320. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the impact of repeated childcare room closures in County Meath (details supplied); and the actions her Department is taking to address staffing retention, accountability, and childcare provision in growing commuter towns throughout Ireland. [38691/26]
270. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm if ECCE-only childcare services are liable for commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38671/26]
262. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for a full medical card by those in treatment for cancer for each year over the past three years; the number that were successful, the number that were not successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38085/26]
261. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if a person undergoing cancer treatment qualifies for a full medical card; if there are specific criteria for such qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38084/26]
234. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the Health Service Executive is addressing the clear gap in service provision for adults with severe autism who transition out of children’s services, particularly in cases where families are left without adequate supports; if she accepts that the failure to provide appropriate residential or high-support placements is placing families in unsafe and unsustainable situations; and the actions she will take in respect of a specific case where a family (details supplied) is dealing with repeated violent incidents in the home where no suitable residential placement has been made available, and the only respite offered is over an hour away and effectively inaccessible. [38086/26]
495. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a homeschooling request for a family in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36923/26]
470. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider including mandatory special education training and behaviour management as part of teacher training in Ireland. [36617/26]
469. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied with the effectiveness of the teacher supply panel system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36616/26]
468. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she is taking to ensure access to stable employment for newly quality teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36615/26]
352. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport for an update regarding a roads project in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36924/26]
540. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will consider including fibromyalgia in the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35908/26]
1066. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will comment on an issue raised by a constituent in Kildare South regarding radiation treatment (details supplied). [34327/26]
764. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection If an examination of improvements to key ancillary benefits such as the fuel allowance, household benefits package and living alone allowance to support vulnerable groups has occurred as per the Programme for Government; if not, when this examination is to occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/26]
763. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will include a target for the reduction of poverty among older people in the upcoming successor to the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025, given that no target was set for this in the existing policy, and that 30% of older people living alone, and 15% of all older people, are now at risk of poverty, according to recently published CSO-SILC data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34904/26]
762. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the Department's report on the benchmarking and indexing of working-age social protection rates; when it is expected to be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34903/26]
761. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the annual input to Cabinet which sets out the rate of pension payment calculated using the smoothed earnings benchmark approach will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34902/26]
760. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 commitment to finalise an approach for benchmarking pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34901/26]
350. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the average number of wheelchair spaces available on all Irish Rail services compared to non-wheelchair spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34401/26]
349. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair spaces available on each Irish Rail service from Kildare train stations to Dublin Heuston station and total of non-wheelchair spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34400/26]
1249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to clarify whether AEDs are covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33443/26]
1187. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will outline her Department's plans to address the challenges facing Ireland given the ageing demographic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33078/26]
1186. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to outline her Department's plans to increase transport options for people who are medically vulnerable to get to medical appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33076/26]
1182. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to reduce the waiting time for patients to claim refunds for medication from the HSE raised by a person in Kildare south (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32970/26]
589. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the means-test threshold for the supplementary welfare allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33075/26]
576. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance to all those in receipt of the carer's allowance payment, where this is the only qualifying criteria to receive the fuel allowance. [32968/26]
537. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to increase the housing adaptation grants scheme given the increase in construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/26]
67. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who transferred from carer’s benefit to carer’s allowance for each of the last four years; if his Department has any plans to make this transition easier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31337/26]
65. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the progress his Department has made in implementing the Programme for Government commitments to increasing social protection payments and supports for family carers. [31338/26]
48. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit to €325 a week; the full-year cost of increasing the monthly domiciliary care allowance to €400; and the full-year cost of increasing the annual carer support grant to €2,150. [31339/26]
11. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of paying carers who care for two or more people, based on a full carer’s allowance in respect of each person, not a half-rate for a second person. [31340/26]
302. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the progress her Department is making to legally recognise both parents of children of same-sex couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31457/26]
251. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected annual cost of delivering the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II up to 2028; the estimated cross-departmental funding required year on year, in tabular form. [31458/26]
250. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Naíonra funded by her Department, broken down by county, over the past four years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31454/26]
249. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the reasons for closing a Naíonra in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31453/26]
373. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up to date position with the provision of a new secondary school in county Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29328/26]
372. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the updated position on the availability of primary school places for the coming year in in County Kildare (details supplied); if the number of places per school at the location could be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29327/26]
187. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her engagement to date with the Irish Foster Care Association; and if she will outline the work her Department has done to support foster carers in Ireland and to recruit additional foster carers. [28593/26]
151. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has overspent on the research and development project on a National Childcare Agency; and if she will outline amount of overspent. [28590/26]
148. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's use of artificial intelligence in developing policy materials and responding to parliamentary questions. [28591/26]
143. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the progress her Department has made in updating the National Childcare Scheme website to include historical fees of providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28592/26]
123. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has identified sites for the Government’s pilot for public childcare facilities, and if she has considered Kildare South, given the urgent lack of childcare places available. [28589/26]
713. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps Ireland has taken to engage with other Member States to build consensus on the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28588/26]
712. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanisms in place to coordinate Ireland's position on the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive across relevant Departments, including the Department of Children, Disability and Equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28587/26]
711. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of negotiations on the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive at the Council level; the main barriers to agreement identified by Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28586/26]
710. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether advancing the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive will form part of Ireland's policy priorities during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28585/26]
499. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redesignation of an early intervention class for a school in County Kildare (details supplied). [28301/26]