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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: In terms of environmental value, the quality of those hedgerows has deteriorated. Instead of being 15 ft or 20 ft high, or even 7 ft or 8 ft, many of them are only 1.5 ft high over a bank.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: Many of the ones I have seen are not beside roads and it has nothing to do with road safety. The requirement under the Road Traffic Acts is that hedgerow should not be overgrown on the road.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: There is a concern about the need to enhance the value of that. They have a valuable environmental impact on farms.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: Some of them do not even close the gate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: There are a lot of questions there. Maybe-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: We will put them to the specific groups. The witnesses from the ICMSA can answer the ones they think are appropriate to them.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the policy of fully devolving to local authorities the role of providing bus shelters as provided in local government legislation. [51956/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding directly to local authorities to provide bus shelters in their functional areas in which they are deemed appropriate. [51957/18]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (11 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State. His reply brings further clarity to the situation. In respect of section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Minister of State restated that the local authority must act as the data controller. That is clear and has been established. He also said that he has received feedback from the Data Protection Commissioner, who confirmed that there...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision (11 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to address this issue. I am disappointed the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, is not in the Chamber to take the Topical Issue matter. Perhaps there is a reason for that. I will address it with the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, who is designated in the Minister's place. There is a very frustrating situation currently where community...
- Climate Change: Statements (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on what is probably one of the most important days in the current Dáil when we assess the current position through annual transition statements on climate change. I welcome the Minister's open and honest statement yesterday at the Joint Committee on Climate Action. It indicated that he is trying to grapple with these issues and is showing commitment...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: I apologise for being late.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: I had to attempt bilocation in order to be in the Chamber at the same time for the statements on transition. I welcome the officials from the EPA and the Department. On waste policy, the Minister is precluded from exercising powers in many areas. In this country we have an unusual way of collecting waste if we compare it with models used in other European states where more contro is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: My apologies; that was a question to the Department. I will come to the one directed at the EPA in a minute. I have two questions for the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: It is one county council that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: My point is that we are burning off energy. It is going into the atmosphere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: What about side-by-side competition and the franchises for waste collection?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: It is a crazy policy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Policy and Incineration: Discussion (6 Dec 2018)
Brian Stanley: Is the franchise model in scope to be considered?