Tag: Brian Stanley TD

"People are going out in their pyjamas to go and buy drugs" that was the claim of Laois TD Brian Stanley, at the Laois...

Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling for extra funding from government to repair the damage caused by the recent severe weather. “The allocation...

Laois TD Brian Stanley has called for a Biomass Producing Plant to be set up in the midlands. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Brian Stanley was...

The latest figures showing an increase of rents in Laois above the national average is the latest sign that the Government’s housing policy is...

Laois TD Brian Stanley says it will take more than 20 years to clear the social housing waiting list if present building levels continue. The...

Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says the current trolley crisis shows just how vital it is that Portlaoise Hospital A&E remains open and is...

Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley has said that Kolbe School Portlaoise, which caters for children with severe intellectual and physical disabilities, needs a new...

Returning emigrants to Laois are unable to claim social welfare on their return, it has been claimed by a local TD. Sinn Féin TD, Brian...

The lack of housing in Laois with an ever increasing housing waiting list has led to it being labelled a crisis in the Dáil. Sinn...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is putting forward a Wind Turbine Regulation Bill this week for debate in the Dáil which has provision for...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley claims that vacant and abandoned homes are causing problems in every town in the county. He said, “People living adjacent...

A staggering €445,000 is spent dealing with illegal dumping and litter in Laois, it has been revealed. Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley introduced a new...

A direct interest has to be taken by Minister Denis Naughton to secure the future of Portlaoise Mail centre and the 200 jobs there,...

Laois TD Brian Stanley says that the delay in rolling out the National Broadband Plan means hundreds of thousands of people will wait years...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has described the proposed waste charges regime as a new stealth tax which "will again hit low income workers and...

The appointment of Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach could be bad news for the hospital in Portlaoise, according to one local TD. Sinn Féin TD Brian...

Children in Laois have been told that they could face a wait of over 100 weeks to have their tonsils removed, it has emerged. Sinn...

It is vital that 1,700 farmers in Laois continue to get disadvantaged subsidies of €3.2 million, the Dáil has heard. Deputy Brian Stanley said is...

Brian Stanley says that Laois was once again at the bottom of the list for net new jobs created by the IDA during the...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called for Home Help Services in Laois to be urgently expanded as demand continues to grow. The Laois-Offaly TD...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has hit out at Fine Gael Minister Charlie Flanagan over comments he made about Sinn Féin’s position on water charges. Deputy...

A local Sinn Féin TD has called for a General Election at an Easter Sunday commemoration for a Laois man killed during the Civil...

Domestic water charges could be reintroduced at a later stage due to the wording of the latest proposals, according to the local Sinn Féin...

A local TD met with the boss of An Post this week to make a strong case for the retention and improval of rural...

Martin McGuinness - one of the most influential Irish politicians of recent times - has passed away early this morning in his native Derry. McGuinness...

The action plan for Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise must be published urgently, according to Deputy Brian Stanley. Reacting to yesterday’s statement from the HSE on...

A total of 24 schools across Laois do not currently have access for to a National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) psychologist. The figure was...