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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (14 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has held consultations on the proposed new Foreshore Act in relation to seaweed licences; and with whom he has consulted. [21667/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (14 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has recently met representatives of Atlantic Harvest; and the subject of his discussions. [21668/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (14 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons connected to a group water scheme that has a private source and is not connected to the mains previously owned by a local authority will be billed for water by Irish Water. [21677/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (14 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will guarantee that all of the local property tax collected in 2014 will be allocated to local authorities. [21685/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (14 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the sewage treatment works at Duncannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21686/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds (14 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds that can be utilised in Mountmellick nursing home; the number of patients that can be provided for; and apart from St. Joseph's ward the number of beds not in use. [21675/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (27 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: 527. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dog licences that were issued in 2013. [22367/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: I wish to focus on some of the figures Mr. Taft put forward in his submission for wages, corporate investment and trade. He has shown that those countries with higher effective corporation tax rates are more successful in terms of the amount of money that comes back into their economies in the form of wages, investment and trade. Does Mr. O'Brien accept the figures put forward by Mr. Taft?...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: On the 12.5% rate, I support it from the point of view that, on balance, we feel that it may achieve something, although it may not be fair. Unfortunately, the word "fair" has not been mentioned. The discussion has been about economics but in dealing with members of the human race the word "fair" needs to be brought into the equation. It has been missing from the discussion around taxation...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: I will put that question to Mr. Taft to get his view on that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: Is Mr. Taft aware of evidence of companies that have moved their operations out of countries that have increased their overall corporation tax rate, or made the effective rate stick in terms of having a better system of collection and closing tax loopholes?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: On the figures Mr. Taft produced on trading in goods and services, corporate investment and wages, and assuming his figures are correct, can he give an explanation as to why those countries are more successful than we are in terms of extracting more overall benefit from having multinationals in three areas - higher wages, higher investment and higher trading in goods and services by those...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: I understand that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: I understand that.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the witnesses. Given his involvement in the financial services sector, does Mr. Conor Murphy or his company envisage a problem with the Government and Revenue collecting data on profits made and tax paid by multinational companies vis-à-vispeople who are self-employed and small and medium enterprises?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Ireland's Corporate Tax System: (Resumed) KPMG and Unite (28 May 2014)

Brian Stanley: Would Mr. Taft have a problem if the information was set out individually on profits and tax paid? I refer to the Government publishing profits and rates of tax of multinational companies.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jun 2014)

Brian Stanley: It is ironic that we are discussing the alignment of local government with the community sector when the Leader programme and the local development programme are being held up by the European Union as models of social inclusion. The European Court of Auditors, in condemning what is now proposed by the Government, has recommended that other member states follow the example of what was done in...

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Maloney for proposing this Bill, which is an attempt to deal with the cost of funerals and burials which is an issue in Dublin in particular. I know that the costs are very significant for families, many of whom are burdened with large credit union or bank loans. However, in my view the appointment of a regulator to oversee the administration of cemeteries would be a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Universal Social Charge Application (10 Jun 2014)

Brian Stanley: 300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the universal social charge is not taken into account-disregarded when calculating means for social welfare payments. [24088/14]

Death and Burial of Children in Mother and Baby Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Jun 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the fact that the Government seems to have accepted the spirit of the motion and the need to move as quickly as possible to investigate all aspects of the horrific stories, which have emerged not just recently but over the past decade and a half. The inquiry needs to extend to all cases highlighted in the past and to all cases into which full inquires have not been conducted,...