569. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites that are identified as per county by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8173/25]
508. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites per local authority that have levies placed on them and the amount collected from these levies, in tabular form. [7374/25]
507. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites zoned for housing in each county by the local authorities, in tabular form. [7373/25]
211. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, given that Bord na Móna is a State-owned entity and as he is the sole shareholder, he can re-assure workers that their jobs and pensions, and so on, will remain secure knowing that an unlimited private company is purchasing Bord na Móna; if that of future new employees will also be secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7614/25]
94. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to enhance the role and capacity of Bord na Móna to play a leading role in the provision of renewable energy and recycling and re-use of waste. [6511/25]
90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will immediately engage with the board and senior management of Bord na Móna to halt its sale to a private company. [6510/25]
63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will raise with the IDA the absence of any progress on businesses locating to the vacant 50-acre, IDA-owned site in Portlaoise, County Laois. [6513/25]
56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the IDA regarding the serious lack of IDA-backed jobs in Laois. [6512/25]
584. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide confirmation of required documentation for an S1 application (details supplied). [4010/25]
215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in the Child Disability Networks Teams in County Laois; the percentage of posts filled in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology and other disciplines, in tabular form. [3839/25]
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline what steps that have been taken by Government to have the vacant post in CDNT filled; the steps that have been taken to improve staffing levels in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3838/25]
1251. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the funding required for the construction of a primary care centre in Portlaoise town, given the town and surrounding area does not have one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3100/25]
825. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice to ensure that funding is finally provided for the construction of the new courthouse on the site acquired in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3088/25]
637. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider reviewing the criteria for illness benefit, to enable those who are self-employed and paying an S Class PRSI contribution to qualify for payment on this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/25]
479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education to give the go-ahead for the provision of two modular classrooms which are urgently required for a school (details supplied); to address this with senior officials in her Department to alleviate the current shortage of space in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3071/25]
364. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will work with others here and at EU level to ensure that the Mercosur deal on imports is ratified by as few EU Member States as possible; if a commitment will be given that the Government will not ratify such a deal due to the potential impact on Ireland’s agriculture and food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/25]
332. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to respond to the request by an organisation (details supplied) to have the remains of the five executed Invincibles exhumed form the yard in Kilmainham Gaol; if his Department and the OPW will facilitate this in order that they can be reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3096/25]
263. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance to consider changing the VAT rate for boarding kennels and catteries as the rate is currently 23%, whereas the rate for groomers and veterinary work is 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2582/25]
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if those over 70 years of age with satisfactory medical reports will be allowed to drive school busses given that currently this is not possible and is resulting in bus operators having problems with the recruitment of drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/25]
211. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to make sure that funding is finally provided for the construction of the long-awaited relief road (N80) for Mountmellick town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/25]
42. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and the Government will facilitate the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that crucially incorporates a ban, not just on imports of goods from these areas, but also bans the import of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3102/25]
1365. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to ensure that the HSE store for disabled aids equipment in Mountmellick, County Laois is made safe and reopened, given the current unacceptable situation where equipment cannot be accessed for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46531/24]
1302. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the situation of only one part-time palliative care social worker covering all of counties Laois and Offaly will be rectified, given other counties with a similar population have two full-time palliative care social workers. [46178/24]
1259. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the current rules regarding registered childminders, who use their own home, having the facility to use someone on their approved emergency contact list in case of a medical appointment, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1560/25]
1067. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to connect the schemes of payment between ACRES and organic subsidy schemes, as some farmers are having difficulty receiving payments. [46175/24]
132. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the treatment options given in relation to the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under the gastro-intestinal conference, with oesophageal cancers determined likely invasive and not amenable to ENR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45348/24]
291. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give an update on the pilot school therapy supports in special schools; if he will provide a list of all special schools that are being considered for the programme (details supplied) as part of the programme as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42176/24]
571. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to outline the reasons HSE Grade 3 clerical staff who are on a panel for Grade 4 positions are not being appointed; and the reason agency staff are being recruited into these positions. [40935/24]
267. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients each year from 2016 to date that are deemed unfit for treatment due to age, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40690/24]
266. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, how many patients with oesophageal cancer each year from 2016 to date are determined to be "likely invasive", and the age ranges involved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40689/24]
265. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of cancer of the oesophagus presented to Saint James’ Hospital each year from 2016, and at what stage they presented in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40688/24]
252. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions that will be taken to ensure value for money in the rapid build programme of modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40693/24]
184. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund applications were received for Laois and Offaly since its inception; how many were approved; how many were not approved; the status of all approved applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40691/24]
154. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures that will be taken to end non-compliance with national procurement rules in all bodies that receive Government funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40694/24]
153. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions that be taken to improve the Flood Risk Management Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40692/24]
268. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is on the approved list of drugs; if funding is available for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37069/24]
165. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current renewal timeframe of 24 months where a taxi licence has lapsed, in cases where the licenceholder may have been hospitalised due to Covid, and incapacitated due to other serious illnesses during the two-year renewal period, and has since been endeavouring to renew the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37022/24]
149. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the time to renew a taxi licence beyond the current 24 months, in cases in which the licenceholder has been through a long period of serious illness within the specified 24 months. [36533/24]
1969. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider changing the means test for SUSI grants, in order that essential outgoings such as health insurance and mortgages are taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34348/24]
1769. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to review the sick leave entitlements for front line health service workers who contracted Covid as a result of their work. [34805/24]
1768. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that those who are certified by a consultant as having a medical condition as a result of long Covid are granted full medical card cover. [34804/24]
1660. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made by the Department of Health and the HSE to provide a level 3 hospice for Laois, Offaly and Westmeath, in view of there being no hospice for these counties. [34153/24]
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to review the current situation that where a privately owned car is declared off the road for a period of time and at the end of this period it passes NCT certification, that the NCT certificate may only be valid for a short number of months instead of a full year (details supplied). [34286/24]
190. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will reinstate funding to proceed with the new bypass route as planned and previously agreed, without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33845/24]
189. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the urgent concerns of the Durrow community and all parties that are adversely impacted by the documented dangers presented by the N52 between the N4 intersection at Kilbeggan to Tullamore bypass. [33844/24]
188. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to outline the evidence that the proposed upgrades will adequately address the issues raised by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, namely that in the next five years there will be one death and one serious accident on the N52 between the N4 intersection at Kilbeggan to the Tullamore bypass. [33843/24]