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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: Yes, but we-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: Will the Government ramp up the supply of cost rental and affordable housing to purchase?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: The concern I have is what is going to happen in towns like Mountmellick, Abbeyleix, Mountrath and Portlaoise. In terms of increasing supply, the Taoiseach was in government in 2004, 2005 and 2006 when supply increased. In fact, 96,000 housing units were built in 2006. He will recall in those years that rents skyrocketed. There is not necessarily a correlation with increasing the supply...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: I join in welcoming Deputy Holly Cairns back to the Dáil and congratulating her. I also congratulate Deputy Emer Higgins. Life will never be the same again. I wish many years of happiness and joy to them and their partners in the years to come. I raise the situation regarding renters with the Taoiseach and the out of control so-called "rental market" we have. In a lot of areas...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Just Transition (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 606. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 607. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 608. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 725. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 726. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 728. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 727. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 957. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 958. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 959. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Regulations (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 960. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1268. To ask 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Just Transition (8 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and 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]