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Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (18 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: While the previous Fine Gael-Labour Government may not have handled it well, it inherited an awful situation. I was often critical of what the former Minister, Jimmy Deenihan did, with gardaí going onto bogs and everything that happened during the past four or five years. It is not for me to defend the Government that entered power in 2011 but, by any objective analysis, it inherited an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 62. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and if such matters are being considered by his Department and the HSE [30304/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 126. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the report on the future of services at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. [30305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 392. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment at Tullamore hospital. [30226/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: The Minister has not read the document.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (20 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: It is there in black and white.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (25 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the officials from the agencies and Departments and thank them for their worthwhile presentations. Questions are being asked about the new flexibility that is being bestowed on us. Some of us argued for these factors to be taken into consideration during the legislative procedures that led to the Act. There was a great deal of discussion on them when the previous committee was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (25 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: Peatlands were not mentioned in the presentation. I ask the witnesses to outline the carbon sink value, if any, of peatlands that have not been cut away, both raised and blanket bogs. Can their carbon sink value be used to assist us in making up ground in meeting our targets?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Media Pluralism (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has read a recently published report (details supplied) on the concentration of media ownership here; his views on the monopolisation of the media market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Media Pluralism (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: Has the Minister read the report launched this week on media ownership in the State? It was commissioned by Ms Lynn Boylan, MEP, and highlights a number of serious concerns about the development and domination of the media by one very wealthy individual, in particular. Does the Minister share our concerns and those of journalists and the wider public about the issues raised in this and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Media Pluralism (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. I received my copy of the report yesterday morning. It was launched on Monday. It raises serious concerns about media concentration and notes that Ireland has one of the most concentrated media markets in any democracy. It points out that media plurality is an essential component of a well functioning democratic society. As the Minister knows, the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Media Pluralism (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: The report has been available for the past couple of weeks. I had hoped the Minister had a copy, but I recognise he has not had access to it. We will correct this. With regard to retrospective legislation and the Constitution, Article 43 is the article to which the Minister alludes. It states exercising the right to private ownership ought to be regulated by the principles of social...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: On a point of order, I had tabled a question regarding this issue affecting An Post. I was told it could not be taken and it was taken off the Question Paper. However, for the past ten minutes we have been discussing An Post.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I know that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I appreciate that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I have taken it up with the Ceann Comhairle's office.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: There seems to be confusion over which Minister is dealing with the issue. I tabled the question to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and his Department came back indicating it could not take that question today during Question Time because it was not appropriate to this Minister. That is what he told the Ceann Comhairle's office.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I have taken it up with him.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: Perhaps the Minister could clarify, because there has been some confusion since the Government was formed regarding even the name of the Department. We had the term "communications, climate change and natural resources", and then "environment".

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: It would be good to know for the future.