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Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: There have been more than one or two reports on this issue. There have been hundreds.

Health (Fluoridation of Water Supplies) (Repeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I will set the Bill in context. Next January it will have been 50 years since a woman named Gladys Ryan took a case regarding fluoridation to the High Court on the basis that citizens had no choice other than to drink medicated water. As the coming year will see another woman take a case to the High Court for the same reason, it would be...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Water Shortage (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State did not mention the Garryhinch project. Consultants are carrying out a study of that project for Dublin City Council, including water flows in the Shannon basin. I understand it will be a two year project. I have noted the brash press releases announcing that the project is about to go to planning, but the studies will need to be completed before the planning stage is...

Topical Issue Debate: Dublin Water Shortage (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: The issue of water was topical last week and into this week here in the capital city because many did not have it throughout the day. The population is the greatest concern, but it was unfortunate that we did not have water coming out of taps during the week of the web summit when we were showing how far advanced we were from a technological point of view. Water is important, both for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: The liability date is 1 January. What if we changed it to March? I am curious about Ms Feehily's remarks on risk. My understanding is that the tax is for 2014. If I use a service, go for a meal or so on, I pay before I leave the premises. I am not trying to oversimplify the matter, but the owner is happy because I have paid the bill on the way out. One can pay for other services during...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: Where is the risk?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: When Ms Feehily appeared before the committee in May, she stated: The legislation says what it says but we can, within reason, manage and schedule payment dates. Every year Revenue grants a concession when people file their tax returns online. Within our own care and management, we can make some sensible arrangements around the margins of payment dates. We chose the January date...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: Did Ms Feehily say on 2 January?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I wish to ask about the half-year returns made earlier this year. People received from Revenue their notifications, estimates and return forms. In some cases, those estimates were way out. A house might have been placed in band 4. According to www.daft.ie or sales in the area in the past year, however, that house should have been in band 2. I have encountered such cases. The people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I am finished. I thank Ms Feehily for her time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank the staff of the Revenue Commissioners for coming before the committee. I was going to ask about the cheque option. The bank cannot process a cheque until the date that is on it. To use Ms Feehily's term, it cannot dip into the account. It is clear from the legislation the tax is due on 1 January, at which time it must be paid. Ms Feehily mentioned that people did not have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: Would Ms Feehily be happy if the date were changed through an amendment to the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: County and City Managers Association (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the CCMA delegation. I have questions and concerns about Irish Water. For now, the local authorities will have the service level agreements, SLAs. Have they a concern? As a former town and county councillor, I have a concern about this service. While the talk is about providing an integrated network, that would require cross-county connections in places such as Dublin. Some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the members of the delegation - Mr. Ryan, Councillor McCarthy, Councillor Callaghan, Councillor Meehan and Councillor Moylan. The presentation by the AMAI, as always, was well put together and thought out. The point I made about the difference with the North is that the numbers in the North under the review of public administration, RPA, would give 1,185 councillors in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: Could I please have your protection, Chairman, as I am discussing an issue with the delegation? I have not resolved how to handle the situation in which there are a number of large towns in an area. One could pick any county where there are three or four substantial towns with a population of approximately 6,000. How do the witnesses envisage such towns being best represented? Is it the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Reform of Local Government: Discussion
Association of County and City Councils (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the delegation. I am surprised by the statement that the reform will bring us to par in terms of the ratio of councillors to population. In fact, it does not; it drives it further out of line. I am not sure how these figures are being compared. In Denmark, there is one councillor for every 1,115 people and in France there is one for every 118 people; we will have one for every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Reform of Local Government: Discussion
Association of County and City Councils (7 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: They involve the powers to be devolved from central government, the powers that could be transferred from county managers or from executive to reserved functions, and a comment on the fact that there are only two representatives on regional authorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Nuclear Power Plants: Discussion with Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: The National Audit Office indicated that the tanks at Sellafield have deteriorated to such an extent that their contents pose a "significant risk" to people. There was no mention of meteorites or anything like that. The office stated that the actual condition of the tanks has deteriorated to the point that without ever being hit by a meteorite or Scud missile or anything else, their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Nuclear Power Plants: Discussion with Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank Dr. McGarry for her presentation and I thank the panel for attending. Dr. McGarry stated that there are no health risks and if that were to stack up it would be welcome. The concern I have is that there is a health risk and that there is also a risk to the food industry on this island. Globally there seems to be a move away from nuclear power but, according to the map produced by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (5 Nov 2013)

Brian Stanley: 627. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost benefit analysis that has been carried out on behalf of his Department on wind energy, in particular on the wind farms planned for the midlands. [46789/13]