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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: I asked a question about guidelines versus regulations in terms of county development plans and why the group thinks there is a movement outside of those areas. I accept the point made about strategic infrastructure. The companies seem to be blatant about what they are doing and aggravating local communities. Why does the group think they are doing that rather than going to areas where...

Other Questions: School Enrolments (8 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will identify the schools that will be eligible to apply for a derogation pursuant to regulation 15 of the Education Acts 1998 and 2013, Admission Policies of Schools and Related Matters Regulations 2013 (Draft Regulations Content of Policy); if the regulations will be commenced in the current academic year; if he will provide any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: A question was asked on regulations or guidelines. What are the witnesses' views on that? On the moratorium and the legality, I would be happy enough to have it tested and have them propose that we all sign up to it in the Dáil. If the Attorney General says it is not legal we can bring in emergency guidelines for a distance of 2 km for six months until we get proper regulations in...

Other Questions: Legislative Programme (8 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the unimplemented aspects of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act. [42203/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Location of Wind Turbines: Discussion (8 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the statement supplied to us by the delegation. What is a reasonable set-back distance? We have the guidelines which specify a maximum of 500. The plan is that County Laois, where I live, and County Offaly will be populated with these turbines very quickly and local people are very concerned about this. What does the panel consider is a reasonable set-back? I am also concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (8 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 445. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in the case of a person who is Garda vetted and moves to another employer that person has to go through the process all over again, if it is possible for one vetting process to cover a person for a specified period of time which would apply to all employers, voluntary groups and clubs. [42044/13]

Order of Business (3 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: I am just asking the question.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: This time last year we had the launch of the document, Putting People First, on local government reform. When will the heads of the local government Bill come before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht for discussion, as requested by the Chairman and members? Will it devolve powers from fortress Custom House to local councils and from unelected county...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (3 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the submissions from Bank of Ireland, AIB and PTSB following the Mercer report; and the reason the assertion that would include a substantial contribution from the leadership of the banks on pay and pensions has not materialised. [41511/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the independent audit by the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman published in February 2013 of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation's lending to the financial sector, in particular its concerns over the IFC’s use of financial intermediaries and lack of adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (2 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 77. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details on his Department’s recent pledge of €700,000 in humanitarian aid to Mali; the person who will receive the funding; and the way it will it be spent. [41160/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: Some 100%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: I will be brief. To rent over a ten-year period will cost the State and the tenant a great deal of money. Houses are cheap now. We built thousands of houses during the recessions of the 1930s and 1950s. A tenant will not have a permanent home. Building or buying would provide that home. The local authority would have a valuable asset to rent for years, after which it could sell the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: I thank Dr. Michelle Norris, Mr. Brian O'Gorman from Clúid and Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin from the Department for attending. Regarding the Housing Finance Agency, HFA, Dr. Norris or Mr. O'Leary might outline the process for handling loans for individuals through the local authorities because how it works can be a bit of a mystery. A person applies for a loan, having been refused by a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: If the PRTB takes over the regulatory role of the witnesses' sector, are they concerned about its ability to be able to do that? I am aware that complaints to the PRTB currently are being processed at a snail's pace. It is not its fault entirely because, if I am correct, its staff number has decreased to below 40. I am again open to correction but, according to an answer given last year,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the targets he has for emerging tourism markets, in particular China, India, Brazil, Russia and south-east Asia; and the strategies that exist to ensure Ireland increases its penetration of these markets. [40892/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Women's Participation in Sport (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the relatively low number of women participating in sports; the initiatives he is taking to rectify that imbalance; and the strategies that exist to encourage more women to participate in sport. [40895/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed water rates will be subject to VAT. [40998/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (1 Oct 2013)

Brian Stanley: 456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has decided to cut funding to Dublin City Council for the provision of housing adaptation grants for persons with disabilities or other special needs; if he will provide a breakdown of the funding that has been provided to Dublin City Council for housing adaptation in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the amount that has been...