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Review of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004: Statements (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the publication of the report. However, school places continue to be a major challenge in County Laois. New classes have been granted and I welcome that. New posts have been granted, but accommodation continues to be a problem and there is no timeline for delivery, despite classes being announced. Schools are asking where they can put the classes. Offices, little school...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I have the question. I ask the Ceann Comhairle to bear with me for a moment. The rest of the Deputies got good latitude.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: Was the reduction just for last year because there was an election?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: Was it just an election stunt for last year or is the Minister going to turn this around and do the right thing? That is the question.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: They try to work part-time jobs.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: All the money was just for the election.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I raise the issue of students. It has been a bad couple of weeks for them. I listened carefully to the Minister's earlier answers. He framed this in the context of a once-off measure, as did the Minister, Deputy Lawless. However, the programme for Government states that the Government will continue to reduce student contribution fees over the lifetime of the Government, to ease the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I recognise the technologically important work that the organisations are doing and nature of the workforce in both semi-State bodies. To utilise my time well I will ask direct questions and ask our guests to give direct answers. What was the overall spend last year by Uisce Éireann? What is the rough percentage of total funding that was spent on replacing water supply pipes that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: No. My questions are as follows. In 2024, how much was spent replacing pipes in the ground? What percentage was that of the funding? Was it 1% or 10%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: Does that include wastewater treatment systems?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: So the overall budget was €1.3 billion last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: So €1 billion was spent elsewhere. I know that is complex because there is a whole lot of other areas. What is the estimated overall cost of the Shannon-Dublin pipeline project now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I remember standing on a site in Garryhinch, the proposed location for a reservoir, with representatives of Bord na Móna, when it was in the game, along with representatives of Uisce Éireann, when the project was estimated to cost €0.6 billion. Some €4.6 billion is required now. Does Uisce Éireann have certainty in funding for that or is it dependent on what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: It depends on the review of the national development plan. It is €4.6 billion. On the cost of connections, a person is building a rural house where the pipe has to go across a field, not across the runway of an airport or motorway, just green grass in his field. It is not a long distance. You could throw a stone from the road, where the mains is, to the house. He got a bill,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: That is fine but I am asking a different question. This couple is building a one-off house and the pipe needs to be laid a certain number of metres across a small field to meet the mains on the road. Irish Water will connect it. I understand that. Will Irish Water allow for that household to bring the pipe to the road across the green field?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: Please do so and come back to me on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Gleeson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: They own the field.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I will come back to that. I welcome ESB Networks. It has reached 4,000 workers now. My time was taken by the Cathaoirleach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: I do not mind because he was pursuing the same issue. On ESB Networks and its number of workers, the ESB had a great record of doing connections in the past. People would apply for a connection and within a week or two weeks, the crew cab or van would be up there connecting it. The ESB had a workforce of approximately 9,000 at one stage. It went down to almost 2,000 two years ago. The...