Parliamentary questions

Housing Loans

Brian Stanley

610. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if persons that were legally divorced or separated and that have legally discharged their interest in the family home are entitled to apply for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. [5392/18]

Radioactive Waste

Brian Stanley

259. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contact that has been made with the British Government and his views on a recent consultation in Britain with proposals that would see a part of the island of Ireland being used to dispose of nuclear waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5100/18]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Brian Stanley

317. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rent supplement will continue to be paid to those persons whose landlords refuse to enter the housing assistance payment scheme. [5002/18]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Brian Stanley

86. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to allocate funding to local councils for the completion of unfinished estates in which the developer is no longer in business. [4533/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Brian Stanley

106. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes that were completed in County Laois in 2017 by Laois County Council; and the target for same in the coming years for County Laois. [4534/18]

Road Safety

Brian Stanley

266. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is necessary for a motorist to wear a seat belt while driving when that motorist has a letter from his or her general practitioner stating he or she is unable to wear a seat belt due to a medical condition. [4675/18]

Insurance Coverage

Brian Stanley

101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking regarding the refusal of some insurance companies to insure vehicles that are over ten years old; if he has been in contact with the insurance industry on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/18]

Insurance Coverage

Brian Stanley

107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the practice of some insurance companies refusing to insure vehicles that are over ten years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/18]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brian Stanley

508. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the planned renewable energy types that will be used to generate electricity to 2020, 2025 and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3958/18]

Electric Vehicles

Brian Stanley

509. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans which have been put in place following the Commission for Regulation of Utilities decision in October 2017 for the ownership of the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/18]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Brian Stanley

123. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for orthodontic treatment. [3712/18]

Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists

Brian Stanley

124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number persons on the waiting list in County Laois for orthodontic treatment; and the length of time persons are waiting. [3713/18]

Orthodontic Services Data

Brian Stanley

125. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time orthodontists employed by the HSE in County Laois; and the level of service the part time orthodontists provide. [3714/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

Brian Stanley

143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given for the freestyle libre device to be included in the long term illness scheme. [3809/18]

Home Help Service Data

Brian Stanley

122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Laois that were granted home help hours in 2017; the number that were wait listed; and the number of those still waiting to be provided with a home help. [3632/18]

EU Bodies

Brian Stanley

475. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a request for applications (details supplied) was published on his Department's website or on another Government website; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/18]

EU Bodies

Brian Stanley

476. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he had correspondence with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel regarding the appointment of an Irish person to the European Union high-level expert group on fake news prior to the closing of the request for applications in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/18]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Brian Stanley

13. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the job placement types that will be encompassed under the youth employment support scheme proposed in Budget 2018. [2049/18]

Youth Unemployment Measures

Brian Stanley

33. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the youth employment support scheme will be introduced; and the specific skill benefits it will provide. [2050/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Brian Stanley

375. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location in which a person (details supplied) can access an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, class. [55008/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brian Stanley

417. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the initiatives being taken by his Department to advance the building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1391/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brian Stanley

418. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the initiatives being taken by his Department to advance the building project for a new primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [1392/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Brian Stanley

635. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the properties owned by the IDA in County Laois; and the location of each. [1452/18]

Enterprise Ireland

Brian Stanley

636. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by Enterprise Ireland in County Laois in 2017. [1475/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Brian Stanley

637. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to County Laois in 2017. [1482/18]

IDA Ireland Data

Brian Stanley

638. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created by the IDA in County Laois in 2017. [1484/18]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Brian Stanley

1032. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to include the day care centre in Monasterevin for funding in the HSE's capital programme. [1393/18]

Hospital Services

Brian Stanley

1124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE have reached an agreed position on the future of Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise; and the timeframe for the promised public consultation. [2100/18]

Waste Disposal Charges

Brian Stanley

1302. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific terms of a scheme (details supplied); when it will be fully introduced; the number of persons who have received payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1534/18]

Air Pollution

Brian Stanley

1339. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase air monitors in Rialto, Dublin 8, in view of the environmental pollution as a result of the construction of the national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2004/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Brian Stanley

1430. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length of the waiting times for driving tests in County Laois; and the steps being taken by the RSA to shorten these times. [1336/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

