817. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to ensure applications for European health insurance cards for travelling can be done by way of a paper form, as well as online, to facilitate persons who are not computer literate and may not have access to a computer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65236/25]
574. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when a psychologist cognitive behavioural therapist and a social worker will be put in place in County Laois; if the recruitment process is open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60016/25]
573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when an occupational therapist will be put in place in Laois to provide services to the elderly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60013/25]
572. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when an occupational therapist will be recruited for primary care services in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60014/25]
197. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that when the new wing of St. Vincent's Hospital, Mountmellick, is open, the existing section of the hospital that is in use continues to be operational given this was extensively refurbished in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64159/25]
88. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to request the management of the HSE to utilise the existing hospital building at St. Vincent's, Mountmellick, when the new wing opens, which would increase the bed capacity in the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64160/25]
1002. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if Tullamore Hospital is currently prevented from outsourcing work to clear the orthodontic waiting lists; if the hospital is prevented from outsourcing this and from utilising the services for example, of the National Treatment Purchase fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62962/25]
1001. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that are currently on waiting lists for joint replacements at Tullamore Hospital; the breakdown of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62961/25]
1000. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of joint replacements carried out in Tullamore Hospital since 1 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62960/25]
999. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the orthodontic section of Tullamore Hospital is currently operating at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62959/25]
170. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total spend on batteries supplying the electricity grid from 2018 to date in 2025, by year; and the estimate over procurement of batteries each year from 2018 to date to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [62306/25]
679. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to remove the requirement for an application to have an underlying entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance for those seeking to qualify for the back to work enterprise allowance, where said applicants have previously satisfied the nine month qualifying period on jobseeker’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61918/25]
678. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection given the ongoing housing crisis, if his Department will consider adjusting the means assessment criteria for social welfare claims to allow for deductions in respect of rent and mortgage payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61917/25]
170. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staffing level on the Laois CDNT teams; the percentage of posts filled, for each of the required disciplines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60012/25]
117. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time in Laois for an assessment of need (AON); and the longest time any child is waiting for an AON in County Laois. [60015/25]
1669. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist is in place to serve primary care in County Laois; if a recruitment process is underway; if a panel is in place; when positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58010/25]
1668. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapists are in place in County Laois; if so, the number of therapists available; if a recruitment process is underway for occupational therapists; if a panel is in place; if there are vacant posts; if so, when these posts will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58009/25]
1479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when occupational therapists will be appointed for child disability network teams in Laois; if HSE recruitment is underway; if a panel is in place for occupational therapists for these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58011/25]
807. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate formal consultation on extending independent prescribing rights to physiotherapists with the appropriate postgraduate training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56890/25]
747. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of director and assistant director of nursing positions within the HSE that remain vacant to date; to provide a timeline for when these positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56586/25]
746. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of director and assistant director of nursing positions within the HSE that have been filled since 1 January 2025 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56585/25]
745. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the vacant post for assistant director of nursing in Kildare-West Wicklow Mental Health Services will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56584/25]
562. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department, and the Prison Service, will consider extending the mandatory retirement age for prison officers beyond the current 62 years. [56612/25]
547. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the other capital works on Garda Stations in Laois which will be funded in 2026, aside from Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56514/25]
329. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the budget allocation and full contract cost for construction works and refurbishment of Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56513/25]
52. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will carry out a full review of affordability of third level fees for students who come from median household income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55761/25]
14. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of units of student accommodation that are owned by the universities at present in the State; the number that are planned to be acquired or constructed by them within the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54659/25]
131. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a realistic support scheme for the viability of tillage farming and to increase the percentage of farmland tilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54657/25]
98. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will recognise the need to put greater emphasis on policies and support for the tillage sector, which if expanded would reduce the carbon output from farming and improve the sustainability of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54658/25]
305. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the start-up funding schemes currently available to individuals or organisations seeking to establish a childcare service, including early learning and childcare and school age childcare services; the eligibility criteria for each scheme; if consideration will be given to expanding supports for new entrants to the sector under the ‘Together for Better’ funding model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54251/25]
249. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her Department will intervene in the case of the funding of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/25]
215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the permitted time under S.I. No. 75/2022 to exempt such buildings for conversion to residential use beyond the date set, 31 December 2025, and to allow for another two years of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/25]
74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visits that remand prisoners are entitled per week, due to contradictory information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54140/25]
29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if provision will be made for TDs to be part of the new community safety partnerships that are now replacing JPCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54141/25]
97. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement protections for students from excessive rent increases that may occur following on from the new rent rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39573/25]
45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which guidelines will finally be put in place for the construction of large wind farms. [49020/25]
349. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will abolish the means test assessment requirement for carers allowance in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53196/25]
348. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider increasing the number of hours an applicant can work, and retain payment on carers allowance, from 18.5, to help those who are providing full-time care on lower incomes and lower hourly pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53195/25]
265. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on Government spending on the long-term housing scheme from the start of scheme to now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52957/25]
205. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the initiatives she is putting in place to increase the number of GPs in County Laois; the timeline; the funding allocated for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51531/25]
115. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to resolve the issue of public patients in nursing home care being unable to access ambulance transfer to hospital appointments when necessary, including some who are a long distance away; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51532/25]
160. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will make provision in the forthcoming Budget to allow for an increase in core funding of the Family Resource Centres of €80,000 additional funding per centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52260/25]
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the capitation grant for primary schools in Budget 2026, to ensure schools can meet basic operational costs without relying on voluntary contributions from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51452/25]