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Written Answers — Education Finance Board: Education Finance Board (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is his attention has been drawn to the fact that children of survivors of institutional abuse, who have received financial assistance from the Education Finance Board to do year one or two of education courses are being denied funding to complete those courses; and the steps he is taking to rectify this matter. [24618/12]

Written Answers — School Building Projects: School Building Projects (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken by him to advance the amalgamation of the boys and girls schools in Ballyroan, County Laois. [24628/12]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is his attention has been drawn to the pressure that the staff and pupils are under in a school (details supplied) in County Laois due to the need for new classrooms; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24629/12]

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to address the anomaly faced by those who are transgender and have inconsistent, for example the name and gender on the birth certificate being different to that of their passport or drivers licence. [24630/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the charging mechanism that will be used to charge domestic consumers on privately operated group water schemes with supply from public mains. [24624/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the meter charge that will apply to group water scheme members when the scheme was taken in charge after being upgraded and metered and where the members contributed to the cost of the upgrade. [24625/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will guarantee the operational subsidy to group water schemes with private sources and also group water schemes connected to public water mains. [24626/12]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (17 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will guarantee the higher rate of subsidy to privately sourced group water schemes who have entered in to a 20 year design, build and operate contracts with private contractors. [24627/12]

Written Answers — Patient Safety Authority: Patient Safety Authority (16 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Health the progress, if any, on the establishment of a Patient Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/12]

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a guarantee that the decision to close Abbeyleix Hospital, County Laois, will be reversed, that the hospital will be retained and maintained by the Health Service Executive as a facility for older persons in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24202/12]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (15 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide supports for lesbian, gay and bisexual children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23954/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (15 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 353: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Dublin City Council for the operation of the energy efficiency/retrofitting programme within Dublin City Council. [24094/12]

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (15 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 354: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the location of the 300,000 homes that cannot be installed with water meters. [24095/12]

Children in Care (15 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children on turning 18 years who have left high support units or special care units during each of the past five years; and the number of these children who did not receive aftercare services. [23955/12]

Genetically Modified Organisms (10 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has had any discussions with companies that wish to use the GM method to grow crops in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23334/12]

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (10 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide stimulus for the growing of biofuel crops here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23341/12]

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: What about the Tánaiste's comrades on Gardiner Street?

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Keep it clean.

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: Like the previous speaker, I welcome the presence of Senator Quinn and I welcome the long overdue publication of the Construction Contracts Bill. I commend Senator Quinn on his initiative and his work in crafting this legislation. The plight of small and medium-sized building contractors has created widespread hardship for thousands of construction workers, small contractors and their...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Brian Stanley: That is correct.