166. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending payments to ECCE providers to the month of December given the long duration between the last 2025 payment in November and next payment in January 2026. [61747/25]
161. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans on publishing her Department’s childcare action plan before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61746/25]
125. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she and her officials will meet with childminders to listen to the issues impacting the sector. [61744/25]
89. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has addressed the IT issue whereby historical fee data was unavailable on the national childcare scheme website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61745/25]
80. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will comment on the survey findings by a representative organisation (details supplied) which showed that 80% of childminder services will close; and the actions her Department is taking to address the issue. [61743/25]
1793. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the national dementia registry as recently announced in May 2025 by the Minister of State in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58585/25]
1792. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if a child in County Kildare (details supplied) can be assisted with the cost of necessary medical interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58584/25]
922. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing an ASD unit for a school in Kildare south (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60114/25]
396. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a request (details supplied) from a person on State pension; his plans to assist with such requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59431/25]
287. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 14 October 2025, if he will outline the works carried out at Newbridge train station for the provision of a public toilet; and the total costs of these works. [58252/25]
159. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish a report (details supplied) on the review of processes linked to publicly funded early learning childcare schemes; if she will provide a summary of the report findings to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57613/25]
130. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the Budget 2026 allocation for Water Safety Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/25]
115. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there has been an increase in funding for SICAP in Budget 2026 compared to the previous year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55406/25]
111. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocation for rural development schemes under his Department for Budget 2026 and Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55409/25]
102. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR funding is available from Budget 2026 to be allocated to meals-on-wheels providers outside of designated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55410/25]
92. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if new funding has been allocated to the development of additional public libraries as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55407/25]
80. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the new RAPID programme announced in budget 2026; and when he expects the programme to be operational by. [55400/25]
272. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the proportion of the €620 million in additional current funding for Disability under Programme An Equal and Inclusive Society, that will be used to provide for public sector pay and increases and pay costs under the Section 39 WRC agreement respectively; the proportion that is for additional recipients of disability services; that amount that is for additional residential services; to provide a breakdown of further service improvements to be provided for under the allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55732/25]
225. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients for basic supplementary welfare allowance payments are projected for 2025 and 2026, respectively; the reason for the reduction in allocation underestimate subhead A8 from nearly €137 million to €118.6 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55735/25]
224. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for a cut of over €22 million in the 2026 allocation for additional needs payments under estimate subhead A.10, with the allocation reduced to €58.134 million in 2026, from €80.671 million this year; the number of payments and the number of recipients the 2025 and 2026 allocations will support respectively; if he will confirm if the value of payments will be reduced next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55734/25]
223. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the expenditure allocation for disability activation supports will decline in 2026 to €25.99 million from €26.545 million in this year according the estimates published for Budget 2026; the programmes under subhead A.29 his Department expects to make savings; to confirm the number of people that will be supported under each programme and the projected increase or decrease on 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55733/25]
875. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive the exam needed to practise in the medical profession here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55128/25]
798. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to outline the work being conducted by her Department on a national policy on the administration of medical cannabis and other medicines which are not licensed for use in Ireland, following the recommendations of an inquest (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55416/25]
529. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 30 September 2025, if she will consider a request for a Remote Area Grant based on (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55444/25]
464. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she plans to implement changes to the ‘nearest school’ rule as contained in the School Transport 2030 Review of the School Transport Scheme report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55124/25]
463. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify a matter regarding school transport for a person (details supplied) in Kildare south; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55123/25]
310. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the Leap card to further stations in County Kildare (details supplied) the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55395/25]
309. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the Local Link service in County Kildare; the routes under review for expansion; the timeframes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55394/25]
308. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if works for the provision of public toilets at Newbridge train station are complete; the scope of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55392/25]
307. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if works for the provision of additional public lighting and a pedestrian crossing to the car park at Athy Train Station will be completed; the plans if any to complete the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55391/25]
306. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport when works to Athy train station will be completed; the scope and detail of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55390/25]
355. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 894 of 30 September 2025, if she will consider including a test for prostate cancer in the annual blood test for those men aged 66 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54524/25]
523. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to reduce the qualifying age for the AIM programme run by her Department from two years and nine months to the age of two, given the importance of early intervention for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53308/25]
522. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any sports clubs or sports organisations that have applied for and are in receipt of core funding; their names, and the date they received any such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53307/25]
521. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can provide a location and date of closure for the 759 childcare providers within the State who have closed their doors over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53306/25]
377. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of death benefits under the occupational injuries scheme can avail of the living alone allowance; if not, if he will consider such a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53769/25]
83. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a business case (details supplied); when a decision on this will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53223/25]
184. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she plans to put the 'no wait' card issued by patient organisations on a legal standing (details supplied). [52293/25]
101. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the new bereaved partners contributory pension can also claim an illness benefit, or any other social welfare payment, given the new payment is a contributory one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52295/25]
100. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that persons in receipt of a widow/widower’s pension and under 70 are not entitled to free travel for a companion, while their counterparts entitled to free travel who have a spouse, civil partner or cohabitant can travel for free with them; if he will consider extending free travel for companions to these widow’s/widower’s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52276/25]
68. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she or the NCSE are currently carrying out a review of SNA allocations; the reason for the review; and the timeframes involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52294/25]
1001. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he intends to advertise another round of community centre investment fund grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51750/25]
895. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the status of the project to provide a new hospital at St Vincent's Athy, Country Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51743/25]
894. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a scheme to subsidise the cost of a prostate check for those in receipt of a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51742/25]
893. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health her plans to allow those with a medical card for long-term illness to receive free blood tests from their GP's; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51741/25]
799. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider removing the means test as a qualifying criteria for blind welfare allowance, in recognition of the additional financial burden experienced by persons who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51931/25]
653. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he or his Department are considering changing the gross means test of a non-contributory State pension to a means test based on an applicant's net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51747/25]
652. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he or his Department are developing a payment for those self-employed who cannot work over a short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51744/25]