1058. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21076/25]
1019. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20658/25]
1011. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of students on a waiting list for a special school place in County Kildare; the number per each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20620/25]
1010. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she can consider a request to provide a school bus for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20619/25]
934. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the financial supports and grants available to a local school (details supplied) to complete an infrastructure project for students with additional needs. [19825/25]
601. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance the actions his Department is taking to ensure that the fuel grant element of the disabled drivers' and passengers scheme includes the charging of electric vehicles for disabled drivers as the current fuel grant only provides for petrol or diesel vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20464/25]
554. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of equity funds the Irish Strategic Investment Fund has invested in; the number of these which have invested in private and for-profit childcare companies; the dividends or monies the State has received from these investments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18748/25]
515. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a direct public bus route from Newbridge to Maynooth, given the fact that there are no current public buses available for students who have to commute to Maynooth University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20807/25]
514. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider adding an additional bus stop to the 821 bus route (details supplied). [20806/25]
376. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide the average wait time for a driving test across County Kildare test centres for the past five years; the pass rate across County Kildare, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18895/25]
301. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of Biogas plants currently operating in the State; the plans to expand the number of these plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20618/25]
128. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the actions her Department has taken on updating the Childcare Facilities: Guidelines for Local Authorities, to date in 2025; to provide a date on when the new guidelines will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20981/25]
127. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the spending her Department has incurred on external consultants, research and reports, and other external supports, related to the development of a national agency on early learning and school age childcare, from 2023 to date in 2025. [20980/25]
119. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of vacant or derelict properties owed by her Department; whether she plans to refurbish these properties as designated youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20984/25]
109. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of vacant or derelict properties owed by her Department; whether she has any plans to refurbish these properties as designated family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20983/25]
92. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of access and inclusion model childcare places provided since 2020, by county, in tabular form; the actions she is taking to increase places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20982/25]
84. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the national childcare website does not list fees for childcare providers for the year 2021; if her Department will rectify this as matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21091/25]
441. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to a community group to progress a community infrastructure project (details supplied). [18156/25]
262. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes officers employed in each local authority; the number of posts that are vacant; the cost of employing each officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/25]
222. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the transport costs incurred by her Department for children additional needs who travel to either a special education class or special school settings in Kildare for the past five years, by mode of transport, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18153/25]
201. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider raising the quota or removing it for the category healthcare assistant-community based, given the shortage of healthcare assistants in the community at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/25]
114. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the refurbishment of derelict and vacant housing on the Curragh Camp; the actions his Department has taken to date to refurbish these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18324/25]
113. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider funding a Defence Forces liaison officer to deal with the significant housing challenges that are facing serving members and liaise with housing agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18312/25]
1063. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is satisfied that all available opportunities for trade apprenticeships within each Government Department are being allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17031/25]
841. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the development of a national early learning and childcare agency; the actions her Department has taken to date to set up the agency; the further actions her Department plans to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17456/25]
690. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice if there are figures available detailing the number of speeding fines issued resulting from the decrease in speed limits in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17028/25]
506. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of apprenticeships registered with her Department for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17030/25]
473. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a school bus ticket for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16644/25]
372. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance for an update position on primary medical certificates; if changes will be made to the scheme during the term of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17459/25]
316. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the provision of a town bus for Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17373/25]
315. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider additional infrastructure in County Kildare (details supplied); whether he has been consulted on any such proposal; the most up-to-date contact, including dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17372/25]
314. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the changes a rail commuter using the tax saver ticket from Kildare town and Newbridge stations will see once the new pricing under the Dublin commuting zone is introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17371/25]
313. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the Dublin commuting zone rail prices to other railway stations in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17370/25]
312. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the plans there are to inform the public of the imminent changes in rail fares under the Dublin commuting zone, to be launched at the end of April 2025; when this campaign will begin; the amount being spent on the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17369/25]
304. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the upgrading of the Waterford to Dublin train line to advance the proposed increased train service to Carlow and Athy train stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17043/25]
302. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if there are figures available detailing the number of penalty points issued resulting from the decrease in speed limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17028/25]
298. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will provide additional public transport options from Portarlington via Monasterevin to the Kildare village retail outlet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16922/25]
266. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the number of visitors to the Curragh Camp Museum; the signage in relation to the museum; the overall presentation of the site and museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17026/25]
265. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of visitors to the museum on the Curragh Camp for each of the past five years; and the cost of operating the museum on the Curragh Camp, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [17025/25]
264. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits admitted to the Defence Forces for each of the past five years, by gender; and the number admitted from each county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form [17024/25]
249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of apprenticeships delegated by Electric Ireland in each of the past five years; the number of applications for apprenticeships received by Electric Ireland in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17029/25]
353. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community enhancement programme grants allocated over the past three years, by local authority; the location and amount of each grant, in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/25]
352. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocated budget to each local authority for the establishment and running of town regeneration officers; the number employed in each local authority; the roles of each employee, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15914/25]
351. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of town regeneration officers in the State; the location by local authority of each officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15913/25]
271. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the new national disability strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16326/25]
270. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the schedule of fees for all childcare providers operating ten or more childcare facilities and availing of Core Funding in the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16322/25]
186. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on whether the poverty reduction target contained in the roadmap for social inclusion was, or will be, achieved; if a new poverty reduction strategy will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16323/25]
173. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of CASS funding allocated in each of the past three years; the organisation this funding was allocated to, and each amount; if he will be continuing the funding; if he will confirm the amount of future funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15916/25]