Parliamentary questions

Closed-Circuit Television Systems Provision

Brian Stanley

108. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide a support scheme for community alert groups that wish to erect CCTV cameras in their locality to follow on from the successful pilot scheme. [8644/17]

Court Accommodation Provision

Brian Stanley

109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress which has been made by her Department in working with the Office of Public Works to secure a site and begin planning for a new courthouse in Portlaoise. [8645/17]

Energy Regulation

Brian Stanley

584. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the provision of bulk liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, remains the sole energy utility not under scrutiny of the Commission for Energy Regulation; and if he has satisfied himself that with only two providers servicing the bulk LPG market, adequate competition exists in the supply of this utility. [8167/17]

Information and Communications Technology

Brian Stanley

590. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to encourage an increase in usage of the Eircode system; and if any consideration has been given to amending the current system for this purpose. [8647/17]

Autism Support Services

Brian Stanley

127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location a person (details supplied) can obtain the necessary supports they urgently require. [7878/17]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Brian Stanley

234. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health whether a person (details supplied) has been placed on a waiting list for an MRI scan at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if so, the expected time the person will be waiting. [7883/17]

Social and Affordable Housing

Brian Stanley

242. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason a person on a social housing waiting list for five or six years, who moves a few miles to a different county to rent and apply for the HAP scheme, must reapply to go on the waiting list in the other county and go back to the bottom of the list; and if he will consider changing this policy (details supplied). [6965/17]

Rent Controls

Brian Stanley

257. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the towns in County Kildare that are covered by the new rent controls; and if there are plans to extend these controls to other towns in the county in which rents are increasing rapidly. [7152/17]

Bord na Móna

Brian Stanley

607. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policies his Department is putting in place on the future use of Bord na Móna bogs and facilities at Kilberry, County Kildare, and Coolnamona, County Laois. [7153/17]

National Educational Psychological Service

Brian Stanley

84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names and locations of the 24 schools in County Laois which are without access to a NEPS psychologist. [6417/17]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brian Stanley

36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the procurement process and delivery of the national broadband plan; and if he foresees any problems that may inhibit or create difficulty in the successful roll-out of the broadband network to the intervention areas. [6091/17]

Waste Disposal Charges

Brian Stanley

38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the implementation of pay-by-weight bin charges; and the protections that will be in place for low-income households. [6092/17]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Brian Stanley

80. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of the planned new facility at a nursing home (details supplied) using the public private partnership model; and if his Department has sought costings to have it constructed by way of a direct tender for design and build. [4268/17]

Hospitals Building Programme

Brian Stanley

140. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if Abbeyleix Hospital will be included in the capital programme; and the plans there are to refurbish, upgrade and extend the facility. [4267/17]

Planning Issues

Brian Stanley

280. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is any limit to the number of times a developer can apply for planning permission for wind turbine development at a specific site. [4333/17]

Approved Housing Bodies

Brian Stanley

289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason ten houses (details supplied) in Cluainín, Mountrath, County Laois, have been left idle for three years. [3942/17]

Energy Policy

Brian Stanley

681. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level by which CO2 emissions have been reduced in Ireland as a result of the wind energy sector. [4332/17]

Fishing Licences

Brian Stanley

682. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Inland Fisheries Ireland has received a fishing licence application from a club (details supplied) to permit fishing on Pallas Lake, County Offaly; and if so the status of this application. [4334/17]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Brian Stanley

101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide ASD units in a school (details supplied) to cater for those girls that finish in the preschool units and are not able or ready to attend mainstream classes. [2273/17]

Social and Affordable Housing

Brian Stanley

482. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow tenants of approved housing bodies to buy their homes as per a scheme similar to the one that is available to local authority tenants. [41658/16]

Planning Issues

Brian Stanley

503. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will prioritise the establishment of a planning aid service such as that in place in the UK since 2004. [1308/17]

Museum Projects

Brian Stanley

783. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will arrange the return on loan or on a permanent basis of the Mace of Athy, which was purchased and is now in a museum in San Antonio, Texas, USA. [1309/17]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Brian Stanley

997. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if full medical card holders should have to pay their general practitioners for blood tests; and, if they have been charged and paid for these tests, can they receive a refund from the HSE or PCRS. [41476/16]

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure

Brian Stanley

1026. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing agency staff, locums and other non-HSE staff in Portlaoise hospital in each of the past three years. [41656/16]

Hospital Staff Data

Brian Stanley

1027. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the cost of the total wage bill, including HSE and non-HSE staff, in Portlaoise hospital in each of the past three years. [41657/16]

Electricity Generation

Brian Stanley

1502. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the origins of the foreign wood chips or pellets being burned in power stations in Ireland; and if these are from sustainable forests. [1307/17]

Garda Deployment

Brian Stanley

132. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí out of training who have been deployed in counties Laois and Kildare in the past year. [40026/16]

Garda Deployment

Brian Stanley

133. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next batch of Garda will come out of training; and the number that will be deployed to Garda stations in counties Laois and Kildare. [40027/16]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Brian Stanley

253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in bringing forward guidelines for wind farm developments. [38504/16]

Emergency Departments

Brian Stanley

511. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for his Department to complete its consideration of the plan it has received again on the future of services at Portlaoise hospital. [40024/16]

Emergency Departments

Brian Stanley

512. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the details of the Government policy regarding the continuation of emergency department services at Portlaoise hospital; his views on the matter in the context of under-capacity in the system across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40025/16]

Waste Management Regulations

Brian Stanley

572. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding waste facilities that continue to receive and process commercial waste after their licence has expired. [39436/16]

Waste Management Regulations

Brian Stanley

573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on and the position taken with regard to commercial waste being accepted and processed in a facility that An Bord Pleanála has adjudicated does not have the benefit of planning permission and requires an environmental impact assessment. [39440/16]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Brian Stanley

195. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the freestyle libre on the long-term illness scheme for persons with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39329/16]

Media Mergers

Brian Stanley

35. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will use his powers to prevent the purchase of a company (details supplied) in the interest of maintaining a level of media plurality here. [38677/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Brian Stanley

59. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions being implemented and the measures being put in place by Departments to ensure Ireland's 2020 targets on greenhouse gas emissions are not missed. [38505/16]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Brian Stanley

69. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the communication he has had with mobile phone companies and the British Government regarding cross-Border roaming charges post-Brexit. [38507/16]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

Brian Stanley

73. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for awarding the contract for the national broadband plan. [38508/16]

Nursing Home Services

Brian Stanley

49. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his medium and long-term proposals to enhance services and secure the future of Abbeyleix and Shaen nursing hospitals in County Laois. [37778/16]

Nursing Home Services

Brian Stanley

70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the planned level of investment and timeframe for renovations and capital works at both Abbeyleix and Shaen nursing hospitals in County Laois. [37779/16]

Health Screening Programmes

Brian Stanley

227. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to put physiotherapy services and Schroth therapy in place including early school screenings for children with scoliosis. [38128/16]

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]