322. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí deployed in County Laois; and her plans to increase this number. [40000/14]
238. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons on group water schemes are not given the same tax relief as customers of Irish Water. [40266/14]
397. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered the submission from turf cutters (details supplied) to have SAC lifted, and if this has been put to the EU Commission for an exemption under Article 6(4) of the habitats directive. [39294/14]
377. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to address the problems facing road hauliers regarding the high cost of road tax and test fees, which are creating circumstances in which some contractors are relocating in Britain. [39124/14]
316. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount each local authority owes in land loans. [39019/14]
315. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of estates still being supplied water through lead piping; if he will provide a breakdown by town within each county; when it is proposed that all lead piping will be replaced. [39015/14]
253. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if every child with Down's syndrome who started school in September 2014 will receive full resource hours and access to a full-time or part-time special needs assistant. [39016/14]
218. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water will be responsible for addressing problems caused within the sewage system on domestic premises in view of the fact that local authorities will only do so if the problem was located on a house rented from the local authority. [38375/14]
562. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a written ministerial direction to Irish Water under Part 4, section 32 of the Water Services Act 2013 in relation to the future use of external consultants by Irish Water and to prevent further excessive spending. [38190/14]
545. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount collected from commercial water rates since 2010; and the amount envisaged to be collected in 2015. [38003/14]
542. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the conditions under which a person will be exempt from water charges on the basis of being undrinkable or being subject to a 24-hour boiling notice. [37936/14]
539. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way Irish Water intends to bill persons who have received forms addressed to persons no longer resident at that address. [37891/14]
374. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the recruitment of additional dental surgeons in County Laois will occur; and the other measures that are being put in place to improve dental services for primary school children in the county. [38104/14]
112. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests, on an annual basis, that have been received here for extraditions under a European arrest warrant; the number of persons that have been detained; and the number extradited. [37505/14]
186. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total sum of loans currently owed by local authorities. [37392/14]
91. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners from other jurisdictions currently held in Irish prisons that have served prison sentences in other countries, or have outstanding charges against them in other jurisdictions. [37411/14]
578. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total spent between 2011 and 2013 in repairing and replacing leaking water pipes. [37003/14]
379. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a person's medication dose for some drugs is increased on their prescription, that is Butrans, from 20 mg to 30 mg they are charged €5 twice because the patch only contains 20 mg. [36755/14]
126. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Taoiseach the number of people deemed to be economically inactive, that is either not working, not being able to work, or otherwise unavailable for work; and if he will provide a breakdown of the different categories such as students, those with disabilities and so on. [36626/14]
115. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual costs of running the prison service for each year since 2005; and the average cost per person imprisoned in each of those years. [36177/14]
46. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that are currently in receipt of one-parent family payment. [36015/14]
1544. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if allocations to local authorities from the Local Government Fund will remain the same as in 2014 for 2015. [34030/14]
974. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when he will announce the outcome of the review into an alternative to the motorised transport grant-mobility allowance. [33772/14]
45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the appointment to the State planning board of persons who were previously involved in framing controversial proposals such as the Poolbeg incinerator. [34305/14]
40. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will open a full inquiry into planning irregularities in County Wicklow. [34302/14]
37. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring forward the promised Climate Change Bill. [34306/14]
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the appointment to the State planning board of individuals who had previously been involved in framing controversial proposals such as the Poolbeg incinerator. [34566/14]
505. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the office of planning regulator as recommended by Mahon report will be established. [31413/14]
504. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the report on matters raised by a person (details supplied) to be made available. [31412/14]
496. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of his appointees to An Bord Pleanála who have appeared before the environment committee; the names of these persons; and the dates on which they were appointed. [31318/14]
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of motor tax that was collected in counties Laois and Offaly shown separately in 2013. [30779/14]
162. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that fire service ambulances in Mullingar are often taken off the road for several hours while transporting and waiting for patients whom they carry 400 m between St. Mary's day care centre and Mullingar hospital; and his views on whether this is an efficient deployment of resources. [30428/14]
161. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that time sheets for ambulance crews in Mullingar, Edenderry, Birr, parts of Laois and Tullamore are being collected by taxi from Longford, when ambulances travel to the same locations on a daily basis. [30427/14]
340. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action his Department has taken in High Court revelations regarding the conduct of Wicklow County Council in the Brownfield case. [30315/14]
339. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his officials have found a file titled the Ballybeg file which contains claims relating to planning in County Wicklow; and if the gardaí were asked to assist. [30313/14]
338. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason his Department has not conducted an investigation of claims made by a person (details supplied) in relation to the compulsory purchase order by Wicklow County Council of lands at Greystones. [30310/14]
812. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the clubs in Cork that have yet to draw down moneys from previous rounds of sports funding; the names of the clubs; and the amount each club is to draw down. [29348/14]
811. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the clubs in Dublin that have yet to draw down moneys from previous rounds of sports funding; the names of the clubs; and the amount each club is to draw down. [29347/14]
728. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical cards are being refused to applicants over 70 years who are slightly over the income limit (details supplied). [29425/14]
726. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that medical cards are being refused to over 70 applicants who are a few euro over the income limit (details supplied). [29419/14]
549. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities, public sector workers in receipt of salaries within the bands (details supplied). [29809/14]
548. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual saving to the Exchequer if salaries across all local authorities were capped at €100,000. [29808/14]
547. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in a tabular form the current salaries paid to all city and county managers of local authorities. [29806/14]
189. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation to impose on-the-spot fines on persons caught cycling on pedestrian pavements. [28642/14]
119. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there was a conflict of interest in the decision by An Bord Pleanála to approve the Cullenagh wind farm, and the fact that one of the board members (details supplied) worked for a company that drew up the proposal for the wind farm. [28600/14]
507. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of running the private Primary Care Reimbursement Service, including the cost of staff, premises, consultancy and any other costs related to the operation of the service. [28111/14]
320. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if studies have been conducted regarding the possible emission of microwave radiation from smart meters; and if he is satisfied that they present no danger to householders. [28092/14]
134. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the current investigation into planning which was set up following the publication of the review in June 2013. [27609/14]
387. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is the only country in the European Union which has put its national local community development programme or analogous programme out to public tender; the reason this is necessary in Ireland but not in any other member state; if he asked for or commissioned any advice, impact statement or study as to the consequences of that decision; if he will make any such papers available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26907/14]
386. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of the tendering of the social inclusion and community activation programme, if he has read European Directive 2014/24/EU; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is now the current law on public procurement in Ireland; if he has read preamble 7, which sets down that the directive is without prejudice to the freedom of member, national, regional and local authorities to provide, commission and finance services that pursue public policy objectives and specifies that the directive does not apply to systems of grant aid, in particular in the social field; if he has read preamble 114 which sets down that member states and public authorities remain free to organise social services in such a way that does not entail the conclusion of public contracts; if he has contrasted these preambles with his earlier statements to Dáil Éireann that he was legally obliged to tender the programme; if he will, in view of current European law, abandon the tendering of the social inclusion and community activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26906/14]