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Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: That is rubbish.

Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: It will turn it down to a trickle.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if every child with Down's syndrome who started school in September 2014 will receive full resource hours and access to a full-time or part-time special needs assistant. [39016/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (14 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 315. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of estates still being supplied water through lead piping; if he will provide a breakdown by town within each county; when it is proposed that all lead piping will be replaced. [39015/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (14 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 316. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount each local authority owes in land loans. [39019/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Rates (14 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to address the problems facing road hauliers regarding the high cost of road tax and test fees, which are creating circumstances in which some contractors are relocating in Britain. [39124/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation Appeals (14 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 397. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered the submission from turf cutters (details supplied) to have SAC lifted, and if this has been put to the EU Commission for an exemption under 6 (4) of the Habitats Directive. [39294/14]

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this budget. It is welcome and is the first budget in many years which gives some money back to people. We are moving away from austerity. Unfortunately, when one does the sums one finds it is regressive. I heard spokespersons refer to percentages, but when one does the sums on how people will benefit one finds high earners will benefit more...

Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak to this very important motion. Deputy Coonan wondered about the wisdom of today's debate and argued there are more important issues to be addressed but his Government felt this matter was important enough to put to a referendum and included it in the programme for Government. Little has happened 12 months after that referendum. I sat here most of the...

Irish Water: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this subject. It is a timely debate. The Minister said that he is demanding that the board of Uisce Éireann pull up its socks and he has set out certain things for it to do. Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Fianna Fáil have all supported pushing water services out of democratic control, away from the Oireachtas and local councils. That is why...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons on group water schemes are not given the same tax relief as customers of Irish Water. [40266/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 322. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed in County Laois; and her plans to increase this number. [40000/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 323. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the number of gardaí based in Mountrath station, County Laois, from the current level of two. [40001/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Policy (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 406. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the future of hospitals (details supplied) particularly in view of ongoing delays. [39972/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 576. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if commercial water rates will remain at the same rate as at present. [40199/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 578. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the purposes for which Irish Water is being granted a further €200 million in 2015; and if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which that money will be spent. [40226/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Application (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 582. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities may increase rents to their tenants to contribute to the local property tax for which local authorities are liable. [40316/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the staff from the commission here today. I have questions on the issues that drive tariffs and revenue. Over the past period there have been questions on consultancy costs, start-up costs and bonuses. The latter is obviously a topic of the moment. Has the commission discussed the bonus system with Irish Water? Has the commission offered its views on the system to Irish Water?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: Has the commission discussed the impact in terms of the culture? The culture of an organisation like this one is very important. If that is the culture that comes from the top, has the commission discussed the effects of such a culture on the organisation as a whole and in terms of costs throughout the organisation? In regard to 2016, it is estimated that the full economic cost of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Water Tariffs: Commission for Energy Regulation (21 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: My concern is that despite the amount of money that has gone across to Irish Water, priority is not being given to mains rehabilitation. I have read out the figures that are pencilled in for capital costs, which include plant, sewerage treatment, bore wells and so on, but unless somebody can show me otherwise, there seems to be no provision for mains rehabilitation. Despite travelling...