80. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his view on how rural pubs fit into the tourism strategy and qualify for public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50757/25]
54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the discussions his Department have had with the IDA to ascertain plans and schedules for the development of the 30-hectare business park they own in Portlaoise, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50756/25]
48. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans from Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to find a replacement industry for a plant in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50755/25]
300. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider allowing those on primary social welfare payments, such as disability allowance, to receive half rate payments on bereaved partners pension, or vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49498/25]
85. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding provided to projects and initiatives in County Laois from the national and European just transition funds, under the various headings, to date in 2025, by recipients; the amount granted to each, and the purposes for which it is to be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49377/25]
27. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the commitment the Government have given to increase defence spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37866/25]
1268. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide details on the proportionality assessment completed by her Department relating to the standards and criteria implemented on 11 July, 2025, by CORU, regarding the standards of proficiency for counsellors and psychotherapists, and the criteria for education and training programmes for counsellors and psychotherapists adapted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48471/25]
960. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to improve the regulations and licensing system for milling of animal feed, to ensure that feedstuff labelled as Irish does not contain GMD imported produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48630/25]
959. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to broaden the scope of the TAMS in order to allow for the grant aiding of a wider range of machinery used by tillage farmers to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48629/25]
958. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to put in place a realistic support scheme for the viability of tillage farming, to increase the percentage of farmland tilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48628/25]
957. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to recognise the need to put greater emphasis on policies and supports for the tillage sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48627/25]
728. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reviewing the means assessments of those applicants who are directly affected by the current school secretary and caretaker strikes, to remove any means applied following their return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47789/25]
727. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering making payments to those affected by the current strike issues available under the basic supplementary welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47788/25]
726. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will be extending the current educational sector worker applications for all those affected until the strike issues are resolved regarding school secretaries and caretakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47787/25]
725. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports being made available to school workers who are directly affected by the current strikes that is, bus escorts, who will not be in receipt of payment for the duration of the ongoing strikes by school secretaries and caretakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47786/25]
608. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will consider extending the current basic income for the arts scheme long-term and open it up to new applicants if no successor scheme is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48289/25]
607. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has developed a successor scheme to the pilot basic income for the arts scheme; if so, if this will be brought forward as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48288/25]
606. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the research programme undertaken by his Department in relation to basic income for the arts; the cost-benefit analysis that is being prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48287/25]
151. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding provided to projects and initiatives in County Laois from the National and European Just Transition Funds, by recipient’s, the amount granted to each, the purposes for which is to be used, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49076/25]
1998. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to reduce the current waiting times for an assessment of needs from 16 months to the timeframe outlined under the Disability Act 2005, of three months following referral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46839/25]
1346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if the fuel allowance thresholds will be increased for those in receipt of the State Pension contributory and the State Pension non-contributory in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45032/25]
280. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport If he will extend the SPSV licencing period for standard taxi vehicles first registered in 2016, as due to prior extensions given to older vehicles SPSV standard taxi vehicles with a 2014 first registration date are eligible to continue being used as a taxi until 2027. [44833/25]
124. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding the State received from the European Just Transition Fund; the sectors that have received funding from the fund to date; the amount that has been received under each funding stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45462/25]
2346. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will make an increase to the aftercare allowance in Budget 2026, to align with the foster care allowance and extend support up to the age of 23, at a minimum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41801/25]
2345. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to ensure that financial support is addressed in Budget 2026 around therapeutic supports for children in care, through expanded and fully resourced Tusla therapeutic hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41800/25]
1793. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if budget 2026 will offer better pension security for foster carers so the years spent caring for children on behalf of the State are fully recognised, index-linking the foster care allowance to keep pace with rising costs and relieve financial pressure on carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41802/25]
451. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm if the RSA have hired more staff to reduce waiting time for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42016/25]
450. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that there is a backlog in bus and truck testing currently, due to testers been moved to car test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42015/25]
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 12 June 2025, the reply to which stated that all other categories including motorbikes, trucks and buses were continuing to be conducted, if he is aware that there is a backlog in the bus, and HGV testing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42014/25]
448. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport he will confirm if driving testers are being moved from articulated truck, bus and truck testing to car testing, to reduce wait times on car driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42013/25]
447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether new testers in driving test centres have increased as promised since June 2025; if they are on schedule with having enough testers from September on to alleviate the waiting time for tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/25]
425. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is developing policy on charging infrastructure for electric trucks and large vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41686/25]
424. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the analyses that his Department conducted on incentivising EV fleets and how flexible charging can be an incentive to benefit companies financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41685/25]
184. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department examined polices on dynamic electricity off peak-pricing to incentivise and lower the operational costs of EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/25]
183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department analysed developing micro-electricity production in the State and the feasibility of providing grant aid for hydro projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/25]
575. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to outline the current position regarding funding for the construction of phase 2 (second new wing) for St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois; and the projected timeframe for works on the project to begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40678/25]
574. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the existing building will be maintained in use pending completion of phase 2 second new wing and at that point be refurbished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40677/25]
573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the expected date for the commissioning of phase 1 of the (new wing) of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Mountmellick, County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40654/25]
165. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has engaged with the Minister for Transport and the Road Safety Authority regarding allowing those over 70 years to drive for school transport; if this will now be allowed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39574/25]
38. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the further areas of north-south cooperation being raised by the Minister and his Department in discussions with the British Government and also at north-south Ministerial meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37867/25]
23. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the steps he has taken, in conjunction with other EU governments, to have the Israel-EU trade arrangements suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37865/25]
21. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a timeline for the enactment of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37864/25]
10. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he and his Department formally submitted an additional complaint to the International Criminal Court regarding the murder of thousands of Palestinian civilians by the Israel Defense Forces while queuing for food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37868/25]