Brian Stanley

521. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1136 of 19 May 2026, the medical criteria under which the HSE may assign a general practitioner to a patient on the basis of urgent medical need; the process by which such medical need is assessed and verified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46636/26]

121. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the work his Department is doing to reduce the delays in processing jobseeker’s benefit claims for those who are early years educators during the summer holiday months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46144/26]

1000. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) is a reimbursable medication under the drugs payment scheme; the qualifying criteria a patient must meet in order to be approved for reimbursement of this medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45780/26]

29. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out a detailed assessment of the potential extra demand of electricity required by data centres over the next decade; the additional percentage cost this could put on household bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44126/26]

33. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out an impact study on the effects of the large energy demand of data centres; the way this may be increasing costs to households; the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44125/26]

333. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the waiting times for patients to have their first neurology consultation, given 24,000 people are reported to be currently waiting for an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44727/26]

334. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the plans there are to increase the staffing levels, in particular specialist nurses in neurology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44728/26]

130. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware that under SMS a 58-day limit for the remainder of 2026 has been imposed on some Reservists who have been serving on a continuous daily basis; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that these members of the Reserve are now left without certainty regarding income as they do not have the necessary PRSI contributions to qualify for jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42916/26]

152. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware of concerns regarding the implementation of supplemental military service arrangements which commence on 1 June 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42216/26]

466. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if the privilege ticket identity (PTI) cards used by Irish Rail workers are accepted on TFI local link buses; if they are not accepted, if he will outline the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42754/26]

567. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the current criteria for joint assessment for income tax purposes, with a view to allowing unmarried cohabiting couples to avail of each other's tax credits in circumstances similar to married couples and civil partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/26]

708. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the timeline envisaged to progress the Industrial Relations (Provisions in respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021 through the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/26]

898. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department met with the school authorities in regard to the progression of construction of a school (details supplied); if she discussed any potential shortfall in funds; the way in which that shortfall may be bridged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43009/26]

899. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date for completion of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43010/26]

910. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost to complete the works at a school (details supplied); if there is a funding shortfall, the plans to complete the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43291/26]

911. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or her Department met with a school authorities in regard to the progression of construction (details supplied); if she has discussed any potential shortfall in funds; and the way that the shortfall may be bridged.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43292/26]

329. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department has been engaged in to advance the building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40972/26]

330. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will provide the shortfall in funding to complete the construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40973/26]

389. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities assess social welfare incomes for social housing support applications on a gross or net basis; if a separate or modified assessment applies to applicants in receipt of taxable social welfare payments such as illness benefit or jobseeker's benefit; the method to which these taxable payments are calculated for income assessment purposes; the criteria used to differentiate them from non-taxable payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40881/26]

1363. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the last date on which a full contingency of staff was in place for paediatrics within primary care services in County Laois; the staffing levels in place at that time by role (including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychology, and social work); the current staffing deficit by role; the steps being taken to restore a full complement of paediatric primary care staff in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39501/26]

88. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to review the level of funding for local improvement roads schemes for the current year, in view of the level of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37944/26]

1134. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current capacity to provide an update regarding the assignment of patients to a general practitioner under the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS); the number of people currently awaiting assignment; the average waiting time; the number of participating GPs in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37150/26]

1135. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the guidance or interim care pathways that are available to parents whose children have not been assigned a GP through the PCRS, despite eligibility; the measures being taken to ensure that every child in County Laois has timely access to a GP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37151/26]

1136. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the escalation procedures in place within the HSE when a patient particularly a child cannot be assigned a GP through the PCRS within a reasonable timeframe; the statutory obligations on the HSE to ensure access to a GP for eligible patients; the actions being taken to address any gaps in service provision in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37152/26]

1186. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the criteria used by the HSE to determine which posts are designated as non-frontline; if she will provide a comprehensive list of all roles currently categorised as non-frontline; and if she will clarify the operational or policy basis for these classifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37473/26]