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Select Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Department of Defence (Revised) (29 Jan 2014)

David Stanton: ...relates to allowances. Again, there is a slight reduction under this subhead. Subhead A.5 relates to the Reserve Defence Force, RDF. I note that the provisional outturn for last year was €1.9 million, that spending exceeded this and that a further increase is provided for this year. I presume changes are happening in the context of the RDF.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

David Stanton: We talk about fairness and progressiveness, but the income tax system is extremely fair. Some 19% of tax is paid by the top 1% of earners, while 41% is paid by the top 5% of earners. Some 77% of tax is paid by the top 23% of earners, while 14% of workers do not pay any tax at all. That is impressive and progressive. The Minister for Social Protection is doing a very good job. The...

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2013)

David Stanton: ...time out of number. The Bill serves to address this problem. I call on the Minister to address an issue that was reported about in the newspapers this morning. An allegation was made that 649,509 summonses were not served between 2009 and 2012. That amounts to 39% of 1.7 million summonses issued by the Courts Service during that period. This is an important issue and we need to get to...

Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (28 Sep 2011)

David Stanton: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to the €5 million applied research centre in cloud computing announced in May 2011, if he will provide details of its location, staff and expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26527/11]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2009)

David Stanton: ...rules, brought in light touch regulation and let the banks do what they wished. No changes were made up to 2004. The High Court inspectors to inquire into NIB were appointed on 30 March 1998 and 15 June 1998. As far back as 1998 we knew there was a problem with the banking culture. Yet in 2001 the Government of the day changed to light touch regulation and took its eye off the ball...

Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)

David Stanton: Only 5% of patients are admitted to hospital within two hours of stroke onset. Why is that the case? The Irish Heart Foundation report states there were only 12 stroke unit beds nationally and that 30% of hospitals do not have routine access to CT scanning within 48 hours of someone having a stroke. Why is that the case? Following ten years in power and with huge amounts of money...

Written Answers — Social Partnership: Social Partnership (20 Nov 2007)

David Stanton: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the €5 million budget for young carers will be introduced as promised in Towards 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29713/07]

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

David Stanton: ...it will add to the worries of those who have worked all their lives. Such a fear could cause them to hand their houses over earlier to avoid this death tax. The fuel allowance was increased by €5 last year but only €4 this year. I expected the same increase at least this year because fuel prices have increased so much. From January, however, the number of free units of electricity...

Energy Sector: Motion. (9 May 2006)

David Stanton: ...have an impact on transport energy and the energy required for production of electricity. The transport sector has been recognised recently with the decision to alleviate the duty payment on seven million litres of biodiesel and rapeseed oil. As Deputy Connaughton said, the Government did not start to appreciate the importance of this area until very recently. The submission made by the...

Council of Europe Development Bank Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (16 Nov 2004)

David Stanton: I am pleased to speak briefly on this important Bill. As Deputy Richard Bruton stated earlier in the debate, Fine Gael supports this Bill. The Council of Europe Development Bank was established in 1956. It is the oldest international financial institution in Europe and the only one with an exclusively social vocation. My interest in this Bill stems from its social vocation. Its main field of...