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Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he plans to use to modernise local government that are underway in parallel with the efficiency local government review group's recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24092/11]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that changes to the waste management regulations here do not result in increased costs to householders. [24275/11]

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 2: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a publicly funded septic tank registration, inspection and retrofitting scheme, including a scheme of grants, in order to comply with the 1975 Council Directive on Waste, as amended, which the European Court of Justice has ruled that Ireland breached in 2009; and if he will make a...

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: I am glad to see the Minister is in good form after the summer and the good results and good harvest in Kilkenny.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: We support the need to protect groundwater. There is no equivocation on that. We must do it. We also agree that this situation has been hanging over us since 2009 and it must be addressed. However, we must be careful about charges in the current climate. All wedges have a thin and thick end. A sum of €50 might appear to be a modest amount but we are talking about rural families with...

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: I will quickly come to that. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle should give me a minute, as he gave to the last speaker. There is a regime in other jurisdictions, particularly in the North, under which people do not pay. There is another example in Scotland. We support the risk-based approach as it is necessary to protect groundwater. Local authorities have a significant number of engineers and,...

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: I have questions for the Minister on a number of points and this is the only opportunity to ask those questions. Is it his intention to introduce an income based grant scheme? Will there be a registration fee or will it be an inspection fee? Will it be an annual fee or three yearly fee? Will the local authorities carry out the inspections?

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: With regard to the maintenance regime for septic tanks, will householders be required to keep a maintenance log for de-sludging and so forth? What are the Minister's intentions in that regard? To clarify the issue of the registration fee and inspection fee, are they one and the same or will there simply be a registration fee and no inspection fee thereafter?

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Will householders have to keep a maintenance log?

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way he plans to promote greater co-operation between local authorities to promote the arts and develop cultural tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a rule regarding private pensions that would allow a person who has not yet reached 65 years and who has in excess of €20,000 in a pension fund can only draw down the first quarter which is tax free but may not draw down the remainder if the total remaining figure is in excess of €20,000 but may drawn down...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason public sector pension levies are deducted from the salaries of a range of workers who will not benefit form a public sector pension, including part-time tutors with the vocational education committees and those working in State sponsored agencies; if these workers will be reimbursed the deducted money on reaching...

Written Answers — Forbairt na Gaeltachta: Forbairt na Gaeltachta (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 450: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil cad é an plean atá ag an Rialtas le haghaidh Mheitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [21791/11]

Written Answers — Small Claims Procedures: Small Claims Procedures (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is provision for a service provider who has not been paid for a service to seek redress in the Small Claims Court; the measures of redress available to a small service provider where the amount sought is less than €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22084/11]

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: That is good.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Instruction to Committee (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I do.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 9: In page 4, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "3.--Section 12(1) of the Act of 1987 is amended-- (a) in paragraph (a) by substituting-- (i) "€8,000" for "£1,000" in both places where it occurs, and (ii) "€800" for "£100", and (b) in paragraph (b) by substituting-- (i) "€800,000" for "£10,000", and (ii) "€8,000" for "£1,000". While we welcome...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: On the basis of the Minister's statement that he will be able to increase the fines periodically, I will withdraw my amendment.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: "3.--For the purposes of clarity, the offences regarding sealing and labelling of fuel bags as set out in the Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Marketing, Sale and Distribution of Fuels) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 118/1998), and Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Marketing, Sale and Distribution of Fuels) (Amendment) Regulations...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Brian Stanley: Yes. It is not necessary to label or seal these bags because customers in the fuel depot can recognise whether the contents are firewood or ordinary peat or, as it is called down the country, turf. However, we support the labelling and sealing of bags of smokeless and other fuels such as ordinary and anthracite coal that might look like smokeless fuel. Will the Minister accept my amendment...