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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Briefly.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: The wish from the committee, which I want to try to reflect, is that we have a meeting of the committee with the local government auditor and the representatives of the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, the AILG and the association of city and county managers, who are now referred to as chief executives. What we are talking about is an informal discussion in the first instance....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current position of his Department on neutrality; and the definition of same by his Department. [13306/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Military Neutrality (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the commitment by his Department to the current position of the State on neutrality. [13307/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the current procedures will be reviewed for injuries incurred on duty for prison officers (details supplied). [15554/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the completion date for the renovation works of the audiology facility in a service (details supplied); and the date for the resumption of services. [15726/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (23 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that second-level students have an input into the just transition process and in particular in an organisation (details supplied). [15430/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (23 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider making provision for representatives of a union (details supplied) to have an input into school boards of management. [15428/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (22 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the retained fire services’ staffing which included recruitment and retention of staff and the need for this to be addressed. [13822/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: The Minister will understand, coming from the education sector and given her job now, the different stages of planning, design and delivery of a school. There are a number of hurdles within the process and a number of stages that must be gone through. I ask that her officials give this priority. I acknowledge the Minister of State. She will be in the constituency, in Laois, on Friday and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: State Examinations (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Is the Acting Chairperson taking Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together? They are on the same issue.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a school (details supplied) will be sufficient to provide a new building considering the level of inflation in the building sector. [13313/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I will raise the issue of the Kolbe centre in Portlaoise, County Laois which is in urgent need of a new building. The Minister might outline the funding progress on that.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for her reply. I cannot emphasise enough the need for a new building. At present, this special school, which deals with children with very complex needs and serious levels of disability, has only one permanent bricks-and-mortar classroom. Everything else is prefabricated and some of it is in a very poor condition. It is not totally weatherproof, it is not soundproof...

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I welcome everyone to the meeting. Deputy McAuliffe sent his apologies and Deputy Catherine Murphy sent her apologies in regard to this afternoon's session. In order to limit the risk of spreading Covid-19, the Service encourages all members, visitors and witnesses to continue to wear a face mask when moving around the Leinster House campus and when in close proximity to other people. I...

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Mr. Reid is very welcome. As detailed in the letter of invitation, he has five minutes for his opening statement and I ask that he tries to keep to that.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr Reid. In his opening statement he said the availability of skilled staff is a significant issue in mental health services. He said the demand outstrips the supply in the workforce and pointed to difficulties in trying to recruit. I have a couple of questions on recruitment and budgeting. What were the HSE's recruitment targets for each of the years 2020 and 2021?

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: Overall, what was the HSE recruitment targets? I understand it is a problem across the board in the HSE.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I wish to return to the figures for a second. Mr Reid mentioned 16,000 and 10,000 if I heard him correctly.

Public Accounts Committee: Mental Health Services - Financial Statements 2020 (10 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr Reid to give me the 2020 and 2021 figures again.