Results 41-60 of 20,010 for speaker:Brian Stanley

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]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: The programme for Government contains a commitment to improve the school transport scheme, but again this year we face a shortage of drivers. We have had a shortage of drivers for the past two years but it is going to be worse this year because more pupils are coming on stream. Bus operators cannot get extra drivers. In approximately 19 or 20 weeks we will again face a crisis in school...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: It is no good raising it if nothing happens. It is like playing handball against a haystack. We need to get it sorted. We must sort this issue. There is a solution.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: The RSA, Bus Éireann, the National Transport Authority and the Department must fix this.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give an update on the student accommodation at University College Dublin that is university owned. [14878/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (27 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans that have been made to progress student accommodation on or near University College Dublin and the Belfield campus. [14879/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 260. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on recruitment in healthcare facilities and services in Laois; the timing of the last recruitment campaign for speech and language therapy for CNDT and community primary care teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14552/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 261. To ask the Minister for Health whether there is an existing panel from campaigns in speech and language therapy for CDNT and community primary care; and the number of panels formed in Laois and the number of people on each panel. [14553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health and social care positions lost in County Laois during the recruitment freeze. [14554/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health and social care positions unfilled in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 278. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent the discrimination of people who were seriously ill in the past, to purchase mortgage protection insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will sanction the two modular classrooms for a school (details supplied). [13439/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD classes approved in 2025 at both primary and secondary level in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 348. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide further ASD classes in County Laois this year at both primary and secondary level in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13441/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how much has been collected by each of the 31 local authorities on levies on unused zoned land, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13663/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how much has been collected by each of the 31 local authorities on vacant site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13664/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: 455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how much has been collected by each of the 31 local authorities on derelict site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13665/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (20 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State for that response. I welcome the news on the Stradbally station. I raised it with his predecessor on a number of occasions in the Dáil. That is very welcome; it was badly needed. I would say to the Minister of State by way of being helpful that there is a design for Stradbally. The plan is done. It is a similar size town and a similar size area. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (20 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: It is good news.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (20 Mar 2025)

Brian Stanley: I am raising the issue of the need for a new fire station in Rathdowney. This has been sought for a number of years now. The current station was built to house a jeep and the small mobile pump they used to pull behind them. I do not know if the Minister of State would remember them, the old Land Rovers. Smaller towns had them and that is what the station housed. There are three vehicles...