholes and streetlights… via Twitter
Fixyourstreet.ie allows residents to report local problems online or in a tweet – and the government has promised to respond to every single one.
# department-of-the-environment - Sunday 17 April, 2011
E-voting machines to finally be scrapped this year
Environment minister Phil Hogan orders a taskforce to to prepare a tender for the sale or disposal of the 7,500 machines.
ISPCA shelters put down more strays than other agencies
Stats from the Department of the Environment show that ISPCA-run shelters put down 59 per cent of animals they take in.
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