438. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there is a provision in Budget 2023 to fund multidisciplinary clinics in all counties to provide treatment and care for persons suffering with long-Covid. [33453/22]
398. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the frontline health workers with Locum Link will receive the one-off Covid bonus payment. [33266/22]
397. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to restart the children’s ophthalmic clinic in Portlaoise Hospital as at present parents have to arrange transport to get their children to the nearest clinic which is in Athlone. [33257/22]
32. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered the appointment of an officer to the Maritime Area Planning Authority. [32854/22]
31. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the establishment of the marine area regulatory authority [32853/22]
87. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the policies his Department are considering to support the development of biomethane in the State. [31786/22]
86. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of electricity from on demand renewable energy sources in each year from 2012 to date in 2022. [31785/22]
85. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of electricity generated from renewable sources in each year since 2012 to date in 2022 as a proportion of overall demand. [31784/22]
81. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach the analyses that has been conducted on the cost of energy per household as a proportion of household income from 1992 to 2022,in tabular form. [31783/22]
79. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the projected total national debt by the end of 2022; and the percentage of this figure that related to the bank bailout. [30901/22]
78. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the outstanding amount owed in relation to the bank guarantee; the cost of servicing this debt each year; and the date the final payment will be made. [30900/22]
1442. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding patients with mental health issues who cannot wear a face mask attending a general practitioner surgery; and the procedures that are in place for these persons. [29118/22]
347. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the plans that his Department has to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in counties Laois and Offaly. [30937/22]
346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has to reduce fares on public transport outside major cities. [30936/22]
392. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the details of the Covid-19 injury compensation scheme, in particular the commencement date remit and the procedures for applicants to follow.
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95. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his views on a facility (details supplied); if the building will be now upgraded to meet the needs of the residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/22]
32. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the status of the re-opening of the three-day care centres in County Laois; and the timelines for Mountmellick and Abbeyleix day care centre re-openings. [26713/22]
252. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current status of the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022; and when this bill will move to the next stage. [26739/22]
162. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been remanded to the Irish Prison Service while awaiting removal from the State by month since April 2021, in tabular form. [26738/22]
9. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of homes, excluding deep retrofit grants, that have received energy upgrade grants in the first four months of 2022. [26743/22]
8. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of homes that received grants for energy upgrades in 2021. [26742/22]
7. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted in the first four months of 2022. [26741/22]
374. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his Department engaged in a meaningful way with representatives of medical laboratory scientists; and the efforts that are being made to revert an escalation of industrial action. [25558/22]
373. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the efforts that are being made to address the waiting lists to get an appointment to sign a marriage notification and complete all necessary documents with the register of births, marriages and deaths. [25557/22]
117. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to review the criteria for the SUSI grant to take into account of unavoidable outgoings such as mortgage repayments. [23264/22]
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if her Department will revise upwards the earning limits for students who are applying for SUSI grants. [23263/22]
29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department's plans for a living wage to be introduced. [25012/22]
25. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when we can expect to see his Department's legislation to provide hospitality workers with a legal right to their tips, service charges and other gratuities. [25011/22]
224. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the transport of six howitzer guns with ammunition which passed through Shannon Airport on board an aircraft (details supplied) on the weekend of 7 to 8 May 2022. [24370/22]
334. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the day care centre at Abbeyleix Hospital, County Laois will reopen to meet the huge demand for the services in the area. [23949/22]
333. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will raise with the HSE the reason that there are only seven of the 28 beds available being used in Abbeyleix Hospital, County Laois despite the works having been fully completed at the facility. [23948/22]
332. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds that will be available in Abbeyleix Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23944/22]
429. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to increase resources for the Dublin Passport Office to alleviate the back log of applications. [23293/22]
428. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consideration that the Government is giving to opening a passport office in Belfast. [23292/22]
74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position regarding the charging of hello money to new tenants of social housing provided by approved housing bodies. [20735/22]
66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the correct procedures and rules regarding the allocation of social housing by approved housing bodies; if the nomination of new tenants is made by the local authority; and if not, if the nomination is made by another body. [20734/22]
180. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been achieved regarding the issue of Irish Water refusing to take on housing developments in which the wastewater treatment system has been provided by the developer. [21804/22]
114. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will establish the destination and the number of troops that were on board an aircraft (details supplied) which landed in Shannon Airport on 17 March 2019. [21770/22]
1823. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the implications of the redeployment of some ambulance staff in locations up to 109 km from their home and their previous base in regard to the health and safety of staff and other road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/22]
1822. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some ambulance staff are being redeployed to be based in locations up to 109 km each way from their home and their previous base.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21120/22]
1228. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s position on the delay in having electrical apprenticeships completed within the normal four-year term due to Covid; if the issue will be addressed in which phase seven is being completed approximately at four years and five months which is creating a backlog and delays in the qualification of much-needed electricians. [21129/22]
1091. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the criteria for means testing the carer's allowance in order to take in not just income but also unavoidable outgoings such as mortgage repayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21119/22]
751. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will address the situation in which passport applications that have been witnessed in a Garda station that is not a full-time station are not being accepted by the Passport Office despite the fact that the signature and ID number of the garda is on the application form along with the station stamp. [20134/22]
573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will set out the Government position regarding frontline health workers who contracted Covid-19 and continue to be out of work due to long Covid; and if they will have their special leave with pay terminated in June 2022. [20691/22]
518. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if the criteria that qualify a person for a primary medical certificate will be reviewed to include persons who have a diagnosis such as narcolepsy. [20486/22]
326. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding domestic turf cutting and the sale or provision of turf to a third party. [21130/22]
290. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress that has been made to date in bringing forward legislation to facilitate micro-generation of electricity by householders and the export of any excess to the grid for payment. [20334/22]
690. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the expenditure on the list of completed works and work in progress on the enabling works for the National Maternity Hospital to date, in tabular form. [17568/22]
689. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when his Department will be in a position to publish the final and total cost of expenditure for the National Children’s Hospital. [17567/22]
441. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence the total value of expenditure from his Department’s annual accounts in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, that related to financial transactions with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; and if he will provide a breakdown of the nature of expenditure. [17867/22]