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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in deploying gardaí to a greater extent in community and frontline policing. [29328/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if sufficient resources are available to gardaí in the Laois and Offaly division to deal with the upsurge in criminal activity. [29327/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: People with 11 year old cars are being loaded with 50% to 60% additional costs. This is affecting people in rural Ireland, young drivers and people who get up early in the morning to go to work. There is no reason for loading in the case of second-hand cars that are 11 or 12 years old if they have a national car test, NCT, and are in perfect mechanical condition. From an environmental...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: -----poor and low income workers and pensioners.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on the provision of a new school in Trumera, Mountrath, County Laois; and the projected timescale for same. [29331/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to increase the number of apprenticeships in view of the recovering economy and increasing demand for qualified trades. [26522/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the employment situation of school secretaries employed by boards of management will be examined with reference to their pay and conditions and pension entitlements. [29625/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Consultations (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 302. To ask the Minister for Health the stage the consultation on Portlaoise Hospital is at; and the timeframe for completion. [29623/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Consultations (4 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 303. To ask the Minister for Health the stakeholders that will be met by his officials during the public consultation process on Portlaoise Hospital. [29624/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (3 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: At the meeting in Ratheniska two weeks ago, I proposed that the three Deputies meet the chief executive officer, CEO, of EirGrid and representatives of the RTS group. This is a substantial project but the €110 million cost is excessive. The local community is concerned about what else is proposed by EirGrid. There is an issue of trust, the community having previously been misled....

Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Transmission Network (3 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to raise this issue. Like Deputy Fleming I attended a meeting in Ratheniska a week ago last Thursday. It is a small community but there was a large attendance at the meeting as people are very concerned. The approach taken by EirGrid provides a good template for how not to proceed successfully with an infrastructural project. It has lost the confidence and...

Establishment of Special Joint Committee on Climate Action: Motion (3 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the establishment of the committee and commend the Citizens' Assembly on its work. However, this House is also a citizens' assembly. It is directly elected and paid for by the people of this State and it is answerable to them. These issues should be tackled head on in the Oireachtas and we should make the decisions to put us on the right path to counter climate change. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of Petroleum and Other Mineral Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank our guests for their presentations. I apologise for having to leave earlier but I had to speak in the Dáil on the establishment of the climate action committee. There is broad agreement now that we face a serious situation with regard to climate action and our use of fossil fuels. With a few notable exceptions in south Kerry and the White House, we are all on board in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (3 Jul 2018)

Brian Stanley: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be provided for grass cutting by farmers on the GLAS scheme to allow them to cut hay before 1 July 2018 in view of the fact that weather conditions are most suitable. [28840/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (28 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: 34. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the chronic shortage of services for children such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in counties Laois and Offaly. [27893/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (28 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: 66. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a recruitment and training programme in place to fill vacancies in services for children such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy in counties Laois and Offaly [27894/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: I thank the guests for their presentations. I will start with the NUJ. The need for an electoral commission was mentioned, and its possible role in overseeing the regulation of online media advertising for political purposes. I refer to what areas the Bill would cover. Section 2(2) says it would cover matters relating to the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Assembly in the Six Counties in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Advertising and Social Media (Transparency) Bill 2017 and the Influence of Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: My question was whether it should be the Parliament or companies acting unilaterally. The intervention was maybe the best thing to do in the circumstances. From here on out, does Ms Dunn think these things would be better managed from here, the Houses of the Oireachtas - the Seanad and the Dáil - where law is enacted and not left to individual corporate companies?

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: I concur with what has been said about the importance of information flow. I appreciate that this is a huge challenge. I accept that thousands of applications are being dealt with each week. This fast-moving process puts huge demands on staff and generates revenue. Many other parts of government do not draw in revenue as part of the services they provide. We need to up our game. It is...

Other Questions: Passport Applications (27 Jun 2018)

Brian Stanley: 67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to address the increased demand for Irish passports and the long delays in having passports issued. [27895/18]