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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: How much is it roughly?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (18 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the National Recovery Plan 2010 explicitly recognises the tourist industry as labour intensive, his plans to maximise job opportunities and foreign revenue earnings in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45127/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Credit Availability (18 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to help taxi drivers source credit for upgrades to their vehicles in the interest of public safety. [45130/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the proposed local government reforms, the way in which the €420m savings will be made; and the time frame for these savings and the cost of the introduction of district councils and proposed mergers of the three local authorities. [46513/12]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: This is the first time we have had an opportunity to comment on the announcement on local government reform. From my party's point of view, there is a need to reform local government. We may not agree totally on the nature of the reform but there was a need to deal with the multiplicity of outdated structures. What is important is the powers and functions that we give to what is there, how...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to give me a minute. I am not too sure the cost of amalgamations have been factored in. There is the cost of making 500 staff redundant because that will involve a pensions cost. There is also the cost of outsourcing services. Does the Minister anticipate services being outsourced? The Minister might address those three questions on the amalgamation cost,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: For the record, I welcome the shared HR and the shared payroll.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: It is not easy. It is also very costly.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: On the question of outsourcing, the Minister made reference to the age profile of outdoor staff in local authorities. What is the intention of the Department in this regard? The logic of what the Minister has said is that the recruitment embargo will have to be lifted. There are some local engineering areas in which there are only eight to ten workers. The local authorities will have to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: There are 27, which is far too many. However, there is a heavy cost associated with amalgamation, of which the Minister should be aware. I ask him to address the questions of staff numbers and outsourcing.

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I refer to the financial supports for upgrading tanks. The Minister has informed the House that 250,000 people have registered which means 250,000 have not registered-----

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: According to the latest figures there are almost half a million septic tanks in the State. The figure of 400,000 was being used previously. I refer to issues which are worrying people. The current regulations are not hugely onerous. However, will the situation evolve and the regulations become more onerous? For instance, in a year's time will the EPA decide these regulations are...

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I wanted to ask a question about the rates. Will they evolve and become stricter?

Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: My question is about the regulations. Can the Minister give a guarantee that the regulations will not evolve into a stricter form of regulation if the EPA or the European Commission insists on the enforcement of stricter regulations in a year's time?

Other Questions: Property Taxation (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: It is strange that Deputies have not been given access to the Thornhill report. The Minister received the report some five or six months ago and will not publish it. Michael Collins, a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Minister for Finance, was more open in such matters than the Minister opposite.

Other Questions: Property Taxation (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Why can the Dáil not have sight of the report? It is ridiculous that Deputies are not being given the report six months after its publication. If the Government is to raise some €1 billion through the household charge or home tax, the average household bill will be €600 or €700. Will the Minister confirm that €1 billion is the overall figure the Government is...

Other Questions: Property Taxation (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Services such as refuse collection, fire services and school transport are delivered in return.

Other Questions: Property Taxation (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: The Minister is being hypocritical in collecting money without delivering services. Incidentally, he did not answer my question.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role that local authorities will take in the regulation of the domestic waste collection industry. [46070/12]