63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the improvements in maternity services in Portlaoise hospital since more staff were provided and that the unit is now being linked to networks within the Coombe university hospital; and his plans to use the same model to enhance and secure the future of the emergency department at Portlaoise hospital in view of same. [47981/17]
34. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the documents and the nature of the documents that he has received from HSE management over the past two years regarding the future of the emergency department in Portlaoise hospital. [47980/17]
325. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an insulin pump; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48017/17]
267. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the unfair loading of motor insurance premiums on the elderly with some quotes increasing over 50% from the previous year. [47047/17]
62. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the position of returning emigrants who are in receipt of a British pension only and who are not entitled to the household benefits package, fuel allowance or living alone allowance. [46525/17]
57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to bring forward measures to address the anomaly whereby persons here dependent on a British state pension are disqualified from receiving the household benefits package, fuel allowance and living alone allowance. [46526/17]
40. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the level of bureaucracy involved for local authorities to provide final approval for new social housing schemes. [45088/17]
26. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if greater discretion will be provided to local authorities in regard to the construction of new social housing schemes and to remove unnecessary procedures that are causing delays. [45089/17]
240. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the value of increase in the energy efficiency measures allocation for 2018 compared to the allocation for 2017 that was announced in budget 2017; if the 2017 budget allocation was revised at some point; if so, the detail of same; and the allocation to be given to residential, commercial and public sectors. [45185/17]
93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the project to relocate a school (details supplied) in County Laois will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44940/17]
90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress and expected timeframe for the works to be completed on the former site of a school to facilitate the relocation of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44941/17]
306. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the report will be published on the costing to the undergrounding of the proposed EirGrid North-South interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44666/17]
253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of times the full capacity protocol was initiated at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44845/17]
252. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number and cost of each capital project funded by the HSE and-or his Department at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44844/17]
251. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the capital projects agreed and funded at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; the detail and overview of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44843/17]
250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of theatres operational at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/17]
249. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient "did not attends" at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/17]
248. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient hospital cancellations at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/17]
247. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of outpatient hospital cancellations at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44839/17]
246. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44838/17]
245. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent nursing positions in place at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2009 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44837/17]
244. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, in each of the years from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44836/17]
553. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the position of those social welfare recipients who attend a training course with the National Learning Network or similar bodies and on returning to a jobseeker's allowance payment are not entitled to receive the Christmas bonus. [43391/17]
59. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason funding for Youth Work Ireland in County Laois is lower than the national average. [43655/17]
54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the funding for youth work projects in County Laois. [43656/17]
127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the agency spend at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43283/17]
126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43282/17]
125. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the operating budget for Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2009 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43281/17]
124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trollies at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each month of 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43280/17]
123. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on trollies at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each month of 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/17]
122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the outpatient waiting times at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by speciality and wait time band (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43278/17]
121. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department attendances at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43277/17]
120. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43276/17]
110. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the recommendations of the report on the future of services at Portlaoise hospital will be made available to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [43243/17]
109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if funding is allocated for capital works on the daycare centre in Monasterevin within the capital budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43242/17]
70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will prioritise funding to relieve the major traffic bottleneck on the N80 in County Laois to improve connectivity from the west and the midlands to the south east. [42065/17]
33. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for the completion of the Portlaoise orbital route; and if this project will be included in capital funding going forward. [41978/17]
607. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional funding for an organisation (details supplied) will be approved. [42650/17]
335. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to fill a post (details supplied) in community health services in County Laois. [42652/17]
334. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps which will be taken to replace eight front-line hospital and community based nurses in counties Laois and Offaly who are due to go on maternity leave over the coming months. [42651/17]
74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department will be taking concerning breaches in view of the decision of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee recommendations concerning environmental impact assessment on the Hinkley Point nuclear reactors in Britain. [41834/17]
70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the interactions his Department has had with other Government Departments to encourage the growth of indigenous biomass further to the recent launch of Bioenergy Ireland. [41836/17]
67. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the analyses that have been undertaken by his Department on Irish energy prices, which are among the highest compared to other EU Member States. [41835/17]
62. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on changes in An Post, both retail and mail businesses; and the steps he plans to take in the coming months to ensure that services are protected. [41833/17]
54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to increases in charges for household waste collection in recent weeks; and if his Department has considered in recent years an alternative permit charging structure for household waste collection. [41832/17]
23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether he has sufficient control of the tender process of the national broadband plan to ensure that each household will have high speed broadband; if the date for completion will not be excessively delayed; if the cost to the State will not be excessive; and his views on whether there will be potential legal difficulties. [42025/17]
583. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the social welfare inspector who retired in Portlaoise some months ago will be replaced in view of the fact that the shortage of staff is causing long delays in processing claims for welfare benefits. [41614/17]
79. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which school transport bus routes are measured; the auditing process for measuring distance; the frequency with which they are reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39948/17]
78. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of seats allocated on a bus route (details supplied); the number of eligible seats allocated; the primary school or schools from which the eligible candidates were awarded seats; the number of concessionary seats available on this bus route; the primary school or schools to which the concessionary seats were awarded; the process used to determine the awarding of seats; if he will provide the audited records of the confirmation of distance measured in determining allocation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39947/17]
1893. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the technical employment support grant is paid by SOLAS or by the service provider to persons on JobPath (details supplied). [38449/17]