117. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time in Laois for an assessment of need (AON); and the longest time any child is waiting for an AON in County Laois. [60015/25]
170. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staffing level on the Laois CDNT teams; the percentage of posts filled, for each of the required disciplines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60012/25]
678. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection given the ongoing housing crisis, if his Department will consider adjusting the means assessment criteria for social welfare claims to allow for deductions in respect of rent and mortgage payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61917/25]
679. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to remove the requirement for an application to have an underlying entitlement to jobseeker’s allowance for those seeking to qualify for the back to work enterprise allowance, where said applicants have previously satisfied the nine month qualifying period on jobseeker’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61918/25]
1479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when occupational therapists will be appointed for child disability network teams in Laois; if HSE recruitment is underway; if a panel is in place for occupational therapists for these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58011/25]
1668. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if occupational therapists are in place in County Laois; if so, the number of therapists available; if a recruitment process is underway for occupational therapists; if a panel is in place; if there are vacant posts; if so, when these posts will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58009/25]
1669. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist is in place to serve primary care in County Laois; if a recruitment process is underway; if a panel is in place; when positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58010/25]
329. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the budget allocation and full contract cost for construction works and refurbishment of Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56513/25]
547. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the other capital works on Garda Stations in Laois which will be funded in 2026, aside from Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56514/25]
562. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department, and the Prison Service, will consider extending the mandatory retirement age for prison officers beyond the current 62 years. [56612/25]
745. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health when the vacant post for assistant director of nursing in Kildare-West Wicklow Mental Health Services will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56584/25]
746. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of director and assistant director of nursing positions within the HSE that have been filled since 1 January 2025 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56585/25]
747. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of director and assistant director of nursing positions within the HSE that remain vacant to date; to provide a timeline for when these positions will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56586/25]
807. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate formal consultation on extending independent prescribing rights to physiotherapists with the appropriate postgraduate training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56890/25]
Brian Stanley
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16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
14. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of units of student accommodation that are owned by the universities at present in the State; the number that are planned to be acquired or constructed by them within the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54659/25]
Brian Stanley
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16 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
52. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will carry out a full review of affordability of third level fees for students who come from median household income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55761/25]
98. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will recognise the need to put greater emphasis on policies and support for the tillage sector, which if expanded would reduce the carbon output from farming and improve the sustainability of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54658/25]
131. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a realistic support scheme for the viability of tillage farming and to increase the percentage of farmland tilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54657/25]
29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if provision will be made for TDs to be part of the new community safety partnerships that are now replacing JPCs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54141/25]
74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visits that remand prisoners are entitled per week, due to contradictory information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54140/25]
215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the permitted time under S.I. No. 75/2022 to exempt such buildings for conversion to residential use beyond the date set, 31 December 2025, and to allow for another two years of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/25]
249. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if her Department will intervene in the case of the funding of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/25]
305. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the start-up funding schemes currently available to individuals or organisations seeking to establish a childcare service, including early learning and childcare and school age childcare services; the eligibility criteria for each scheme; if consideration will be given to expanding supports for new entrants to the sector und…
45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which guidelines will finally be put in place for the construction of large wind farms. [49020/25]
97. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement protections for students from excessive rent increases that may occur following on from the new rent rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39573/25]