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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Yield (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount collected from commercial water rates since 2010; and the amount envisaged to be collected in 2015. [38003/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the conditions under which a person will be exempt from water charges on the basis of being undrinkable or being subject to a 24-hour boiling notice. [37936/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way Irish Water intends to bill persons who have received forms addressed to persons no longer resident at that address. [37891/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 562. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a written ministerial direction to Irish Water under Part 4, section 32 of the Water Services Act 2013 in relation to the future use of external consultants by Irish Water and to prevent further excessive spending. [38190/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrant (2 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests, on an annual basis, that have been received here for extraditions under a European arrest warrant; the number of persons that have been detained; and the number extradited. [37505/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners from other jurisdictions currently held in Irish prisons that have served prison sentences in other countries, or have outstanding charges against them in other jurisdictions. [37411/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (1 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total sum of loans currently owed by local authorities. [37392/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (30 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 126. To ask the Taoiseach the number of people deemed to be economically inactive, that is either not working, not being able to work, or otherwise unavailable for work; and if he will provide a breakdown of the different categories such as students, those with disabilities and so on. [36626/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (30 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 379. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a person's medication dose for some drugs is increased on their prescription, that is Butrans, from 20mg to 30mg they are charged €5 twice because the patch only contains 20mg. [36755/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (30 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 578. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total spent between 2011 and 2013 in repairing and replacing leaking water pipes. [37003/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual costs of running the prison service for each year since 2005; and the average cost per person imprisoned in each of those years. [36177/14]

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I will speak on the failure of the rental accommodation scheme and social leasing to provide safeguards for tenants threatened with eviction. The previous speaker referred to houses being sold and the tenants being forced to move out. The real beneficiaries have been the landlords. I have nothing against leasing and rent subsidies as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that are currently in receipt of one-parent family payment. [36015/14]

Topical Issues: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (23 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State said that as the comprehensive review of expenditure is under consideration at present, "it would not be appropriate to comment further at this point, other than to say it is currently not planned to implement measures contained in that submission". We are concerned about the possibility that 20 beds will be withdrawn from Portlaoise hospital and the emergency...

Topical Issues: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (23 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: I am looking for a commitment for next year, 2015.

Topical Issues: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (23 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: There is great concern about the Portlaoise hospital. As the previous speaker said of its workload, it is one of the busiest accident and emergency, maternity and paediatric units outside Dublin but it has one of the lowest budgets. Its budget is €10 million lower than that of Naas General Hospital. I am not asking the Minister of State to rob the hospital in Naas. I do not want...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: Fianna Fáil may claim it would make exceptions such as those in the Bill, and we would certainly support it. Where water is contaminated, it is common sense. Nobody should have to pay for any poor-quality service. Fianna Fáil may say it would be more generous than the current Administration in ensuring that less of the burden would fall on those with lower incomes; however, I...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: She is pleading with the Minister to deal with this issue because she has heard about it. A section of the population cannot survive even now. Water charges are a serious imposition on top of the property tax and other taxes that will come in. They will further squeeze those households, which are in the difficult position of trying to make ends meet. That is why we are totally opposed to...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I understand the sentiment behind the Bill. It is important that contaminated water is not charged for but I am opposed to domestic water charges in their totality. Deputy Mulherin referred to the Government having a plan and Fianna Fáil having none. The Government has Fianna Fáil's plan because Fianna Fáil, despite its...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: -----a separate utility company would be established and water services would be removed from local authorities. The Government, therefore, is implementing that party's plan. It is there in black and white in the memorandum of understanding and the four-year programme, on page 26, where it is set out clearly that the Irish Government would both transfer responsibility for water services to a...