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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thought the Minister was in America for a while.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: That is okay. Fair enough. Someone who lived in private rented accommodation would know how difficult it is to get a deposit back. If there is any little upset at all, one will not get the deposit back.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I knew you were overseas.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Minister keeps engaging me in conversation.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I was looking at you, Acting Chairman, but the Minister kept distracting me.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: If there is any bit of a problem then the deposit will be withheld. I foresee considerable problems in that regard. Even at this late stage, I urge the Minister to withdraw the amendment.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: One of the previous speakers mentioned composting. I am not too sure these amendments get to the heart of the matter. The heart of the matter with regard to waste is minimising what we produce. If we can minimise the problem we are creating in the first place, we are putting lasting solutions in place. We have not turned the waste hierarchy 360 degrees yet in that the first thing we start...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: It is a while ago, unfortunately. We were taught to be vigilant about litter and the Tidy Towns committees were starting to get bedded down at the time. I recently attended the hoisting of a green flag in a number of schools. We seem to come back to the point where the amount of waste being disposed of is incredible. People throw waste out of car windows. In one carpark I saw four...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: If it was near the Border we would pursue it in the very same way. This was quite close to the Minister's county. The same rules should apply everywhere. The Administration in the North is facing the same challenges as the Minister's county council in Tipperary and Laois County Council. This problem is not confined to a particular corner of the island but we must try to deal with it and...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: On the scale of the offence involved, the Minister referred to operators not adhering to what was included in the permit or the waste licence. That could be a major matter or involve a number of major matters in terms of non-compliance. If there are major issues and the operation is of a substantial scale, a fine of €3,000 will not frighten a large operator that could run it to the...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: As regards amendment No. 13, I heard what the Minister of State said about pay-by-weight being an effective way of reducing waste volumes. There is a concern that the collection of green waste will continue to be charged for. Green waste has a value, so we should examine how it is being used in other countries with a similar population profile to this State. For example, New Zealand, which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the arrangements in place regarding the tenure that the State has on the building known as Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. [26120/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Expenditure (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if cellars running under roads have to be purchased prior to Luas works being commenced. [26682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (2 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that the minimum disruption to traffic, pedestrians and businesses is being caused by the ongoing Luas works in Dublin city centre. [26683/15]

Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill 2015: Second Stage (3 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. It has been a very eventful week in the Dáil. The explanatory memorandum to this Bill refers to the 2010 report on personal debt and debt enforcement by the Law Reform Commission. This was an attempt to address the serious and long-standing problems that have been associated with the issue of personal debt. These issues were, of...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: On the amendment, an attempt is being made to put a levy on a body that is to be wound up. I am not too sure what the benefit of that would be. While there are many questions surrounding NAMA, it is a public body. Based on what we are being told, it will be out of business soon. The real issue is not that NAMA will be sitting on vacant land but that it has not delivered social housing....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the panel for sharing their views with us on this important matter. I brought forward a Bill in the Dáil to reduce the voting age to 16 because Sinn Féin believes young people should be included. We looked very carefully at what happened in Scotland recently, which has not been extended to general elections in Britain but it is hoped it will be. Can Ms O'Donnell speak...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: May I comment, Chairman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: Does the panel consider it is important that young people are exposed to various political views - left, right and centre?

Other Questions: Accident and Emergency Departments (9 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I had tabled a similar question. The key issue is consultant cover. Having met the Minister and discussed that issue with him, and I thank him for the meeting with the public representatives from the County Laois area, he will be aware of that. Portlaoise hospital has only 24 hours per week temporary, part-time consultant cover. That is not satisfactory, and the GPs have gone to great...