342. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if home school liaison officers will be reintroduced in schools, in particular in schools for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36609/18]
341. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available to support two ASD units in two primary schools in Mountmellick, County Laois, in which there are a number of children in need of the service. [36607/18]
218. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of progress with channel draining in rivers in Mountmellick, County Laois; and the progress of the capital scheme for flood defences. [36608/18]
2462. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe a person (details supplied) will have to wait for a decision to be made on their appeal against the decision to refuse their working family payment application which they applied for in January 2018. [33093/18]
2224. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason some of those who applied for a driver test in Tullamore in January 2017 have still not been called; and the steps being taken to rectify same. [33815/18]
2137. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting times for driver tests in counties Laois, Offaly, Carlow and Kildare; and the number of driver testers in each county. [32411/18]
2110. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost of extending the grant by €2,000 for each category of electric vehicle under the SEAI grant scheme. [34965/18]
2109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing the grant for solar heating by three times the current level under the better energy homeowners grant. [34964/18]
2108. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing the grant under the better energy home scheme for heat pumps by €1,000 for air-to-water, ground-source-to-water, water-to-water heat pumps and increasing the grant for air-to-air heat pumps by €400. [34963/18]
2107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost per annum if a grant of €2,500 was introduced for solar PV based on the uptake of the solar thermal grant under the better energy homes; and the estimated cost of introducing a scheme to provide the full cost of solar PV to 2,000 households. [34962/18]
1166. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations that had access to high speed broadband in each year since 2009. [34961/18]
1165. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in the Laois-Offaly division that had access to broadband in each year since 2009. [34960/18]
1164. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations open in the Laois-Offaly Garda division in each year since 2009 and the names of same. [34959/18]
344. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to outline the levels of staffing in the young adult mental health services in County Laois; his plans to reduce or increase numbers; the planned numbers involved; his further plans to make changes to the services in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31678/18]
33. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the scheme for disadvantaged areas; the status of the review; and the timescale for completion. [31063/18]
29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will work to ensure that the existing designated areas are retained in the scheme for disadvantaged areas and that other locations that are assessed as genuinely difficult to farm are included as part of a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31064/18]
322. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for CAMHS services in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number waiting more than six months, one year and more than two years. [31156/18]
321. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly who are awaiting audiology services in the HSE system; and the number waiting one, two, three and four years, respectively. [31155/18]
320. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists employed by the HSE in counties Laois and Offaly to provide a service to school children; and his plans to improve the service. [31154/18]
319. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontists employed by the HSE in counties Laois and Offaly; and the number of those below 18 years of age awaiting the service for more than one, two, three and four years, respectively. [31153/18]
318. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in counties Laois and Offaly who are waiting to access the ophthalmology services for more than six months and in excess of one and two years. [31152/18]
211. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a new building for schools (details supplied); and his plans for the demolition of the old school at the site it is to be situated. [31157/18]
86. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to end the practice of insurance companies charging excessive premiums for cars over 10 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30937/18]
526. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/18]
89. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if effective legal protection will be given to vulnerable workers by ensuring that they have a right to collective bargaining and trade union representation. [26523/18]
39. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if sufficient resources are available to gardaí in the Laois and Offaly division to deal with the upsurge in criminal activity. [29327/18]
15. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in deploying gardaí to a greater extent in community and frontline policing. [29328/18]
303. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the stakeholders that will be met by his officials during the public consultation process on Portlaoise Hospital. [29624/18]
302. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the stage the consultation on Portlaoise Hospital is at; and the timeframe for completion. [29623/18]
217. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the employment situation of school secretaries employed by boards of management will be examined with reference to their pay and conditions and pension entitlements. [29625/18]
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to increase the number of apprenticeships in view of the recovering economy and increasing demand for qualified trades. [26522/18]
79. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of a new school in Trumera, Mountrath, County Laois; and the projected timescale for same. [29331/18]
405. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be provided for grass cutting by farmers on the GLAS scheme to allow them to cut hay before 1 July 2018 in view of the fact that weather conditions are most suitable. [28840/18]
66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if there is a recruitment and training programme in place to fill vacancies in services for children such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in counties Laois and Offaly. [27894/18]
34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the chronic shortage of services for children such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in counties Laois and Offaly. [27893/18]
71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the staffing levels dealing with passports has increased in the past two years to deal with the high demand. [27896/18]
67. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to address the increased demand for Irish passports and the long delays in having passports issued. [27895/18]
74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to accelerate the process of approval for new social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26813/18]
68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the income thresholds for local authority housing will be reviewed in view of the fact that some families that are on a low income are being prevented from applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26812/18]
592. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when persons who are legally divorced or separated and have legally discharged their interest in the family home are applying for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme, the terms of the financial gain provisions that currently prevent applicants from applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26601/18]
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the increased cost of running schools; if the mainstream capitation grant will be increased in budget 2019 to the level of €200 in view of the fact there has been a reduction in the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26843/18]
162. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the commencement of the national broadband plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25759/18]
422. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if transport or assistance towards transport for three children with special needs and disabilities will be provided (details supplied). [25432/18]
421. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provision being made for school transport to convey children with disabilities and special needs to preschools that have the capacity and trained staff to cater for them in cases in which such facilities do not exist in the towns in which they reside. [25431/18]
85. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for bus shelters in Borris-in-Ossory, Castletown, Mountrath, Ballybrittas, Newtown and Ballylinan, County Laois which are vitally required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24965/18]
48. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of bus shelters on the main routes connecting Dublin, Cork and Limerick which are required in towns and villages on the route will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24964/18]
39. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific actions which have been taken recently to develop a wider portfolio of renewable energy sources particularly offshore wind and solar to increase renewable energy production here. [23940/18]
38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use his powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and issue a policy direction to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities concerning competition in the electricity supply market and its resultant affect on electricity prices for householders. [23937/18]