309. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position with inter county HAP applications; if those on a local authority list can rent a home in any other local authority and receive a HAP payment; if there are any limitations on the amount that is payable in another local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52582/26]
308. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position regarding the review into social housing income limits; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52581/26]
307. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of land purchased by each local authority for the purpose of constructing social housing over each of the last three years; the locations of these lands; the size of these lands, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52580/26]
306. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a social housing project in County Kildare (details supplied); the number and type of houses to be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/26]
305. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a social housing project in County Kildare (details supplied); the number and type of houses to be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52578/26]
304. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the new rural housing guidelines to be adopted by each of the 31 local authorities; the process and timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52577/26]
216. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering a ban on the purchase of tobacco products for future generations, such as was introduced in countries such as New Zealand and the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52003/26]
191. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the membership of the National Fee Review Team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52002/26]
27. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence her views on the findings of a study regarding veterans (details supplied), and the actions her Department is taking to address the findings. [52073/26]
26. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence the specific supports available to veterans of the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52072/26]
25. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence the number of females serving by rank in January 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52071/26]
24. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence whether the Defence Forces is on course to achieve the recruitment target of 11,500 personnel, as recommended by the Commission on Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52070/26]
23. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence the number of actions recommended by the Commission on the Defence Forces which have been completed and implemented to date. [52069/26]
22. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Defence to provide an up-to-date position on the derelict housing in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; the outcome of the report commissioned on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52068/26]
686. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the actions her Department takes in response to providers who are found to be in breach of core funding management rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51831/26]
685. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 30 June 2026, if she will provide a list of the 27 providers who have been found to be in breach of core funding management rules and a list of the 18 providers currently under active fee reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51830/26]
684. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 23 June 2026, if she will confirm whether proposals from private operators are being considered to run State-led childcare facilities given a recent new report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51829/26]
683. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 23 June 2026, if she will provide a list of the potential projects and their locations, and the names of those who have proposed these projects including those from the local city and county childcare committees. [51828/26]
381. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51636/26]
380. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a query regarding the provision of a school transport bus route (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51635/26]
379. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a new special school (details supplied) in Kildare will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51633/26]
932. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider the query from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49764/26]
897. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of childcare facilities located within the vicinity of public hospitals that are for hospital staff only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49537/26]
740. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers who have been found to be non-complainant with Core Funding obligations to freeze fees for parents; the number of active investigations into such non-complainant providers; the number of complaints received from parents regarding non-complainant fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49801/26]
550. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the attached submission on the wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49763/26]
549. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a submission from a representative social protection office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49762/26]
418. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a new special school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49800/26]
417. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the construction of a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49799/26]
416. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of a special class for a school in County Kildare (details supplied). [49798/26]
244. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of core funding paid to a childcare provider (details supplied) in 2025; whether any reduction, adjustment or clawback has been applied in respect of room closures or reduced capacity during this period. [48033/26]
592. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount by which childcare fees will be reduced for a typical working family on the average wage with two children under five years under the national childcare scheme changes recently announced by her Department. [47222/26]
432. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide additional funding to the housing aid grants for local authorities who have now closed these grants, quoting lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47125/26]
431. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if supports are available to local authorities to purchase and develop industrial and warehouse lands and estates within their administrative areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47121/26]
430. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can reduce, defer or suspend a rate demand for a business within their administrative area who are taking over a former derelict building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47119/26]
429. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can, following the CPO of derelict buildings and closed businesses, allow community groups without their own property to take on the responsibility of the CPO property; if grants are available to set up such community group pop-up shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/26]
428. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available to local authorities to assist with dereliction in towns within their areas of responsibility; if there are plans to create such funding; if so, the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47113/26]
427. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can step in to improve the appearance of derelict shops and businesses in towns and villages within their administrative areas, where the owner might not be cooperating or where the owner may not be known, allowing an improvement in the street scape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/26]
426. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available to local authorities to assist with dereliction in towns within their areas of responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/26]
406. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans within his Department to support local authorities who wish to support community groups taking over derelict buildings within towns and villages to combat dereliction and improve streetscapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47120/26]
371. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify if digital devices such as laptops and tablets are required in order for senior cycle students to complete additional assessment components as part of the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47569/26]
286. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if grants or funding is available to a business needing to expand, and purchase and develop additional land in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47124/26]
285. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the size and location of any IDA owned lands in Kildare south; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47123/26]
284. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA visits to Kildare south in each of the past five years; the towns and locations that were visited, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47122/26]
121. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if grants are available through his Department to assist local authorities with the clean-up and presentation of areas of towns within their administrative areas which have become derelict, which may include littering and graffiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47115/26]
86. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is aware that private ECCE only childcare providers are now liable for commercial rates; and if she will raise this issue with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. [46908/26]
78. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the hourly rate for educators by €1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46905/26]
51. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on the engagement she has to date with childminding organisations regarding the issues impacting the sector. [47223/26]
28. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of service providers who have applied to become state-led providers of public childcare facilities, and to provide a breakdown of the number of providers that are private, community and not-for-profit. [46907/26]