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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (1 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (1 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine the case of pension entitlements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 704. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Cancer Services (1 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 799. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (3 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 25. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (3 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 46. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (3 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 68. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (3 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: The issue I wish to raise with the Taoiseach is the need for special needs places, and specifically the case of St. Francis School in Portlaoise. There is a big commitment in the programme for Government regarding special schools and increasing places. We all welcome this but it must be more than aspirations. St. Francis School is a relatively new facility but it was too small the day it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: St. Francis School in Portlaoise. The Taoiseach might take it up with the Minister to really push this on. It is very important.

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: Anseo.

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Second Stage (8 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: I welcome this Bill. I want to be positive about it as it is only right. We have a situation where when people reach 65 years of age, most jobs say, "That is it, you are finished". There is the indignity of having to go to the local dole office. We need to end that and give people the option, if they so wish, to continue working. This Bill seeks to address this and while there are a few...

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: I heard the Minister's words on this Bill. Words are one thing, but action is another. There is an opportunity here to nail this issue once and for all and ensure domestic water charges will not be introduced. I campaigned against domestic water charges and I will do so again. There was major opposition to them in all counties, including in County Laois where communities rallied all over,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: I raise the child disability network teams and the chronic situation regarding their staffing. There are vacancies across the State. They run between 22% and 29% according to replies I have received from the HSE. In County Laois, however, the situation is far worse. I will read the figures for the shortages: occupational therapy in network 12, which covers most of the county, is 33%...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Yes, the education situation has improved over the last two and a half decades. I accept that. We have more to do there but we were starting from zero where we had nothing. However, in the HSE overall, there is a great problem between budget and services. No one will dispute that a considerable budget is going in. Certainly, I will not argue with it....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (10 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total amount in subsidies that have been paid to support wind farm developments over each year for the past five years; if he plans to make changes to subsidies for the renewable energy sector in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16081/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the future revenue of the all-Island economy, given that tariffs are 10% in the North and 20% here, which is creating a two-tier trading arrangement with Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18142/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will support measures from Europe or not to deal with the proposed tariffs by the US that may be damaging to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18143/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (10 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the new measures, he plans to put in place in the case of lost revenue given that Trump and the US administration has imposed 20% tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18141/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Brian Stanley: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 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]