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Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: The Minister is wrong.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: Do not speak for me.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 43. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the cost of establishing Irish Water, including wages, contracting out services and programme spending. [28063/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency: Discussion with Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome Mr. Skehan to the meeting and wish him well. Perhaps he would elaborate more on the purpose of the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency, where it is located, its staff and role.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency: Discussion with Chairman Designate (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: Information on the heads of the areas of activity would be useful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the exemption for septic tanks being put into regulations. It was something that we discussed with the Minister during the debate on the septic tank legislation. It is welcome to have it for the smooth running of that legislation. We obviously want to see the roll-out of the electric vehicles and very small power points will be involved. The regulations on the felling of trees...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I do not have a problem with that. However, it is crazy that something like this would have to come to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine for the Minister to authorise. It is an issue that could be dealt with by the local authority, subject to consultation with the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the other bodies mentioned here. This is not something that needs to come...

Other Questions: Domestic Violence Policy (13 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 10. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he will sign the European Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, including rape and domestic violence. [28246/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (13 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way he can justify closing 140 Garda stations when Garda numbers have been reduced by 10% and when the numbers of Garda vehicles have been reduced by hundreds over recent years. [28245/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration being given by his Department to having the proposed amalgamated primary school for Ballyroan, County Laois, progressed to the next stage; and if his Department sees this as a priority. [29157/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (18 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 333. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the operation and administration of the next LEADER programme 2014 to 2020 will continue to be carried out by employees of local development companies or if these tasks will be transferred to local authority employees. [28968/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (18 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 395. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in having Garda vetting clearance issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10. [29237/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: 441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the matter of mitigating effects that arise regarding greenhouse gas emissions due to our agricultural industry and open grassland farming since September 2011 when both he and Minister Hogan met with the Commissioner for Climate Change on the matter. [28072/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (19 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I raise this issue because the second change to the rent supplement ceiling in less than six months is having a huge effect. The cuts in January caused problems and the most recent cuts have created further problems and made the situation much worse. In my constituency of Laoighis-Offaly the rent limits have been reduced to well below the rental rates in the private market. Many tenants...

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (19 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, but he did not answer my question. Where in Portlaoise or Tullamore can he or the Minister, Deputy Burton, show me an apartment for €340 per month? Where can they show me a family home in Portlaoise or Tullamore that can be rented for €450 per month? Four categories have been cut in the Kildare constituency of the Acting Chairman,...

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (19 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I appeal to the Minister of State to raise this issue with the Department and to ask it to examine the limits. If any civil servant can show me where properties in Tullamore, Portlaoise or any other town can be rented for the amounts in question, I will give him or her €20 out of my own pocket. Is that all right?

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (19 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State would know it from his constituency office.

Topical Issue Debate: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (19 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I had cases yesterday in which application forms-----

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I am glad to have the opportunity to make a contribution. The previous speaker mentioned statistics and I want to mention other statistics. She mentioned Denmark. Following the local government reforms here, Denmark will have five times the number of local authority members per head of population that we will have in this State. It also has strong local government with real powers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Climate Change: Discussion (20 Jun 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Departments’ staff for their presentations. There is a commitment to increasing renewable energy sources by 20% by 2020 but there seems to be a drop off in reaching this target. The concern with bio-fuels is that there will be competing demands with Harvest 2020 and land use given over for bio-fuel crops, in short, food or fuel. How do the Departments see this panning...