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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: 400. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost per hour for home helps employed directly by the HSE; and the average cost per hour for home helps provided to the HSE by agencies. [29400/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: I thank the witnesses for attending. We know from the ESB documents that the ESB knew about the leaks from the fluid cables at least since 2009. At that point, did the ESB alert the commission regarding the leaks? When did it happen? Dr. McGowan outlined the commission's role in the opening statement and clarified that in the discussion some moments ago. If there were works to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: That is the problem. Did he inform the commission that they were leaking and that it was having environmental consequences?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: It made the commission aware that the cables were leaking fluid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: Did the commission bring that to the attention of the EPA at that point? The witnesses referred to the commission's remit in their opening statement and I understand it. The commission's role is not to police environmental matters but it is the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. Surely there would an onus on the commission to bring it to the attention of the EPA or to ask the ESB if...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: At that point, did the commission check with the ESB to see if it had notified the EPA that this was having an environmental impact or did the commission bring it to the attention of the EPA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: Had the ESB notified the EPA?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: Would it be correct to assume that, if the ESB informed the witnesses in the report that it was in substantial compliance, that was actually misleading?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: Since 2006, the ESB has been required to report to the CRU regarding environmental performance, including about cable insulation fluid. The CRU website states that the key policy objective of the organisation is to ensure that energy is supplied across the State in a safe fashion. There is some distance to go to get to the bottom of this. Does the CRU believe that it has achieved that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: Just for gas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: PR3 covered the 2011 to 2015 period and ESB Networks requested funding for the replacement of cables. The commission allowed for €20.5 million, which included replacement of HV fluid for the cables. The reported spend was €6.2 million. How much did the ESB request? Did it request the €20.5 million that the commission subsequently allowed or did it look for more than...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: It looked for €28 million in PR4.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: The commission has responsibility for water, gas and electricity. Does the CRU have the staff, resources, finance and equipment required to carry out its role? There have been discussions in the past that the commission is understaffed and under-resourced. Is that still the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: How many staff are required?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: How many does the commission need?
- Cork Mail Centre: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 1:To insert the following after “without resorting to job losses.”:“— accelerate the modernisation of the post office network; and — expand the number of over-the-counter services provided at the post office.”
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: My question relates to page 58 of the programme for Government and the commitment to improve and expand emergency services. We still have ongoing uncertainty on the future of Portlaoise hospital. On 15 December 2017, along with the other two Deputies for Laois, including the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, who is sitting beside the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, I attended a meeting with the...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: From a response I received earlier this year to a parliamentary question I know that €10.9 million was spent on agency staff last year, one of the highest ratios in the country.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: Are the people of Laois being taken for fools?
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2019)
Brian Stanley: When will the facilitator be appointed to start the consultation process? Could the Minister indicate whether we are being taken for fools in County Laois?