Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Broadband Plan

Brian Stanley

141. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 1 June 2021, his views on the fact that there are no penalties included in the National Broadband Plan; if his attention was drawn to this fact when the contract was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32271/21]

National Broadband Plan

Brian Stanley

159. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 1 June 2021, if his position on the National Broadband Plan has changed or remains the same as outlined in correspondence (details supplied) of 1 April 2019; and his views on the statement in the reply which outlines that the National Broadband Plan is significantly behind schedule. [32272/21]

Legislative Measures

Brian Stanley

239. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to introduce new legislation to deal with whistle-blower allegations. [27838/21]

Legislative Measures

Brian Stanley

240. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reform protected disclosure regulations. [27839/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Brian Stanley

72. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the number of settlements that have been made to the Revenue Commissioners by companies or employers due to bogus self-employment and unpaid PRSI in each of the years 2015 to 2020. [31499/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Brian Stanley

85. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the number of inspections of bogus self-employment carried out by the Revenue Commissioners excluding the construction sector in each of the years 2015 to 2020. [31500/21]

Credit Unions

Brian Stanley

386. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the extent of the restrictions on credit unions regarding the amount a customer can have on deposit; the purpose of the restrictions; and if this will be permanent. [31839/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Brian Stanley

70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the recruitment campaign to increase the number of Workplace Relations Commission inspectors from 53 to the 90 inspectors it was authorised to recruit in 2006. [29943/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brian Stanley

321. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the roll-out of the Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2021-2025 which is a specific focus on apprenticeships that would help address skill shortages in the housing sector. [29525/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Brian Stanley

322. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he is taking to address exploitative employment practices of apprentice workers by employers. [29526/21]

National Broadband Plan

Brian Stanley

71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of completed connections made under the national broadband plan in 2020 and to date in 2021. [29371/21]

National Broadband Plan

Brian Stanley

124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the National Broadband Plan has missed any of the deadlines set out in the contract agreed with National Broadband Ireland. [29372/21]

Direct Provision System

Brian Stanley

52. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of asylum seekers who have been granted permission to remain in Ireland but are still living in direct provision centres; and the reason they remain in direct provision. [28442/21]

Direct Provision System

Brian Stanley

90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in direct provision centres who are sharing bedrooms with non-family members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28443/21]

Energy Policy

Brian Stanley

48. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has a strategy to develop a biomass sector to provide farmers with another income stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26924/21]

Agriculture Industry

Brian Stanley

55. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the introduction of a ban on below cost selling in the beef sector; and if he plans to take action to address same to ensure that farmers can receive a fair price for their produce. [26923/21]

Grant Payments

Brian Stanley

103. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address an anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme in circumstances in which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents but subsequently gains a council tenancy and lives independently of their family. [26711/21]

Grant Payments

Brian Stanley

146. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme will be addressed in circumstances in which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents but subsequently gets married during the period of their third-level education but is still assessed as a dependent of their parents. [26710/21]

Social Welfare Fraud

Brian Stanley

75. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the practice of bogus self-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25945/21]

Social Welfare Fraud

Brian Stanley

93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that bogus self-employment practices have been in use in RTÉ and that a settlement has been made by RTÉ to the Revenue Commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25946/21]

Driver Test

Brian Stanley

238. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken for persons that have had a driver theory test cancelled on three occasions (details supplied). [25563/21]

Nursing Homes

Brian Stanley

268. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to put a complaint mechanism in place for residents of nursing homes and their families given that at present HIQA cannot investigate individual complaints. [24971/21]

Nursing Homes

Brian Stanley

269. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place to deal with welfare concerns regarding vulnerable residents in nursing homes at weekends. [24979/21]

Nursing Homes

Brian Stanley

281. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the protocol in place in circumstances (details supplied). [25022/21]

Driver Test

Brian Stanley

221. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport when testing for a full motorcycle licence will resume; and if, in cases in which the Initial Basic Training licence of an applicant expired in April 2021, they will now be eligible to do their test when they resume. [24696/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Brian Stanley

