16. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the €1.2 billion provided in budget 2027 is adequate to meet the pay commitments in the public sector; if this will account for inflationary pressures over the course of 2027; and the steps he is taking to engage fully in resolving issues and ensuring pay is prioritised. [74422/26]
59. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for completion of the flood defence in Portarlington and Mountmellick. [74413/26]
67. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the funding currently allocated by the OPW for capital improvements and upgrades to the Garda station in Portarlington. [74420/26]
171. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if funding will be put in place for primary care paediatric occupational therapists in Laois as it currently has no funded vacancies. [72223/26]
188. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the CDNT team in Laois is having to take on cases to review as there are currently no paediatric occupational therapists in primary care. [72222/26]
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional financial or structural incentives the Government is introducing to encourage older farmers to step back earlier, given the aging demographic in farming, in order to facilitate a more timely handover to younger successors. [70738/26]
45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the provision of a new court house in Portlaoise; the stage is it currently at; and the progress made to date. [70384/26]
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Irish Prison Service has the technology to identify and track drones at the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise; if the necessary software has been installed; and if so, if staff trained to use it. [69302/26]
101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being considered to increase the number of affordable-to-buy housing units provided by local councils. [69263/26]
102. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to increase the number of cost-rental units that will be provided in schemes by local authorities. [69265/26]
108. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to give additional powers to local councillors in particular to strengthen municipal districts; and the functions he is planning to devolve. [69113/26]
119. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to change the regulations regarding back yard dwellings as the current regulations and guidelines mean that for the vast majority of households, if there is a class three building on the site it is not possible to have a dwelling and a modular unit. [69266/26]
63. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the weekly rate of Carer's Allowance Benefit to €325 to recognise the additional cost of providing fulltime care in a cost of living crisis. [67385/26]
84. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place to enhance and expand Social Welfare and Intreo Services in County Laois to match local population growth to ensure timely access for claimants. [67396/26]
122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to rebalance the overall funding for roads in Laois (details supplied). [67753/26]
254. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to introduce legislation to compel the registration of E Scooters and Bikes and a licencing system for users. [67757/26]
255. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to increase funding for CIS (Community Involvement Investment) in Laois to carry out works in local authority housing estates as some of them require re-surfacing. [67755/26]
127. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport when will the appeals process open for the fuel support scheme for hauliers and contractors. [66635/26]
622. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health to outline and clarify charges regarding GMS patients for routine blood tests; and the steps her Department are taking to make sure people are not being improperly charged for routine tests. [66895/26]
11. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the impact of electricity demand for data centres on the public network; and the studies that have been carried out to determine the impact on the householder in terms of additional costs and so on. [65585/26]
247. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will give a commitment in the upcoming budget to eliminate and publish a definitive timeline to abolish the carer's allowance means test. …
249. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the weekly rate of carer's allowance and carer's benefit to €325 to recognise the additional cost of providing full-time care in a cost of living crisis. [65994/26]
250. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to address the shortfall in respite services, and the promised statutory home support scheme; and if there will be investment to meet demand and milage reimbursement for all home care workers. [65998/26]
770. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the rational for the exclusion of teachers and others in the education sector from accessing jobseeker's pay related benefit; and if his Department will re-examine this with a view to allowing them to apply for the payment when they become unemployed. [65056/26]
1121. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the contractual basis on which her Department decided to withdraw the agreed local bargaining (pay) measure for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54902/26]