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Phil Hogan said the country is obliged to meet legally-binding EU targets on reducing carbon

Hogan says Climate Change Bill will define policy

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said the newly-published Climate Change Bill will for the first time define Irish policy and legislation on climate change.

News • 23 Apr 14

Foreign HGVs will be charged £10 (€12.10) a day when entering Northern Ireland and Britain from Tuesday, according to the IRHA

Hauliers seek to stop new UK travel tax

The Irish Road Haulage Association has appealed to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to stop a new UK travel tax on its members.

News • 29 Mar 14

Phil Hogan described comments by Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin as cynical

Hogan labels Martin boundaries comments 'cynical'

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin's allegations that the Government is involved in political corruption when redrawing electoral boundaries is cynical.

News • 23 Mar 14

The regulations will increase the levels of accountability on professionals signing off on new buildings

Minister urged to defer new building regulations

Members of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland have called for the deferral of new building regulations due to come into force tomorrow.

News • 28 Feb 14

Local and European elections will be held at polling stations around the country on 23 May

Local and European elections to be held on 23 May

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan has confirmed to the Dáil that the local and European elections will be held on Friday 23 May 2014.

News • 22 Jan 14

Phil Hogan has defended Irish Water costs (Credit: Photocall/Sam Boal)

Phil Hogan, Napoleon and Omelettes

For those minded to, Bord Bia’s website provides a quick and easy recipe for making an omelette. Actually, it is for making a Classic French Omelette.

Special Reports • 15 Jan 14

Executives from Irish Water said almost 300 staff have the opportunity to earn performance bonuses

Irish Water staff eligible for €7,000 bonuses

Staff in Irish Water are in line for bonus payments averaging €7,000.

News • 16 Jan 14

Phil Hogan said SIPO was acting beyond its legal powers

SIPO hits back at Hogan criticisms

The chairman of Ireland's political standards watchdog said he was "extremely disappointed" after receiving a letter from Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan accusing the agency of acting outside its legal powers.

News • 20 Dec 13

There have been water shortages since 30 October

Dublin City Council lifts water restrictions

Water restrictions for Dublin and parts of Kildare and Wicklow have been lifted following an assessment by Dublin City Council.

News • 07 Nov 13

Councillors are angry with Phil Hogan over the town council's abolition

Letterkenny councillors to boycott Hogan visit

Members of Letterkenny Town Council will boycott Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan during his visit to Letterkenny on Friday.

News • 06 Nov 13

Phil Hogan published legislation today on local government reform

Reform will see 80 town councils abolished

Eighty town councils are to be abolished as part of local government reform announced today.

News • 17 Oct 13

An estimated 1,000 houses with pyrite damage require immediate attention

€10m fund to repair pyrite-damaged homes

The Government has announced the allocation of €10m to repair homes damaged by pyrite.

News • 16 Oct 13

Priory Hall will be refurbished by the State and Dublin City Council at a cost of around €10m

Priory Hall deal is balanced and fair - Hogan

The Minster for the Environment, Community and Local Government has said proposals sent to owner occupiers and buy-to-let investors at the Priory Hall complex represented an opportunity for a fresh start.

News • 08 Oct 13

Phil Hogan said Priory Hall may have to be demolished

Govt open to rebuilding Priory Hall homes

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has promised to assist the former residents of Priory Hall in Dublin who were forced to evacuate their homes after they became uninhabitable.

News • 03 Sep 13

Householders will begin receiving installation packages at the beginning of next month

First water bills to be sent in January 2015

The Department of the Environment has confirmed that the first bills for water charges will be issued to the public in January 2015.

News • 24 Jul 13

Phil Hogan said the bill deals with technical issues to help with the process of local government reform

Dáil debates bill on local government reform

The Electoral Local Government Bill 2013 has passed Second Stage and has been passed in the Dáil this afternoon.

News • 12 Jul 13

Water charges are due to be introduced in 2015

Water meter contracts to be awarded in July

Contracts will be awarded to three companies next month to install water meters throughout Ireland, according to Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan.

News • 25 Jun 13

Phil Hogan said the measures are about restoring consumer confidence in the construction industry

New measures to prevent poor quality construction

Strict new building control measures have been announced by the Department of the Environment.

News • 04 Apr 13

Phil Hogan said a registration process for septic tanks will happen during the summer

Inspection process for septic tanks planned

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said local authorities will take action against those who have not registered their septic tanks and complied with the law.

News • 05 Feb 13

Phil Hogan ruled out any extension to the deadline

Final day for septic tank registration

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said he expects up to 75% of all septic tank owners to have registered by the deadline tonight.

News • 01 Feb 13

Olivia Mitchell said Dublin homeowners will pay up to six times as much as other people

Property tax may be deducted from welfare payments

The Local Property Tax may be deducted at source from payments made to those in receipt of social welfare, according to the terms of a note brought to Cabinet.

News • 16 Jan 13

70% of householders paid charge, says minister

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said that 70% of those liable to pay the household charge had done so.

News • 27 Dec 12

Voluntary fund to help resolve pyrite problems

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said financial institutions have agreed to participate in a voluntary fund to resolve problems caused by pyrite in houses.

News • 14 Nov 12

Phil Hogan said a local property tax would be collected by Revenue

Over 6,000 local authority mortgages in arrears

The most recent figures show that 6,280 of all local authority mortgages are in arrears of more than 90 days, the Dáil has heard.

Ireland • 23 Oct 12

Hogan says local government reform will save €420m

Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said plans to reform local government will save the taxpayer €420m over the next four years.

News • 17 Oct 12