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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: I am nearly there. I waited for almost three hours. I have been very patient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: The increase proposed by ComReg would bring the price of a postage stamp to more than €1. Given that ComReg does not regulate or set the price of stamps, perhaps Mr. O'Brien might articulate a little more clearly what role it has in this regard. If it merely sets a cap, how is that cap reached? I would like An Post management to address what will happen if the price of a postage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: I asked a question on the regulator.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow tenants of approved housing bodies to buy their homes as per a scheme similar to the one that is available to local authority tenants. [41658/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will prioritise the establishment of a planning aid service such as that in place in the UK since 2004. [1308/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Museum Projects (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 783. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will arrange the return on loan or on a permanent basis of the Mace of Athy, which was purchased and is now in a museum in San Antonio, Texas, USA. [1309/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 997. To ask the Minister for Health if full medical card holders should have to pay their general practitioners for blood tests; and, if they have been charged and paid for these tests, can they receive a refund from the HSE or PCRS. [41476/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 1026. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of employing agency staff, locums and other non-HSE staff in Portlaoise hospital in each of the past three years. [41656/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 1027. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of the total wage bill, including HSE and non-HSE staff, in Portlaoise hospital in each of the past three years. [41657/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Generation (17 Jan 2017)

Brian Stanley: 1502. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the origins of the foreign wood chips or pellets being burned in power stations here; and if these are from sustainable forests. [1307/17]

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: 4 o’clock I welcome the opportunity to speak on the amendment. The people in Apollo House are to be commended. I saw only last night a man lying on cardboard boxes on the footpath across the road from here, a sleeping bag pulled over him. It is an appalling situation. Much of the discussion has centred on Dublin and other high pressure zones. I understand that the problem...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: We have ten minutes in total.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: If Deputy Tóibín does not show up, I know Deputy Eugene Murphy, even though he is a political opponent, is seeking to have some time. He says he has his own particular band.

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I have read and considered it and we have had some discussion around it. There is no doubt that there are problems faced by those involved in the music industry in Ireland in accessing the airwaves. Ireland is recognised worldwide for its rich cultural heritage and our extremely talented musicians and composers are central to this....

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: Can the Acting Chairman confirm how long I have?

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: The issue arising from the HIQA report is very important and the question for the Independent-Fine Gael Government is whether it will use it as an excuse to downgrade services and close the hospital or whether it will use the report to improve services. The HIQA report said the hospital was at a critical juncture and that, to function as a model 3 hospital, it must be adequately and...

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: I started well behind so I need another couple of minutes.

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: The ball is in the Government's court. Will it be its policy to use the HIQA report to downgrade the hospital or to fix what needs to be fixed? Will it set out a clear strategic plan to give the certainty that the community, staff and patients need?

Topical Issue Debate: HIQA Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: Any extra cash is welcome but HIQA has said the extra money is being eaten up in expensive temporary staff, such as locums and agency staff. HIQA also said this had significant implications for the budget of the hospital going forward. The minor medical assessment unit, operating between 9 a.m and 5 p.m, is no replacement for 24-hour emergency department services. As the 69 local health...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (13 Dec 2016)

Brian Stanley: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí out of training that have been deployed in counties Laois and Kildare in the past year. [40026/16]