Brian Stanley

Commitment to investment to fully staff a community neurorehabilitation team in each of the nine HSE CHO areas nationwide as recommended in the 2019-2021 Implementation Framework for the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy

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To highlight issues regarding farmers having to pay for more than one Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) test per year::To seek clarity on who pays for new TB Testing requirements from 1st February::To request an update on the Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) programme

To brief Members of the Oireachtas on the Nitrates Derogation::Member States must apply to the European Commission every four years to be granted a nitrates derogation. Strict criteria must be met in order to get a derogation. Member states must demonstrate that the higher…

PQs to Minister to seek commitment to deliver of prog for government promise to support genetic services for people living with rare diseases.

To inform key contacts in Oireachtas of upcoming IPRT report, 'Progress in the Penal System', and invite them to attend launch event. ::To secure support of key contacts in Oireachtas in requesting information for 'Progress in the Penal System' report through parliamentary…

To ensure that, as set out in Food Vision 2030, there must be a balance between environmental, economic and social sustainability.::To ensure that rigorous assessments of all EU and national policy proposals are required to understand their impact on farm viability, the rural…

To insist that there must be an accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon removals at farm levels. It was accepted at the IFA Climate Summit that research is ongoing to facilitate more accurate estimates of emissions from Irish agriculture and land use. In the…

To ensure that the Government takes account of the potential for carbon leakage to arise from climate policies in Ireland. This is a requirement of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021.Carbon leakage occurs when food production is curtailed in one…

To emphasise that new funding is required to support farmers and the wider agricultural sector to achieve our environmental objectives. This must include renewable energy as well as research funding to maximise the potential for technology-based solutions to help agriculture to…

To brief Oireachtas Members of the details of the current Nitrates Action Programme::The EU Nitrates Directive requires Member States to review water quality at least every four years and to create a Nitrates Action Programme (NAP). This programme outlines a suite of…

To brief Oireachtas members on Water Quality in the context of the Nitrates Action Programme 2023

4 asks on rejuvenation of youth clubs, counselling services for young people, improved spaces and premises, votes at 16

Increased construction of housing in Laois, and increased availability of supply to buy and rent.::Simplification of the visa and permit system.::Fast track shallow retrofits at scale to help households mitigate the effects of higher energy costs and ensure the retrofitting…

To seek a meeting with the members of the political parties on the implications of the mid-term review of the Nitrates Action programme agreed with the European Commission.::1. The IFA insist that the Minister must revisit this with the European Commission as this would mean…