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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Mar 2018)

Brian Stanley: 30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take for a school (details supplied) which has been vandalised; and the timeframe for construction of a new school which is planned on the site. [14349/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Mar 2018)

Brian Stanley: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on finalising the project brief for a school (details supplied) and having it progressed into architectural planning process. [14348/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to address this matter directly with the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Finian McGrath. The paralysis in Abbeyleix hospital is very serious. In 2011 there was a plan to close the hospital. A court case involving two of its elderly residents and a mass campaign locally were instrumental in stopping the closure, or putting the brakes on it....

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It is welcome that the project group has been established because we were told at the meeting I attended earlier this year that it would happen in quarter 1. This was reiterated in replies to parliamentary questions I had tabled. It is also welcome that the first meeting of the group will be held on 4 May. Which interests are represented on it?...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. We have a national crisis that was flagged way back. We had a very bad autumn which resulted in a very bad harvest and the signs were there that the situation would be difficult unless there was an early spring, which did not come and still has not come. The west and the north west were mentioned but today, 17 April, cattle are still in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position on expanding community policing and increasing the number of community gardaí in the Laois-Offaly division. [15334/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Restorative Justice (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered putting in place restorative justice schemes for offenders. [15335/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital allocation for his Department in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the areas in which this funding will be spent in each of these years; and the particular projects and areas of investment in this regard. [15936/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding allocated to the delivery of the Celtic interconnector project with France in each of the years 2019 to 2023; the cost of delivering of this project; and the expected timeline for completion. [15937/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to address a serious risk to the highly vulnerable aquifer posed by a company's reinforcement project (details supplied) in counties Laois and Kilkenny particularly in view of the pollution incident that occurred in March 2018 during which kerosene entered the Fethard water supply; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that there is no risk to the groundwater, groundwater dependent habitats and highly vulnerable regionally important aquifer situated under counties Laois and Kilkenny reinforcement project substation in County Laois in view of the fact that operational risks did not form part of the environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1517. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if planning permission for a strategic infrastructure development will be amended by An Bord Pleanála while the planning permission in question is the subject of an enforcement notice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15210/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: 1518. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the system for controlling environmental impact statement and appropriate assessment documents which underpin planning applications in order that the documents are publicly available for compliance monitoring after planning permission has been granted but cannot be tampered with or altered. [15212/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the witnesses. Will the new data protection regulations protect us from what happened with Cambridge Analytica? What about the legalities in terms of domestic law and European law? Will those regulations be enough to protect people, given the transnational nature of what is described as the platforms? In her presentation, Ms Dixon stated there is no certainty with how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: My last question was not answered.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Influence of Social Media on Elections and Referenda: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: The last question I asked was in relation to the example of INM. Are there other workplaces from where the commissioner has had complaints? Are there examples of data being collected or harvested by companies, or people within other companies, about workers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (17 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank the representatives from Facebook for attending. The questions that arise point to a situation whereby we have, in the past decade, come into contact with a whole new world. To date, there has not been much regulation in this area. It has been a case of trial and error and there have been abuses. It is a bit like the wild west without the sheriff. Now, the sheriff has arrived and...

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: No.

Statement by Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (18 Apr 2018)

Brian Stanley: That is very disingenuous.