Laois — week of Mon, 31 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Laois TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Mar – 6 Apr 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn

2025-04-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–72

Voted for 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Voted against 1 Brian Stanley

Housing Emergency Measures

2025-04-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–72

Voted for 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Voted against 1 Brian Stanley

The motion · motion passed 90–72

Voted for 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Voted against 1 Brian Stanley

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-04-01 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 95–72

Voted for 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Voted against 1 Brian Stanley

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle

2025-04-01 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 71–96

Voted for 1 Brian Stanley

Voted against 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

The motion · motion passed 96–71

Voted for 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Voted against 1 Brian Stanley

Brian Stanley — Independent 6 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 5 February 2025, if he has engaged with the Minister of Education and Bus Éireann on the Programme for Government commitment regarding removing the exclusion of driver aged over 70 years from the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15044/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he has had a meeting with the CEO of CIÉ since taking up his position as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15735/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the last increase in pensions payment was awarded on 1 July 2008, at 5.06% in the 1951 pensions scheme for staff who worked for CIE; if he has had any discussion regarding this matter of not having an increase in 16 years and if so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Transport to examine the case of pension entitlements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15737/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to deal with very high interest rates being charged by debt management companies and vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16080/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of finance received from the sale of bank shares by the State that will be used for critical infrastructure such as water services and other essential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16082/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Finance the profit obtained by the State from the sale of bank shares in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department has had any contact from the US administration or the White House regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; if so, the nature of those contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15085/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or his Department has had any contact from the US administration or the White House on a political level seeking the removal or dissolving of the triple lock in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15086/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on extending the age group that can get access to bowel screening (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15043/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if her Department is providing any assistance to cancer patients from Laois who must travel to Dublin hospitals for treatment around parking charges, and her plan to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to explore further ways to reduce hospital car parking charges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15657/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to change the current procedure for obtaining from the Revenue Commissioners a “Statement of liability“ to show proof of income, and to replace it with a simplified method of the applicant supplying their PPS number and date of birth, due to the current online process proving impossible for many applicants who are not online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16370/25]

Sean Fleming — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a SUSI grant appeal will be approved for a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15331/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a progress report on the new Laois-Offaly Garda Divisional Headquarters in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12681/25]

William Aird — Fine Gael 6 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Children 6 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a speech and language assessment will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16424/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of an appeal on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16425/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of an appeal on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16426/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of need will be carried out for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16428/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Laois who have not received an assessment of need within the statutory timeframe since 2020, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16429/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children seen by Barrow children's disability network team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16431/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update regarding the location of a primary care centre (details Supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16427/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16433/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy William Aird asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress of the Government trade forum, which he chairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15189/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is implementing to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of the tillage sector in Ireland, considering recent financial challenges and the sector's environmental significance. [13749/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on National Development Plan Projects in County Laois; the progress of each to date; the projected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16096/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education to commit to ensuring that all buses in the school transport schemes for primary schools provide a bus escort to ensure the safety, supervision, and well-being of young children during their journey to and from school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16434/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital funding his Department provided to Laois County Council for the purchase of fire applicants and or emergency equipment for Laois Fire Services in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [16430/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will take to ensure that food produced in Ireland will be included in the first instance for hot school meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16432/25]