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Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Deputy Martin Kenny's Bill. It is a practical measure aimed at solving a problem in areas where there is rural decline. The previous speakers mentioned the north west, Donegal, Leitrim and such counties where there is heavy soil. There are areas across the midlands which have problems with soil types, such as the western part of County Laois including the Slieve Bloom area,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (20 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 351. To ask the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have plans to expand the sponsored nursing training scheme for persons already employed in the health service such as care assistants. [47743/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (20 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 604. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the criteria for fuel allowance in cases in which a person that was on a community employment scheme and in receipt of fuel allowance but had to cease employment due to injury was then placed on jobseeker's benefit and is no longer eligible for a fuel allowance payment. [47742/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 76. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department, in conjunction with the command structure within the Defence Forces, has reached a decision on improving the special allowances paid to soldiers. [48209/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 78. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made in addressing the low pay rates for lower ranked members of the Defence Forces. [48208/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank our guests. I have to keep my questions short. My first question is for Professor Masson-Delmotte. She stated that pledges by Government made over the past three years are not enough to keep warming below 1.5o Celsius, even with ambitious and challenging efforts after 2030. I think she said that they allow for an increase of 3o Celsius. Could she confirm that? My other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: Is Professor Masson-Delmotte saying that even with the pledges the Government made over the past three years, we could still reach an increase of 3o Celsius in global temperature?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: What can be done about haulage and freight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I was thinking more of the haulage industry. Hauling goods by truck involves using diesel oil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I have a question for Dr. Aubert concerning the use of biomass in agriculture. In the context of sustainability and land use, this requires using land that might be used for growing food. What is the science behind the benefits of it? Does it stack up? There are emissions from using biomass. My other questions relate to agricultural waste. We have a large agricultural sector in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: Wet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: My final question is for Professor Seneviratne. In terms of technology, what would be the big game-changer? What would be a major win-win in terms of a country such as Ireland that has significant carbon emissions? We are producing about 60% more per head of population than the rest of the EU. What are the two or three major things we need to do now?

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome the opportunity to introduce the Bill, which I introduced to the House just over a year ago. It will reduce energy costs for householders and businesses, contribute to the State's requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and grow renewable energy, as well as reducing the level of imported fossil fuels. The Bill aims...

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank everyone in the House for their support tonight. I am aware that the Government has said it will not oppose the Bill, and I welcome that, but I also do not want the Minister to bury the Bill. Climate change is here and we have huge obligations to meet. We know we are not going to come within an ass's roar of it. At best we will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1% by 2020,...

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: We want the Bill to proceed to Committee Stage as soon as possible. I thank the Minister.

Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (27 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (27 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 378. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an assessment of needs carried out in view of the fact that under the Disability Act 2005 this assessment should have been concluded by August 2018. [49005/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (27 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 379. To ask the Minister for Health if psychological assessments carried out privately can be used by the HSE when they are carrying out an assessment of needs if the HSE has not completed the assessment within the required timeframe. [49010/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on provision of a new building for a school (details supplied). [49324/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home-School Community Liaison Scheme (28 Nov 2018)

Brian Stanley: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put home school liaison officers into special schools such as a school (details supplied). [49323/18]