Results 17,741-17,760 of 20,657 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)
Brian Stanley: Deputy Martin is not a judge.
- 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]