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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Staff Data (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 608. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff employed by her Department or seconded to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28995/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 615. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff employed by her Department or seconded to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28987/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (4 Oct 2016)

Brian Stanley: 618. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of staff employed by his Department or seconded to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28989/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 626. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently working with Offaly Early Intervention Team, EIT, and School Age Team, SAT, and also in Laois EIT and SAT. [26755/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 629. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for psychology services with Offaly Early Intervention Team and School Age Team and also Laois EIT and SAT. [26766/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 630. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional psychology posts approved under PDS which have been filled and the number still vacant. [26768/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (27 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the interim measures in place to provide psychology services with Offaly Early Intervention Team and School Age Team and Laois EIT and SAT until additional psychology posts have been filled. [26774/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials. I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute. In terms of broadband provision, programme A will be hugely important. In the past 15 years, I have attended more than enough briefings and announcements on that issue by different organisations and companies. Anybody who has attended the National Ploughing Championships,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: On the expenditure side, some 46% of the estimated grant has been allocated to RTE. For those of us who are new to this committee, will the Minister outline where the other 54% goes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Some 46% of the overall estimated grant has been allocated to RTE in the first six months of this year. Will the Minister outline briefly where the remaining 54% goes? The proposal for a broadcasting fee was referred to by the previous speaker. I am glad that has gone because there are a small number of addresses that do not yet have a television. I am aware of one. People may claim...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Yes. Many of them would be out in south Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Down the country they are very compliant with the law. It is a better way to go because we do not want to see an increase in the fee. How does the Minister intend to act on that? An Post officials traditionally enforced compliance, so how does the Minister intend going about that? Does he have a target for increasing compliance this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 29 - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (21 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: Under subhead C4, the total allocation for the year is €65 million. I take it the bulk of that would be for SEAI. In general the SEAI grant scheme has been good and we can see the benefits of it in communities. There is one weakness with its roll-out. Many people with the greatest fuel poverty are living in the oldest houses which are the worst insulated and hardest to heat. I...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 679. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will restore the farm assist payment to the levels prior to the cuts made to the scheme three years ago as part of budget 2017. [24370/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 751. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of participants in the JobPath scheme who have been placed in permanent employment by each of the operators of the scheme, namely, Turas Nua and Seetec, since the scheme was rolled out. [25616/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 752. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid in job sustainment fees to the operators of the JobPath scheme since it was rolled out, namely, Turas Nua and Seetec; and if he will provide these amounts paid to each operator separately. [25617/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 753. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid in registration fees to the operators of the JobPath scheme, namely, Turas Nua and Seetec, since the scheme was rolled out; and if he will provide the amounts separately for each operator. [25619/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 754. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons who have been referred to the JobPath scheme since it was introduced. [25620/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 1300. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in publishing the report on the future of services at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and when the report is likely to be published. [25635/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Brian Stanley: 1497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider re-opening the suckler cow scheme to new entrants for the coming year to facilitate those not already participating in it. [24367/16]