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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: The time limit of two hours is very restrictive and I have tried to stretch that five minutes out, particularly where a member is in the middle of trying to get an answer or an Accounting Officer is in the process of answering a question. I have tried to stretch it to six or seven minutes and to get a second round of questions in. We have managed that, I think, at every meeting since last...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Policy (20 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has a strategy to develop a biomass sector to provide farmers with another income stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26924/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the introduction of a ban on below cost selling in the beef sector; and if he plans to take action to address same to ensure that farmers can receive a fair price for their produce. [26923/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address an anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme in circumstances in which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents but subsequently gains a council tenancy and lives independently of their family. [26711/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an anomaly in the SUSI grant scheme will be addressed in circumstances in which a student applies initially as a dependent of their parents but subsequently gets married during the period of their third-level education but is still assessed as a dependent of their parents. [26710/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud (18 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 75. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the practice of bogus self-employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud (18 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that bogus self-employment practices have been in use in RTÉ and that a settlement has been made by RTÉ to the Revenue Commissioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25946/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken for persons that have had a driver theory test cancelled on three occasions (details supplied). [25563/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: On page 47 of the programme for Government, reference is made to improving public health, focusing on primary care. Dental services for medical card patients in the county I come from, County Laois, have collapsed. There is no service for adults in Laois. Only one dentist operates under the dental treatment services scheme, DTSS. I have a list that we rang around earlier in the week to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: Very briefly, one sentence. There is no dental scheme for primary school children. I raised this with the Tánaiste seven years ago when he was Minister for Health.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: They are in secondary school and are 14 years of age before they are seen. It is third world country stuff. I appeal to the Tánaiste to bring this to the attention of the Minister for Health and to try to get it dealt with.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I welcome everyone to our online meeting. Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19, only the clerk, support staff and I are in the committee room. Members of the committee are attending remotely from within the precincts of Leinster House. This is due to the constitutional requirement that in order to participate in public meetings, members must be physically present within the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Unfortunately, we are limited to two hours. We sent a detailed letter of invitation to An Bord Pleanála, so Mr. Walsh has five minutes for his opening statement, and I will give him a reminder after four minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Verona Murphy is the first speaker, she has 15 minutes, Deputy Dillon is next with ten minutes and everyone thereafter has five minutes. We are tight for time but we are also working online, so we will try to manage the proceedings as best we can.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: We have lost the connection with the Deputy.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy should give the witness an opportunity to answer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I ask Mr. Walsh to give a brief answer.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: We have gone over time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I call Deputy Dillon.

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Financial Statements of An Bord Pleanála (13 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: We are going over time.