Brian Stanley
Oral
76. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the threshold for full medical card entitlement for those over 66 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8791/25]
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Brian Stanley
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532
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
141,603
words spoken in the chamber
Across 449 contributions
403
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
156
topics asked about
Across 18 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 532 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 449 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 24 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 27 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 51 | 16 |
| May 2025 | 50 | 32 |
| June 2025 | 36 | 32 |
| July 2025 | 35 | 21 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 24 | 28 |
| October 2025 | 24 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 23 | 23 |
| December 2025 | 21 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 43 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 31 | 25 |
| March 2026 | 22 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 17 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 35 | 41 |
| June 2026 | 26 | 18 |
| July 2026 | 15 | 19 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 | 25 |
| October 2026 | 12 | 21 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 282 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Laois 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Brian Stanley
Written
84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department is taking any steps to undertaking a review for full medical card assessment for people of working age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8792/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
139. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if capital works for the Mountmelllick inner relief road will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
157. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include the Mountmellick relief road in the National Development Plan funding envelope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8790/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
211. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, given that Bord na Móna is a State-owned entity and as he is the sole shareholder, he can re-assure workers that their jobs and pensions, and so on, will remain secure knowing that an unlimited private company is purchasing Bord na Móna; if that of future new employees will also be secure; and if he will make a statement …
Brian Stanley
Written
507. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites zoned for housing in each county by the local authorities, in tabular form. [7373/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
508. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites per local authority that have levies placed on them and the amount collected from these levies, in tabular form. [7374/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
569. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites that are identified as per county by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8173/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
570. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount collected on vacant site levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8174/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
900. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of county beds in use in the HSE community hospitals of Shane, Abbeyleix and Mountmellick, County Laois. [7615/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
901. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for expansion of HSE beds in community hospitals in Laois. [7616/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
56. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the IDA regarding the serious lack of IDA-backed jobs in Laois. [6512/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will raise with the IDA the absence of any progress on businesses locating to the vacant 50-acre, IDA-owned site in Portlaoise, County Laois. [6513/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
90. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will immediately engage with the board and senior management of Bord na Móna to halt its sale to a private company. [6510/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
94. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to enhance the role and capacity of Bord na Móna to play a leading role in the provision of renewable energy and recycling and re-use of waste. [6511/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
584. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to provide confirmation of required documentation for an S1 application (details supplied). [4010/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline what steps that have been taken by Government to have the vacant post in CDNT filled; the steps that have been taken to improve staffing levels in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3838/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
215. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of staff in the Child Disability Networks Teams in County Laois; the percentage of posts filled in occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology and other disciplines, in tabular form. [3839/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
42. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department and the Government will facilitate the passage of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 that crucially incorporates a ban, not just on imports of goods from these areas, but also bans the import of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3102/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
211. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to make sure that funding is finally provided for the construction of the long-awaited relief road (N80) for Mountmellick town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3105/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
214. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if those over 70 years of age with satisfactory medical reports will be allowed to drive school busses given that currently this is not possible and is resulting in bus operators having problems with the recruitment of drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3147/25]
Brian Stanley
Written
263. Deputy Brian Stanley asked 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]
Brian Stanley
Written
332. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery 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 …
Brian Stanley
Written
364. Deputy Brian Stanley asked 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 on the matter…
Brian Stanley
Written
479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education 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]