Tag: Brian Stanley
‘Laois has been left behind again’ says local TD
A local TD has said “Laois has been left behind again" regarding National Roads funding, as the County has been allocated just 1% of...
Laois TD says Public Accounts Committee ‘no-shows’ must stop as student...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has said that “late notice no shows by bodies called before...
Bord na Mona ‘very open to proposals’ for tourists attractions in...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has led a Sinn Féin party delegation in a meeting with the senior management team of Bord Na...
“People of Laois deserve better than what this Government has to...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that house prices in Laois are 'out of control thanks to bad Government policy and decision...
‘Government must intervene to support local health services’ says Laois TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Minister for Health to intervene and relieve pressure on local GP and community health...
Update provided on progress on long awaited Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has raised the issue again of Mountmellick Flood Relief Scheme.
Mountmellick was devastated by flooding with dozens of homes...
Laois TD says ‘Ordinary workers and families remain crippled under the...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the Government to urgently address Ireland’s stubbornly high electricity prices.
The publication of the Household Energy...
‘Children in Laois deserve better mental health services’ says Sinn Fein...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that "children in Laois-Offaly deserve better mental health services and should not have to wait long...
‘People are fed up with the pantomime over RTE, and so...
A Sinn Fein Bill will place RTÉ's accounts under the oversight of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
So says Laois Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley...
‘Long-awaited’ legislation to allow CCTV use to combat illegal dumping of...
"Long-awaited" legislation to allow County Councils to use CCTV cameras to combat illegal dumping of waste in local areas is "on the way" according...
Laois TD calls for TV license fee to be replaced and...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that the current TV license system is not working, with over 350,000 households not paying.
Deputy Stanley is...
Prospect of “long awaited” progress for Driver Test waiting times and...
After a prolonged period of Laois TDs and County Councillors raising the issue, there is finally the prospect of progress on both Driver Test...
Laois TD welcomes deposit return scheme as ‘good news for local...
A Laois TD says the introduction this week of the Deposit Return Scheme is 'long overdue and will be welcomed by local communities'.
Sinn Fein's...
‘Sky-high rents are placing a massive financial and mental burden on...
A local TD has outlined to the Housing Minister, Darragh O’Brien, that the housing situation of many people in Laois is in a dire...
Chronic shortage of Autism Spectrum Disorder units at second level in...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has raised the issue of Laois Special Education Needs in Dáil Éireann with Neale Richmond TD, Minister for...
Laois Sinn Féin TD calls for ‘urgent reform of the delivery...
A Laois Sinn Féin TD has called for ‘urgent reform of the delivery of social housing’.
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley made the call...
Final negotiations due to take place for the Mountrath Health Centre...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that the final negotiations to secure a site for a health centre in Mountrath are now...
Action called for as people in Laois waiting on a driving...
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling on Minister Eamon Ryan to take action regarding long waiting times for driving tests.
Deputy Stanley says...
Stanley calls on Laois-Offaly TDs to back Sinn Féin bill to...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is appealing to TDs in his constituency to 'support emergency action to stem the tide of rising homelessness'.
The...
Laois TD calls on government to introduce an ’emergency three-year ban...
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has urged the Government to immediately introduce an emergency three-year ban on rent increases for existing and new...
Stanley raises Laois school shortages in Dáil Éireann, highlights Coláiste Dhún...
Speaking in Dáil Éireann this week, Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the need for more school spaces in Portlaoise.
"Coláiste Dhún Másc in...
‘We need an amendment to enshrine neutrality in our Constitution’ –...
A war of words has taken place in Dáil Éireann between Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley.
Deputy Stanley called for...
‘Chronic understaffing’ in Laois Health Services raised in Dáil Éireann
Laois Sinn Féin TD Brian recently spoke in Dáil Éireann about the Sinn Féin proposals to address vacancies in the Health Services.
Deputy Stanley told...
“There are people going around ossified drunk cycling on bicycles” –...
Drink and drug driving are massive problems across the country - but a Laois Councillor has detailed her encounters with drunk cyclists.
Sinn Fein Councillor...
‘Not one dentist in Laois will take people under the Dental...
Local Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley raised the problems with the Dental Scheme and the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) in the Dáil.
The Laois...
Local health services ‘will be hit by funding shortfall’ says Laois...
Laois TD Brian Stanley has raised concerns for local services following the budget shortfall for health in the Dáil.
The Sinn Fein Deputy was addressing...
Laois and Offaly disability services need adequate funding says local TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that “Budget 2024 has starved disability services in Laois and Offaly of funding.”
Referring to a Sinn...
Local school bus chaos highlighted in Dáil by Laois TD
Local TD Brian Stanley raised problems with school transport in the constituency with Minister Norma Foley in the Dáil last week.
The Sinn Fein TD...
HSE Chief impressed with potential of Abbeyleix Hospital
HSE Chief, Bernard Gloster has said he was impressed with his recent visit to Abbeyleix Hospital, where he was exploring wnew opportunities for the...
‘Laois households desperately need mortgage interest relief’ says Sinn Fein TD
Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley is calling on the Government to introduce mortgage interest relief to alleviate the pressure on struggling households across...