Results 181-200 of 20,657 for speaker:Brian Stanley

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]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (8 Sep 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1998. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Grid (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 451. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 448. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (29 Jul 2025)

Brian Stanley: 450. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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]