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Brian Stanley

Independent Laois TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Laois 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Education
322. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can give clarity around the rules and regulations of flying of flags/bunting in schools; and if she can outline what flags and on what occasions this is allowed. [36446/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
514. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if the currently used RSV vaccination will continue to be administered going forward for children born during the winter months of September to February; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35818/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
515. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if, following the completion of the pilot programme for the RSV vaccination, a decision has been reached to include this vaccination in the long-term national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35819/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
516. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been reached regarding the inclusion of the RSV vaccination in the long-term national programme; if she will outline the expected timeframe for when this decision will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35820/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
519. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if melatonin and magnesium preparations are currently covered under the long-term illness scheme; if they were previously included; if so, the date and basis on which they were removed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35829/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
520. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake a review of the clinical and policy basis for excluding melatonin and magnesium from the long-term illness scheme; and if she will consider reinstating these medications to the approved list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35830/26]
Brian Stanley Written 14 May 2026 · to Health
521. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the impact on patients, particularly those with neurological, developmental, or sleep-related conditions, of melatonin and magnesium not being covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35831/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Transport
18. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport the locations of public EV Charging points in Laois; and to provide a list of locations where additional charging points will be located.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35445/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Justice
130. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans the Government, and his Department have to improve capacity within the country's prisons, and in particular the Midlands and Portlaoise prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35450/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Justice
131. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options, if any, he is considering to increase the use of community service and effective restorative justice to alleviate the current overcrowding in our prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35451/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
234. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the school dentist scheme in primary level in Laois, that are still waiting on their first physical exam in each school year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35446/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
235. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department and the HSE is employing to address the current shortage in HSE employed dentists in Laois; if any vacancies been advertised for 2025/26; and if so, when can we see recruitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35447/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
236. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of private dental practices currently providing services to clients under the dental treatment services scheme; and the names and locations of these dental clinics. [35448/26]
Brian Stanley Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
237. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of private dental practices currently providing services to clients under the dental treatment benefit scheme in Laois and the names and locations of these practices. [35449/26]
Brian Stanley Written 12 May 2026 · to Transport
390. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if a date has been set for when the increase in payment for those in receipt of the pre-1951 CIÉ employees’ pension scheme will be paid; if this increase will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34838/26]
Brian Stanley Oral 7 May 2026 · to Defence
71. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if her Department or the Defence Forces have plans to renovate and bring back into use more than 80 vacant homes at the Curragh Camp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33195/26]
Brian Stanley Oral 7 May 2026 · to Defence
75. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence the number of navy vessels the Naval Service can now staff and put to sea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33199/26]
Brian Stanley Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
83. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence when her Department will be in a position to bring the Defence Amendment Bill 2025 before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33197/26]
Brian Stanley Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
87. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if she can confirm the Defence Forces are in possession of and can operate under-sea radar equipment and air radar equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33198/26]
Brian Stanley Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
95. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Defence if she or other Departments have had any discussions with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding a future use for the vacant housing accommodation at the Curragh Camp; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33196/26]
Brian Stanley Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
570. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the qualifying criteria for the critical illness protocol; if there is a defined list of medical conditions that qualify under this scheme; if those who contracted long-Covid while working on the frontlines during the pandemic for the HSE are eligible for this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33904/26]
Brian Stanley Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
571. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the number of applications submitted under the critical illness protocol in each of the years 2021 to date; the number approved; the number refused; the number currently pending, with specific breakdowns for applications citing long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33905/26]
Brian Stanley Written 6 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
256. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount yielded from carbon tax for each of the years from 2023 to 2025; the breakdown of the expenditure and the purposes it was allocated to in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/26]
Brian Stanley Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
310. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 23 April 2026, if the numbers for primary and secondary level will be provided (details supplied) and the projected shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31858/26]
Brian Stanley Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
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]