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Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Brian Stanley
378. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if travel from the Isle of Man will be restricted or subject to rules similar to travel to and from the UK under the new arrangements. [18268/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Planning Issues
Brian Stanley
20. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to address the failure of Bord na Móna to get planning consent to have an orderly wind down of peat harvesting in the coming years. [17132/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brian Stanley
65. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the temporary rent freeze which is currently in place for a further 30 months will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17131/20]
Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Brian Stanley
182. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the anomaly will be addressed in the pandemic unemployment payment for taxi drivers that having had proven earnings in excess of €350 per week in 2019 are now on the reduced rate of €203; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17949/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Brian Stanley
88. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 931 of 20 May 2020, if the total of €40,427,264, including VAT, referred to includes internal staff costs or just external costs. [16744/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Brian Stanley
89. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the better energy warmer homes scheme is still open; and if so, the amount of its budget allocation that remains. [16745/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Brian Stanley
90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the better energy homes programme is still open; and if so, the amount of its budget allocation that remains. [16746/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Brian Stanley
91. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the community areas housing efficiency strand is still open; and if so, the amount of its budget allocation that remains. [16747/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brian Stanley
450. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the anomaly in the pandemic unemployment payment in the case of musicians who despite having had proven earnings in excess of €350 per week in 2019 are now on the reduced rate of €203. [16513/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Medical Cards
Brian Stanley
627. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the increased income thresholds for over-70s medical cards in budget 2020 will be given effect. [16616/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Better Energy Communities Programme
Brian Stanley
61. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the SEAI community energy upgrade grants will be reintroduced. [16194/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Disabilities Assessments
Brian Stanley
141. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Laois awaiting assessments for intellectual disabilities, including autism. [16188/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Disabilities Assessments
Brian Stanley
142. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Offaly awaiting assessments for intellectual disabilities, including autism. [16189/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Speech and Language Therapy
Brian Stanley
143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Laois on the waiting list for speech and language therapy; and the number waiting more than one, two and three years, respectively. [16190/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Speech and Language Therapy
Brian Stanley
144. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Offaly on the waiting list for speech and language therapy; and the number waiting more than one, two and three years, respectively. [16191/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Occupational Therapy
Brian Stanley
145. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Laois on the waiting list for occupational therapy; and the number waiting more than one, two and three years, respectively. [16192/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Occupational Therapy
Brian Stanley
146. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Offaly on the waiting list for occupational therapy; and the number waiting more than one, two and three years, respectively. [16193/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Public Private Partnerships
Brian Stanley
319. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total and individual Departmental cost in 2019 for public private partnerships for schools and education facilities, hospitals, health related facilities, roads and other transport infrastructure and housing projects. [14726/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme
Brian Stanley
742. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible to facilitate families without Internet access to apply for back to school grants on hard copy applications. [15292/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Home Help Service
Brian Stanley
1312. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the home services provided by HSE staff and home services provided by agencies for 2019 in terms of hours. [16023/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Home Help Service
Brian Stanley
1313. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the home services provided in hours by HSE staff and home services provided by agencies to date in 2020. [16024/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Just Transition Fund
Brian Stanley
68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding provided for the just transition fund; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Just Transition Fund
Brian Stanley
69. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding provided for the peatlands rehabilitation scheme; the amount spent to date; if his Department has created the targeted number of 70 jobs in year one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Just Transition Fund
Brian Stanley
267. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding provided for the aggregated housing upgrade scheme; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14327/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Student Grant Scheme
Brian Stanley
243. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme by which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents but subsequently gets married during the period of their third-level education but are still assessed as a dependent of their parents. [13627/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Co-operative Sector
Brian Stanley
343. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of worker cooperatives that received funding in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the amount of funding that each received. [13102/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Beef Industry
Brian Stanley
589. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including Northern Ireland as part the Bord Bia protected geographical indication application for Irish grass-fed beef from the European Commission; and if not, the reason for the position. [13127/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Beef Industry
Brian Stanley
590. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with his Northern Ireland counterpart regarding the Bord Bia protected geographical indication application for Irish grass-fed beef from the European Commission. [13128/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Social Enterprise Sector
Brian Stanley
788. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of social enterprises that received funding in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the amount of funding that each received. [13103/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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HSE Staff
Brian Stanley
478. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 619 of 13 May 2020, the steps being taken to replace agency staff with directly employed HSE staff in cases in which agency staff are filling these positions on a full-time basis for in excess of five years and there is no variation in hours worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Beef Industry
Brian Stanley
738. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef producer organisations that are now approved and recognised by his Department. [10579/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Beef Industry
Brian Stanley
739. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being put in place to support the development of beef producer organisations. [10580/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brian Stanley
938. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications made to the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises by organisations based in County Laois. [10590/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brian Stanley
939. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications made to the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises by organisations based in County Offaly. [10591/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Social Enterprise Sector
Brian Stanley
940. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding released to successful applicants from the Social Enterprise Development Fund 2018 to 2020 to date. [10596/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Social Enterprise Sector
Brian Stanley
941. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of social enterprises in counties Laois and Offaly that have been awarded a grant from the social enterprise development fund; and the value of the grants. [10597/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Brian Stanley
996. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if participants on community employment schemes can continue to do worthwhile work in their community, such as grass cutting and general maintenance in the public areas of housing estates. [10979/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Brian Stanley
128. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to restart safe pass courses and certification for the course issued in view of the fact a number of persons are awaiting to start employment. [9850/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Brian Stanley
331. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections of meat plants carried out to date by the infection outbreak control team; the number of different plants inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9762/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Brian Stanley
332. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of announced and unannounced inspections, respectively of meat plants that have been carried out by the infection outbreak control team. [9763/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Brian Stanley
333. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if all workers will be tested when a cluster appears in a meat plant; and if workers of such facilities should only return to work when they have been cleared of Covid-19. [9764/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Primary Care Centres
Brian Stanley
380. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date in the provision of primary care centre in counties Laois and Offaly; and his plans to provide them in each municipal district of the two counties. [10045/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Brian Stanley
458. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether all further inspections of meat plants should be carried out unannounced; and if not, the reason for having announced inspections. [9765/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Sports Events
Brian Stanley
473. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if pigeon racing can resume in phase 2 under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if trainers from Northern Ireland can transport pigeons here to be released in races. [10012/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Brian Stanley
541. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when all public tennis courts will reopen (details supplied). [9725/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Brian Stanley
649. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an alteration will be made to the pandemic unemployment payment conditions in order to allow a person in receipt of the payment to travel outside the State to attend a family funeral. [9886/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Driver Test
Brian Stanley
957. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the matter of persons that passed their driver test in early March 2020 that cannot receive their licence due to office closures as a result of Covid-19 (details supplied). [9264/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Pension Levy
Brian Stanley
87. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to removing or altering the levy applied to occupational pensions of those who worked in semi-State companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5975/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Tax Collection
Brian Stanley
94. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in carbon tax in each of the years 2018 and 2019, respectively. [6161/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Brian Stanley
522. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the HSA will carry out inspections of all meat plants here. [6188/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Brian Stanley
730. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for capital works for St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois. [6162/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Brian Stanley
731. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated for capital works for Abbeyleix Hospital, County Laois. [6163/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Beef Industry
Brian Stanley
843. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an immediate meeting of the beef task force. [5824/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Brian Stanley
884. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider further extending the completion deadline for TAMS projects. [6185/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Brian Stanley
885. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans will be put in place to test all workers in meat plants each day for Covid-19. [6186/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Brian Stanley
886. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans being put in place to provide workers in meat plants with full PPE equipment. [6187/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Brian Stanley
887. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the HIQA will carry out inspections of all meat plants here. [6188/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Organic Farming Scheme
Brian Stanley
888. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening the organic farming scheme. [6189/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Brian Stanley
890. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason donkeys cannot satisfy 100% of the stocking rate requirement for ANC grants; and if he will consider increasing the current ratio of 50%. [6365/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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National Broadband Plan Expenditure
Brian Stanley
931. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on the national broadband plan over the past five years (details supplied); and the total internal costs incurred by his Department to date on the project. [6160/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Tax Reliefs Eligibility
Brian Stanley
93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to altering the tax relief on third-level fees to enable teachers who undertake a third-level course to receive tax relief on the full amount of course fees and registration fees that they pay. [5101/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Audiology Services Waiting Lists
Brian Stanley
475. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting audiology services in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number waiting more than six and 12 months and in excess of two years, respectively. [4063/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Audiology Services Waiting Lists
Brian Stanley
609. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for children to access child audiology services by county in tabular form [4576/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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HSE Staff Data
Brian Stanley
619. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are agency staff employed as clerical officers within the HSE filling posts since 2014; and the steps being taken to address same [4600/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme
Brian Stanley
155. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it will be ensured that the flood relief capital work programme includes the Whitehorse River Mountrath, County Laois. [3373/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Flood Relief Schemes Status
Brian Stanley
166. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the timeline for flood relief in Mountmellick, County Laois will be accelerated in view of the recent flooding and the increased risk to homes and businesses. [3568/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Brian Stanley
287. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be assessed for inclusion in a school capital budget programme in view of its serious structural problems. [3388/20]
Thu, 5 Mar 2020
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Emergency Works Scheme Applications
Brian Stanley
305. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure a school (details supplied) receives approval for urgent work to be carried out on the roof and on the electrical and sewage systems. [3570/20]