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Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Brian Stanley: What about the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (20 Dec 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the way the €7million allocated for the Gathering in the 2012 Budget will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57262/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Taxation Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner (10 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Commissioner and his staff. On the question of the CCCTB, we discussed earlier the Government's commitment on the six-months' Presidency. Has the Government given a specific commitment to the Commissioner to advance that project and to help that project along because within the State there would be resistance to it? My second questions relates to a wealth tax. What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Taxation Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner (10 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: I can understand that, but what I am asking Mr. Algirdas Šemeta, as Commissioner, is his view of a wealth tax.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Programmes (16 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure that the EU’s development cooperation programme is a central focus of Ireland’s EU Presidency; and what he sees as the biggest successes to aim for in this area. [1664/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on rent and leasing property in County Laois for Government Departments and agencies for 2011 and 2012 to facilitate the de-centralising of central Government. [1137/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (16 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to introduce a fee waiver scheme for waste collection services for low income households in line with the Programme for Government. [1136/13]

Other Questions: Banks Recapitalisation (17 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Finance if, following information from his Department that negotiations to sell €500m - €1bn of Bank of Ireland Contingent Capital Notes had concluded, he will set out in tabular form the companies and third party persons engaged by the State to act on its behalf in the matter including at pre-sale and marketing stage, an outline of the work undertaken,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (17 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to the announcement of his Department on 9 January 2013 that negotiations to sell €500m - €1bn of Bank of Ireland Contingent Capital Notes had concluded, he will set out the means by which the CCNs were sold; when and how were they offered to the market, and the information that was provided to the market. [1798/13]

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: First, I wish to correct the Minister who stated that the cost of what is proposed would be €55 million. However, it is designed to bring about a saving of €55 million. She also referred to the previous amnesties. Everyone knows why those amnesties did not work. People who were in receipt of social welfare payments of £70 or £80 per week at that time and ran up...

Social Welfare (Amnesty) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To save money.

Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: I wish to ask about the commitment in the programme for Government on the promised climate Bill. We were promised the Bill last year. The roadmap has been published by the Minister and we were promised the heads of the Bill prior to the summer. Summer came and went but nothing happened. On several occasions during the autumn we were promised that we would have it before Christmas, but the...

Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: The Minister is president of the European Council of Environment Ministers at the moment and it is embarrassing. The effects of climate change are all around us. Entire countries are facing drought and starvation, so we must play our part. When will we see that Bill?

Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: We are not. The House is being fobbed off on it.

Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: We have been waiting for two years.

Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy O'Brien for introducing this important Bill in Private Members' time. The content of this is based on the proposed Education (Welfare)(Amendment) Bill 2012, and it is a product of long and thorough consultation with the relevant stakeholders. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Education (Welfare) Bill 2000 in order to impose mandatory requirements on boards of management...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which the findings of a reassessment into the amount of time that is allocated to subjects in the Irish curriculum are to be published; his views on the disappointing results obtained by students in mathematics and science compared with other EU countries that has been attributed to the time that is spent studying those subjects...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (22 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: 491. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will guarantee that Sundrive Road Garda Station, Dublin 12, will remain open permanently; and if he will ensure that the station will revert to be open to the public on a 24-hour basis. [2516/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (23 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to legislate to restore the Freedom of Information Act to what it was before it was amended by the previous Government, with particular reference to current charges for Freedom of Information requests. [3078/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (23 Jan 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider giving the Information Commissioner the power to fine and or publicly reprimand public authorities for ignoring Freedom of Information requests. [3079/13]