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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 1:In page 28, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:"(a) in section 6(2) after "12(7)", insert "17".". The amendment is on the issue of dog breeding and aims to protect the sector. There are problems in the sector and much bad practice in terms of dog breeding. There are some very good dog breeders out there, but unfortunately there are also some rogue dog...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister of State's response. She has clarified that from September all dogs will be microchipped. Will she clarify by what age the dogs must be microchipped?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: In view of the information provided by the Minister of State, I am happy to withdraw the amendment. I am glad the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is dealing satisfactorily with the matter.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State said that changes would be made to the Bill to deal with water services legislation. Can she outline to us what aspect of water services she has in mind?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (27 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the waiting times for orthodontic assessments in each county in Leinster; and following assessment, the waiting times for treatment in each county. [21025/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (27 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the extremely poor orthodontic services in County Laois. [21026/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Audiology Services Provision (27 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve audiology services in County Laois. [21027/15]

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (Resumed) (28 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this matter. I would rather we were not here this morning discussing the sale of what is left of Aer Lingus after the Fianna Fáil sale of the century. That party sold off three quarters of the company. The sale of the remaining shares in this company is bad for workers, customers and the economy. It is not only Sinn Féin that is saying that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: 12. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve assessment and services for children with autism in counties Laois and Offaly. [20540/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (28 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: 47. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the Health Service Executive and his Department to ensure that children in counties Laois and Offaly who may be autistic will receive an early diagnosis and assessment; if he will provide a timeframe in which this will take place; and the likely waiting times for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy for children who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2015)

Brian Stanley: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the relocation of a school (details supplied) in County Laois. [21100/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (9 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: 753. To ask the Minister for Health when he will introduce a replacement scheme for the motorised transportation grant scheme, as promised some time ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (9 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: 1038. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants will be introduced. [21489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: 1045. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total local government funding from central funds to Tipperary County Council for 2015; if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff employed in each grade by Tipperary County Council in 2015. [21570/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (9 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: 1046. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in each grade employed by North Tipperary County Council in each of the years 2011 to 2014; and if he will include in that table the corresponding figures for South Tipperary County Council over the same period. [21583/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: 1047. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the total local government funding from central funds to North Tipperary County Council for each of the years 2011 to 2014; and if he will include in that table the corresponding figures for South Tipperary County Council over the same period. [21584/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (9 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: 1075. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated in 2015 to local authorities for mobility aid grants, housing adaptation grants and housing aids for older persons; and the amount for each of the past four years. [22061/15]

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: It is half the rate in Europe and the banks there are still afloat.

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: That is what the Government Deputies need to ask themselves.

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Brian Stanley: Come on. Keep speaking up for the bankers.