Brian Stanley

1432. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the waiting time for driving tests in County Laois; and the waiting times for tests at all centres throughout the State, in tabular form. [1395/18]

Social Welfare Inspections

Brian Stanley

1652. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average length of time it takes social welfare inspectors to process cases in each county or district, in tabular form. [1488/18]

Planning Issues

Brian Stanley

1696. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of planning permissions accepted or granted for waste recycling facilities without an environmental impact statement between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2017 in counties Mayo, Galway and Roscommon. [1533/18]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

1756. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the locations and numbers of the social housing units delivered by NAMA in 2017 (details supplied). [1144/18]

Occupational Therapy

Brian Stanley

1770. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the person or body that provides the occupational therapist's report for elderly and disabled persons in cases in which they require them for housing grants. [1390/18]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Brian Stanley

19. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding for the flood relief works that are needed in Mountmellick and Portarlington, County Laois will be committed to once a final plan is presented by Laois County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53248/17]

Flood Relief Schemes Funding

Brian Stanley

25. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount available over the next two years for flood relief works; if he will assign a sufficient amount for capital works in the Mountmellick and Portarlington areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53249/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

Brian Stanley

170. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for new accommodation by a school (details supplied). [53510/17]

Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Eligibility

Brian Stanley

559. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will review the scheme of compensation for turf cutters to include the owners of turf banks who may not have cut turf for over ten years due to personal conditions such as health conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53054/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

20. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the action that will be taken to reduce the number of stages of approval that local authority housing schemes must go through within his Department. [52072/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

33. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has proposals to bring forward and accelerate the construction of local authority housing. [52071/17]

Minor Works Scheme Applications

Brian Stanley

104. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a minor works grant by a school (details supplied). [52074/17]

Energy Usage

Brian Stanley

213. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which costs will be borne for the new smart metering programme proposed for both gas and electricity supply; if costs be placed on customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52142/17]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Brian Stanley

257. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the tenant purchase scheme in terms of the way in which it relates to rural cottages in cases which the dwelling was built on family land by a local authority and the tenant is in a position to purchase yet is prevented from doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52135/17]

Restorative Justice

Brian Stanley

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the system of restorative justice which was piloted in areas of the State has been considered for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51702/17]

Criminal Prosecutions

Brian Stanley

84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a system in which the victims of crime receive compensation from perpetrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51703/17]

Disability Services Funding

Brian Stanley

326. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional funding to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that this organisation only receives €50,000 per annum in funding. [51540/17]

Motor Insurance Costs

Brian Stanley

34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the actions being taken to address the substantial loadings being put on the insurance costs for both young and older persons and the refusal of some companies to insure vehicles over ten years old despite the fact they have a valid NCT. [50793/17]

Motor Insurance Costs

Brian Stanley

36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to curtail the exorbitant increase in motor insurance costs; the further steps planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50792/17]

Nursing Home Services

Brian Stanley

338. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans for investment in the Abbeyleix nursing unit in County Laois; the extensions and upgrades planned; the timeframe for same; the provision being made in terms of the funding for these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51157/17]

JobPath Data

Brian Stanley

484. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount paid in 2016 in registration fees to companies (details supplied) for the JobPath scheme. [50762/17]

JobPath Data

Brian Stanley

485. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who were referred to the JobPath scheme in 2016. [50763/17]

JobPath Data

Brian Stanley

486. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants in the JobPath scheme in 2016 who have been placed in permanent employment by each of the operators of the scheme (details supplied). [50765/17]

JobPath Data

Brian Stanley

490. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of job sustainment fees paid in 2016 to companies (details supplied) for the JobPath scheme. [50785/17]

Youth Services Funding

Brian Stanley

44. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason funding for an organisation (details supplied) in County Laois is lower than the national average. [50222/17]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Brian Stanley

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the funding for youth work projects in County Laois in view of the growing young population. [50223/17]

Waste Disposal Charges

Brian Stanley

38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of progress towards proposed changes to household waste collection charges; and if he has considered an alternative system of tendering the collection of household waste. [49249/17]

Post Office Network

Brian Stanley

40. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications; Climate Action and Environment the policy in terms of progress towards changes in services available through the post office network or broadening services to maintain a viable network of post offices. [49250/17]

