Results 141-160 of 20,326 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 383. To ask the Minister for Health how the situation arose where the nursing home in Portlaoise owned by a provider (details supplied) was in breach of a restriction on admissions imposed by HIQA that came into effect on 22 April 2025 continued to take in residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31246/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (11 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the expected time it will take for the review into all nursing homes owned by a company (details supplied); the person or body that will be doing that review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31247/25]
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: This matter relates to nursing homes and the lack of enforcement of standards. Last week, we witnessed shocking scenes in the Residence nursing home in Portlaoise and the Beneavin nursing home in Dublin. I am sure the Minister of State is aware that there are other cases as well. We saw was: a shocking level of neglect; abusive behaviour; residents told to soil on incontinence pads;...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: I thank the Minister of State. I would like an explanation for a whistleblower having, after two years of inaction on the part of the chief inspector and HIQA, to go to the media to highlight all of this. Surely that is a scandalous situation. They say you judge a society by how it treats its weakest. The weakest are the elderly and the very young - infant children. The Minister of State...
- Vacant Council Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Having vacant homes in the middle of a housing crisis is a scandal, particularly when they are local authority houses. There are more than 2,700 vacant at the moment. A third have been vacant for more than a year. This is simply not on. Reletting times average more than eight months and are much more in many cases. The cost of preparing a home for reletting has increased in five years by...
- Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: There are a lot of things I could say about housing, but because of the announcement from Government I feel compelled to comment on the new rent proposals. The new restrictions, such as they are, or rather the changes, will mean there are no controls for new builds and no controls for new tenancies when tenants change. This is going to drive up already sky-high rents. This is really going...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: I welcome the members of the Housing Commission and I thank them for their work, much of which I agree with but some of which I do not. I know there was not total agreement among all the members of the commission; that is the world we live in. My first question is for Ms King. I read with interest the recommendations regarding what should happen with private rented accommodation. Does...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Would it specifically take account of energy rating and property size? I ask Ms King to respond briefly because I have very little time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: That is all I need to know on that. This is my last question on reference rents. Is there a limit? Would increases be linked to inflation each year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: How should top-ups be halted? Would it require more powers for the RTB? As we know, tenants are reluctant to complain.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: That is one form of top-up. There are other forms of top-up that do not show in rent agreements. It is quite common.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Many of these are registered, but there is a side element to it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Would that require a better resourced RTB?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Again, I will ask Ms King my initial questions. Will these measures work? Will they be inflationary? The fact that tenancies are changing from one tenancy to the next-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: I would have thought that Ms King would have been the right person.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: It would be a great person who would go there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Does Professor Norris want to give an answer on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: When tenancies change the same rules apply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Report of Housing Commission: Housing Commission (10 Jun 2025)
Brian Stanley: Would that mean it could go more towards the big-investor landlord? It may be more favourable to them than to small landlords.