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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: 542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm a matter regarding the Guidelines on Development Levies issued in January 2013 to local authorities (details supplied). [10371/15]

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: She cut the carer's allowance and the respite grant.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: In respect of Question No. 16 which is very similar to these two-----

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: What happens where there are multiple tenants in a property? What happens to the so-called water conservation grant where there are a number of tenants over the course of a year? I know of apartments in which there have been three tenants in the past year. Who will receive the water conservation grant in that case?

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: That will not go down very well.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: 2. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount collected through local property tax in 2014; the amount that was placed in the local government fund under his Department; and the amount provided to local authorities, or to other public bodies and agencies. [9326/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: My question relates to the amount collected in local property tax, the amount of it which went into the local government fund, where it is supposed to be going, and the amount which was provided to local authorities. This is a key issue for people. People were promised many times in this House and elsewhere by senior Ministers and Ministers of State that the money would be used to provide...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. The figures he has given outline the problem with the local property tax. It is not what people thought it was and what it was for. The Minister has outlined that €281 million was disbursed from the local government fund in respect of general purpose payments while a further €359 million was also disbursed from the fund. As we all know,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: If the Minister has any influence on this and other taxation measures, I would like to hear from him on it. We know the Government supported the Tory cuts last year because it wanted us to implement them in the North.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: Then when we did not implement them-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: -----the Government tried to have it both ways. Instead of coming back and saying-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: We fought a hard bargain which was criticised. Do the Members on the other side of the House remember what they said last year?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: A sum of €491 million came in through the local property tax and €282 million made its way to the general purpose payment. Some €359 million made its way from the overall local government fund, which in the current year is more than €1.839 billion. This shows that a large part of it is not being disbursed. There is a further €520 million payment in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: This clearly shows is that there is no clear accountability. The funding is not directly linked. A smoke and mirrors job is going on here with funding being moved around and not ending up where it was intended.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Tax (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: Our funds are totally transparent.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Yield (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: 12. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money collected from commercial water charges in 2013 and 2014; and the projected yield from commercial water charges in 2015. [9084/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: 15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the wind farm guidelines on which a public consultation was held will be published, and the main provisions of same; and his plans to bring forward to Committee Stage the Wind Turbines Bill 2014 that was accepted last year by the Government. [9109/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: 16. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is proposed that new water services legislation will include provision for local authorities and private landlords to take water charges from the deposits of tenants, or to add unpaid charges to rents. [9099/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (3 Mar 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister, the two Ministers of State and the officials. I would like to know the number of voids in Laois that were funded. As far as I am aware there is only one void house not in use that should be in use. The county has boarded up houses all right, but they are private houses. I have raised this issue previously with the Minister. I believe there should be a bar on...