279. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority housing units completed by local authorities in 2018, in tabular form; and the number completed by each local authority. [4533/19]
278. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid out for emergency and short-term accommodation, including the cost of family hubs, to house those who are homeless. [4532/19]
198. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been granted home help hours; and the number still on the waiting list that have not received hours to date. [3610/19]
55. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to the manner in which indigenous biomass supply can be grown to maintain security of energy supply and used to replace peat in peat electricity power plants. [3356/19]
32. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to examining the franchise model for household waste collection to replace the side by side competition model. [3355/19]
14. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to the expenditure of the licence fee by RTÉ; and if legislative change has been considered in order to establish a greater level of accountability in the expenditure of the licence fee. (details supplied) [3357/19]
11. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given to providing a policy direction to the energy regulator to investigate the increasing price of household energy bills in view of the fact that under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 he has the power to issue a policy direction to the regulator. [3354/19]
10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy initiatives that have been developed in terms of expanding and the future ownership of the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. [3353/19]
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress in relation to completion of the tender for the national broadband plan; and if an alternative model, for example, the use of State-owned infrastructure has been given consideration. [3358/19]
57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding being available for a school (details supplied). [2551/19]
41. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied); and the actions that will be taken to progress the new building for the school. [2550/19]
1064. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the new system of calculating PRSI contributions for the State pension (contributory) will be in place; and if years in which a person was unable to work outside of the home due to childcare responsibilities will be credited. [54337/18]
919. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding which has been allocated and the estimated cost of the southern distributor road; and if funding will be allocated for it in 2019. [1104/19]
102. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there has been an assessment in recent years of the qualification criteria needed to qualify for social housing in particular in regard to income thresholds applied by local authorities. [1296/19]
68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the income thresholds to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1295/19]
373. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reason the tender for private ambulance services was not advertised as required under public procurement rules during the period of the past three years and four months. [53853/18]
372. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the tender contract for private ambulance services expired in September 2015 following an extension of three years; and if so, the reason the contract was not put out to public tender in the intervening period. [53852/18]
102. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the potential of ground-mounted and rooftop solar power to address some of the energy needs here; and the changes to regulations and planning needed to establish such energy sources. [53128/18]
93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which indigenous biomass supply to maintain security of energy supply will be ensured in view of plans to convert peat plants to the use of biomass. [53127/18]
87. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding changes to the An Post retail and mail delivery businesses in the context of the retention of the universal social obligation. [53130/18]
83. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to issue a policy direction to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities regarding energy supply markets and its resultant effect on prices for householders. [53129/18]
73. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has an alternative model for the national broadband plan if the tender process cannot find a feasible bidder. [53126/18]
47. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the new technologies that can be ready for incorporation into the electricity system to address directly the use of fossil fuels in view of the report from the Climate Change Performance Index which placed Ireland last in terms of action on climate change in the European Union. [53131/18]
51. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate funding directly to local authorities to provide bus shelters in their functional areas in which they are deemed appropriate. [51957/18]
26. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the policy of fully devolving to local authorities the role of providing bus shelters as provided in local government legislation. [51956/18]
121. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for primary care centres in County Laois to accommodate the growing population in the county. [50832/18]
43. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a facilitator in respect of the consultation process on the future of Portlaoise hospital has been appointed. [50833/18]
215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants in the JobPath scheme that have been referred back to the scheme for a second time. [49919/18]
31. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date to resolve the issues regarding data control and storage for community CCTV schemes. [49583/18]
18. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if secondary legislation is necessary to resolve the difficulties regarding data control and storage for community CCTV schemes; and if the statutory instrument will be put in place, if needed. [49584/18]
66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put home school liaison officers into special schools such as a school (details supplied). [49323/18]
49. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on provision of a new building for a school (details supplied). [49324/18]
379. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if psychological assessments carried out privately can be used by the HSE when they are carrying out an assessment of needs if the HSE has not completed the assessment within the required timeframe. [49010/18]
378. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an assessment of needs carried out in view of the fact that under the Disability Act 2005 this assessment should have been concluded by August 2018. [49005/18]
78. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made in addressing the low pay rates for lower ranked members of the Defence Forces. [48208/18]
76. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department, in conjunction with the command structure within the Defence Forces, has reached a decision on improving the special allowances paid to soldiers. [48209/18]
604. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the criteria for fuel allowance in cases in which a person that was on a community employment scheme and in receipt of fuel allowance but had to cease employment due to injury was then placed on jobseeker's benefit and is no longer eligible for a fuel allowance payment. [47742/18]
351. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he and the HSE have plans to expand the sponsored nursing training scheme for persons already employed in the health service such as care assistants. [47743/18]
251. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to protect broadleaf forestry from the spread of plant diseases such as chalara in view of the environmental benefits of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47347/18]
250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to prevent the spread of dieback chalara affecting ash forestry here; the studies undertaken by his Department on the way in which this disease commenced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47346/18]
118. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding will be allocated for the regeneration of a location (details supplied) and the construction of social housing on the adjacent vacant site. [47081/18]
114. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if consideration has been given to moving to a system of certifying old standards of having local authorities carry out the inspections of new builds in view of the difficulties with school buildings. [47080/18]
232. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted an analysis of improving the train schedule by increasing the number of trains and the possibility of more direct trains from County Laois at train stations in Portlaoise and Ballybrophy in view of the fact that the commuting numbers have increased in recent years with no added services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46200/18]
131. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding liability implications for consultants in both public and private practice who prescribe medicinal cannabis; and his plans to change same. [46039/18]
130. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if secondary legislation to underpin the access programme for medical cannabis products is being prepared; and if this will be finalised once cannabis-based products to be included in the legislation can be sourced. [46038/18]
870. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for delays in a Bus Éireann service (details supplied) which services County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44611/18]
648. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism to reimburse a person (details supplied) for private treatment who was referred to Tullamore accident and emergency department with severe pain and subsequently had to seek private treatment due to ongoing pain and the long wait for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45333/18]
400. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision has issued on the impasse of the data controller for rural community CCTV systems. [44965/18]