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

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. The future of the planet is probably the most important matter we can discuss. Many amendments have been tabled and many have been ruled out of order. Members in these benches have put a lot of work into the legislation in recent years. In the summer of 2013, many of us spent nearly two weeks in the bunker under Leinster House...

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

Brian Stanley: I am just disappointed that they have been ruled out of order. I am not blaming the Minister of State. Are we taking all the grouped amendments together?

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

Brian Stanley: I accept that. The amendment on which I wish to focus-----

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

Brian Stanley: I have it here. I want to focus in particular on greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector. While emissions must be reduced in other areas, we want to keep production at its current level in agriculture. That obviously presents a significant challenge. I have submitted amendments on this. The challenge concerns Harvest 2020, the Common Agricultural Policy greening...

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Government put the boot into them.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: It is your German pals in the Bundestag that have done that.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (15 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next payment of the beef genomics programme will issue to farmers. [29465/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the witnesses for attending, particularly Mr. Kenny and his colleagues from the Association of Irish Local Government. I thank Dr. Kennedy for the good news that sitting Deputies have a name recognition advantage. Sometimes that works out and sometimes it does not. Ms Dixon mentioned there is an over-reliance on one identifier, namely, PPS numbers. Does she have any suggestions as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: My other question was directed to the Association of Irish Local Government delegation in regard to preventing multiple registrations within a local authority or two separate local authorities. I am not sure the proposals would address the problems with the address based systems, given that people are now more transient and that local intelligence can be lacking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I ask Dr. Kavanagh to address my question on who would head an electoral commission and who would appoint members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: In regard to the boundary commission, I accept that there may be cross-county boundaries, but the preference should be for larger constituencies of five or six seats. However, that is another day's work. The boundary commission should at least try to align constituency boundaries with municipal districts in the adjoining county rather than biting a piece from two municipal districts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: It was on the appointment of the commission, with regard to who should be on it and how people should be selected or appointed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: We have begun to run out of them.

Other Questions: Accident and Emergency Departments (9 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I had tabled a similar question. The key issue is consultant cover. Having met the Minister and discussed that issue with him, and I thank him for the meeting with the public representatives from the County Laois area, he will be aware of that. Portlaoise hospital has only 24 hours per week temporary, part-time consultant cover. That is not satisfactory, and the GPs have gone to great...

Other Questions: Accident and Emergency Departments (9 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I hope that the GPs' letter and the report will be given favourable consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (9 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 53. To ask the Minister for Health when he will have a reply regarding the future of Abbeyleix District Hopsital and St. Brigids Hospital, Shaen, County Laois; and the stage of the process [27666/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Department Staffing (9 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: 55. To ask the Minister for Health if it is his Department's intention and the Health Service Executive's intention to employ the required number of consultants to continue to provide 24-hour emergency department services at Portlaoise hospital in County Laois. [27661/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: On the amendment, an attempt is being made to put a levy on a body that is to be wound up. I am not too sure what the benefit of that would be. While there are many questions surrounding NAMA, it is a public body. Based on what we are being told, it will be out of business soon. The real issue is not that NAMA will be sitting on vacant land but that it has not delivered social housing....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the panel for sharing their views with us on this important matter. I brought forward a Bill in the Dáil to reduce the voting age to 16 because Sinn Féin believes young people should be included. We looked very carefully at what happened in Scotland recently, which has not been extended to general elections in Britain but it is hoped it will be. Can Ms O'Donnell speak...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Brian Stanley: May I comment, Chairman?