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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reversing the cut of €148,274 to a project (details supplied); if he will consider meeting the project to discuss the serious implications this cut will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8962/12]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale applied when deciding to cut funding to a project (details supplied). [8963/12]

Action Plan for Jobs 2012: Statements (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, one of the most important debates of the past 11 months since we were elected as Deputies. We all agree that jobs must be the number one priority not just because they are important in the drive to get the economy back on track but also, and more important, to meet the needs of the people the economy should serve. I shall deal with IDA...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: That is Sticky propaganda.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Hold on to your Sticky propaganda.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: That is a Sticky lie.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health the contingency plan in place to address the staffing crisis in the mental health services as a result of the 400 front line nurses retiring, on top of the estimated 1,200 staff who have left posts in the mental health services in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/12]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8338/12]

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: I wish to share time with Deputies Colreavy and McLellan. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill. I firmly believe one cannot divorce the social from the economic, as economic decisions directly impact on people's lives. I note the previous speaker on the Government benches stated that people mattered in the Finance Bill but the problem is that they only matter a small bit. The...

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: We would not have handed it over to the banks. We would not have paid the Anglo Irish Bank promissory notes.

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: We would have reduced the burden on low earners by abolishing the universal social charge and taking half a million people out of the tax net. Our plan to introduce refund tax credits would have helped the poorest people in society, particularly those with gross earnings of less than €15,000 per annum. Our budget proposals would have removed the charge on medical card prescriptions. The...

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: A further £14.5 million has been provided for a child care strategy.

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: All this has been done even though the block grant from the Tory Government in Westminster has been cut by almost £5 billion.

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: It is a myth and a lie to say we cannot make decisions to protect the most vulnerable, the needy and the poor. We can cherish all the children of the nation equally if we choose to do so.

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Governments can do so by making the right choices. The social cannot be divorced from the economic - they have to be brought together. The economics of this Government would rest comfortably with the Tories.

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: I advise the Labour Party and Fine Gael not to rest easy on the laurels of office. People are angry. The cuts are having an effect. The Bill before the House will serve to increase that anger.

Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: We published our own comprehensive budget.

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (14 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total number of young persons currently in receipt of after care services from the Health Service Executive; the number of aftercare workers employed by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8057/12]

Written Answers — Constitutional Amendments: Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will introduce a children's rights referendum Bill. [8056/12]

Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Taoiseach about the promised legislation on Irish water. On Saturday last, the Irish Farmers' Journal carried a quotation from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, reporting him stating that Irish Water "will oversee everything to do with water and septic tanks across the country". I want the Taoiseach to clarify whether the Government has now decided...