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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU State Aid Negotiations (21 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will detail his position with regards the upcoming EU State Aid negotiations; if he will seek to redress employment inequalities by increasing and targeting State aid in the future. [9065/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licence Fee Collection (26 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a new charge to replace the current television licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Charges (26 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has considered a charge on broadband access on households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9974/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish Rural Dwellers Association (26 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Doyle for his presentation and for coming before the committee. Are we dealing with the flooding issue at present?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish Rural Dwellers Association (26 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Doyle mentioned the Shannon, and prior to the arrival of the witnesses the committee passed a motion that its all-party report be referred to the Dáil where it would be discussed with the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, present. The report includes eight recommendations and I believe the witnesses will agree with most of them. The IFA came before the committee and we discussed the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Property Insurance: Discussion with Irish Rural Dwellers Association (26 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: On the question of insurance, is legislation needed given that certain townlands are suffering as a small part of a townland may be prone to flooding while the rest of it would not be flooded if Noah and his Ark were back again?

State Forestry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: We are moving towards a situation where the Government is using the cloak of the recession and the troika to attempt to sell off the harvesting rights to our woodlands. I commend the Technical Group on bringing forward this motion. The decision to sell off harvesting rights will have an immediate effect in Laois and Offaly, an effect that will be felt long into the future. I know Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends consulting with the Information Commissioner in relation to those State agencies and or bodies which may excluded from the Freedom of Information legislation to be introduced later this year; his views on the possible limitations that will come with the inclusion of An Garda Síochána, refugee and asylum agencies as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Initiatives (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of jobs that would be created by an annual €1 billion enterprise stimulus; the multiplier effect this investment would have on the economy and the savings to the State. [9063/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 2: In page 3, subsection (2), line 22, after “Act” to insert “other than section 24”.Section 24 sets out how water will be charged for and regulated. I propose that we insert a new section. This amendment proposes that we insert "other than section 24" because it is obviously in conflict with that new section. Amendment No. 3 proposes...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: We want the Bill to be poverty-proofed. We believe that water charges will hit those on the lowest incomes the hardest, particularly households with low incomes where there are several people living in the house, such as large families, or people living on a disability allowance where there may be only one or two people living in the house. We firmly believe that it should be...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following subsection:“(3) Section 24 of this Act shall come in to operation after the 1st of January 2014, or following a review of that section under section 24(4), whichever date is the later.”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: We wanted to have a new section inserted to establish a national water framework team that would have overall responsibility of water provision but the operation of the services would remain with local authorities. We make the comparison with what is happening in the North in that there has to be a joined-up approach to river basin management. We believe such a team is necessary to ensure...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: We are opposing this section.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: Given the fact Irish Water will be a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann and that company is earmarked for privatisation under NewERA, it puts Irish Water in a precarious position. While I accept the Minister's claim it is not the Government's intention to put Uisce Éireann at risk of privatisation, events move on. If one had asked a Minister in 1983 when Telecom Éireann was...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State indicated that further legislation will be required and we know there will be a transfer of assets. Bord Gáis and Bord na Móna are semi-State companies. The refuse collection company, AES, is a subsidiary of Bord na Móna. Irish Water will become a subsidiary of Bord Gáis. I am a customer of AES and I will have the same relationship, both as a...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: If we subtract that figure we are still looking at a cost of €700 per household on a commercial basis. Irrespective of the subsidy offered by the State, the company and its customers are heading towards a bill of €650 to €700 per annum.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: We oppose the establishment of Uisce Éireann. If it is established it makes sense to draw up memorandums and articles of association but we are fundamentally opposed to the Bill.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: I oppose the section.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee Stage (27 Feb 2013)

Brian Stanley: I oppose the section.