84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the threshold for access to social housing in counties Laois and Offaly. [22866/21]

Housing Provision

Brian Stanley

101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for an affordable housing scheme outside of Dublin and for cost-rental accommodation in counties Laois and Offaly. [22867/21]

Garda Stations

Brian Stanley

236. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if refurbishment works have commenced on Portlaoise Garda station; the duration of such works; and the estimated cost of such works. [23094/21]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Brian Stanley

279. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role An Bord Pleanála has regarding the development and planning regulations of windfarms. [22683/21]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Brian Stanley

280. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plans to revise regulations in relation to windfarm developments. [22684/21]

Planning Issues

Brian Stanley

281. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of co-living units which have been approved by An Bord Pleanála to date; the number of units still to be decided upon; and the number of co-living units which were fast-tracked to An Bord Pleanála through the strategic housing development scheme. [22686/21]

Planning Issues

Brian Stanley

282. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of biogas plant planning permission applications An Bord Pleanála has received in each of the past five years. [22687/21]

Hospital Data

Brian Stanley

614. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Portlaoise Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [23092/21]

Hospital Data

Brian Stanley

615. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Tullamore Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [23093/21]

National Children's Hospital

Brian Stanley

663. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when his Department will finalise and publish its assessment of the revised budget and timelines regarding the construction of the new national children’s hospital. [23253/21]

National Children's Hospital

Brian Stanley

664. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the detailed analysis compiled by the National Paediatric Health Development Board regarding the national children’s hospital which was submitted to his Department in early February 2021. [23254/21]

National Children's Hospital

Brian Stanley

665. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he is considering a more hands-on-approach to the resolving the ongoing dispute between a company (details supplied) and the National Paediatric Health Development Board considering the substantial delays to the construction of the national children’s hospital [23255/21]

Insurance Coverage

Brian Stanley

260. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the options available for a person in circumstances (details supplied). [21188/21]

HSE Data

Brian Stanley

964. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1028, 1029 and 1030 of 24 February 2021, the details and all documentation related to donations over €100,000 for the past five years. [21600/21]

HSE Data

Brian Stanley

965. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE monitors the information on a website (details supplied) for any purposes, for example, in order to assess whether there might be a potential conflict of interest for the HSE or publicly funded healthcare organisations. [21601/21]

HSE Donations

Brian Stanley

966. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an audit has been conducted to assess compliance with the HSE national financial regulation No. 17. [21602/21]

HSE Data

Brian Stanley

967. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1028, 1029 and 1030 of 24 February 2021, if, benefits from a third party include educational expenses, for example, conference registration, meals, accommodation and travel expenses paid for by a private company; and if educational benefits are not included, the HSE policies on receipt of benefits associated with education from third parties. [21603/21]

HSE Data

Brian Stanley

968. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1028, 1029 and 1030 of 24 February 2021, the amount that is considered of a value greater than nominal. [21604/21]

HSE Data

Brian Stanley

969. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1028, 1029 and 1030 of 24 February 2021, if the policies discussed in the response, for example, National Financial Regulation-17. Voluntary Donations, Gifts, Bequests, Membership of Boards and Committees, applies to charitable organisations associated with publicly funded healthcare organisations such as a foundation (details supplied). [21605/21]

HSE Donations

Brian Stanley

970. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the details of all gifts associated with section 17.5.7 of National Financial Regulation-17 (details supplied). [21606/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Brian Stanley

58. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in relation to the implementation of social and green clauses in public procurement. [20403/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Brian Stanley

98. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is engaging at European level to make social and green clauses more flexible in public procurement. [20404/21]

Living Wage

Brian Stanley

213. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made towards the Government's commitment to introduce a living wage for Irish workers by 2025. [20772/21]

Living Wage

Brian Stanley

214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the implementation of a living wage; and if he is considering different age categories. [20773/21]

Living Wage

Brian Stanley

215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the implementation of a living wage; and his views on whether students at third-level will be able to avail of the living wage if they are also working. [20774/21]