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Portlaoise Hospital (29 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for taking the issue. I wish to raise the plans for the future of Portlaoise hospital, particularly with regard to the intensive care unit and the accident and emergency unit, the plans to proceed with the model 2 proposal, if any, and the implications for the maternity unit at the hospital. I am glad the Minister for Health is here and is taking time to...

Portlaoise Hospital (29 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: The Minister can understand where the confusion is coming from but I welcome the reply. In his statement he went into some detail. Can the Minister confirm there will be a new maternity unit in the hospital? What is the position with capital funding? I have tried to track the €8 million for the last three years, all the way from the council chamber in Portlaoise to the floor of this...

Portlaoise Hospital (29 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: It has 400 staff.

General Medical Services Contracts (28 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reform the consultants' contract and the general practitioner contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26389/11]

Written Answers — Third-level Sector Staff: Third-level Sector Staff (22 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse the controls imposed on universities and third-level colleges under the revised employment control framework that applies absolute limits to the numbers and grades of staff in teaching, research and administration that is impeding the development and search for knowledge in a modern and diverse society. [25113/11]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (22 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention will be drawn to the problems being experienced by persons participating in the apprentice finishing scheme and who are being prevented from finishing their training in a trade. [25114/11]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (21 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria that must be satisfied for an organisation to receive an exemption of paying the landfill levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/11]

ESB and Disposal of State Assets: Motion (Resumed) (21 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I am amazed at the reaction in the Chamber. It is as if Sinn Féin cannot put forward any proposal or suggestion. I am particularly amazed at the reaction on the Labour benches. The Fine Gael Deputies, by and large, put their arguments forward and responded to Sinn Féin arguments. Unfortunately, Deputies Keaveney and McCarthy ran...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (20 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that community welfare officers are using their personal discretion to refuse persons rent supplement on the basis of their turning down a local authority housing offer; and her plans to put in place strict guidelines and criteria for this practice. [24107/11]

Written Answers — Family Resource Centres: Family Resource Centres (20 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on the discussions regarding local authorities or local partnerships taking over the family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24099/11]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (20 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the development of a youth homelessness strategy as part of the overall strategy for ending homelessness here. [24108/11]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (20 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if he has read the recent report by the EU Committee on Environmental and Health Risks into the scientific evidence around water fluoridation; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this report has stated that water fluoridation poses some health risks for children; and his plans to end this practice. [24105/11]

Written Answers — Drugs Task Forces: Drugs Task Forces (20 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cuts to regional and local drugs task forces were over and above those to his Department; and if he will guarantee their current levels of funding in future in order that they may continue their valuable work in communities. [24101/11]

Written Answers — Drugs Task Forces: Drugs Task Forces (20 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Health if he will protect funding for Ballymun Drugs Task Force, Dublin; if he will protect funding for Finglas Drugs Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24100/11]

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Will householders be required to keep a register or a log of maintenance work? In his reply to Deputy Niall Collins, the Minister said it is proposed to have a national register for septic tanks. I understand from what he said previously that local authorities would deal with the inspections and registration. I ask the Minister to clarify whether local authorities keep the register or...

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: That is why he is bankrupt.

Septic Tank Regulation (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: They must be the houses built by Deputy Wallace.

Waste Management (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: While I fully agree that some people are driven to dumping because they cannot afford waste charges, there are others who can well afford them but choose to dump instead. In County Laois, the waste collection service has been privatised for 24 years and there has never been a waiver scheme in place.

Waste Management (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: I tried my best but there were 12 Fine Gael members and only one of me. There are many low-income households in Laois, particularly pensioners, who are struggling to pay waste charges. Will the Minister consider introducing a waiver scheme for a county like Laois where one has not been in place because the service was privatised many years ago?

Written Answers — Local Authoring Staff: Local Authoring Staff (15 Sep 2011)

Brian Stanley: Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce the number of local authority managers and the number of directors of services as part of his cost-cutting initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24093/11]