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Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: That will only provide 1,400 units.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (5 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 78. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is correct and acceptable that someone on the Gateway scheme can earn less than if that person (details supplied) in County Laois remained on social welfare benefits . [5317/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Life Insurance Policies (5 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the income that can be taken into account as guaranteed lifetime income when drawing down a life insurance policy. [5209/15]

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak to the motion. There appears to be some embarrassment that Syriza won the Greek election and is calling for the holding of a debt conference which the previous speaker referred to as a "talking shop". We have many talking shops such as ECOFIN and the Eurogroup, where we have failed to get this item onto the agenda. Syriza has a huge job ahead. It is...

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: We have more private and banking debt per person than anywhere else in the European Union and this issue has not been dealt with. The Government has given the banks a veto. Almost three years ago, when there was talk about legislation on private and mortgage debts, we pointed out that we should not have given the banks a veto. Unfortunately, the legislation the Government passed on the...

European Debt: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: While the overall debt figure for the State is 110% of GDP, lower than that for Greece at 177% of GDP, private and business debt is much higher and we must try to deal with it. I have flagged it for the Minister’s attention. The fact that we have taken on such a massive debt means that even when the economic figures are improving, we are being held back by the debt crisis. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (4 Feb 2015)

Brian Stanley: 165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authority development contribution schemes for residential extensions should make provision, that is exemption, for that area of the house that has been demolished before construction of the extension, for example in a development totalling 200 sq. m, of which 50 sq. m are existing development, contributions...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: The Tánaiste just said her Department made 87 payments.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: Were there 87 payments? She said the Department made 87 payments.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: Apparently there were 87 payments from the Department.

Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: A bribe.

Other Questions: Waste Management Regulations (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: 10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a waiver for domestic waste collections as promised in the Programme for Government. [3607/15]

Other Questions: Waste Management Regulations (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: I refer to the promised waiver for charges for refuse collection, which was a commitment in the programme for Government and was quite clear. It stated that: "A public service obligation would include a fee waiver scheme for low income households." That was a Labour Party demand in the programme for Government, or so I am led to believe. It is not too late for the Government to try to do...

Other Questions: Waste Management Regulations (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: The reply is very disappointing. I received a similar reply from Phil Hogan a couple of years ago. The Minister said he referred the matter for further examination, but waste collection charges are increasing every year. The company I am with has increased its charges every year for the past three years. That is driven, as the Minister knows, by a number of factors, such as landfill and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Yield (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: 2. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the net figure collected from domestic water charges in 2015; the cost of collection; and the projected net cost to the Exchequer of the household conservation grant. [3663/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Yield (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: My question relates to the funding of Irish Water in the current year. Will the Minister outline how the charges are going to work, the projected cost to the Exchequer of the household conservation grant, and the amount to be collected for domestic charges in 2015.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Yield (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: The concern here is that the Minister has said that he expects to bring in €271 million from domestic water charges. What compliance rate is that based on? If it is going to cost €20 million to collect the charges and there is a non-compliance rate of 30%, that brings the income down to €190 million. If one takes €20 million from that, one is left with...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Yield (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: I know the Minister will not, but let us deal with the reality. Let us deal with the hard figures. Come on now.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Yield (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: What is the compliance rate? Is it 18 or 19%?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Water Charges Yield (28 Jan 2015)

Brian Stanley: How much was brought in by commercial water charges last year? These are the figures. This is what must stack up here. The Minister has not told me what compliance level he needs to achieve to bring in the €271 million. He might answer those two questions. The European Commission is quoted as saying that the water conservation grant is a transfer from the Exchequer to Irish Water...