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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Funding (8 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is a condition of approval for funding for new and refurbished libraries that the relevant local authority must accept that the facility will be an out of hours staffless library. [33439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Data (8 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the operating and maintenance costs per annum of the equipment and utilities that accrue in the libraries piloted for the staffless scheme. [33441/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: While it is acknowledged in the reply that there are significant concerns, we now have a draft plan but GPs locally say there has not been meaningful consultation with them. There has not been any consultation with local Deputies. When will we see the draft plan? With all due respect to the Minister of State, we are going around in circles. Today's response is the same as we received...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: Is there a timeline?

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: Will it be before Christmas?

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (2 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to raise this very important issue. It is the most important issue in Laois the and surrounding counties. It is the issue of the hospital services. There has been a threat hanging over key services at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise for years. We have had leak after leak. One leak came out in early summer 2015 that indicated that the emergency services...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Legal Aid (2 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 75. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will increase the income ceiling for those applying for free legal aid from the current level of €18,000 per annum disposable income, as this prevents many low-income workers and those on low pensions and so on from qualifying. [32612/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure (2 Nov 2016)

Brian Stanley: 172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the pilot schemes of funding for CCTV cameras for community alert schemes. [32618/16]

Prohibition of the Exploration and Extraction of Onshore Petroleum Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Bill. Sinn Féin has been resolute in opposition to fracking across Ireland, North and South. We have campaigned against it in both parts of the island, and even at EU level. It is a dangerous and destructive practice and it needs to be banned entirely on the island. We recognise the risks of fracking and the negative climate, environmental and health impacts involved....

UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Motion (27 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion to ratify the UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Sinn Féin welcomes the motion as it is essential that the Government takes the issue of climate change seriously. We broadly welcome the COP21 Paris Agreement. However, there are a number of concerns that need to be addressed, both nationally and internationally, if the aspirations of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will bring forward the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied); and the timeline for this project. [32412/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: On a point of order, I had tabled a question regarding this issue affecting An Post. I was told it could not be taken and it was taken off the Question Paper. However, for the past ten minutes we have been discussing An Post.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I know that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I appreciate that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I have taken it up with the Ceann Comhairle's office.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: There seems to be confusion over which Minister is dealing with the issue. I tabled the question to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and his Department came back indicating it could not take that question today during Question Time because it was not appropriate to this Minister. That is what he told the Ceann Comhairle's office.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I have taken it up with him.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: Perhaps the Minister could clarify, because there has been some confusion since the Government was formed regarding even the name of the Department. We had the term "communications, climate change and natural resources", and then "environment".

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: It would be good to know for the future.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Postal Services (26 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I am being passed around the House on this, from the Questions Office to the Ceann Comhairle. I am asking now on the floor of the Dáil in whose Department is the issue of An Post being dealt with. Is it this Minister's Department or whose is it? My question was removed and I was not given the opportunity to table another one in its place, which I regard as unfair.