Results 121-140 of 20,370 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: I am asking Dr. Burke whether he agrees that they are two different things, "Yes" or "No".
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: They are very different. Thank you.
- Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: I understand all that.
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 127. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline his plans to abolish the means testing for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32977/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection The actions taken to increase the upper age limit for domiciliary care allowance from 16 to 18 years of age; if he will consider a straight transition on to disability benefit where possible, to reduce red tape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32976/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the actions his Department will take to alleviate the issue of the great difficulty persons have in meeting with the community welfare officers; if he will consider reverting back to holding individual clinics in smaller towns like Portartlington, Mountmellick, Durrow and Stradbally in Laois; and if he will make a statement...
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 174. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will ensure that his Department will examine the case for TDs having direct access, a local dedicated phoneline or service, in particular for rent allowance, so TDs can speak with the community welfare officers section when necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32975/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 182. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding the self-employed who are on an S contribution for access to illness benefit, if he will implement a similar scheme as the scheme in place for job seekers benefit for self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32973/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (19 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance to give serious consideration to introducing tax credit increases for separated fathers who are financially supporting their children through maintenance payments and other weekly costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33407/25]
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: The slaughter in Gaza continues this week. We still see innocent men, women and children mowed down by tank fire and massive aerial bombardments while they queue for food, but also in camps where people are trying to shelter, who have been displaced for the one hundredth time in the past two years. There is a moral and political responsibility on us to do all we can to put pressure on the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: The decision is with the Dáil.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: He said we could provide a legal basis to do so. He said that he agreed to look closely at it.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: In his view, the Central Bank does approve the prospectus for the sale of bonds.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: We must do the right thing.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Anger is not enough.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: We must take action.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: That is not-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: That is no help to the people of Gaza.
- Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: I welcome the eight proposals in the motion put forward by Deputy O'Gorman. They are very welcome and timely. The very important ones are to further reduce fares and to further accelerate the Connecting Ireland rural bus programme. The all-island rail strategy was mentioned. It is important, as we move towards the reunification of the national territory, that this is stepped up as a...
- Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: This a very important, timely motion. As a group of TDs on the left, we were party to it. The situation is a housing emergency; everybody accepts that now, with 15,500 plus in homeless accommodation and huge waiting lists for social housing. County Laois, which has a fairly good record for social housing, still has a housing waiting list of 1,600 households. Low Government targets and...