41. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of Ireland's national mitigation plan as part of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and his views on whether it will be sufficient for Ireland to meet its renewable energy and emissions targets. [13888/17]
30. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is pursuing in view of the difficulties faced by An Post; and the timeframe for the necessary changes to be made at the company and the implementation of the Kerr report recommendations. [14096/17]
239. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when hip replacement surgery will be carried out at Tallaght Hospital for a person (details supplied). [12634/17]
158. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline his plans to provide extra staff in the carer's allowance review section, which is currently understaffed and has cases received as far back as May 2016 that are only being assessed now. [12518/17]
157. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive an outcome to a request for a review of the amount of carer's allowance entitlement. [12515/17]
755. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action local authorities can take when companies (details supplied) leave redundant telecoms boxes in villages and towns such as Athy and in which the local authority cannot get in touch with them due to change of ownership of the company. [11772/17]
592. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) can expect to wait to have an MRI scan carried out. [11738/17]
587. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the length of time a person (details supplied) can expect to wait for an appointment with a consultant at Tullamore Hospital. [11728/17]
6. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made by the OPW on securing a site for a new courthouse in Portlaoise. [10490/17]
70. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the construction of a new school to allow a school (details supplied) to relocate to the site on the Borris road. [10326/17]
31. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the construction of the new boys' and girls' primary school in Monasterevin. [10327/17]
431. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons that have been referred to the JobPath scheme in 2016 since it was introduced. [10053/17]
430. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid in registration fees in 2016 to the operators of the JobPath scheme, namely Turas Nua and Seetec respectively, since the scheme was rolled out. [10052/17]
429. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid in job sustainment fees to the operators of the JobPath scheme in 2016 since it was rolled out, namely Turas Nua and Seetec respectively. [10051/17]
428. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of participants in the JobPath scheme in 2016 that have been placed in permanent employment by each of the operators of the scheme, namely Turas Nua and Seetec, since the scheme was initiated. [10050/17]
71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if carer's allowance is assessed as income when local authorities are determining rents to be charged under the differential rent scheme. [8828/17]
32. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will have County Laois included in the areas to be covered by rent caps in view of the rapid increase in rents in the county. [8829/17]
114. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will include Part V units in the tenant purchase scheme in view of the fact their exclusion appears to be discriminatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/17]
590. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to encourage an increase in usage of the Eircode system; and if any consideration has been given to amending the current system for this purpose. [8647/17]
584. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the provision of bulk liquefied petroleum gas, LPG, remains the sole energy utility not under scrutiny of the Commission for Energy Regulation; and if he has satisfied himself that with only two providers servicing the bulk LPG market, adequate competition exists in the supply of this utility. [8167/17]
109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress which has been made by her Department in working with the Office of Public Works to secure a site and begin planning for a new courthouse in Portlaoise. [8645/17]
108. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide a support scheme for community alert groups that wish to erect CCTV cameras in their locality to follow on from the successful pilot scheme. [8644/17]
234. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health whether a person (details supplied) has been placed on a waiting list for an MRI scan at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; and if so, the expected time the person will be waiting. [7883/17]
127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location a person (details supplied) can obtain the necessary supports they urgently require. [7878/17]
607. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policies his Department is putting in place on the future use of Bord na Móna bogs and facilities at Kilberry, County Kildare, and Coolnamona, County Laois. [7153/17]
257. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the towns in County Kildare that are covered by the new rent controls; and if there are plans to extend these controls to other towns in the county in which rents are increasing rapidly. [7152/17]
242. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason a person on a social housing waiting list for five or six years, who moves a few miles to a different county to rent and apply for the HAP scheme, must reapply to go on the waiting list in the other county and go back to the bottom of the list; and if he will consider changing this policy (details supplied). [6965/17]
84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the names and locations of the 24 schools in County Laois which are without access to a NEPS psychologist. [6417/17]
38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the implementation of pay-by-weight bin charges; and the protections that will be in place for low-income households. [6092/17]
36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for the procurement process and delivery of the national broadband plan; and if he foresees any problems that may inhibit or create difficulty in the successful roll-out of the broadband network to the intervention areas. [6091/17]
140. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if Abbeyleix Hospital will be included in the capital programme; and the plans there are to refurbish, upgrade and extend the facility. [4267/17]
80. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the estimated capital cost of the planned new facility at a nursing home (details supplied) using the public private partnership model; and if his Department has sought costings to have it constructed by way of a direct tender for design and build. [4268/17]
682. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Inland Fisheries Ireland has received a fishing licence application from a club (details supplied) to permit fishing on Pallas Lake, County Offaly; and if so the status of this application. [4334/17]
681. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level by which CO2 emissions have been reduced in Ireland as a result of the wind energy sector. [4332/17]
289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason ten houses (details supplied) in Cluainín, Mountrath, County Laois, have been left idle for three years. [3942/17]
280. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is any limit to the number of times a developer can apply for planning permission for wind turbine development at a specific site. [4333/17]
101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide ASD units in a school (details supplied) to cater for those girls that finish in the preschool units and are not able or ready to attend mainstream classes. [2273/17]
1502. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the origins of the foreign wood chips or pellets being burned in power stations in Ireland; and if these are from sustainable forests. [1307/17]
1027. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the cost of the total wage bill, including HSE and non-HSE staff, in Portlaoise hospital in each of the past three years. [41657/16]
1026. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing agency staff, locums and other non-HSE staff in Portlaoise hospital in each of the past three years. [41656/16]
997. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if full medical card holders should have to pay their general practitioners for blood tests; and, if they have been charged and paid for these tests, can they receive a refund from the HSE or PCRS. [41476/16]
783. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she will arrange the return on loan or on a permanent basis of the Mace of Athy, which was purchased and is now in a museum in San Antonio, Texas, USA. [1309/17]
503. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will prioritise the establishment of a planning aid service such as that in place in the UK since 2004. [1308/17]
482. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow tenants of approved housing bodies to buy their homes as per a scheme similar to the one that is available to local authority tenants. [41658/16]
573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on and the position taken with regard to commercial waste being accepted and processed in a facility that An Bord Pleanála has adjudicated does not have the benefit of planning permission and requires an environmental impact assessment. [39440/16]
572. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding waste facilities that continue to receive and process commercial waste after their licence has expired. [39436/16]
512. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the details of the Government policy regarding the continuation of emergency department services at Portlaoise hospital; his views on the matter in the context of under-capacity in the system across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40025/16]
511. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for his Department to complete its consideration of the plan it has received again on the future of services at Portlaoise hospital. [40024/16]
253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in bringing forward guidelines for wind farm developments. [38504/16]
133. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next batch of Garda will come out of training; and the number that will be deployed to Garda stations in counties Laois and Kildare. [40027/16]