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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: As I recall, the NTA made a commitment to come back to me on the bus stops and the bus shelters on the old N7 route through County Laois, and the N78 route. I do not see anything in the correspondence on that. Perhaps the secretariat can flag this with them in our next correspondence. This concerns the old N7 route, the Borris-in-Ossory route and the N78, which is Crettyard and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will defer discussion on this correspondence until next week. No other correspondence has been flagged for consideration today I will move on to our work programme. On 10 March, we will engage with the HSE regarding expenditure on mental health services, with a particular focus on CAMHS expenditure. Last week we agreed to request a detailed breakdown of HSE expenditure on mental...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will do that. It is a little bit away in any case. I hope it is addressed before then.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: There is nothing fixed with them yet. As I said, we will look to engage with the Departments of Finance and of Public Expenditure and Reform after Easter. There are other issues flagged up by members as well that we do not have dates set for. Then there is the Department of Health and the HSE. Apart from that, that is it. There is nothing else members wish to raise. That concludes our...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the issues arising from social housing eligibility criteria being assessed on the previous year’s income threshold. [11274/22]

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: I thank Deputy Tully for bringing forward this proposal. Waiting lists for assessments of need for children across Laois-Offaly have been spiralling out of control for years. In Laois-Offaly, according to figures supplied by the HSE, just 17% of assessments of need applications were completed within the legal timeframe of six months. Overall, in CHO 8, the figure is 16%. These are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (8 Mar 2022)

Brian Stanley: 529. To ask the Minister for Health the current usage of Birr nursing home; and plans that are in place for optimal capacity to be utilised. [12547/22]

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...

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...

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.

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

Brian Stanley: What was the shortfall?

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

Brian Stanley: The sound is not great. I ask Mr Reid to repeat that for me please.