# phil-hogan - Tuesday 17 June, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
The Technical Group will put forward a Bill today that would update the current process.
# phil-hogan - Sunday 15 June, 2014
# They're County
# They're County
The county manager position is now known as the Chief Executive.
# phil-hogan - Tuesday 10 June, 2014
# Total Mayor
# Total Mayor
The ‘mayors and chairs’ from the county’s four local authorities are expected to attend a meeting on the issue in the Custom House next month.
# phil-hogan - Thursday 5 June, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
That’s one of the subjects up for debate in Leinster House today.
# phil-hogan - Sunday 1 June, 2014
# Reform
# Reform
New reforms in local government mean councils will have greater policy development powers and a clearer role in economic development.
# phil-hogan - Monday 26 May, 2014
# Big Phil
# Big Phil
The Environment Minister acknowledged that “people are hurting” but said that after three years of tough decisions “you expect people not to be rewarding you for that”.
# phil-hogan - Sunday 18 May, 2014
# Election 2014
# Election 2014
It follows a poll which shows an expected drop of seven per cent in support for Fine Gael in Friday’s local elections, compared to the last ballot five years ago.
# phil-hogan - Tuesday 13 May, 2014
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
The Environment Minister has welcomed a €1.7 billion investment in Irish Water.
# phil-hogan - Sunday 11 May, 2014
# Opinion
# Opinion
Damien Kiberd finds the election promise of an ‘average’ water charge is as leaky as a badly-laid pipe.
# phil-hogan - Friday 9 May, 2014
# Jobswatch
# Jobswatch
Minister Phil Hogan is looking for expressions of interest from people suitable to sit on the Commission.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Minister for the Environment said the charge could be reduced if people make attempts to conserve water.
# phil-hogan - Monday 5 May, 2014
# Your Say
# Your Say
They are soon to become a mandatory household accessory.
# phil-hogan - Thursday 1 May, 2014
# Scoop That Poop
# Scoop That Poop
Independent TD Finian McGrath has said the issue of dog litter is “under the radar” and not discussed enough.
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
# Water Water Everywhere
# Water Water Everywhere
A coalition split over water charges will be discussed at Government Buildings this morning.
# phil-hogan - Thursday 24 April, 2014
# Confused.com
# Confused.com
The Tánaiste also said he would not be bound by any timetable on the Cabinet agreeing on how much people will have to pay.
# Pole Position
# Pole Position
Louth/East Meath Senator Mary Moran wants the posters taken down for the weekend of the bicycle race.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 23 April, 2014
# Rumble In Raheny
# Rumble In Raheny
Protesters blocked contractors from installing meters in Dublin and Cork today. Phil Hogan said they wouldn’t stop the charges from coming in.
# Looking To 2050
# Looking To 2050
The draft plans commit Ireland to a “low-carbon economy by 2050″ but Friends of the Earth say detailed targets are needed.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
# phil-hogan - Saturday 5 April, 2014
# Total Mayor
# Total Mayor
Oisín Quinn says the fact that 98 councillors supported the move, while only 19 voted against is as close as you get to unanimity “outside of Iraq and North Korea”.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 2 April, 2014
# Flooding
# Flooding
The idea of a 1 per cent levy was mooted by Minister Phil Hogan last month – but a recent survey shows little desire among the public.
# phil-hogan - Friday 28 March, 2014
# Gardagate
# Gardagate
Martin Callinan ‘made his own decision’, Enda Kenny has said. Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil is tabling a motion of no confidence in Alan Shatter next week.
# Friday Sitting
# Friday Sitting
Fianna Fáil’s proposal to overhaul the upper house will be opposed by the government.
# phil-hogan - Sunday 23 March, 2014
# Early Polling
# Early Polling
The Independent TD resigned yesterday after it emerged he had sent inappropriate messages to a teenage girl.
# Gerrymandering
# Gerrymandering
He said he was appalled at accusations he was involved in “gerrymandering” over the boundaries for the local elections.
# phil-hogan - Saturday 22 March, 2014
# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
Thousands of delegates, hundreds of motions, but what did we learn at the two-day gathering in Killarney. TheJournal.ie reveals all…
# Gerrymandering
# Gerrymandering
The Fianna Fáil leader is engaged in a war of words with the Environment Minister over the redrawing of the local election boundaries.
# phil-hogan - Friday 21 March, 2014
# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
# Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis
No surprise that the Environment Minister isn’t popular at the Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis which is under way in Killarney this evening.
# phil-hogan - Thursday 20 March, 2014
# phil-hogan - Tuesday 18 March, 2014
# Phil Hogan
# Phil Hogan
Minister Hogan has announced a total of €2.975 million in funding.
# Premiums
# Premiums
A spokesperson for Minister Hogan said he was “expressing his frustration” with the insurance industry when he spoke about the levy in a recent interview.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 12 March, 2014
# Decisions Decisions
# Decisions Decisions
Dublin’s four councils most vote on the issue by 31 March.
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
# phil-hogan - Tuesday 11 March, 2014
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
Everything happening in Leinster House today.
# phil-hogan - Friday 7 March, 2014
# Fix It
# Fix It
A total of €70 million has been allocated to help local authorities repair roads and restore coastal protection.
# phil-hogan - Saturday 1 March, 2014
# Fine Gael Ard Fheis
# Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Day two of the party’s annual gathering is getting under way at the RDS in Dublin today with Justice Minister Alan Shatter to speak at a session on transparency and accountability.
# phil-hogan - Thursday 20 February, 2014
# Gloves Are Off
# Gloves Are Off
This week the party said the minister was leaving people guessing on plans for a directly-elected mayor in Dublin when the survey showed 30 councillors were undecided on the issue.
# phil-hogan - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
# Pyrite Heave
# Pyrite Heave
Homes in 74 estates were identified as being at risk from ‘pyrite heave’ which causes buckling of floors and walls.
# phil-hogan - Tuesday 18 February, 2014
# Election 2014
# Election 2014
The junior minister was formally selected as the Fine Gael candidate for the European elections in Dublin at an event in the city centre this evening.
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