385. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that a court protection order that includes named children applies to all schools and should be enforced by school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9396/25]
189. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider a question posed by an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9399/25]
293. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to reform the application form for domiciliary care allowance; if he is aware of the concerns of support groups, questioning the detail required and complex nature of the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8578/25]
151. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance to 18 years of age from the current age limit of 16; the number that would be eligible based on current recipients; what consideration has been given to such a policy change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8580/25]
149. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for an appeal for a carer's allowance; the average time for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8582/25]
141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average current waiting time for a social welfare appeal in the State; how waiting times for a decision vary across different payments; whether waiting times have increased over the past 12 months; what action he is taking to reduce the time it takes to process an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8579/25]
134. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to improve the community welfare service; if he intends to hire more community welfare officers across the State, given the increased workload with recent storms and other increased calls on the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8581/25]
88. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of appeal officers working in the appeals office; the number for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8583/25]
83. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection when he intends to bring forward the Bill to support cohabiting couples by providing pensions for bereaved partners; the number of applications received for such a payment since the O’Meara case; if supplementary payments will issue to those qualified applicants in advance of the legislation passing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8577/25]
221. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the update on a proposed new prison (details supplied); the current status of the project; the timelines involved; whether there has been consultation with local agencies on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/25]
218. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the amount of over-time paid in each Garda division over the past three years; the percentage of this over-time given to court duties per division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/25]
217. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Gardaí appointed to each Garda division over the past five years, including the stations that they were appointed to within each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/25]
216. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles provided to each Garda division over the past three years to date; the type of vehicle; the quantity to each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/25]
201. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to reform the application form for domiciliary care allowance; if he is aware of the concerns of support groups questioning the detail required and complex nature of the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/25]
200. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reopening community welfare offices and clinics throughout the State given the importance of this service to those that need it most; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/25]
199. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments paid in the last three years by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8409/25]
198. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for an appeal for invalidity pension currently in the State; the average time for same in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8408/25]
180. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans Waterways Ireland has to further develop berthing areas along our canals and blueways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8327/25]
179. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional seating and picnic areas are planned for the various blueways in the State, in view of their continued success; the locations and number of such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8326/25]
172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of spoiled ballots, specifically with no stamp or official mark on them from the returning officer, that were recorded at the last local election in 2024; the number of such votes recorded per county and local area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8297/25]
168. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he or his Department have carried out any surveys on the use of the various blueways currently in place here; if he intends to publish any such surveys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/25]
166. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to community/sporting/private companies seeking to develop new or ancient attractions along the blueways around the State; if so, the type of grant is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8325/25]
147. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes under construction or in planning in secondary schools in Kildare south, the locations and school numbers; the expected capacity of these classes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8381/25]
146. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes under construction or in planning in primary schools in Kildare south; the locations and school numbers; the expected capacity of these classes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8380/25]
145. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes opened in secondary schools in Kildare south; the current capacity of these ASD classes; the number of children enrolled in these classes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8379/25]
144. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes opened in primary schools in Kildare south; the locations and school numbers; the current capacity of these ASD classes; the number of children enrolled in these classes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8378/25]
143. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a new school extension will open in County Kildare (details supplied); the reason for any delays in the expected opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8377/25]
142. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education when a new ASD classroom will become available in County Kildare (details supplied); the reason for the delay in opening the classes; the expected opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8376/25]
141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a proposal from a number of sports clubs in County Kildare (details supplied) to use a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8375/25]
110. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8305/25]
109. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8304/25]
108. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/25]
107. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8302/25]
106. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of State-owned and or leased premises, offices and land in a town in County Kildare (details supplied); the number in use; the number under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8301/25]
69. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has had consultations and correspondence on a project (details supplied); the number and dates of such correspondence; the times of such correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8374/25]
111. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action she intends to take to ensure that parents have access to State-provided early years education facilities where there is a lack of provision; her plans to reduce the cost of child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8541/25]
375. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the reason emergency vehicles are being taken off ambulance officers given the importance of these vehicles to response times; the number of times these officers have been able to respond to incidents within their own communities; the efforts she has made to resolve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7007/25]
204. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education for an update on additional class space for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7006/25]
178. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that emergency vehicles are being taken off ambulance officers given the importance of these vehicles to response times; the number of times these officers have been able to respond to incidents within their own communities, given that an issue with benefit-in-kind is being quoted as the reason; the efforts he had made to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7008/25]
124. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the up-to-date position with an application for an Irish passport for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7112/25]
845. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board tutors will receive proper employment contracts with guaranteed hours and improved conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6312/25]
489. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the additional expenditure of €4.55 million on restructured Citizens Information Service, as reported to the Oireachtas committee on social protection in November 2017, represents value for money; whether the restructured corporate governance model has, as yet, achieved European Foundation for Quality Management accreditation, as the county-wide and area-wide Citizens Information Service did before restructuring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5664/25]
488. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the metrics put in place to measure the quality of the Citizens Information Service before and after the restructuring of corporate governance structures enforced in 2018 despite a majority in Dáil Éireann deeming those changes "flawed and ill-considered" (Joint Oireachtas Committee Report, 1 June 2017); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5663/25]
487. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the registration on 8 March 1975 of the first independent and impartial, State-supported Citizens Information Services (at an event in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, where Tánaiste Brendan Corish was guest of honour); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/25]
623. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if an afterhours doctor service can be provided in a town in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4223/25]
197. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position with a VAT repayment from a grant for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/25]
106. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position of a facility (details supplied); the plans for the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4232/25]
91. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on reported plans that Bord na Móna is considering selling off the part of its company that deals with waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/25]
1392. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the up-to-date position with a construction project in County Kildare (details supplied); the expected opening date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2489/25]