Results 19,421-19,440 of 20,454 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Other Questions: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: My question is about the regulations. Can the Minister give a guarantee that the regulations will not evolve into a stricter form of regulation if the EPA or the European Commission insists on the enforcement of stricter regulations in a year's time?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: It is not easy. It is also very costly.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: On the question of outsourcing, the Minister made reference to the age profile of outdoor staff in local authorities. What is the intention of the Department in this regard? The logic of what the Minister has said is that the recruitment embargo will have to be lifted. There are some local engineering areas in which there are only eight to ten workers. The local authorities will have to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: There are 27, which is far too many. However, there is a heavy cost associated with amalgamation, of which the Minister should be aware. I ask him to address the questions of staff numbers and outsourcing.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the proposed local government reforms, the way in which the €420m savings will be made; and the time frame for these savings and the cost of the introduction of district councils and proposed mergers of the three local authorities. [46513/12]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: This is the first time we have had an opportunity to comment on the announcement on local government reform. From my party's point of view, there is a need to reform local government. We may not agree totally on the nature of the reform but there was a need to deal with the multiplicity of outdated structures. What is important is the powers and functions that we give to what is there, how...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: I ask the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to give me a minute. I am not too sure the cost of amalgamations have been factored in. There is the cost of making 500 staff redundant because that will involve a pensions cost. There is also the cost of outsourcing services. Does the Minister anticipate services being outsourced? The Minister might address those three questions on the amalgamation cost,...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Local Government Reform (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: For the record, I welcome the shared HR and the shared payroll.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role that local authorities will take in the regulation of the domestic waste collection industry. [46070/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (23 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe and costing for the installation of domestic water meters. [46071/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (18 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that the National Recovery Plan 2010 explicitly recognises the tourist industry as labour intensive, his plans to maximise job opportunities and foreign revenue earnings in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45127/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Credit Availability (18 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to help taxi drivers source credit for upgrades to their vehicles in the interest of public safety. [45130/12]
- Home Help and Home Care Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: The programme for Government states that the Government is the first in the history of the State that is committed to developing a universal single tier health service which guarantees access to medical care based on need and not income. It goes on to state that investment in the supply of more and better care for older people in the community and in residential settings will be a priority....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: In respect of the property tax, what range is the Minister talking about? I do not expect exact figures today because it will be a feature of the budget, but are we talking about €100 to €200 or €200 to €600? In respect of GDP, the Minister projected there would be 0.7% increase in the budgeting process this year. In respect of GNP, what is the projected figure...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: If the figure was €700 per household, one could collect €1 billion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: A figure of €700 per household-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: But the Government is going to collect-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: The Minister said that, excluding the cost of the support for the banking sector, the deficit was about 9% of GDP and that the Government is on course to achieve the 3% target. What is the rough cost of the support for the banking sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: I know that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: 2013 Allocations for Public Expenditure - Finance Vote Group: Discussion with Minister for Finance (17 Oct 2012)
Brian Stanley: How much is it roughly?