Results 20,021-20,040 of 20,192 for speaker:Brian Stanley

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (21 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 242: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding awarded to each county council for working on unfinished housing estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16104/11]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (21 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health the date on which he will announce the details of the review of the National Children's Hospital project; the scope of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16113/11]

Local Government Reform (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: The specific question I am asking here is about town councils. As a former town councillor, I have an interest in this. My concern is that the town council of a town such as Mullingar - with which the Minister's colleague, Deputy Penrose, will be familiar - which has a population of 25,000, has town commission status and no rating powers, and the greater Portlaoise area has a population of...

Departmental Properties (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Based on that reply, is the Office of Public Works paying ground rents?

Departmental Properties (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: All right. That is a separate question. In addition, does the Government have any plans that the Minister is aware of to make alterations to the legislation dealing with ground rents? There is no sign of it in the programme for Government.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has engaged with the National Asset Management Agency on the use of its properties for social housing when appropriate. [15918/11]

Water Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 2: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will give a guarantee that private companies will not be charged with the installation and control of water meters. [15916/11]

Water Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: I refer to the proposal to set up a single water authority in the State. Currently, that is the situation in the Six Counties. The Minister of State will be aware of the difficulties faced by elected representatives in the North when trying to deal with the problems during the big freeze last winter. We made cheap jibes about this in an earlier debate but despite the best efforts of all...

Water Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Will the Minister of State give a cast iron guarantee that private companies will not be involved in disconnecting water supplies to domestic households?

Water Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: I have heard different things about the water charge and the utility charge and there have been various reports in the media. Will the Minister of State clarify when the utility charge and the water charge will come in?

Water Charges (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: When will the charge be introduced? I did not get an answer.

Community Development (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 6: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will not decrease the level of funding provided by him to support the community and voluntary fora across the State. [15623/11]

Community Development (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Can the Minister confirm if funding for and oversight of the Family Support Agency will be subsumed into the local partnerships? Is he examining this matter at the moment? Will the Family Support Agency be brought under the umbrella of local authorities or existing local partnerships? I ask this question in the context of the review of quangos and State agencies.

Community Development (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: They are the same bodies. The Family Support Agency funds the family resource centres.

Community Development (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Is the Minister involved in discussion about local authorities or local partnerships taking over?

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: Stick to the facts.

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: He does not know what is happening up there.

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: What about the Labour Party somersaults on the bank guarantee?

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: The case is made.

Water and Sewerage Services (16 Jun 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move: "That Dáil Éireann: — affirms that access to water and sewerage services for domestic use is a universally recognised and basic human right; — acknowledges that the right to water includes the right to clean and safe water, the right to equitable access to water without discrimination (including on grounds of income), and the right to freedom from contamination or arbitrary...