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- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: At the weekend, the towns of Portarlington and Mountmellick were flooded again for the umpteenth time. There are flood relief schemes planned in both towns. These were decided on after the serious flooding in both towns in 2017, which was eight years ago. Work is ongoing, and Laois County Council is playing its part in trying to advance those schemes as quickly as possible. However,...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: That is a crazy situation. A huge amount of study needs to be done.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: The studies need to be done in parallel. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to move on these schemes.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I am asking the Taoiseach to take this up with the Department of public expenditure and the OPW to try to get these schemes under way. I was with two pensioners last night.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: Their house was flooded again at the weekend-----
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: -----and again last Friday.
- Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill: Motion [Private Members] (19 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this. It is long past time we passed the occupied territories Bill. We have a moral and legal duty to do so. There can be no half measures. Even if we are being bullied or leaned on by the richest people in the USA, we still have to go ahead and do so. We passed sanctions against Russia, quite correctly, and we need to stop the pussyfooting on the...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Grid (13 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: 170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total spend on batteries supplying the electricity grid from 2018 to date in 2025, by year; and the estimate over procurement of batteries each year from 2018 to date to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [62306/25]
- Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: This Bill keeps those who are on low pay and those who are compelled to live on social welfare in further poverty for another year. I will first deal with the auto-enrolment system, which leaves out those earning below €20,000. It may be the case that they will not accumulate a huge pension over their working life, but people earning below €20,000 are entitled to have the same...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I raise the issue of the Fastway workers. There is a large section in the programme for Government regarding enterprise and employment. The Fastway workers have been caught in an awful mess and treated disgracefully. One of the main depots is in Portarlington. Hundreds of workers and contract drivers are affected. Some workers who are owed wages got no warning whatsoever and cannot apply...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: Fastway had tangible assets of €5.2 million at the end of 2024 and €28 million, also at the end of 2024, in intangible assets.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: It had €10.6 million in cash.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I acknowledge the work that was done during Storm Éowyn by front-line staff. A lot of the work overseen in Laois by the director of services and many structures that were put in stood up quite well to the test. However, there are some problems. First, Uisce Éireann will not do anything about the generators for rural group water schemes. Uisce Éireann has no role with rural...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I want to know about getting approval for other staff.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I understand that. I am not saying that it is necessary to retain a big army of GOs for 52 weeks of the year and have them ready to go. I am saying that because there are not enough GOs to carry out small preventative maintenance, you wind up with a larger problem when there is a storm and I have given some examples. I have seen them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: Will the ESB increase the number of general operatives and linesmen?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: Is that for ESB staff?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: The Department did not answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I acknowledge the work that was done during Storm Éowyn by front-line staff. A lot of the work overseen in Laois by the director of services and many structures that were put in stood up quite well to the test. However, there are some problems. First, Uisce Éireann will not do anything about the generators for rural group water schemes. Uisce Éireann has no role with rural...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Review of Storm Éowyn and Storm Preparedness: Discussion (12 Nov 2025)
Brian Stanley: I want to know about getting approval for other staff.