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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: Given the importance of the issue and the scale of the problem, which we know is replicated throughout the State, in particular in the southern part, and the Minister mentioned counties Carlow and Kilkenny, while County Laois and south Kildare are affected by it as well, will she ensure that we have a service in place after June? I acknowledge we have a breathing space, but will the Minister...

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: In relation to my question-----

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: The Minister of State might give me a response on the bus service.

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the motion tabled by the Technical Group. Not only has there been a significant increase in income disparity and inequality in general since the economic downturn began, but there is no sign of things improving. This is not just our take on it as it is what the ESRI has shown. The Government may claim the economy is picking up, but the most recent...

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Nolan is misleading the House.

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Nolan should get back to the issues.

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Nolan should deal with the issue.

Income and Living Conditions: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: It is Deputy Nolan who sounds like he is preaching misery.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 28. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Health Service Executive deliberations, following the consultation process on Shaen and Abbeyleix hospitals, County Laois. [7895/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 41. To ask the Minister for Health his plans are regarding the future provision of public nursing home beds in County Laois, with particular reference to Shaen and Abbeyleix hospitals. [7894/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Court Accommodation Provision (25 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of floor space available for use in the accommodation rented at Kilminchy, Portlaoise, County Laois. [8315/15]

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: The banks have a veto.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: It is not working.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I ask about the guidelines and regulations for wind turbines. The Tánaiste answered a question from another Deputy on the matter. Will there be a regulation? It has been suggested that there would be a regulation specifying a 500 m set-back distance. The setback distance should be set pro ratato the height of the turbine.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: Some of them are up to 200 m in height. When will we see the guidelines? Will a regulation on setback distances be incorporated?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (26 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 162. To ask the Minister for Health if patients on orthodontic waiting lists in the midlands are being prioritised by date of birth. [8496/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister, the two Ministers of State and the officials. I would like to know the number of voids in Laois that were funded. As far as I am aware there is only one void house not in use that should be in use. The county has boarded up houses all right, but they are private houses. I have raised this issue previously with the Minister. I believe there should be a bar on...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: A person should have the right to purchase his or her house after a period of time and sell it to someone who wants to be an owner-occupier. However, houses that were built by the taxpayer should not be sold and within a couple of years be in the hands of a private landlord. Then the taxpayer is paying a rent supplement to the tenant in that house. The public purse is being hit twice. I...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: Any new housing policy should have that. I am in favour of rent allowance and tenant purchase, as is the party I represent. I highlight the huge demand in Monasterevin, Portarlington, Mountmellick and Portlaoise. There is a demand across the constituency, as there is in south Kildare. I am sure the Deputy beside me will highlight the issue in north Kildare. However, there is pent-up...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Minister knows what I am talking about. Given the performance over the past year, I can see it developing further across the housing sector. I am highlighting it with the Minister and two Ministers of State present. I want them to hear what I am saying because there are serious issues in this regard. While it is public money going into them, the local authority does not have a huge...