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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: What is the Minister's position regarding the position taken by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, recently at its conference regarding water charges and the need for a referendum to ensure that water charges are not privatised?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Minister's reply missed the point. The Minister will be aware that ICTU, the body representing organised labour in this State, took a very strong position in Ennis and called for the abolition of water charges. It also supported the position I put forward in a Bill earlier this year regarding having a referendum to prevent the privatisation of water services unless the people so...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: -----in terms of the universal social charge and a number of other charges, taxes, extra pension levies and everything else. What they are saying now is that this is an extra taxation. They really want water charges abolished. In the reply, do we get one minute or two minutes?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: Is it one minute or two minutes?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: From a political point of view, this must be embarrassing. I heard what the Minister said about being a member of one of the unions. The facts are that here we have organised labour coming out strongly on this matter. Very few decisions are unanimous. Ordinary workers are seeing that they have taken a huge hit and here is another hit. Regarding the battle of hearts and minds, there is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: Irish Water has received a large subvention. How can the Minister give a guarantee that Irish Water cannot ever be privatised? All it needs is a change in legislation. Eircom, or Telecom, as it was then called, was fattened up by public subvention in the same way as Irish Water is now. That is the fear. We should have a referendum.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I have seen them.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority houses to be completed in 2015. [28989/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on further proposed changes to the constituency boundaries between counties Carlow and Laois; if he will provide a full list of the members of the Carlow Boundary Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28998/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new guidelines on wind farms will be published; and if they are likely to contain minimum set-back distances from dwelling houses. [29002/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 38. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of meetings he has had with the Association of Local Government in Ireland and the Local Authority Members Association; his views on those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29003/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 449. To ask the Minister for Health when a diabetes podiatry post, which was sanctioned for Tullamore Hospital, County Offaly in the 2015 Health Service Executive service plan, will be filled and the reason for the delay. [29571/15]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: While the beef and dairy sectors are important, we should not put all our eggs into one basket. In tandem with that, we should try to develop a strong tillage sector. In particular, we must give the beet industry the attention it needs and restart it. In respect of other points relating to the amendments-----

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I submitted 17 amendments. The question that arises concerns the advisory panel. I note that the Government is changing the name from the National Expert Advisory Council on Climate Change to the Climate Change Advisory Council. I am curious about the rationale for that. The Minister of State might address that. The lack of targets and the fact we are saying we will comply with EU...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I know that. Are we dealing strictly with amendment No. 2?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: What are they being grouped with? Is it amendments Nos. 2 to 4?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: Amendments Nos. 2 to 4 are what I have here.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: Up to amendment No. 123.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: No, I have them here. They go up to amendment No. 123. I have the same sheet as the Acting Chairman.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: We can change the name but the real deal is what is in the Bill. I suggest that this Bill does not do what it should do and I will leave it at that.