Brian Stanley

459. 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 to make it operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33322/26]

122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to extend the town bus routes in Portlaoise as it has proved very successful to date, as the town has a growing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31214/26]

154. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department review the requirements regarding the width of new cycle lanes and new footpaths that are being installed under the Active Travel Fund Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31213/26]

352. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and increase the current €30 per week initial means disregard applied to the State pension (non-contributory), for those in receipt of part of an occupational pension, in light of rising living costs and the impact on low-income older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31555/26]

353. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will undertake a review of the means assessment applied to recipients of the State pension (non-contributory) who also receive an occupational pension, with particular consideration of assessing 50% of that income to ensure a fairer and more proportionate system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31556/26]

13. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentage of schools that now have solar panels on their roofs; the plans to increase this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14593/26]

14. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the capital works for a school (details supplied) which has been waiting on ASD classrooms, a sensory room and a general purpose hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29137/26]

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department ascertained the number of school places that are available for September in the Portlaoise area at both primary and secondary level; the level of demand and the overall shortfall at both levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29138/26]

176. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress that has been made on recruiting speech therapists for children with disabilities in Laois; the number of these posts that were advertised; the number that have now been filled in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29031/26]

195. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if approval has been given to recruit occupational therapists for paediatrics and younger persons with disabilities in Laois; the number of posts for occupational therapists in Laois advertised since 2025; and the number of these posts that have now been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29030/26]

324. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to having CCTV installed in taxis in the interest of passenger and driver safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29498/26]

166. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current status of plans to provide a new daycare centre at Abbeyleix Hospital, otherwise known as Abbeyleix nursing unit; the progress that has been made; the stage the project is at; the next steps for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28406/26]

171. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the improvements that have been made to provide additional dentists in County Laois, operating the dental treatment services scheme and the treatment benefit scheme respectively; the steps being taken in terms of recruitment and the availability of dentists for those two schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28403/26]

192. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve GP numbers in Laois; if her Department and the HSE are considering directly employed GPs as envisaged as part of Sláintecare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28404/26]

197. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to date in terms of providing occupational therapists for primary care services in Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28405/26]

217. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the current plans regarding Erkina House, Rathdowney; the future plans the HSE has for the building; the use that is being considered for it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28401/26]

131. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress being made to date on the development of offshore wind energy potential; if sites are being identified; the infrastructure and regulatory impediments that remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27556/26]

1942. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the criteria for the fuel allowance for pensioners who have a partner or wife under 66 years of age but do not receive fuel allowance due to having income just above €310 per week but where both their incomes fall short of the €1,000 per week threshold for the allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27073/26]

110. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in bringing forward the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; the timeline for this to come before Dail Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22962/26]

134. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if discussions are taking place with other European States on curtailing the Israeli trade agreement due to their illegal war with Palestine, Lebanon and Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22963/26]

447. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date he expects the portal for school bus transport to open and the closing date, as the timeframe is short; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22386/26]

958. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to address the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway; the limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage; the delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the Cross Border Healthcare Directive; the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22048/26]

959. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied), will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [22049/26]

960. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in view of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the cross-border directive for treatment. [22050/26]

87. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the initiative to increase the amount of flour milling in the State and the necessary increase in the acreage of wheat grown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/26]