Electric Vehicles

Brian Stanley

54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans in regard to the future charging network following a recent decision by the regulator in terms of the future financing of the public charging points for electric vehicles. [49010/17]

Renewable Heat Incentive

Brian Stanley

69. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be the creation of a renewable heat incentive under proposals in budget 2018; the long-term role of this incentive; when it will be established; and if it will be directed toward commercial, community projects or domestic use. [49009/17]

Energy Prices

Brian Stanley

73. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has the power to issue a policy direction to the regulator under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; and if he has considered the use of this power to address rising electricity prices here. [49008/17]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Brian Stanley

77. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the precise reduction or derogation that his Department is seeking on the 2020 targets. [49006/17]

Bord na Móna

Brian Stanley

86. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he received reports on the developments of the horticultural sector of Bord na Móna. [49007/17]

Insurance Costs

Brian Stanley

155. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the measures that have been taken over the past 18 months to reduce the exorbitant cost of insurance on private and commercial vehicles; the further steps planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49027/17]

Hospital Services

Brian Stanley

34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the documents and the nature of the documents that he has received from HSE management over the past two years regarding the future of the emergency department in Portlaoise hospital. [47980/17]

Maternity Services

Brian Stanley

63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the improvements in maternity services in Portlaoise hospital since more staff were provided and that the unit is now being linked to networks within the Coombe university hospital; and his plans to use the same model to enhance and secure the future of the emergency department at Portlaoise hospital in view of same. [47981/17]

Health Services Provision

Brian Stanley

325. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an insulin pump; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48017/17]

Pension Provisions

Brian Stanley

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to bring forward measures to address the anomaly whereby persons here dependent on a British state pension are disqualified from receiving the household benefits package, fuel allowance and living alone allowance. [46526/17]

Pension Provisions

Brian Stanley

62. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the position of returning emigrants who are in receipt of a British pension only and who are not entitled to the household benefits package, fuel allowance or living alone allowance. [46525/17]

Motor Insurance Costs

Brian Stanley

267. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the unfair loading of motor insurance premiums on the elderly with some quotes increasing over 50% from the previous year. [47047/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

26. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if greater discretion will be provided to local authorities in regard to the construction of new social housing schemes and to remove unnecessary procedures that are causing delays. [45089/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

40. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the level of bureaucracy involved for local authorities to provide final approval for new social housing schemes. [45088/17]

Schools Relocation

Brian Stanley

90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress and expected timeframe for the works to be completed on the former site of a school to facilitate the relocation of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44941/17]

Schools Relocation

Brian Stanley

93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the project to relocate a school (details supplied) in County Laois will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44940/17]

Energy Schemes Data

Brian Stanley

240. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the value of increase in the energy efficiency measures allocation for 2018 compared to the allocation for 2017 that was announced in budget 2017; if the 2017 budget allocation was revised at some point; if so, the detail of same; and the allocation to be given to residential, commercial and public sectors. [45185/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

244. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44836/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

245. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44837/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

246. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44838/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

247. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44839/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

248. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

249. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient "did not attends" at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

251. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; the detail and overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

252. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number and cost of each capital project funded by the HSE and-or his Department at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44844/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44845/17]

North-South Interconnector

Brian Stanley

306. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the report will be published on the costing to the undergrounding of the proposed EirGrid North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44666/17]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Brian Stanley

54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the funding for youth work projects in County Laois. [43656/17]

Youth Work Projects Funding

Brian Stanley

59. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason funding for Youth Work Ireland in County Laois is lower than the national average. [43655/17]

Social Welfare Benefits

Brian Stanley

553. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the position of those social welfare recipients who attend a training course with the National Learning Network or similar bodies and on returning to a jobseeker's allowance payment are not entitled to receive the Christmas bonus. [43391/17]

HSE Funding

Brian Stanley

109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if funding is allocated for capital works on the daycare centre in Monasterevin within the capital budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43242/17]

Hospital Services

Brian Stanley

110. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of the report on the future of services at Portlaoise hospital will be made available to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [43243/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

120. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

121. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by speciality and wait time band (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43278/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

123. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trollies at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each month of 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trollies at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each month of 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43280/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

125. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43281/17]

Hospitals Expenditure

Brian Stanley

126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43282/17]

Hospitals Data

Brian Stanley

127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43283/17]