558. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will review the income thresholds for the blind welfare allowance and increase them in the forthcoming budget. [33266/21]
511. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an emergency responder will be put in place given the important safeguarding role as it appears that HIQA do not monitor emails or answer telephone calls outside of business hours.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27201/21]
88. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new income threshold for social housing in County Offaly will be announced; and the stage the process is currently at. [33285/21]
66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new income threshold for social housing in County Laois will be announced; and the stage the process is currently at. [33284/21]
415. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rules to qualify for the blind pension to enable those who are in receipt of the invalidity pension to qualify for it. [33265/21]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]