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Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Business of Committee (17 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: There are hundreds of emails coming in and sometimes the emails fly by. Would the Department be able to tip off the offices of the party spokespersons?

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Thatching Grants Expenditure (18 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 188. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding funding to grant aid or other supports for reroofing unique thatch cottages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23828/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (23 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 459. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time and maximum waiting time in each quarter of 2016 and to date in 2017 for an emergency ambulance in counties Laois and Kildare, by county, in tabular form. [24199/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (23 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 509. To ask the Minister for Health his views on if it is acceptable for nurses and prescribing nurses working in general practitioner practices to charge medical card holders for visits. [24488/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (23 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 542. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the waiting times for children to see a consultant and to have a tonsillectomy in the ENT department in Tullamore hospital in view of the fact that waiting times are over two years. [24746/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (30 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 560. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the interaction he has had with household waste disposal companies on reported changes in their charging structures which are linked to the weight of waste being lifted; his plans to address the issue directly with the companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25592/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Warmer Homes Scheme Funding (30 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 562. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost of extending the warmer home scheme to all social welfare recipients, persons earning less than €25,000 a year and persons earning less than €30,000 a year in tabular form. [25736/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 563. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost of ensuring that every household in the State is provided with 100 Mbps speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25737/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (30 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 564. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the estimated cost by county of ensuring that every household in the State is provided with 100 Mbps, in tabular form. [25738/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (30 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 565. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of electricity generation created through renewable sources; and the percentage applicable to each different form of renewable energy. [25739/17]

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: We submitted our amendment No. 4 over our concern about offshore fracking and its potential dangers, which has been echoed by other Deputies here. Fracking offshore could be more dangerous than fracking onshore. I want to be clear that our party wants to stop fracking throughout the Thirty-two Counties and offshore. However, we want to approach this carefully. Obviously, the immediate...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the passage of the Bill through Report Stage. The Bill is a statement for sustainable development and common sense. I commend the campaign groups, Deputy McLoughlin and our councillors. For the past six years the Sinn Féin councillors in Sligo and Leitrim made sure that this was kept on top of the agenda. The former Deputy, Michael Colreavy, and Deputy Martin Kenny also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bioenergy Willow Scheme (31 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been made to the bioenergy willow scheme 2005; the number of persons that received funding; and the number of bodies his department has listed that are using the crop for bioenergy, in tabular form. [26089/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (31 May 2017)

Brian Stanley: 247. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost to the State to extend the warmer home scheme to include the upgrade of windows and doors over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26147/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Ireland Establishment (1 Jun 2017)

Brian Stanley: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proposed date for the creation of Bioenergy Ireland, the joint venture between Coillte and Bord na Mona; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26306/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (1 Jun 2017)

Brian Stanley: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the mix of fossil fuels and renewables he envisages being used for electricity generation going forward to 2020, 2030 and 2050; when he envisages the phasing out of fossil fuels completely for electricity production here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26336/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (20 Jun 2017)

Brian Stanley: 85. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will remove Coolrain bog, County Laois from the list of bogs that are designated as special areas of conservation when the overall plan is being submitted to the EU Commission. [27546/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (20 Jun 2017)

Brian Stanley: 102. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the assessment of Coolrain bog special area of conservation, County Laois being conducted by consultants working on behalf of her Department; and the date on which she expects this to be completed. [27545/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Brian Stanley: 830. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison clerical officers employed by the Prison Service currently; the number employed in each prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Brian Stanley: 831. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason prison clerical officers do not receive a rent allowance payment as other Prison Service employees receive; if he envisages a policy change in regard to providing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28230/17]