Results 19,661-19,680 of 20,192 for speaker:Brian Stanley

Local Government Reform (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: We will not always agree but it is to be hoped we will have healthy exchanges. Question No. 34 is similar to Question No. 7. I would like to tease out the issue with the Minister but it is bit like the position with the septic tanks in that it is a case of trying to read the Minister's mind on this issue. That is the problem.

Local Government Reform (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: When coming into power with a huge majority, the Government said it would involve the Opposition and take reviews on board. However, the Minister comes in with a fait accompli and throws it on the table. The majority in the House will push it through while we are like bystanders with our mouths open and unable to do anything about it. I ask the Minister to take a different approach on this...

Local Government Reform (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: All parties, whether of the right, left or centre, have a great interest in local government. With regard to the powers, I ask the Minister to shift the balance back in favour of the elected members. I listened carefully to what he said about the elected members being the board of directors. That is the way it should be but it is not the way it is, and I ask him to change it. The Minister...

Community Development (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the way in which the €8 million in cuts to the local and community development programme have been made; and the impact these cuts will have on service delivery. [6035/12]

Community Development (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: I have one brief point. The programme is essential. In his reply, the Minister stated he would deliver key services and we agree with that. It is important for these groups to have some certainty around funding in order to maintain services. One finds with many of these groups that they have multiple sources of funding. Some of them have suffered a range of cuts. When one adds all the...

Environmental Policy (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 9: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if the erection of over ground cables such, as EirGrid is subject to environment impact statements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5908/12]

Environmental Policy (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: The issue of the erection of overhead power lines is causing huge angst across the country. There is a planned overhead power line in Ratheniska in County Laois, for example, causing concerns. If a power line is over 15 km, it is mandatory for an environmental impact statement to be provided by the developer. What are the Minister of State's views on undergrounding electrical power lines?...

Water Services (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 10: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will outline in detail, county by county, the programme for the installation of water meters; and the programme for the introduction of water charges. [5907/12]

Water Services (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: The consultation process will offer people the opportunity to make an input into this process. I will be sending in a submission. Has the Minister considered the issue of road-openings affecting the installation of water meters? Hundreds of thousands of these will have to be performed on footpaths and in housing estates. What will happen in an estate that has not been taken in charge by...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has agreed on a tendering process for the proposed pay-as-you-save contracts to insulate domestic and public buildings; and if so, to provide details in this regard. [6023/12]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 165: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has put in place to establish Ireland as a leading player in the global carbon market. [6024/12]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made on the commitment to introduce a single national building inspectorate service; if he will clarify whether this inspectorate will include fire safety and whether it will be answerable to local authorities. [6025/12]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contact he has had with Dublin City Council in his efforts to improve building regulations. [6026/12]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is of the utmost urgency to introduce legislation that establishes a new fire safety inspectorate and certification regime and which makes it mandatory for builders and architects to provide evidence of compliance with building regulations, including fire standards. [6027/12]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there has been a rationalisation impact assessment on household waste collection; and if he intends introducing a Bill to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he will meet the commitment to increase the stock of social housing with a diminishing capital budget as outlined in the report on infrastructural and capital investment. [6029/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is necessary for those applying for local authority housing to supply leases for all rented addresses over the past five years. [6030/12]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 172: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he plans to move towards zero-carbon homes. [6031/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when we can expect legislation that will allow local authorities to take housing estates in charge; and whether the legislation will make allowance for the financial implications for the relevant local authority. [6032/12]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Feb 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends amending the 2010 Planning and Development Act to rebalance power towards elected representatives and the public. [6033/12]