Results 20,121-20,140 of 20,192 for speaker:Brian Stanley

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the number of green jobs that will be generated from the new jobs initiative. [11528/11]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 298: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport his plans to review the criteria used to designate areas as special areas of conservation and natural heritage areas. [11693/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of fair deal nursing home residents that are currently in receipt of State therapy services as part of their overall care within a nursing home. [11659/11]

Social and Affordable Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: I invite the Minister of State to return to the issue in the House at a future date having examined the amount of money being spent on options such as the rental accommodation scheme, long-term leases and rental subsidies. He should add those costs together. I referred previously today to vacant houses in ghost estates. I agree that not all such properties are suitable for local authority...

Housing Advice Services (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: I am glad that the Minister of State received the report on 6 May. We do not want the Government to convene expert groups that fail to deliver quick outcomes. This issue is of great concern. The €5 million available to complete unfinished sites and housing estates can be put to good use. I know of applications that have been made for that money that the Minster of State should examine....

Housing Advice Services (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: How much of the €5 million allocated to deal with the issue of unsafe estates has been drawn down to date by local authorities?

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider using ghost housing estates held by the National Assets Management Agency for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11502/11]

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: As the Minister of State will be aware, there is a massive demand for social housing. It is estimated there are approximately 55,000 applicants waiting for local authority housing. We need to avoid the boom-bust property model of previous Governments and reorientate how we provide housing towards the public provision of social housing. NAMA holds much of the property.

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: My concern is this: if the taxpayer is footing the bill for NAMA, where is the dividend for the people? I note that the Minister of State is raising the issue but this needs to be pursued vigorously by Government. The public is bankrolling NAMA. We are bankrolling the banks.

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: There must be a public dividend here. What steps will be taken over the next number of months?

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Local authorities are renting houses left, right and centre for social housing purposes. We need to move away from this towards providing rent allowance, long-term leases and the rental accommodation scheme.

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: There are many empty houses which should be used for this purpose. Will the Minister of State outline the steps that will be taken to do this?

Local Authority Housing (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: I am concerned about the failure of previous PPP housing regeneration projects. Residents of St.. Michael's Estate, Inchicore, have endured many broken promises and delays. The residents of Dolphin House endure inhumane conditions that are difficult to imagine, let alone live in. The regeneration projects are long overdue and people are living in these complexes as a result of failed PPPs....

Proposed Legislation (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: My party seeks meaningful equality-proofing across all areas of policy formulation and decision-making whether in programmes for addressing waste management or housing, support for the community and voluntary sector, or the need to provide greater access to training for jobs in alternative energy, to name but a few. It is important to address the gender impacts of any measures to address...

Fire Stations (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that parts of County Offaly are now without any fire service; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that substantial tracts of land have been damaged in bogfires since the closure of fire stations in Daingean, Kilcormac, and Bannagher; and if he will...

Fire Stations (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: During the recent bog fires, roads were closed and a significant amount of environmental damage was done. In the case of one of the fires there was a serious delay in response. The Minister will be aware from the inquiries he has made that County Offaly did have eight fire stations and it now has five. County Laois, which is a smaller county geographically, now has eight fire stations with...

Fire Stations (17 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Whether co-operation can work depends on the geographical situation of the fire, for example if the fire is in the border area of two counties. However, services in the middle of County Laois cannot respond to or help out with a fire in west Offaly, and that is the problem.

Cultural Institutions (11 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport the date on which he will commence a review of the opening times of our cultural institutions; and the date which this review will be published. [10619/11]

Cultural Events (11 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Tourism; Culture and Sport his plans to make culture night a twice yearly event. [10618/11]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (10 May 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the date and venue for the Famine commemoration organised by the national famine commemoration committee which is normally held in the second or third week in May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/11]