65. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if training will be provided to Civil Defence personnel to equip them to deal with extreme weather events such as the recent heavy snowfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/18]
62. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policies in place to ensure that Civil Defence volunteers are given the correct training to effectively deal with extreme weather patterns across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/18]
788. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the solar PV microgeneration scheme is due for completion; the timeframe to finalise details of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12040/18]
778. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected timeframe and budget for the small-scale solar energy generation scheme and when it will be expanded to businesses and farmers. [11825/18]
777. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the envisaged expenditure of the small-scale solar energy generation scheme due for launch in 2018; if it is capped; the anticipated average grant; the number of anticipated beneficiary households in phase 1; and if this is capped. [11824/18]
9. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Civil Defence personnel by county; the shortfall in numbers in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12260/18]
57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the overall plan for the special areas of conservation, SAC, designation of raised bogs, such as Abbeyleix bog, County Laois, in view of the importance of its conservation; the timeframe for completion of designation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9850/18]
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the study of Coolrain bog, County Laois; when this will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9849/18]
743. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new builds of local authority housing units that were completed in 2017 by county. [9670/18]
693. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the position whereby child benefit is terminated on the child's eighteenth birthday; and the status in a case in which the child is still attending school. [9869/18]
64. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding will be provided in cases in which no bond is in place and in which a developer is no longer in business for unfinished estates in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9693/18]
61. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding will be provided to Laois County Council to complete the remaining unfinished estates in the county that do not have a bond in place and in which the developer is no longer in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/18]
174. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent in Dublin city on the removal of illegal waste in each year since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8919/18]
173. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of prosecutions and convictions, respectively, for illegal dumping since 2012, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8918/18]
172. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of prosecutions and convictions, respectively, for illegal dumping and on-the-spot fines in Dublin city since 2012, by local area district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8917/18]
158. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the HSE decision on access to the versatis patch pain medication which has been withdrawn; the legal powers he has in regard to such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8956/18]
44. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the upgraded section of the N7 will be to motorway status or as a three lane carriageway. [7635/18]
34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for completion of the construction work on extra lanes on the N7 motorway. [7634/18]
233. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of a pilot project for a rooftop solar support scheme; the timeframe for its introduction; the amount of grant aid to be provided; if there is a limit on the number of applicants; his plans to extend this scheme to other microgeneration technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7688/18]
80. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on reports from Britain that the disposal of nuclear waste is being proposed on the island of Ireland; and his further views on this possible measure. [7404/18]
61. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to establish a biogas industry as an indigenous source of energy and an alternative to fossil fuels. [7400/18]
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use his powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to issue a policy direction to the Commission for Energy Regulation in regard to competition in the electricity supply market in view of domestic electricity prices. [7402/18]
39. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the potential implications for developing a biomass industry here to sustain current and future power plants in view of the planned investment by Bord na Móna in a biomass facility in the United States of America. [7401/18]
20. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the future of the national broadband plan in view of the fact there is only one bidder in the procurement process; and if there is a strategy in place to progress the national broadband plan if the procurement process fails. [7532/18]
544. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on the public network of electric charging points for electric vehicles in each of the years 2013 to 2017; and the amounts allocated for 2018 to 2021, respectively. [7215/18]
90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create a viable biogas industry here that would utilise farm and animal waste as the main source of raw material for its production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7018/18]
43. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Ireland obtaining an extension to the derogation on the spreading of pig slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7017/18]
283. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names and locations of the 22 unfinished estates in County Laois that appear on his Department's 2016 unfinished housing development, UFD, survey; and the number of units in each estate that are complete and vacant, and near complete, respectively (details supplied). [6513/18]
36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the HSE honours its commitment given to local Teachtaí Dála and the hospital committee to use Abbeyleix hospital, County Laois for a step-up and step-down facility and to cater for respite patients and those in need of transitional beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6204/18]
34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a plan will be put in place for the renovation and extension of Abbeyleix hospital, County Laois to have it included in the capital programme for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6203/18]
610. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if persons that were legally divorced or separated and that have legally discharged their interest in the family home are entitled to apply for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. [5392/18]
581. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in view of the fact that it was reported that 6,111 persons secured full-time employment in the year July 2015 to June 2016 from the JobPath scheme, the length of time the employment lasted for the 6,111 persons, that is, three, six or nine months or one year. [5483/18]
143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if he raised with the insurance industry the practice of refusing of insurance cover to drivers of cars over ten years of age even though the vehicle has a valid National Car Test certificate; the reason the insurance industry refuses such vehicles; the legal basis for such refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5785/18]
317. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if rent supplement will continue to be paid to those persons whose landlords refuse to enter the housing assistance payment scheme. [5002/18]
259. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contact that has been made with the British Government and his views on a recent consultation in Britain with proposals that would see a part of the island of Ireland being used to dispose of nuclear waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5100/18]
266. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is necessary for a motorist to wear a seat belt while driving when that motorist has a letter from his or her general practitioner stating he or she is unable to wear a seat belt due to a medical condition. [4675/18]
106. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes that were completed in County Laois in 2017 by Laois County Council; and the target for same in the coming years for County Laois. [4534/18]
86. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to allocate funding to local councils for the completion of unfinished estates in which the developer is no longer in business. [4533/18]
509. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans which have been put in place following the Commission for Regulation of Utilities decision in October 2017 for the ownership of the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3959/18]
508. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the planned renewable energy types that will be used to generate electricity to 2020, 2025 and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3958/18]
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the practice of some insurance companies refusing to insure vehicles that are over ten years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/18]
101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking regarding the refusal of some insurance companies to insure vehicles that are over ten years old; if he has been in contact with the insurance industry on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/18]
143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given for the freestyle libre device to be included in the long term illness scheme. [3809/18]
125. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time orthodontists employed by the HSE in County Laois; and the level of service the part time orthodontists provide. [3714/18]
124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number persons on the waiting list in County Laois for orthodontic treatment; and the length of time persons are waiting. [3713/18]
122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Laois that were granted home help hours in 2017; the number that were wait listed; and the number of those still waiting to be provided with a home help. [3632/18]
476. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he had correspondence with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel regarding the appointment of an Irish person to the European Union high-level expert group on fake news prior to the closing of the request for applications in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/18]