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Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Can the Taoiseach ask the Minister to do something-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: -----over the summer period-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: ----- to alleviate the blockage within the Garda vetting unit?

Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: On the legislation.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: There are other issues too, such as planning matters.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I want to clarify a few points with the Minister so we will be clear on what is happening. Given the proposed changes in respect of placenames, will it be the case, based on the Minister's legal advice, that a town that wants to change its name, be to Dingle, Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis, for example, can do so without recourse to the Minister? I understand from the amendments that have...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: That is good.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I do.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 9: In page 4, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "3.--Section 12(1) of the Act of 1987 is amended-- (a) in paragraph (a) by substituting-- (i) "€8,000" for "£1,000" in both places where it occurs, and (ii) "€800" for "£100", and (b) in paragraph (b) by substituting-- (i) "€800,000" for "£10,000", and (ii) "€8,000" for "£1,000". While we welcome...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: On the basis of the Minister's statement that he will be able to increase the fines periodically, I will withdraw my amendment.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "3.--For the purposes of clarity, the offences regarding sealing and labelling of fuel bags as set out in the Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Marketing, Sale and Distribution of Fuels) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 118/1998), and Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Marketing, Sale and Distribution of Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Yes. It is not necessary to label or seal these bags because customers in the fuel depot can recognise whether the contents are firewood or ordinary peat or, as it is called down the country, turf. However, we support the labelling and sealing of bags of smokeless and other fuels such as ordinary and anthracite coal that might look like smokeless fuel. Will the Minister accept my amendment...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: The Minister has claimed my amendment would cause confusion, but he is not being clear. We all know that ordinary coal, including anthracite, can be substituted by someone selling bags off the back of a lorry to people who mistakenly believe it is smokeless fuel. If the Minister is proposing a change in this respect, that is fine, but he is not being clear on the question of whether this...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 13: In page 6, to delete lines 6 to 9 and substitute the following: ""(3) The amount of the levy shall be specified in the regulations under subsection (2) but shall not exceed an amount of 26 cent for each plastic bag supplied to a customer.". The plastic bag levy was a great success. It is not long ago that every hedgerow in the country was decorated with plastic bags....

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: The Minister is moving slowly so I will withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 14: In page 8, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "7.—(1) The practice of incineration or thermal treatment of waste shall no longer be legal within this state. (2) Sections 4 and 5 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001 are repealed. (3) The making of a waste management plan shall be a reserved function of the local authority.". This is an...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: The Minister is wrong to say landfill is the least desirable option. The least desirable option is burning waste because we have no control over where the ash goes. The toxic ash left over - 25% - is more poisonous and dangerous to the environment. The Minister also spoke about our obligations. Our first obligation is to the 6 million people who live on this island.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: The taxpayer is already carrying the cost.

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way he plans to promote greater co-operation between local authorities to promote the arts and develop cultural tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a rule regarding private pensions that would allow a person who has not yet reached 65 years and who has in excess of €20,000 in a pension fund can only draw down the first quarter which is tax free but may not draw down the remainder if the total remaining figure is in excess of €20,000 but may drawn down...