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Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: No. I will take what the Minister has said in good faith. I ask him to bear it in mind at a later stage.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 36:In page 61, after line 44, to insert the following:“(9) The role of Chief Executive shall be reviewed within one year of the enactment of the Local Government Reform Act 2013 with a view to maximising recalibration of power to elected members.”.”.The amendment proposes that the role of the chief executive would be reviewed. I welcome the fact that...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: We always do. We are very sharp on that.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I will press the amendment. The Minister mentioned rates. County managers and councillors have been exercised about the local government fund this week. As late as this morning, I was contacted by people in local government circles who were concerned that they had not received notification of next year's allocations. They are trying to frame their budgets. They would normally have...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: It is normally by the end of November or the first week of December. The point of this amendment relates to the Minister's point, in that there will be small towns with low levels of business and footfall. There may also be other socio-economic issues. The same applies in the cities. We need to make such places more attractive, in turn creating a positive cycle for those areas that are...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: The Minister is overstating the role of what is being proposed here. I accept his statement that he will await the feedback from the working group. While I welcome that, I appeal to him to try to give due recognition to the voluntary groups. They are haphazard at present and some of them do not have a uniform system for how they are elected or to establish their mandate. That must be...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 20:In page 40, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“(2) Each municipal district may in respect of that district set the commercial rate based on profits in the previous year. This should be part of the calculation along with valuation.”.As we heard a Member on the government benches say this morning, there are two economies. The economic...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: May I speak?

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Bus shelters.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: Small bus shelters.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: They are not allowed to do it.

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: One has to go through the National Transport Authority to apply for the bus shelter. The list is drawn up by the senior executives in the National Transport Authority. I am not casting any aspersions on them but they are remote from where the bus stop is needed. If the bus stop is needed in Urlingford or Castletown, the councillors need to be able to make that decision. It is not...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 7:In page 29, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: "CHAPTER 1 Community CouncilsCommunity councils 19. The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following Part after Part 3: "PART 3A COMMUNITY COUNCILS22A. (1) Every city and county council shall designate community council areas throughout its local authority area. (2) The community councils would be on...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: With regard to the devolution of powers, one issue is that of bus stops, which is not dealt with in the reserved functions. Perhaps the officials will take note of this point. At the moment, in order to install a bus shelter, it is necessary to contact the National Transport Authority and chief executives and a plethora of other people have to become involved. If a bus shelter is needed in...

Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 1:In page 14, line 37, after "district" to insert "council".We have been told that many of the amendments we have tabled to this substantial Bill have been ruled out of order due to the potential cost on the Exchequer. I have looked back over the amendments tabled by my party that were disallowed. We feel it is very unfair that they have been ruled out of order. It has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: 105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the proposed allocation of moneys raised through motor taxation, including any money allocated for debt servicing, to Uisce Éireann and the local government fund. [53165/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (11 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: 106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the proposed allocation of moneys raised through the local property tax, including any money allocated for debt servicing, to Uisce Éireann and the local government fund. [53166/13]

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: 25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units now leased under the rental assistance scheme and social leasing schemes under local authorities; the cost of these two schemes to the Exchequer in 2013; and the projected cost for 2014. [51821/13]

Other Questions: Local Authority Housing Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Brian Stanley: This question is about the total amount spent on the rental assistance scheme and what is described as the social leasing scheme. This is in addition to the money spent on rent supplement. I ask the Minister to address this issue because there is concern about what has been spent in 2013 and the projected figure for 2014.