Tag: Brian Stanley

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) are to examine the case of Erkina House in Rathdowney. So says Laois TD Brian Stanley who is the chair...

Two Laois TDs say that the government’s back to school measures are welcome but one says 'missed the majority of working families who are...

Calls for a domestic violence refuge centre to be constructed in Laois have been reiterated following a government announcement. Just last week, a Council meeting...

A Laois TD has called on the government to change the means test which judges whether an applicant is eligible or not for a...

A Laois TD has called on the government to give extra funding to primary schools in the county as they emerge from Covid. Sinn Fein's...

The ongoing issue of the future of Erkina House in Rathdowney was raised on the floor of the Dail recently. Back in April, Deputy Brian...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has given a qualified welcome to the increased discretion on rent limits for Housing Assistant Payments (HAP) in...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley claims that producing a greater quality of our food locally would go some way to countering inflationary pressures. Speaking...

Laois-Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has said that the ‘Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill’ proposed by his party and passed unopposed through first stages...

Laois TD Brian Stanley has called on the government to remove the 'overly strict regulations' on Credit Unions to allow them to offer more...

€70,000 is to be spent on the construction of five bus shelters in three locations in Laois. So says Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley who...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley says that attempts to prevent the movement of harvested peat off three Laois bogs 'is illogical and will damage...

Audiology services are set to be returned to Laois before the end of the month - according to TD Brian Stanley. The Sinn Fein TD...

Government officials have contradicted each other with statements made about the potential banning of the sale of turf from September. Last night, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley has called on the HSE and the Department of Health to reverse its plans to close Erkina House in...

'We have one of the most expensive childcare systems in the European Union'. So says Laois TD Brian Stanley who was speaking on the issue...

A Laois TD has called on the government to put a ban on plastic packaging during a debate in the Dail. Sinn Fein's Brian Stanley...

Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the absence of domestic violence accommodation in Laois and Offaly in the Dáil this morning. Minister of State at...

An agreement between Bord na Mona and an international company will see a plant in Portlaoise reopen. So says local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley...

Minister for Education Norma Foley has provided an update on the status of the new building for Kolbe Special School in Portlaoise. The Fianna Fail...

A Laois TD says that the planned cut in excise duty by the government will 'not go far enough' to help with rising fuel...

Laois politicians were happy following a meeting with HSE officials on the future of Abbeyleix Hospital which took place recently. The primary purpose of the...

Local Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley raised the collapse of the School Dental Scheme and the Medical Card Dental Scheme with Taoiseach Micheál Martin...

A Laois TD has called on the Government to halt the May increase on Carbon Tax in order 'not to heap further pressure on...

Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley says that driving licence services should be reinstated to Laois County Council. This comes after it was revealed last week...

Local TD Brian Stanley has said that badly-needed progress has been made on Portlaoise and Mountmellick Day Care Centres - but that the situation...

This piece was originally published on LaoisToday on January 30 ahead of the 2020 General Election.  It's a bitterly cold Tuesday evening in Portlaoise but...

Local Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley raised the urgent need to improve Laois health services in Dáil this week. Speaking on a Sinn Féin motion...

Sinn Fein TD Brian Stanley raised the issue of a lack of day care services throughout Laois in the Dail recently. Deputy Stanley explained how...

A Laois TD has warned that increasing the supply of houses alone will not be enough to halt home purchase and rental costs. Sinn Fein...