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Topical Issues: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (23 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: There is great concern about the Portlaoise hospital. As the previous speaker said of its workload, it is one of the busiest accident and emergency, maternity and paediatric units outside Dublin but it has one of the lowest budgets. Its budget is €10 million lower than that of Naas General Hospital. I am not asking the Minister of State to rob the hospital in Naas. I do not want...

Topical Issues: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (23 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: The Minister of State said that as the comprehensive review of expenditure is under consideration at present, "it would not be appropriate to comment further at this point, other than to say it is currently not planned to implement measures contained in that submission". We are concerned about the possibility that 20 beds will be withdrawn from Portlaoise hospital and the emergency...

Topical Issues: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (23 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: I am looking for a commitment for next year, 2015.

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. I will speak on the failure of the rental accommodation scheme and social leasing to provide safeguards for tenants threatened with eviction. The previous speaker referred to houses being sold and the tenants being forced to move out. The real beneficiaries have been the landlords. I have nothing against leasing and rent subsidies as...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payments (24 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that are currently in receipt of one-parent family payment. [36015/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation Provision (25 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 115. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Unemployment Data (30 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 126. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (30 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 379. To ask 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 20mg to 30mg they are charged €5 twice because the patch only contains 20mg. [36755/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (30 Sep 2014)

Brian Stanley: 578. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total spent between 2011 and 2013 in repairing and replacing leaking water pipes. [37003/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (1 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 91. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (1 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total sum of loans currently owed by local authorities. [37392/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: European Arrest Warrant (2 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 112. To ask 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]

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: I concur with much of what has been said in this debate. The west has been mentioned often. I represent a midlands constituency and there has been a particular price problem for the beef and grain sectors this year. I know this has to do with the vagaries of the world production system for grain. We cannot do much about some of those things but where we can we must act. The reform of...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: I heard that at the time but we have the commissionership now and Mr. Hogan needs to plough ahead with that to look for reforms. Farming is a crucial part of the economy of my own county. There are 3,300 farms which generate an annual output of €200 million. There is a great deal of off-the-farm income and industry related to this. We have a great deal of off-the-farm income and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 374. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Yield (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 545. To ask the Minister for 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 542. To ask the Minister for 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 539. To ask the Minister for 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 562. To ask the Minister for 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (8 Oct 2014)

Brian Stanley: 218. To ask the Minister for 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]