10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his role in formulating the mental health policy to be implemented in schools; and how he has co-operated with other relevant Departments in this regard to ensure the provision of best practice and adequate funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/16]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 to ban unconventional gas exploration and extraction, provide for social clauses and public consultation on the granting of leases and ensure greater accountability through initiating an annual review of the lease by an Oireachtas Joint Committee
657. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health why a person (details supplied) is unable to get sufficient personal assistant support. [12685/16]
240. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the national spend under the better energy warmer homes scheme and if he will extend the scheme. [12317/16]
109. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce class sizes in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12009/16]
108. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to bring forward pay equalisation for new teachers and to reverse the pay cuts introduced for new entrant teachers. [12008/16]
93. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the capitation grants in the next budget for schools. [12010/16]
404. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when he will conclude the report and publish the recommendations on the future provision of services at Portlaoise Hospital in County Laois [11233/16]
139. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has completed the schedule of accommodation and the brief for the project in a school (details supplied). [11232/16]
138. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the technical examination his Department carried out on the site of a school (details supplied) showed that the best option to facilitate the relocation of another school to this site is the provision of a new building as opposed to refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11231/16]
1205. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is the same access and level of services available to children with special needs who are either fostered or adopted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9919/16]
759. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when he will announce the new criteria for the rural practice allowance scheme for general practitioners; and when he will issue a circular. [10031/16]
659. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when he will issue the circular outlining the new criteria for the rural practice allowance scheme to the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9479/16]
350. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to introduce regulations for the development of wind farms including setback distances, noise and shadow flicker. [10216/16]
347. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in mortgage arrears with commercial lending institutions that have been moved from mortgages to a mortgage-to-rent scheme and who have completed all stages of the process in counties Laois and Kildare. [10029/16]
300. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will provide a gaelcholaiste in County Laois as children from the county currently have to travel to counties Kildare and Carlow and to other counties. [10171/16]
160. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a place in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire will be granted a place. [8941/16]
49. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if he will reconsider and not proceed with the planned cut to the €35 million funding for mental health services in 2016 [8572/16]
48. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the total amount that it is intended to cut from the mental health budget in 2016; and if he will provide a breakdown of which services will be affected and the amount of funding removed from each service [8570/16]
104. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the status of the list of prohibited countries, described as such by Bank of Ireland, which is used as the criteria for immigrants from those listed countries to open bank accounts. [8239/16]
103. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the status of a company (details supplied) that is located here, trading, paying all its taxes, has its certificate of incorporation and has business permission, but is unable to avail of banking services as the directors are originally from Syria but no longer reside there. [8233/16]
536. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered the scientific evidence regarding Coolrain bog in County Laois that a better outcome could be achieved by using compensatory habitat which is available. [7301/16]
494. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount to be invested in providing broadband under the Connecting Communities initiative, that is, to areas where it is not commercially viable to provide the service throughout the State; and the years in which the investments will be made. [7449/16]
456. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to make an additional allocation for homeless services in the four midland counties, given only 1.5% of the total budget for the homeless goes to the region and the increased demands on services. [7307/16]
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in mortgage arrears who have been given the option of the mortgage to rent scheme in counties Laois and Kildare. [7282/16]
94. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to deal with the 38,000 mortgages that are in arrears of 90 days or more; and if he will provide reasonable protection for these borrowers. [7284/16]
20. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection to review and revise the casual dockets signing-on system to cater for those persons whose working week does not align with that of her Department (details supplied). [7298/16]
760. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the lands owned by each local authority and zoned for social housing. [6382/16]
669. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has conducted a financial assessment to determine if a new build or refurbishment is the best option for relocating a school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will provide the findings of this assessment. [6383/16]
380. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when he will provide capital funding for the refurbishment and extension of the day care centre in Monasterevin in County Kildare [6379/16]
377. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the post of psychologist in the Spraoi Centre in Portlaoise in County Laois which has been vacant since 4 March 2016 will be filled. [6356/16]
18. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid out in water conservation grants in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6505/16]
10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors. [6381/16]
126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the Electricity Supply Board has continued to deduct the pension levy from members of the Electricity Supply Board pension scheme after 1 January 2016; if this is legally correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/16]
125. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the report on the accident and emergency unit in the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, County Laois has been completed, and when it will be made available. [2409/16]
123. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the report on the Abbeyleix hospital and the Shaen hospital, completed in August 2012, will be published. [2407/16]
41. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how many persons are in receipt of the family income supplement. [2410/16]
940. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount paid in annual subsidies and other payments to the company responsible for the new N7 motorway in County Laois in each of the past five years. [1340/16]
Bill entitled an Act to create a single competent authority to co-ordinate flood risk and management along the River Shannon and to provide for matters connected therewith
588. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the inquiries into planning matters in counties Wicklow, Dublin, Cork, Donegal, Galway and Carlow have been completed; and when he will make the results available. [45207/15]
573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of subvention by the State and local authorities to group water schemes, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44953/15]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide for the establishment of an independent planning regulator, and to provide for matters connected therewith.
201. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to withdraw the new regulations on the repossession of local authority houses that are abandoned, given the difficulties this is causing. [44253/15]
42. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce sectoral targets to reduce carbon emissions, given the discussions in Paris, France and the need for this State to meet its international obligations. [44054/15]
27. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to place a moratorium on wind farms until effective regulations are put in place. [44055/15]
23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Government will bridge the financial gap caused by the net reduction in global valuation of commercial rates on utility companies. [44053/15]
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will alter the new tenant purchase scheme to include Part V housing to change the terms of the scheme regarding sale price and market value and to factor in the length of the tenancy. [44252/15]
169. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a grant to replace the lead pipes will be made available as promised. [43120/15]
581. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new applications approved for social housing in the first six months of 2015. [42798/15]
580. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses purchased by approved housing bodies in 2015 to date. [42794/15]