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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: I am referring to the €10 million to which the Minister just referred in respect of the establishment of Irish Water next year. Will he indicate whether that amount will be sufficient? Will the Minister comment on metering costs? The money in this regard is being taken from the National Pensions Reserve Fund and while it will facilitate the putting in place of meters, it will not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: So the moratorium will be lifted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: I am aware of it and that is why I make the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: For services provided.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: That is good.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure
Vote 25 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (13 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: The IMF seems to be getting its way.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Overseas Development Aid (14 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in view of the approach Norway, Sweden and Denmark took to the misappropriation of bi-lateral aid in Uganda; if he discussed Ireland’s decision to suspend aid to Uganda pending an investigation with these States. [50108/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Applications (14 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to reopen the warmer homes scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [50322/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (15 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he or his officials has had; the correspondence he or his officials have had; the action he or his officials have taken in the past two months with respect to those banks that are either refusing to pass on European Central Bank interest rate reductions to their variable rate mortgage holders or increasing the rate on these mortgages holders; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears (15 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail individually each of the recommendations arising out of the Keane report on the mortgage crisis that he or his Department have implemented since the report was published 12 months ago; if he will provide a detailed outline of the actions taken to date with respect to each of these recommendations; if he will detail individually each of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (15 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is provision in legislation for exemptions to the plastic bag levy for those customers who buy alcohol [50697/12]

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: Impartial.

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: If the Bill before us goes through unamended or unchallenged, the negative effects will be long-lasting. The Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a commission to review constituencies. The recent commission, established in 2011, received a total of 533 submissions. I applaud the people who took the time and effort to make those submissions. The total of 533 is a huge...

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: Hold on. I will come to that in a minute.

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: While Sinn Féin wanted to get County Leitrim back together-----

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: -----we did not want the Minister to saw off bits of counties Cavan and Donegal. This is bad practice and Members have the power to do something about it because what they have received are mere regulations. However, were they to opt for this, it would be bad practice. Moreover, this is a serious point and not a potshot at the Minister, Deputy Hogan. It is bad for public administration. ...

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: There are no motorways down through County Offaly and it will be difficult to get from one end of it to another.

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: It will make it very difficult for any Deputy. In fairness, a Deputy based in Edenderry will have a long way to travel to Nenagh.

Electoral (Amendment)(Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Nov 2012)

Brian Stanley: It will make it difficult for a Deputy to do justice to constituents at distant and separate ends of such a long constituency. Sinn Féin seeks better joined-up thinking within the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and within this Chamber. We propose that there must be a correlation between local authority and general election boundaries. In so far as...