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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 1497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider re-opening the suckler cow scheme to new entrants for the coming year to facilitate those not already participating in it. [24367/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 1498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to have included in budget 2017 the €25 million areas of natural constraint scheme disadvantaged areas increase in order that this can be made available to applicants in the 2017 financial year. [24368/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 1499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payments to farmers who have been approved for TAMS, for tranches 1 and 2, and if he will consider extending TAMS to the tillage sector. [24369/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute. In terms of broadband provision, programme A will be hugely important. In the past 15 years, I have attended more than enough briefings and announcements on that issue by different organisations and companies. Anybody who has attended the National Ploughing Championships,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: On the expenditure side, some 46% of the estimated grant has been allocated to RTE. For those of us who are new to this committee, will the Minister outline where the other 54% goes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Some 46% of the overall estimated grant has been allocated to RTE in the first six months of this year. Will the Minister outline briefly where the remaining 54% goes? The proposal for a broadcasting fee was referred to by the previous speaker. I am glad that has gone because there are a small number of addresses that do not yet have a television. I am aware of one. People may claim...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Yes. Many of them would be out in south Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Down the country they are very compliant with the law. It is a better way to go because we do not want to see an increase in the fee. How does the Minister intend to act on that? An Post officials traditionally enforced compliance, so how does the Minister intend going about that? Does he have a target for increasing compliance this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Under subhead C4, the total allocation for the year is €65 million. I take it the bulk of that would be for SEAI. In general the SEAI grant scheme has been good and we can see the benefits of it in communities. There is one weakness with its roll-out. Many people with the greatest fuel poverty are living in the oldest houses which are the worst insulated and hardest to heat. I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently working with Offaly Early Intervention Team, EIT, and School Age Team, SAT, and also in Laois EIT and SAT. [26755/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for psychology services with Offaly Early Intervention Team and School Age Team and also Laois EIT and SAT. [26766/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 630. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional psychology posts approved under PDS which have been filled and the number still vacant. [26768/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the interim measures in place to provide psychology services with Offaly Early Intervention Team and School Age Team and Laois EIT and SAT until additional psychology posts have been filled. [26774/16]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in resolving the issues that are delaying a new school (details supplied). [28359/16]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I ask the Minister about the school building programme. The school in question is St. Paul's secondary school in Monastervin. I welcome that it has been put on the capital programme but there are technical problems holding it up. I wrote to the Minister about it. I have spoken to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, and I will explain why I was speaking to him about a school...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for the reply. This is a huge issue because St. Paul's in Monastervin has been waiting for years to get onto the school building programme. Thankfully, it is now on it. There are significant capacity issues. At present, the school is full. Basically, no further pupils can be enrolled. Some students from the catchment area are attending schools in Athy, Portlaoise...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister's response indicating that a resolution has been found to the technical issues, as they were difficult enough issues to resolve. I am glad to hear there is active engagement by his officials with the county council and the school authorities locally. The school staff are very concerned about this. There are under great pressure with respect to where they are...

Other Questions: School Patronage (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made regarding the patronage of the proposed new secondary school in Portlaoise. [28358/16]

Other Questions: School Patronage (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: This question relates to a proposed new secondary school in Portlaoise. The three schools in the town, which are relatively new, are overcrowded but the town continues to grow. The population of County Laois continues to grow. There has been a major influx of people into the area, as confirmed in the recent census of population. The issue here is the patronage of the school. There has...

Other Questions: School Patronage (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister for his reply. The concern about this proposed new school is that time is slipping by. I understand the school is due to open in September 2017. As I outlined, there are huge pressures in the area, which I am not exaggerating. A number of parents contacted me during the summer as they were not able to get their children into any secondary school in Portlaoise....