Laois — week of Mon, 29 Sept

What your Laois TDs did this week

Mon, 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025

2025-10-01 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to amend the provisions relating to the constitution of joint labour committees, so as to provide for cases where organisations of employers or of workers fail or refuse …

full description

A bill to amend the provisions relating to the constitution of joint labour committees, so as to provide for cases where organisations of employers or of workers fail or refuse to engage in consultation with the Labour Court prior to the appointment of representative (employers) members or representative (workers) members, as the case may be; and to provide for connected matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 61–81

Voted for 1 Brian Stanley

Voted against 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Insurance Costs

2025-10-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 60–82

Voted for 1 Brian Stanley

Voted against 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-30 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 75–61

Voted for 2 Sean Fleming · William Aird

Voted against 1 Brian Stanley

Brian Stanley — Independent 3 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to resolve the issue of public patients in nursing home care being unable to access ambulance transfer to hospital appointments when necessary, including some who are a long distance away; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51532/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health the initiatives she is putting in place to increase the number of GPs in County Laois; the timeline; the funding allocated for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51531/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the capitation grant for primary schools in Budget 2026, to ensure schools can meet basic operational costs without relying on voluntary contributions from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51452/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will make provision in the forthcoming Budget to allow for an increase in core funding of the Family Resource Centres of €80,000 additional funding per centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52260/25]

Sean Fleming — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health for an update on her review of the use by the health service of third-party insourcing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52366/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health for a report on plans to increase the number of GPs through a combination of international recruitment and increased training places. [52367/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has identified any local barriers to the provision of high-speed broadband to every home, business and farm that wants it by the end of 2026. [38064/25]

William Aird — Fine Gael 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-10-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeframe for the funding for the construction of the next phase of the extension of Mountmellick Community Nursing Home, County Laois (St Vincent's Hospital) and the expected capacity of the facility when all phases are completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52181/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade, based in County Laois, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; the current average waiting times for a speech and language therapy appointment in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52182/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the acquisition of a site for the new primary care centre in Rathdowney, County Laois; the timeframe for when it will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52870/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-10-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of the RACE scheme, including any proposals for public consultation; and whether this review will be in place before the 2026 State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52816/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the introduction of additional time to the current suite of RACE accommodations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52817/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether earlier confirmation of accommodations for individual students being accommodated under RACE will be provided prior to the 2026 State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52818/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be made available to progress the long-awaited relief road for Mountmellick town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to extending the timetables on rural transport/local link networks for the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51711/25]