6. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units in ghost estates that are to be demolished; the location of same; the criteria for same; and cost of these demolitions. [51819/13]
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the past 12 months on phase 2 and phase 3 of the Mountmellick sewage scheme; and the progress in having those houses in the town that are using septic tanks connected to the mains network. [51817/13]
174. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to change NCT certificates in cases where a person purchases a car with a lapsed NCT certificate of six months, for example, and on renewal must backdate it, but if it had lapsed for a full two years then he or she would get a renewal for a full two years. [52124/13]
173. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total budget of the Road Safety Authority in each of the past five years. [52123/13]
172. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed by the Road Safety Authority in each of the past five years. [52122/13]
433. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if it is Government policy that women, regardless of age, must carry insurance for maternity cover and all other related maternity issues; his views on whether it is unfair to expect persons to pay for insurance cover of which they will never have to avail; and if he will give a commitment to resolving this issue as soon as possible. [51707/13]
418. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a legal requirement for maternity cover to be mandatory in all health insurance policies regardless of the age of the policy holder, even for those who will never require such cover. [51541/13]
312. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the minimum charge for legal aid services has increased from €50 to €130; and if he will consider having all or part of this waived in the case of those who are in financial difficulty. [51898/13]
311. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that District and Circuit Court services are charging €15 per copy to photocopy a one page court order. [51897/13]
267. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where he sees the €1 million cut in social inclusion funding taking place; and the criteria that will be applied. [51832/13]
237. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the person who has responsibility for implementing the clawbacks for apartments bought under the affordable housing scheme in the Dublin docklands area; in the event that his Department has responsibility, if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51335/13]
124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the company (details supplied) awarded the contract to carry out Wicklow's River Dargle flood defence scheme has gone into examinership and has proceeded to close down operations; while it appears that the company has received payment, many of the subcontractors have not been paid; if Wicklow County Council is responsible for payment to subcontractors and their employees; the persons now responsible for the completion of this important project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51452/13]
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an amendment to the VAT regulations to abolish VAT on defibrillators, their accessories and associated training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51308/13]
470. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing the criteria regarding the minimum contribution requested from households to enable rural group water schemes such as Downpatrick water scheme in County Mayo to go ahead; in the absence of CLÁR funding the 16 households in Downpatrick are unable to avail of the funding allocated by Mayo County Council unless the criteria are changed; his views on whether it is wrong that these people are denied the basic human right of clean water while €170,000 is returned to his Department from Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50493/13]
644. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of shifts that have been dropped by the national ambulance service since January 2013, identifying the bases in tabular form; the basis on which this decision was made; the criteria that applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48907/13]
643. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of shifts that have been dropped in the Health Service Executive ambulance base in Laois since January 2013 until 11 November 2013. [48906/13]
642. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of shifts that have been dropped in the Health Service Executive ambulance base in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8 since January 2013 until 11 November 2013. [48905/13]
427. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that local authorities have now begun their pre-budget deliberations, when he will make known the allocation from the local government fund to each local authority. [48911/13]
177. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure adequate bank lending to the small and medium enterprise sector. [42821/13]
447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Laois along with nine fellow employees who work for the Health Service Executive in Portlaoise Regional Hospital did not receive the acting up allowance from June 2007 to August 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47985/13]
1205. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the ambulance cover, number of vehicles and personnel on duty in County Laois from 8 p.m. on 7 October to 8 a.m. on 8 October. [46788/13]
1204. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the stage the plan is at for the construction of a new maternity unit at Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and if funding is provided. [46787/13]
1203. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the file relating to the consultation process for Shaen and Abbeyleix hospitals has been sent back from the Health Service Executive to the Department of Health; and when he will announce his decision regarding the future of both units. [46786/13]
703. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a progress report on phases two and three of the Mountmellick sewage scheme; and the person who will have responsibility for this with the establishment of Uisce Éireann. [46790/13]
699. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the €240 million Exchequer equity investment in Irish Water, to fund water and waste water programmes, will come from moneys raised from the local property tax or from general taxation. [46741/13]
647. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reintroduce the tenant purchase scheme or similar for local authority owned dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47342/13]
627. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost benefit analysis that has been carried out on behalf of his Department on wind energy, in particular on the wind farms planned for the midlands. [46789/13]
188. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grants and initiatives available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to carry out necessary repairs. [45428/13]
64. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which the €79 million allocated for housing regeneration will be divided between those specific areas of regeneration in Dublin and Limerick; and the way the remainder of the fund will be allocated. [44807/13]
19. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where he sees the €1 million cut in social inclusion funding taking place; and the criteria that will be applied. [44815/13]
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed new guidelines for the siting of wind farms; if he will have regulations brought forward to protect residents who are living in areas where it is proposed to locate commercial turbines; and if he will ensure that any relevant heads of Bill are brought before the Joint Committee for Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht. [44943/13]
188. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills when Student Universal Support Ireland will pay the grant in respect of a person (details supplied). [44389/13]
81. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Brian Stanley den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas maidir leis an ngá atá ann go mbunófar Fóram Pleanála Uile-Éireannach; agus an bhfuil aon phleananna aige a leithéid d'Fhóram a chur ar bun agus muna bhfuil cén fáth nách bhfuil. [44223/13]
80. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any progress has been made on the proposal contained in the comprehensive review of expendidure 2012-2014 on shared finance services and HR services across national cultural institutions; the progress and the savings that would be made by the implememtation of this proposal. [44237/13]
423. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his Department ever changed their supplier of fluoride; and if so, the reason there was a new supplier sought. [43382/13]
422. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if his Department ever made a complete analysis of the chemical used for water fluoridation; if he will make all the findings available to this Deputy; and if his Department ever submitted each contaminant to a 95% upper confidence level analysis. [43381/13]
230. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Environmental Protection Agency investigation into the recent noxious smell in Shannon, County Clare. [43270/13]
41. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he will ensure that the employers will fully engage with the JLC process and the reaching of agreements that deliver a living wage for low-paid workers. [42601/13]
10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will confirm that orders signed by him regarding joint labour committees will fully reflect and give force to the recommendations of the Labour Court. [42600/13]
445. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in the case of a person who is Garda vetted and moves to another employer requiring that person to go through the process all over again, if it is possible for one vetting process to cover a person for a specified period of time which would apply to all employers, voluntary groups and clubs. [42044/13]
69. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will identify the schools that will be eligible to apply for a derogation pursuant to regulation 15 of the Education Acts 1998 and 2013, Admission Policies of Schools and Related Matters Regulations 2013 (Draft Regulations Content of Policy); if the regulations will be commenced in the current academic year; if he will provide any statistical or other analysis that his Department carried out when drafting the regulations; and if he will provide a geographical and socio-economic analysis of the potential effect of these regulations, in particular regarding the operation of regulation 15 as recommended by the Irish Traveller Movement. [42202/13]
63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the unimplemented aspects of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act. [42203/13]
62. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance when he will publish the submissions from Bank of Ireland, AIB and PTSB following the Mercer report; and the reason the assertion that the report would include a substantial contribution from the leadership of the banks on pay and pensions has not materialised. [41511/13]
77. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide further details on his Department’s recent pledge of €700,000 in humanitarian aid to Mali; the person who will receive the funding; and the way it will it be spent. [41160/13]
19. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the independent audit by the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman published in February 2013 of the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation's lending to the financial sector, in particular its concerns over the IFC’s use of financial intermediaries and lack of adequate social and environmental safeguards; his view on the audit’s findings; and if the findings change the way Irish Aid engages with the IFC. [41170/13]
481. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if farmers will be subject to domestic water rates for work carried out on the farm. [41001/13]
480. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water will have the power to deduct payment of water rates from a householder's source of income. [41000/13]
479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if payment of the proposed water rates will be subject to the same methods of payment as the local property tax. [40999/13]
475. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if funding is available for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to install a chair lift. [40972/13]
456. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has decided to cut funding to Dublin City Council for the provision of housing adaptation grants for persons with disabilities or other special needs; if he will provide a breakdown of the funding that has been provided to Dublin City Council for housing adaptation in 2010, 2011 and 2012; the amount that has been provided for 2013; and if he has carried out any assessment of the impact these cuts will have on residents in Dublin city. [40403/13]