Results 17,241-17,260 of 20,156 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Deputy Martin is thinking about the by-election in Carlow-Kilkenny.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: It is the only thing in his nut.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: It is a kangaroo court. A Fianna Fáil one.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: It is a Fianna Fáil kangaroo court.
- Other Questions: Rail Services (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the Limerick to Ballybrophy rail line, in view of the fact that much of the line has been upgraded. [9882/15]
- Other Questions: Rail Services (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Following concerns about it closing, I ask the Minister about the Ballybrophy, Roscrea, Cloughjordan, Nenagh, Limerick railway line. There is a report of a consultation process due and he might outline the Government's stance on that.
- Other Questions: Rail Services (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: The Minster's reply indicates that the number of passengers on that line has increased, if it is 27,000, because it was reported locally that there were 23,000 passengers, which is a drop of 1,000 on the previous year. It is an important service. It serves a regional need, from south Laois right down through north Tipperary and into Limerick Junction, and it is important that it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the committee to deal with this important matter. I believe the setting up of an independent commission is a great idea. Sinn Féin would certainly support it and has been calling for such a body for a long time. The Minister is right that this initiative is of such importance that it requires support across the political spectrum and that we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Thank God for the lake, because County Offaly is almost on the Minister's doorstep.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: The new Offaly constituency is almost in the Minister's back yard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Yes. I saw it on the map, and I thought the Minister was inside it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: The Minister could throw a stone into it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: The Minister is inside the electoral area.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Is the Minister in the new Offaly-north Tipperary constituency for Dáil elections?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Just about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: No, I am pointing to what was done with Laois-Offaly. It was separated into two three-seat constituencies. I know the reason is the 30,000 limit and so forth. County Laois now has a part of south Kildare with it. There are now two three-seat constituencies. We should try to have similar sized constituencies throughout the State, in so far as we can do that. It is very arbitrary that a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: I refer to the boundaries of the municipal areas in which this body should possibly have a role. There is one in my county that is more than 45 miles long, from Coolacrease on the Offaly border to between Culahill and Johnstown in Kikenny, which is a huge area to cover. There is one Cork and there are some in Kerry which are 80 miles long.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: That is one. The commission, or an independent body, must have a role in addressing those issues and in trying to ensure the local authority areas can be represented properly. Fewer councillors are being elected, so people should have a relatively manageable area to cover. After all, these people are doing this on a part-time basis. The issue of Dáil boundaries and three, four,...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that towns and villages such as Ballylinan and Doonane-Crettyart, are served by public transport. [9879/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: 541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the term, "small scale development", as used in the Guidelines on Development Levies issued in January 2013 to local authorities includes authorised residential extensions. [10365/15]