574. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses purchased and in the process of completing purchase under the tenant-in-situ scheme, by local authority, over the past three years, by quantity, by total cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51749/25]
573. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an infrastructural project (details supplied) will open in Kildare south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51748/25]
572. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a housing project in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51746/25]
571. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a housing project in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51745/25]
515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide an update on a request for a remote area grant for a child in County Kildare (details supplied), given that there are no seats available and no other bus routes available locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52060/25]
481. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position with the provision of a new school building in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51751/25]
480. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position with the provision of a new school building in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51740/25]
303. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans on abolishing the means-test for the carer’s allowance in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50024/25]
136. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify whether his Department intends to introduce a targeted, second tier payment of child benefit in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50030/25]
127. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to introduce a cost of disability payment in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/25]
124. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the means-test for the state pension (non-contributory) from gross to net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50029/25]
119. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will extend the domiciliary care allowance from 16 to 18 in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50032/25]
83. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the number of requests for an oral hearing over the past four years; the number of oral hearings that have been held virtually, in-person and over the phone, in the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50021/25]
524. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the planned playground for Newbridge, County Kildare. [49579/25]
523. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work her Department has undertaken for the development of a cost of disability payment alongside the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50023/25]
402. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline for the past four years, the average time between reviews for recipients of a carer’s allowance; the number of times his Department has reviewed a carer’s allowance recipient more than once in a year; if multiple reviews of recipients is standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49576/25]
298. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline when a school bus ticket and route will be issued for a child (details supplied). [49974/25]
157. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if there is another way to complete a theory test for those who are not computer literate and cannot comprehend the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49773/25]
77. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any funding schemes in her Department to support organisations in developing changing places toilet facilities. [50028/25]
62. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the lack of a family resource centre in north west Kildare, in particular the Allenwood area; and if she would consider funding the development of a resource centre in the area. [50025/25]
48. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline her plans for the development of a childcare action plan to address the current childcare crisis in the country. [50026/25]
13. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for introducing a reimbursement scheme for families who have had to pay for private therapies for their child due to long waiting lists for public services. [50027/25]
2. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for introducing a right to respite for family carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50022/25]
1999. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average capital cost and current expenditure operating cost respectively, of providing each new publicly provided residential care place for children in the care of Tusla; for a breakdown of staffing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46884/25]
973. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus routes in Kildare (details supplied) will be going ahead this school term; and if so, the timeline for when these routes will be operational. [46591/25]
763. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with additional needs requiring a school placement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44618/25]
762. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case of a child with additional needs requiring a school placement (details supplied) [44617/25]
307. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the safety guidelines in use for the provision of cycle lanes in the State; when these regulations were last updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45295/25]
306. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the locations of cycle lanes provided, or under construction, by TII since the beginning of 2025; the cost of these lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45294/25]
305. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the cycle lane on route R448, Moone to Timolin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45293/25]
2507. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding required to increase funding for the ECCE scheme by 10%; if she will provide a breakdown of those proposed new funding levels, in tabular form; when funding for ECCE was last increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44056/25]
2506. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding required to reduce the costs of childcare for parents to respectively €50 per week or €200 per month; to provide a breakdown of the additional allocations required, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44055/25]
2505. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the current funding streams for childcare; the breakdown of the additional funding provided in Budget 2025, in tabular form; the expected funding required in 2026 to maintain existing levels of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44054/25]
2504. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the aftercare allowance to the same rate as foster care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44053/25]
2503. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing foster care allowance rates by €15 or €25, or alternatively index linking it to inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44052/25]
1888. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €10 increase in the household benefits package for gas and electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44051/25]
1887. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of allowing those in receipt of the State pension to retain a full-rate carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/25]
1886. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of providing carer’s allowance at a full rate to those caring for two or more people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44048/25]
1885. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of providing carer’s allowance to all those in receipt of the carer’s support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44047/25]
1884. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the one-parent family payment and JST income disregards to €200 or €250, respectively, and to provide a breakdown of the cost for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44045/25]
1883. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the disability allowance income disregard to €200 or €250, respectively, and increasing the upper income cap to €400 or €450, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44044/25]
1882. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing the back to education grant to all BTEA applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44043/25]
1881. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s allowance income disregard to €750 single, and €1,500 for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/25]
1880. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing job seeker's payments to under-25s at the same adult rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/25]
1879. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of paying child benefit in the month of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/25]
1878. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of increasing the working family payment thresholds by €20 or €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44039/25]