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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: Would it be possible to send to the committee a county-by-county breakdown of prosecutions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: I have two further questions. I will be brief. It is alarming that salmon stocks are down to approximately 15% of what they were in the 1970s. In terms of salmon coming into our rivers, the figure has fallen from an estimated 3 million to possibly as low as 240,000. To what is this attributed? Is it due to marine activity, plastic pollution or global warming? It is an extreme example...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: What about warming of the seas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: My final question concerns licensing. I do not want to reopen the debate on the permit system but I do not understand the licensing regime. In certain areas, one will see signs for licences. Will Dr. Byrne give us a brief outline of the way fish licences work for inland fisheries because I am totally confused about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: It is for specific places.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: It is only required for salmon and sea trout.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (23 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: We all know that we are just short of 70 days away from Brexit. It is to be hoped that it will not happen with a big crash-out. I believe that is the hope of everybody in this House and of the people at large. My question relates to energy supplies in the event of Brexit happening. I first raised this issue as far back as three years ago and I have raised it a number of times since...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (23 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: Will the Minister clarify what NORA stands for?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (23 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. Some information has been provided there but it comes across that there is still some work to be done. On the gas situation, the Minister indicated there may be a small tariff. It is a concern that there may be a tariff on gas coming into Ireland from England, Scotland or Wales. This will be a concern to industry, to householders and to citizens up...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: 2. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress in relation to completion of the tender for the national broadband plan; and if an alternative model, for example, the use of State-owned infrastructure has been given consideration. [3358/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: The best way of putting this is that the long wait continues. The Minister has chosen a model. I believe that he is caught in a vice between two companies, namely, the finance house and Eir, which is now owned by a French investor. The Minister mentioned that he will bring a recommendation to the Government in the coming weeks. I have heard that for a long time in this House. The wait is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: The remaining bidder is being left with the best of both worlds. He will get a State subsidy and from what the Minister said he will be allowed to use State infrastructure. I heard what the previous Minister said about Eir. I previously asked to see the legal advice concerning the cherry-picking by Eir of the 300,000 households that were taken out of the broadband plan. I wanted to see...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: This is where we are at the moment. There is a question mark over the timing but the real question relates to the capacity of the company to carry out the work.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: National Broadband Plan (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: I accept Eir is entitled to make a bid to pick off the most lucrative households and businesses but the State was in a position to say "No" as well. The logic of that would carry over into other infrastructure in the State and that has not happened. There are significant problems with the current system. The town of Stradbally is served by a mast and my information is that the mast is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy initiatives that have been developed in terms of expanding and the future ownership of the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. [3353/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: My question is on the roll-out of charging points for electric vehicles and the need to expand the network to deal with range anxiety. I also ask about the ownership of the network. The regulator's decision in 2017 has left the question of the ownership of charging infrastructure up in the air. I ask the Minister to address the policy initiatives his Department is developing to deal with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for the reply. The Minister has outlined some of the progress and indicated that there are 668 ESB charging points. He further stated that his Department had provided a €10 million grant to the ESB. The Minister said there will be private charging points such as those which employers with more than 20 car spaces will be required to provide by 2020. While that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Electric Vehicles (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: I refer to the chargers in the ESB's network currently. What will happen with them? There was a big push from the regulator to have the ESB divest itself of those chargers. Is that continuing and is the policy direction coming from the Department? It is a very clear question. I welcome the fact that local authorities have become involved. As the Minister has heard me say in the House...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to providing a policy direction to the energy regulator to investigate the increasing price of household energy bills in view of the fact that under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 he has the power to issue a policy direction to the regulator. [3354/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (24 Jan 2019)

Brian Stanley: My question relates to the price of energy. Prices are high and there is talk of an increase in carbon tax which is already applied to some goods. In comparison with other European countries, we have some of the highest electricity prices. Section 10A of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999, as amended, sets out a procedure whereby the Minister can give a general policy direction. What is...