1256. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure urgent access to welireg (belzutifan) for people with von Hippel-Lindau disease. [64863/26]
1081. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will be given an appointment for an assessment of need and to see the CDNT, as the child's needs have significantly increased since being referred. [65695/26]
351. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider including Athgarvan as part of the 126 Go-Ahead bus route, given the increased demand in the local area for additional public transport. [65761/26]
254. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a Sunday service for the 883 local link bus in Kildare South. [64987/26]
251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the provision of a bus lane on the M7/N7 from J2 Kingswood to J4 Rathcoole. [64985/26]
248. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the Dublin Commuter Zone to include Athy and Monasterevin so that workers and commuters can avail of more affordable public transport. [64983/26]
4059. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a person in County Laois (details supplied) is not being offered a full time tutoring contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60287/26]
1913. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties acquired by the Housing Agency under the cost rental tenant in situ scheme, in the last four years, broken down by county; and the number of these acquired properties that have been transferred over to each local authority in these years, in tabular form. [63309/26]
3716. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will address patient safety concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [62468/26]
2606. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the proposed changes to citizenship residency rules from five years to eight will come into place; whether these rules will apply to only new entrants into the country; if his Department is considering a grandfather residency clause for people already living and working in Ireland at least three years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63583/26]
2538. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of Gardaí in each Kildare Garda station who have successfully completed the pursuit driving courses in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63310/26]
2006. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parent’s benefit and adoptive benefit from the current rate to €450, €750 and €1100, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61100/26]
1512. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a school place bus for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare. [63582/26]
1483. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school in County Kildare is oversubscribed; and if she will outline the actions her Department is taking to address this for the local community. [63340/26]
1332. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she will publish the list of new special classes in primary schools for the 2027-2028 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62652/26]
1314. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the need for a school bus place for students in County Kildare (details supplied). [62526/26]
1313. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a school bus ticket for a student in County Kildare (details supplied). [62530/26]
1308. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address the need for a school bus place for a child in County Kildare (details supplied). [62488/26]
1214. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare would qualify for a HEAR grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60325/26]
1184. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider an issue regarding the provision of a school bus in County Kildare (details supplied). [61015/26]
1174. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details supplied) will be offered a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61088/26]
447. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position with the installation and allocation of bus stops and stands in Kildare south. [61995/26]
4229. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm if means testing for SUSI financial support for students renting out modular home units that under new regulations can be rented out under license under the rent a room scheme will include the income(s) of the main property as they share an Eircode; if so, his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59027/26]
3477. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will address patient safety concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [56526/26]
3468. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason a service has been withdrawn from a hospital in County Kildare (details supplied), and what actions she is taking to address this. [56507/26]
3045. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the public funding commitment to early years education and care in each year since 2020 up to 2026, broken down by specific programme such as ECCE, National Childcare Scheme, core funding, access and inclusion model, Early Start, building blocks improvement grant etc, in tabular form; the number of children supported by each scheme in each year; the total number of early year facilities supported by each programme on an annual basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59026/26]
2860. 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. [56701/26]
2859. 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. [56700/26]
2858. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding required to increase funding for the ECCE scheme by 10%; the proposed new funding levels; when funding for ECCE was last increased, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56699/26]
2857. 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; the additional allocations required, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56698/26]
2856. 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 additional funding provided in Budget 2026 and expected funding required in 2027 to maintain existing levels of service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56697/26]
2773. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she expects the next implementation action plan for First Five to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55375/26]
2772. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, following the survey of the first two years of Equal Start, a report of the findings will be published and, if so, when it is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55374/26]
2753. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ECCE services getting payments per child, by Core Funding, ECCE, Linc, and Graduate uplift. [55045/26]
2710. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing a statutory pay for employees taking the five unpaid medical care days granted under the Work-Life Balance and Miscellaneous Act 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56704/26]
2105. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2027 of introducing a second tier of child benefit, modelled on the proposal for a child income support payment from the ESRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59025/26]
2104. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the number of people assessed for the Blind Pension in 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date where either the income of their spouse or cohabitant respectively were taken into account in their assessment, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of those figures where it was a cohabitant; to confirm the numbers that subsequently didn’t qualify due to this income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59024/26]
2103. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the number of people assessed for Disability Allowance in 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date, where either the income of their spouse or cohabitant respectively were taken into account in their assessment, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of those figures where it was a cohabitant; to confirm the numbers that subsequently didn’t qualify due to this income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59023/26]
2102. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2027 of increasing the ceiling on the statutory redundancy payment from €600 to €1,000 or €1,200 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59022/26]
2101. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost in 2027 of providing for pay related - maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parent’s benefit and adoptive benefit respectively on the same basis as pay related jobseekers benefit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59021/26]
2100. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the payment rate respectively for maternity benefit, paternity benefit, parent’s benefit and adoptive benefit from the current rate to €350; the projected cost for every additional €10 increase in the basic rate for each of those benefit payments would be, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59020/26]
2099. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional projected cost of doubling the current entitlement to parent’s benefit for lone parents from 9 weeks to 18; the estimated cost for an additional further three weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59019/26]
2098. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of providing an additional three weeks of parent’s benefit, the total annual cost for each year since it was introduced, in tabular form; the number of parent’s that availed of it in each year; the average duration of paid parent’s benefit; to provide a gender breakdown if available for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59018/26]
2042. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending the six-week continuation period for social welfare payments to 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57462/26]
2041. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the actions his Department has carried out following the Cost of Disability - Strategic Focus Network Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57434/26]
2016. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a case for assistance under treatment benefit for a person (details supplied); his views on whether the serious matters raised in this case need addressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56997/26]