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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Mar 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider her decision, announced in Pathways to Work to cut the jobseeker's benefit payments to persons who have had their working week reduced as a consequence of the recession; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the reason most persons are combining part-time work with social welfare is that they had their...

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (1 Mar 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider her plans to privatise social welfare services announced in Pathways to Work; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that before she took the decision to go down this route that in January 2012 the British National Audit Office stated that the British Department for Work and Pensions had grossly...

Leaders' Questions (1 Mar 2012)

Brian Stanley: What about the Greeks?

Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Brian Stanley: Regarding mortgage arrears, around the corner this morning in the Shelbourne Hotel-----

Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Brian Stanley: If the Ceann Comhairle bears with me I will explain. There is an auction in the Shelbourne Hotel where repossessed properties are being sold, including family homes in my constituency. We have a crisis, with one in nine private mortgages in serious trouble and four in ten local authority loans in arrears of three months or more. We have had the Keane report and 12 months of Dáil sittings....

Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Brian Stanley: I want the Tánaiste to do something about this issue, on which the Government promised measures. I have raised it consistently. People are at their wits' end. I want the Tánaiste to tell me good news.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (29 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to enhance our competitiveness through supporting green technologies. [11330/12]

State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: It is a far different situation there.

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important topic. This debate comes at a time when the Government plans to sell off strategic State assets. We only have to look into the not too distant past to see history repeating itself. Eircom, the State communications company, was worth €8.4 billion at the time of its privatisation. It was hived off amid huge controversy and now the...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (23 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he collates the pay, pension and allowances data of vocational educational committee employees. [10044/12]

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (22 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to appoint someone from a company (details supplied) to the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, advisory board; if he will outline if such an appointment will be made from the advisory company or the investment company; if he believes a conflict of interest will arise as a result someone from this company being on the NAMA...

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees that allowing a company (details supplied) to be eligible for purchasing bank assets in Irish Bank Resolution Corporation after providing loan sale advice to IBRC would undermine international confidence in transparency of bank asset sales in Ireland; if he agrees that international perception amongst investors would be that this...

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Trees are worth money. They are the assets.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government about the long delay in enabling community and voluntary groups and enterprises to draw down their awarded grants which is causing hardship to those groups and individuals; if he has made a decision or when he is going to make a decision as to the mechanism to be used to administer the Rural Development...

Written Answers — Garda Retirement: Garda Retirement (21 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 537: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí seeking early retirement in County Laois. [9776/12]

Written Answers — Garda Telecommunications: Garda Telecommunications (21 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in County Laois that have access to broadband; and the number that do not have access to broadband. [9777/12]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (21 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have been allocated to Ballyfermot, Dublin Metropolitan Region, in 2010, 2011 and 2012. [9778/12]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (21 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria by which the decision was made to reduce the opening hours for Sundrive Garda station, Dublin Metropolitan Region; and if there is an opportunity to reverse the decision. [9779/12]

Olympic Games (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the efforts he has made with the relevant agencies to maximise the tourism potential for Ireland of the London Olympics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/12]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that fares for public transport companies are not raised beyond that laid out as acceptable by his Department. [8614/12]