Parliamentary questions

Library Projects

Brian Stanley

76. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding for new and refurbished libraries will be withheld for specific projects in which a council decides against the implementation of the staffless libraries initiative. [37803/16]

Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements

Brian Stanley

195. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person that holds a full driving licence from another jurisdiction such as Kazakhstan, and now holds a learner permit here, must complete 12 driving lessons before applying for a full driving licence. [37790/16]

Post Office Network

Brian Stanley

23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Kerr report; and the immediate actions being taken to preserve the post office network here. [32042/16]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brian Stanley

680. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the performance output of energy generated by Mount Lucas Wind Farm, County Offaly. [36876/16]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Brian Stanley

681. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will appoint the final Government appointee to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; the timeframe for the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36877/16]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Brian Stanley

682. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will appoint the final Government appointee to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; if not, the reasons for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36878/16]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Brian Stanley

683. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are currently any complaints lodged with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland that cannot be assessed, answered or adjudicated on in view of the fact that the final Government appointee has not been selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36879/16]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Brian Stanley

684. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the vetting process or assessment criteria for appointees to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland; if conflicts of interest are taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36880/16]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Brian Stanley

685. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times members of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland have had to remove themselves from assessing, answering or adjudicating on a complaint due to a conflict of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36881/16]

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

Brian Stanley

686. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publicly advertise for the position on the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, for which the Government has an appointee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36882/16]

Postal Codes

Brian Stanley

687. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he requested the public broadcasting of advertisements on both television and radio promoting the use of Eircode during emergency situations; and if so, the reason the public advertisements do not carry any endorsement by his Department. [36883/16]

Postal Codes

Brian Stanley

688. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it was more appropriate to use public funds to run public awareness campaigns advising persons to ensure their Eircode is correct. [36884/16]

Postal Codes

Brian Stanley

689. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Eircode has carried out an assessment of the accuracy of the Eircode postcodes assigned to households. [36885/16]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Brian Stanley

400. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called to have a procedure carried out at St. James's Hospital, Dublin. [35796/16]

Long Stay Residential Units

Brian Stanley

418. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will review the section of the long stay contribution scheme that allows a person to retain only €33 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35911/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Brian Stanley

45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the income cap for eligibility for those applying for social housing. [35227/16]

Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the percentage of the 2016 capital allocation for new builds and house purchases that was expended in the first nine months of 2016; and if he will provide a breakdown per local authority of spending. [35226/16]

Minor Works Scheme

Brian Stanley

139. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the minor works grants will be paid to primary schools in 2016. [34147/16]

Crime Prevention

Brian Stanley

96. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to roll out a scheme of funding through her Department to assist community alert groups to install closed circuit television cameras. [33554/16]

Library Services Data

Brian Stanley

195. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the gender breakdown using the staffless libraries in the three libraries where the scheme has been operating in Tubbercurry, Tullamore and Banagher. [33438/16]

Library Services Funding

Brian Stanley

196. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is a condition of approval for funding for new and refurbished libraries that the relevant local authority must accept that the facility will be an out-of-hours staffless library. [33439/16]

Library Services Data

Brian Stanley

197. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the operating and maintenance costs per annum of the equipment and utilities that accrue in the libraries piloted for the staffless scheme. [33441/16]

Civil Legal Aid

Brian Stanley

75. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department will increase the income ceiling for those applying for free legal aid from the current level of €18,000 per annum disposable income, as this prevents many low-income workers and those on low pensions and so on from qualifying. [32612/16]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Expenditure

Brian Stanley

172. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the pilot schemes of funding for CCTV cameras for community alert schemes. [32618/16]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brian Stanley

76. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will bring forward the construction of a new building for a school (details supplied); and the timeline for this project. [32412/16]

Media Pluralism

Brian Stanley

10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has read a recently published report (details supplied) on the concentration of media ownership here; his views on the monopolisation of the media market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/16]

Mobile Telephony Services

Brian Stanley

23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to improve the quality of mobile telephone coverage here. [32043/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Brian Stanley

24. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to ensure Ireland meets its targets under the Paris agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32045/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brian Stanley

27. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the procurement process for the national broadband plan will be complete; and the estimated ratio of public to private spending on the project. [32044/16]

Brexit Issues

Brian Stanley

34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which it is estimated Ireland's gas supply will be affected by Britain's exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32041/16]

Hospital Services

Brian Stanley

62. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to transfer maternity services from Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and if such matters are being considered by his Department and the HSE. [30304/16]

Hospital Services

Brian Stanley

126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a date for the publication of the report on the future of services at Portlaoise Regional Hospital. [30305/16]

Hospital Appointments Status

Brian Stanley

392. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment at Tullamore hospital. [30226/16]

School Transport Expenditure

Brian Stanley

67. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; and if his Department will consider increasing funding to the scheme in line with the recommendation of a charity (details supplied) of €5 million resulting in the abolition of fees for parents. [30152/16]

Schools Building Projects

Brian Stanley

22. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in resolving the issues that are delaying a new school (details supplied). [28359/16]

School Patronage

Brian Stanley

23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding the patronage of the proposed new secondary school in Portlaoise. [28358/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

77. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28998/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by her Department or seconded to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28996/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

153. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28992/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

213. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28990/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28991/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

314. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28997/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

331. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28993/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

342. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department. [28661/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

482. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28994/16]

Electricity Generation

Brian Stanley

572. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken by his Department to ensure that small micro generation projects such as the gas extraction at Kyletalesha landfill at Portlaoise are connected to the national grid. [28662/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

574. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28988/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

608. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed by her Department or seconded to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28995/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

615. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff employed by her Department or seconded to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28987/16]

Departmental Staff Data

Brian Stanley

618. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28989/16]