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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department works with local authorities in the delivery of services; and if so, the details of same. [42569/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Services Provision (4 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department engage with local authorities in the provision of services and if so the details of same. [42590/12]

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: First, I compliment the Technical Group for bringing forward this motion. It is timely, as a new Minister of State has been appointed. I offer him comhghairdeas and wish him well in his new position. He has responsibility for the implementation of the national drugs strategy. I hope he gives it more attention than some of his predecessors, who did not give it sufficient attention. Drug...

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Is it the Government's intention to publish the water services (miscellaneous provisions) Bill? There are two issues. The local authority professional officers body estimates the cost of water meters will be €1.2 billion and the installation date has been moved there times.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: But this is relevant. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government gave a date of 2014.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Bord Gáis has said it will be 2015 and the date is constantly moved.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I want the Minister for Education and Skills to talk to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government because he is not listening to me when I raise this.

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: In Britain, ten or 12 years after their introduction, the meters still have not been installed by the private companies. Is it intended to continue with this Bill?

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: They are more complex than the Minister realises.

Leaders' Questions (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: Labour stated it would burn the lot of them.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the efforts he has made to resolve the outstanding issues in relation to turf cutting; the engagement he has had with the Turf Cutters Contracts Association and with other stakeholders and with officials at a European level; and the way he proposes to bring the situation to a successful conclusion; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga (3 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir lena mianta ó thaobh thodhchaí Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga. [41978/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: I note the Housing Finance Agency, HFA, has reserves of €74 million. However, it must pay back the money it has borrowed commercially. Is that an incentive for the agency to be putting the squeeze on local authorities and the Department to come up with solutions? Last year, arrears over 90 days on shared ownership houses stood at 38%. I have no reason to believe that has changed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To date, the Department has been slow in coming up with solutions, however.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Discussion with Housing Finance Agency (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: The agency has set out a number of measures to deal with the issue of shared ownership loans, including extending the current mortgage loan term, allowing interest-only repayments and allowing interest-only repayments for partial redemption. Are these measures sufficient given that exactly one year ago, 38.9% of shared ownership loans were in arrears of 90 days or more? These figures,...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date in implementing the Forfás jobs plan for the South East. [41615/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to ensure the rights of workers regardless of migration status. [41616/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Severe Weather Events Response (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of financial humanitarian assistance allocated as a result of severe flooding last autumn that has been allocated on a national and county wide basis; the amount of the average allocation; and if an appeal mechanism exists to challenge unsatisfactory allocations. [41399/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that are liable to register their septic tank have registered and paid the required fee. [41880/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Remuneration (2 Oct 2012)

Brian Stanley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff in his Department that earn in excess of €100,000 and if he will specify their earnings. [41881/12]