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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury: Motion (5 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: Are there any issues of concern surrounding mercury waste or what may be done with it? I refer to possible historical or legacy issues. The regulations to replace the previous mercury regulations are good. I refer to the ban on metallic mercury imports and certain compounds, the regulation of industry, the use of environmentally sound management of dental amalgams, etc., and the regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (6 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken and actions carried out to re-establish a sugar beet industry; and the progress in this regard. [5579/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (6 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to create an indigenous supply of biomass to supply material for power generation. [5578/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (7 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new PAYE modernisation scheme which came into effect on 1 January 2019 will be utilised by his Department (details supplied). [6077/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Remit (12 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 569. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the analysis conducted in regard to the number of online scam practices; and if there has been analysis carried out on the way in which this affects vulnerable groups. [6302/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Communications Regulation Remit (12 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 570. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to providing additional powers and resources to the Commission for Communications Regulation to address regulation of online scams being experienced in view of the policy to move persons to online use of public services. [6303/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Angling Sector (12 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 571. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his officials have met angling club representatives in recent months; and if not, the reason therefor. [6309/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Expenditure (12 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 770. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding spent by Waterways Ireland on canal clearing ensuring navigation is retained effectively each year for the past five years; and the parts of the canal navigation system on which it was spent. [6320/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Data (12 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 771. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of times Waterways Ireland conducted clearing in the Grand Canal through County Offaly to ensure open navigation per annum in the past five years. [6321/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the introduction of the bin charge waiver as announced in budget 2017 for households that have to dispose of incontinence wear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7295/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: Change the law.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: It has been outlined that a commitment was given that the tender process and the contract were targeted for June 2017. Page 46 of A Programme for a Partnership Government states: "...the new Government will work with the winners to accelerate the roll out of the infrastructure next year". That was 2018. This was first announced in 2012 and it is having a great effect on farmers, students...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: -----he said it was only ten days from being signed up. He said there was ten days of work left on this contract to complete it. Here we are in the month of February so what has happened to it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: We heard that a year ago.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (19 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 497. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average number of adult salmon returning annually; the amount that have come from hatchery ranched fish; and the origin of the fish returning annually. [7691/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (19 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 499. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average number of adult wild salmon returning annually. [7710/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (19 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his comments. The main concerns are an interruption to supply and cost. If I heard him correctly, he indicated there would be no impact from Brexit on the gas supply. I have a couple of questions on that. We agree that the single electricity market operating on the island as a whole has brought much benefit. It is beneficial for the North, as it is questionable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (19 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: I have a question on the integrated single electricity market, ISEM. As I recall, there was a commitment last October to deliver overall savings of €200 million to customers. That does not appear to have happened. What we have had since have been further cost increases. In the context of Brexit, the real fear is that with interruption in gas supply in particular, the cost to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (20 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: 25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the terms of the payment and availability scheme for approved housing bodies; and the amount paid out to housing bodies under the scheme. [8289/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Approved Housing Bodies (20 Feb 2019)

Brian Stanley: The payment and availability scheme for approved housing bodies is one of the schemes introduced by the Government to try to increase housing supply. Little is known about it, but it has been in operation for some time. It would be useful for the House to examine the scheme, how it is working and its terms.