624. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the €265,000,000 approved for housing acquisitions in 2025; the amount approved for 2023 and 2024 in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17038/25]
303. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has had any communication with Laois County Council around providing a mechanism for people to access EV charging points in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17033/25]
204. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education in order to alleviate the shortage of primary school places in Portlaoise, that the transport section of her Department would provide transport by minibus to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16470/25]
171. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education to ensure a school (details supplied) has the modular unit in place for September to cater for the two special needs classes it will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16469/25]
Bill entitled an Act to regulate wind turbines to provide limits on the exportation of product generated from wind turbines , to protect nearby dwellings from noise and shadow flicker by providing minimum set back distances , to allow access to public consultative processes; and to provide for related matters.
240. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to change the current procedure for obtaining from the Revenue Commissioners a “Statement of liability“ to show proof of income, and to replace it with a simplified method of the applicant supplying their PPS number and date of birth, due to the current online process proving impossible for many applicants who are not online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16370/25]
68. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the profit obtained by the State from the sale of bank shares in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/25]
46. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of finance received from the sale of bank shares by the State that will be used for critical infrastructure such as water services and other essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16082/25]
25. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to deal with very high interest rates being charged by debt management companies and vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16080/25]
799. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department is providing any assistance to cancer patients from Laois who must travel to Dublin hospitals for treatment around parking charges, and her plan to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to explore further ways to reduce hospital car parking charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15657/25]
704. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on extending the age group that can get access to bowel screening (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15043/25]
320. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to examine the case of pension entitlements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/25]
319. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the last increase in pensions payment was awarded on 1 July 2008, at 5.06% in the 1951 pensions scheme for staff who worked for CIE; if he has had any discussion regarding this matter of not having an increase in 16 years and if so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/25]
318. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he has had a meeting with the CEO of CIÉ since taking up his position as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15735/25]
275. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 5 February 2025, if he has engaged with the Minister of Education and Bus Éireann on the Programme for Government commitment regarding removing the exclusion of driver aged over 70 years from the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15044/25]
183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department has had any contact from the US administration or the White House on a political level seeking the removal or dissolving of the triple lock in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15086/25]
134. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department has had any contact from the US administration or the White House regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; if so, the nature of those contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15085/25]
419. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans that have been made to progress student accommodation on or near University College Dublin and the Belfield campus. [14879/25]
418. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to give an update on the student accommodation at University College Dublin that is university owned. [14878/25]
263. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of health and social care positions unfilled in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14555/25]
262. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of health and social care positions lost in County Laois during the recruitment freeze. [14554/25]
261. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health whether there is an existing panel from campaigns in speech and language therapy for CDNT and community primary care; and the number of panels formed in Laois and the number of people on each panel. [14553/25]
260. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on recruitment in healthcare facilities and services in Laois; the timing of the last recruitment campaign for speech and language therapy for CNDT and community primary care teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14552/25]
455. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much has been collected by each of the 31 local authorities on derelict site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13665/25]
454. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much has been collected by each of the 31 local authorities on vacant site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13664/25]
453. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how much has been collected by each of the 31 local authorities on levies on unused zoned land, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13663/25]
348. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide further ASD classes in County Laois this year at both primary and secondary level in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13441/25]
347. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes approved in 2025 at both primary and secondary level in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13440/25]
346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education if her Department will sanction the two modular classrooms for a school (details supplied). [13439/25]
278. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent the discrimination of people who were seriously ill in the past, to purchase mortgage protection insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/25]
193. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice the progress made in the provision of domestic violence refuge centres for the nine counties that are currently without; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12367/25]
158. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice for an update regarding a domestic violence refuge centre in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12366/25]
117. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice the progress regarding the term of review on the use of concurrent and consecutive sentencing guidelines for judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12368/25]
1618. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the guidelines followed in the application of brachytherapy to determine patient suitability at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar. [11330/25]
1617. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer stage I and stage II that were provided palliative radiotherapy; and the number aged over 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and in tabular form. [11329/25]
1616. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer determined "likely invasive" that were recommended palliative radiotherapy as a treatment; and the number of these patients aged over 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and in tabular form. [11328/25]
1615. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will outline, in the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under gastro-intestinal conference, the number of patients with oesophageal cancer determined 'likely invasive' over the age of 70 years, in each of the years 2016 to 2024 and to date in 2025, and in tabular form. [11327/25]
929. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps the Government will be taking to progress the 35th amendment of the Constitution (water in public ownership); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12048/25]
928. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will advance the plans to build a new fire station in Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12047/25]
708. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education to sanction the provision of extra accommodation for the two special ASD classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12049/25]
84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department is taking any steps to undertaking a review for full medical card assessment for people of working age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8792/25]
76. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the threshold for full medical card entitlement for those over 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8791/25]
157. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include the Mountmellick relief road in the National Development Plan funding envelope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/25]
139. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if capital works for the Mountmelllick inner relief road will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/25]
900. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of county beds in use in the HSE community hospitals of Shane, Abbeyleix and Mountmellick, County Laois. [7615/25]
570. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount collected on vacant site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8174/25]
569. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites that are identified as per county by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8173/25]