410. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [17866/22]
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a carpark at the Woodenbridge, Ballacolla, County Laois to facilitate better usage of the amenities located there. [17931/22]
100. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that is currently available for carpark facilities at amenities in rural areas such as a facility (details supplied) in County Laois. [17930/22]
888. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current situation regarding the vaccinations of dogs coming into the country; and if his Department has put measures in place to ensure that all such animals are vaccinated. [16358/22]
501. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current situation regarding children placed under private family arrangement; and if this practice complies with the relevant childcare legislation and European convention. [15867/22]
500. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that children who are under the care of Tusla and that are placed under private family arrangement are placed only in homes that have been adequately vetted and regulated by Tusla; and if he will provide details of the vetting that takes place. [15864/22]
237. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will request Irish Rail to begin the process of automating the 12 remaining manual level crossings on the Limerick to Ballybrophy via Nenagh railway line. [16033/22]
396. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the completion date for the renovation works of the audiology facility in a service (details supplied); and the date for the resumption of services. [15726/22]
339. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice if the current procedures will be reviewed for injuries incurred on duty for prison officers (details supplied). [15554/22]
133. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the commitment by his Department to the current position of the State on neutrality. [13307/22]
97. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current position of his Department on neutrality; and the definition of same by his Department. [13306/22]
108. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider making provision for representatives of a union (details supplied) to have an input into school boards of management. [15428/22]
7. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that second-level students have an input into the just transition process and in particular in an organisation (details supplied). [15430/22]
308. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the retained fire services’ staffing which included recruitment and retention of staff and the need for this to be addressed. [13822/22]
91. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education the funding that is designated to providing a new building for a school (details supplied). [13312/22]
71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if funding for a school (details supplied) will be sufficient to provide a new building considering the level of inflation in the building sector. [13313/22]
529. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current usage of Birr nursing home; and plans that are in place for optimal capacity to be utilised. [12547/22]
185. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review into income thresholds for social housing eligibility will be published. [11273/22]
153. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the issues arising from social housing eligibility criteria being assessed on the previous year’s income threshold. [11274/22]
60. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport his plans for increasing the services and passenger numbers on the Ballybrophy to Limerick rail line. [11272/22]
25. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding prioritising the provision of a new relief road for the N80 in Mountmellick. [11271/22]
684. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant paediatric ENT surgeons attached to Tullamore Regional Hospital in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [11146/22]
683. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent dental hygienist and dental nurses working in the public health services in County Laois in each of the past four years, in tabular form. [11145/22]
682. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent occupational therapists, dieticians and speech and language therapists working in Tullamore Regional Hospital in each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [11144/22]
178. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review the criteria for the new SEAI grant better energy warmer homes scheme to cover the replacement of old single glazed windows as a standalone item regardless of any previous SEAI grant drawn down on the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11539/22]
122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of private residential properties that availed of funding through the national retrofit scheme in 2020 and 2021. [9605/22]
106. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of social houses that were retrofitted in counties Laois and Offaly as part of the just transition project in 2020 and 2021. [9606/22]
232. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the total spend related to the special assignee relief programme in each of the years 2020 and 2021. [9309/22]
144. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided for the peatlands rehabilitation scheme; the amount spent to date; if his Department has created the targeted number of jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9663/22]
143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided for the Just Transition Fund; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/22]
142. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided for the aggregated housing upgrade scheme; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/22]
98. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the current situation regarding the payment of private security personnel, the quashing of the Workplace Relations Commission award and the pressing need for a sectoral pay order. [9781/22]
162. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is committed to the provision of domestic violence refuges in counties Laois and Offaly. [8679/22]
147. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the provision of domestic violence refuges in counties Laois and Offaly; and if a funding stream is in place for these capital works. [8680/22]
710. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will have an assessment of need completed and the necessary services put in place. [7778/22]
355. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the oversight his Department has regarding the procurement of emergency accommodation at local authority level; and his views on the current level of non-compliant procurement occurring across the State. [7706/22]
354. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the suitability and performance of existing legislation with regard to local authorities and their powers to carry out audits on procurement in relation to emergency accommodation. [7705/22]
353. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to introduce legislation to allow local authorities to carry out audits on the procurement of homeless accommodation. [7704/22]
146. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the acute beds in the renovated wing of Abbeyleix Hospital will be brought into use; when all beds in the community nursing unit will be utilised; and when the existing staff in the hospital will provide the services. [7763/22]
96. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to address the crisis in the school dental scheme in County Laois; and the progress to date to restart the adult dental treatment services scheme which has collapsed. [7764/22]
132. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the renewal of the derogation to allow farmers to burn hedgerow cuttings until a more sustainable and workable alternative can be put in place. [6515/22]
761. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the refurbished unit 2 of Abbeyleix Hospital which is designated for 18 acute beds will be staffed by multi-task assistants and healthcare assistants who have been based in the Abbeyleix facility. [6568/22]
60. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to bring a proposal to Cabinet to reduce third-level fees as part of a sustainable funding model for higher education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6354/22]
667. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the status of the plans regarding the €3 million funding for the development of specialist palliative care inpatient units in Tullamore, County Offaly, in the north east, Drogheda and Cavan that was announced by his Department in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4407/22]
340. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total percentage of homeless accommodation in Dublin that is tendered to private operators. [4437/22]
339. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if ethics compliance committees are in place to monitor or regulate the procurement of homeless accommodation. [4436/22]
338. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total percentage and total value of homeless accommodation that was not put out to tender in Dublin in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. [4434/22]
337. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total annual spend in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 on homeless accommodation in Dublin. [4433/22]
336. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total annual spend in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 on homeless accommodation. [4432/22]
156. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education the status of the new building for a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and the expected timeline for work to begin. [4615/22]