Results 121-140 of 20,010 for speaker:Brian Stanley

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider changing the VAT rate for boarding kennels and catteries as the rate is currently 23%, whereas the rate for groomers and veterinary work is 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 332. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to respond to the request by an organisation (details supplied) to have the remains of the five executed Invincibles exhumed form the yard in Kilmainham Gaol; if his Department and the OPW will facilitate this in order that they can be reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3096/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Agreements (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 364. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will work with others here and at EU level to ensure that the Mercosur deal on imports is ratified by as few EU Member States as possible; if a commitment will be given that the Government will not ratify such a deal due to the potential impact on Ireland’s agriculture and food sector; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Accommodation (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give the go-ahead for the provision of two modular classrooms which are urgently required for a school (details supplied); to address this with senior officials in her Department to alleviate the current shortage of space in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3071/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider reviewing the criteria for illness benefit, to enable those who are self-employed and paying an S Class PRSI contribution to qualify for payment on this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Court Accommodation (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 825. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure that funding is finally provided for the construction of the new courthouse on the site acquired in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3088/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (5 Feb 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1251. To ask the Minister for Health to prioritise the funding required for the construction of a primary care centre in Portlaoise town, given the town and surrounding area does not have one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3100/25]

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (23 Jan 2025)

Brian Stanley: I congratulate the Taoiseach on his appointment. We now have a new Government but we have a new Government of two old conservative parties and one regional group. The two Civil War parties are united now like never before. The problem is that nothing separates them, except one letter; they are FF and FG. The Government's first action was to create more jobs for the boys - the girls seem...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1067. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to connect the schemes of payment between ACRES and organic subsidy schemes, as some farmers are having difficulty receiving payments. [46175/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (22 Jan 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1259. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the current rules regarding registered childminders, who use their own home, having the facility to use someone on their approved emergency contact list in case of a medical appointment, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1560/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1302. To ask the Minister for Health if the situation of only one part-time palliative care social worker covering all of counties Laois and Offaly will be rectified, given other counties with a similar population have two full-time palliative care social workers. [46178/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (22 Jan 2025)

Brian Stanley: 1365. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that the HSE store for disabled aids equipment in Mountmellick, County Laois is made safe and reopened, given the current unacceptable situation where equipment cannot be accessed for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46531/24]

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (18 Dec 2024)

Brian Stanley: Déanaim comhghairdeas mór leis an gCeann Comhairle. I thank the people of County Laois for electing me to the Thirty-fourth Dáil. It was a great honour to be elected. It truly showed that the seat does not belong to any family or party. It belongs to the people of Laois. In fact, all three seats in Laois belong to the people there. There are huge challenges ahead in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (6 Nov 2024)

Brian Stanley: 132. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment options given in relation to the decisions of the multidisciplinary meetings at St. James’s Hospital under the gastro-intestinal conference, with oesophageal cancers determined likely invasive and not amenable to ENR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45348/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (17 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: 291. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give an update on the pilot school therapy supports in special schools; if he will provide a list of all special schools that are being considered for the programme (details supplied) as part of the programme as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42176/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: 571. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reasons HSE Grade 3 clerical staff who are on a panel for Grade 4 positions are not being appointed; and the reason agency staff are being recruited into these positions. [40935/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: Apologies have been received from Deputies Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Catherine Murphy and John Brady. I propose that we go into private session briefly. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Land Development Agency (10 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: The witnesses are all very welcome. I remind everyone in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or in silent mode. To start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices of the Houses as regard references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Land Development Agency (10 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: I call the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy, to deliver his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2023: Land Development Agency (10 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: The first committee member to speak is Deputy Cormac Devlin, who has 15 minutes.