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Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Where was that said?

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: There is nothing free from the Blueshirts.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 369. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the orthodontic waiting list in County Laois. [42952/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 495. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount Irish Water will take indirectly from household charges in 2015, net of all allowances and social welfare assistance. [42868/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Yield (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount received through commercial water rates in 2013. [43101/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Yield (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 509. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of billed commercial water rates collected in 2013. [43102/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 512. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the billing of tenants, including students, for water charges and the fact that some landlords have raised rents and informed tenants that the reason they are doing so is because of water charges. [43130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 526. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he will provide reassurances regarding the price and affordability of water in the context of the EU polluter-pays principle directive, which demands full cost recovery exclusively via water rates and certain levies where applicable. [43211/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reassurances he will provide the not-for-profit group water sector that their current Government subventions will not be abolished under EU State aid regulations. [43224/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the energy regulator will have any role in the regulation of not-for-profit group water schemes, that is, schemes that are connected to private water sources as opposed to water sources owned by Irish Water. [43225/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: 532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the design, build and operate contracts for 13 group water schemes have collapsed in County Mayo; and in view of this and the fact that there is compelling evidence that DBO contracts do not offer value for money, the reason his Department are still imposing this...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol: Motion (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister on his first time at this committee in his new role. I also welcome his departmental officials. As I understand it, a motion will come before the Dáil fairly soon to carry out this ratification process. We ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2002, so it is important that we should fulfil that to the letter, including the Doha Amendment. I am concerned that we are...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol: Motion (11 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: On the 2020 targets, we had a lot of discussion in this committee in the summer of 2013 on carbon cliffs. I expressed concerns then that if we did not start the work on this, we would literally hit a cliff which we would then have to try to climb over, in terms of reaching our targets. I take on board the fact that the Minister has only been in office for three or four months but the...

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: In moving the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014, we seek to ensure that water services will not be privatised. I raised this issue during the debate last year when the legislation to establish Irish Water was rammed through the House, particularly the fear of future privatisation down the line. We were told at the time that there was a clause in the Bill - there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Mr. Owen Keegan and the senior officials who are appearing before the committee. The issue of the waste energy facility at Poolbeg is very important. In his opening remarks Mr. Keegan said that the meetings of the Dublin local authorities considered this matter. I suggest to him that they could not have considered it because he went in and told them what he was going to do. One...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: How much was spent on the acquisition of land?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: And that land is now worth €6 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: I would not view that as being great value.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council (Resumed) (18 Nov 2014)

Brian Stanley: The officials stated that Covanta had a 99% compliance rate. Is there any data to support this assertion? When reference is made to the eastern region, does this mean the land east of the Shannon and are our guests talking about bringing it from Banagher?