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Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: He is misleading the House.

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I express my admiration for Roseann and Chris Brennan, their family and supporters whom I met for the first time today. I was very impressed by their determination when I recently saw them on television. They have been protesting outside Leinster House since Sunday, only eight short months after Jake’s unfortunate death. That alone indicates their determination. When I spoke to...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Given the length of time left, I ask that we leave the debate until the afternoon, after the Order of Business. It would be better than starting and stopping.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: What about child care?

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Ours is a 32 county party in two states.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: He will be busy.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 looks like it is doing a certain amount of tidying up. It is tidying up some loose ends and endeavouring to comply with EU directives. That seems to be the main purpose of the Bill. No doubt the legislation is necessary to address certain anomalies in current laws and address the matters outlined. However, there are other more important...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: That is because the Minister is wearing blinkers. He should take his blinkers off.

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (19 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to raise this matter with the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, around funding for domestic violence services. I know most of the services across the country are under pressure. Demand is increasing, whether that is because people are more willing to come forward or because the incidence of domestic violence is increasing. I hope it is not the...

Topical Issue Debate: Domestic Violence (19 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and welcome the fact that for the first time, there will be one consolidated national budget because in the past, there have been difficulties in terms of how the schemes and funding are administered. The committee which oversees Laois Domestic Abuse Services raised more than €12,000 voluntarily last year. I refer to the...

Topical Issues: Job Creation (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Yes. I welcome the opportunity to address this issue with the Minister; I note the Taoiseach is sitting beside him. I welcome the announcement of the €250 million fund to bring jobs to the regions but I want to highlight that the regions have been doing very badly. The region I am located in, the midlands, and County Laois in particular, has been on the back foot. I raised this...

Topical Issues: Job Creation (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I cannot understand what the problem is. Perhaps the Minister can address that issue concerning the midlands region and County Laois in particular.

Topical Issues: Job Creation (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. He outlined the midlands as a whole, but that region is not outperforming anywhere else. It is lagging behind overall. In Westmeath, for example, 285 new jobs were created in IDA-backed client companies last year, whereas there were nine in Laois. In 2012, there was none in Laois but 177 in Westmeath. I am not picking on Westmeath, but I am trying to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 139. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to provide funding for domestic abuse services, on the basis of population; and the way this will impact in County Laois. [7692/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 164. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address the funding crisis affecting domestic abuse services, including the County Laois domestic abuse service. [7691/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria used by the Revenue Commissioners, before calling in the sheriff, to pursue taxes owing. [7704/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent on agency staff at Portlaoise hospital, County Laois in 2014; and the anticipated spend on agency staff, at this hospital in 2015. [8257/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Secondment (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her proposals to limit to five years, retrospective to 2010, experienced advisers on secondment to schools to provide continuing professional development to teachers; and the reason for same. [7672/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for attending this committee and I wish her well in her new position. There are so many issues in regard to rural Ireland that we could spend a week discussing them here. I represent County Laois and south Kildare is now part of the same constituency. The striking thing about this area is the rolling back and the absence of basic services. Monasterevin, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Rural Communities: Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: No flickering of the broadband service.