331. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28993/16]
314. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28997/16]
250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28991/16]
213. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28990/16]
153. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28992/16]
126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff employed by her Department or seconded to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28996/16]
77. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28998/16]
23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding the patronage of the proposed new secondary school in Portlaoise. [28358/16]
22. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in resolving the issues that are delaying a new school (details supplied). [28359/16]
633. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the interim measures in place to provide psychology services with Offaly early intervention team, EIT, and school age team, SAT, and Laois EIT and SAT until additional psychology posts have been filled. [26774/16]
630. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychology posts approved under the progressing disability services scheme that have been filled and the number still vacant. [26768/16]
629. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for psychology services with Offaly early intervention team, EIT, and school age team, SAT, and also Laois EIT and SAT. [26766/16]
626. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently working with Offaly early intervention team, EIT, and school age team, SAT, and also in Laois EIT and SAT. [26755/16]
1499. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payments to farmers who have been approved for TAMS, for tranches 1 and 2, and if he will consider extending TAMS to the tillage sector. [24369/16]
1498. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to have included in budget 2017 the €25 million areas of natural constraint scheme disadvantaged areas increase in order that this can be made available to applicants in the 2017 financial year. [24368/16]
1497. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider re-opening the suckler cow scheme to new entrants for the coming year to facilitate those not already participating in it. [24367/16]
1300. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the report on the future of services at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and when the report is likely to be published. [25635/16]
754. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who have been referred to the JobPath scheme since it was introduced. [25620/16]
753. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid in registration fees to the operators of the JobPath scheme, namely, Turas Nua and Seetec, since the scheme was rolled out; and if he will provide the amounts separately for each operator. [25619/16]
752. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid in job sustainment fees to the operators of the JobPath scheme since it was rolled out, namely, Turas Nua and Seetec; and if he will provide these amounts paid to each operator separately. [25617/16]
751. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of participants in the JobPath scheme who have been placed in permanent employment by each of the operators of the scheme, namely, Turas Nua and Seetec, since the scheme was rolled out. [25616/16]
679. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will restore the farm assist payment to the levels prior to the cuts made to the scheme three years ago as part of budget 2017. [24370/16]
308. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme which has been with a social welfare inspector since 9 April 2016. [23400/16]
Bill entitled an Act to regulate wind turbines through providing limits on the exportation of product generated from wind turbines; protecting nearby dwellings from noise and shadow flicker by providing minimum set back distances; allowing access to public consultative processes and related matters
221. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he has commissioned a trauma steering group to examine the 29 emergency departments here, and if this group is now recommending the closure of the emergency departments in Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise in County Laois and in Naas General Hospital in County Kildare. [21901/16]
94. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his progress in implementing the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. [21520/16]
37. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has concerns regarding News Corporation's purchase of Wireless Group radio stations; and his response to the Broadcast Authority of Ireland report on ownership and control of media businesses in Ireland. [21517/16]
26. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for connecting community energy projects into the national grid. [21519/16]
17. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to request Bord na Móna to produce a plan for the future use of the natural resources that it owns at the Coolnamona group of bogs in County Laois and at Kilberry in south County Kildare. [21521/16]
11. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has estimated the future capital value of the national broadband network by 2043. [21518/16]
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to provide similar subsidies for solar power as are currently available for wind energy developments. [21699/16]
101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the effect of adopting the full concession model for the national broadband plan on the State's balance sheet. [21421/16]
624. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the general practitioner service in the Monasterevin and Kildangan areas of County Kildare. [21304/16]
623. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to address the failure by the Health Service Executive to provide a reasonable level of orthodontic services for County Laois; when the improvements will be made in this regard. [21302/16]
622. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking to address the failure by the Health Service Executive to provide a primary school dental scheme in County Laois; and the improvements that will be made in the service. [21299/16]
366. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the guidelines in place for community welfare officers for the payment of rent supplement; and if this payment will be withdrawn if a tenant is paying rent above the permitted ceilings. [20621/16]
84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance why a pension provider (details supplied) is still deducting a pension levy of 0.15% from 1 July 2016 from the Procter and Gamble Ireland defined benefit pension scheme as a result of the 2015 pension levy. [19925/16]
626. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which he will announce the awarding of the contract for the roll out of the national broadband plan. [19541/16]
625. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that the infrastructure to facilitate the roll out of the national broadband plan will be kept in State ownership. [19540/16]
402. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to set out the status of the two sets of regulations referred to in sections 8(1) and 8(2) of the Heritage Bill 2016 relating to burning and hedgerows; whether these regulations are complete given the Government has now re-initiated this Bill; if they are completed, to identify the persons who have been consulted; when they will be available for review to the Oireachtas and consultation with the public concerned; if they are not ready, when they will be ready, who will be consulted on them and when; the basis on which she considers the Oireachtas can advance this Bill in the absence of any sight of the regulations, given what they provide for; when the next stage of the Bill will be and when it will come before Seanad Éireann; her views on the concern of the wider public, as evidenced by a petition of some 18,000 persons opposed to the changes she is introducing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19285/16]
225. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his progress on the planned construction of the new amalgamated primary school in Monasterevin, County Kildare; when the project will move to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19720/16]
145. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if and when she will designate the Curragh Plains a natural heritage area as requested by Kildare County Council. [18643/16]
54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to regulate developments in the wind turbine sector, and the engagement he will make with local communities affected by these developments. [16410/16]
200. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland will release its research project on media ownership. [16285/16]
28. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she assessed the possible unforeseen effects of the Aftercare Bill 2014; her plans to amend this legislation in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14827/16]
8. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action being taken to address the need for special needs assistants in early childhood care and education programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14828/16]
289. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the spend under the Aran Islands electric vehicle project; and if he will extend the scheme elsewhere. [14179/16]
288. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the national spend under the sustainable energy communities scheme; and if he will extend the scheme. [14178/16]
287. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the revenue that would be raised by increasing the taxes on exploration and drilling for oil and gas by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. [14177/16]
12. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of A Vision for Change being undertaken, including the terms of reference, the membership of the panel, the progress to date and when it will completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13717/16]