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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is happy enough with No. 526C. The next three items are responses to parliamentary questions submitted by Deputy Catherine Murphy, who has provided them for the information of the committee. I will set them out. Although we have addressed the issues concerned, the Deputy may address them if she wishes. The first item is No. 533C, dated 27 April. It is a reply to a...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: The Deputy is happy enough with the items. They have been circulated to members for their attention. They can review them. On the work programme, the revised meeting arrangements for committees will see this committee engaging with public bodies on Thursday mornings at 9.30 a.m. We hope to have a public meeting slot for business, such as that today, at least every other week. A revised...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements and Accounts (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General for that information.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when testing for a full motorcycle licence will resume; and if, in cases in which the Initial Basic Training licence of an applicant expired in April 2021, they will now be eligible to do their test when they resume. [24696/21]

Private Rental Sector: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this very important motion. The Government has failed to grasp the scale of the housing and rental crisis and properly regulate spiralling rents. It has failed to provide affordable rental homes on a scale required across the country and has provided none at all in counties Laois and Offaly. Despite the Covid crisis, rents in Laois are up 3.4% in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the threshold for access to social housing in counties Laois and Offaly. [22866/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for an affordable housing scheme outside of Dublin and for cost-rental accommodation in counties Laois and Offaly. [22867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if refurbishment works have commenced on Portlaoise Garda station; the duration of such works; and the estimated cost of such works. [23094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the role An Bord Pleanála has regarding the development and planning regulations of windfarms. [22683/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department plans to revise regulations in relation to windfarm developments. [22684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of co-living units which have been approved by An Bord Pleanála to date; the number of units still to be decided upon; and the number of co-living units which were fast-tracked to An Bord Pleanála through the strategic housing development scheme. [22686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of biogas plant planning permission applications An Bord Pleanála has received in each of the past five years. [22687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Portlaoise Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [23092/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 615. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented at the accident and emergency department of Tullamore Regional Hospital in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [23093/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 663. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will finalise and publish its assessment of the revised budget and timelines regarding the construction of the new national children’s hospital. [23253/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 664. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the detailed analysis compiled by the National Paediatric Health Development Board regarding the national children’s hospital which was submitted to his Department in early February 2021. [23254/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (5 May 2021)

Brian Stanley: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if he is considering a more hands-on-approach to the resolving the ongoing dispute between a company (details supplied) and the National Paediatric Health Development Board considering the substantial delays to the construction of the national children’s hospital [23255/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021. We have to get to grips with the issue of climate change. That is beyond doubt. How we do it is the question. We have to become carbon neutral by 2050. We have to decarbonise. We accept the cessation of commercial peat harvesting, but this has been a big hit to the economy and jobs...

Residential Tenancies (Student Rents and Other Protections) (Covid-19) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Apr 2021)

Brian Stanley: The legislation brought forward by Sinn Féin this morning is very important and will deal with a significant problem that has caused hardship and stress for families in my constituency of Laois-Offaly and other rural counties from where people must travel. Recent reports estimate that 3,019 students from County Laois and 2,984 from Offaly attend third level college. Many of these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (28 Apr 2021)

Brian Stanley: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance the options available for a person in circumstances (details supplied). [21188/21]