3162. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason the bronchoscopy service from Naas General Hospital was withdrawn; whether plans are in place to reinstate the service; the impact this could have on patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60133/26]
3156. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre developments in Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth, including the timelines for opening and expected service capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60117/26]
2174. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide updated staffing levels for Garda stations serving north Kildare, including Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60130/26]
1712. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual housing delivery targets for North Kildare, including social, affordable and cost rental units; and to provide an update on progress against these targets for 2024–2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60101/26]
1251. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on youth service funding allocations for North Kildare, including staffing levels and facility upgrades; the status of applications submitted by local youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60112/26]
1123. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide updated projections for school place requirements in North Kildare, including timelines for new school builds or extensions; and whether interim accommodation will be required for September 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60103/26]
299. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the expected impacts of BusConnects on bus frequency, route coverage and journey times in Celbridge, Leixlip and Maynooth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60100/26]
3372. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on a waiting list for a GP place in north Kildare; the average waiting time for same; the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56050/26]
3144. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of children in paediatric wards due to lack of CAMHS inpatient capacity; numbers remaining in paediatric wards for more than 7, 14, and 21 days while awaiting a CAMHS bed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54996/26]
3143. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the most recent, uptodate national figures on CAMHS inpatient capacity, including the number of CAMHS inpatient beds registered nationally; the number currently in operation; the number of closed beds and the reasons for closure; the number of children currently awaiting a CAMHS inpatient bed; the average waiting time for admission; the numbers waiting longer than 3, 6, and 12 months; the RHA breakdown of inpatient waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54995/26]
3142. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the situation of children awaiting CAMHS inpatient beds while being held in accident and emergency departments and paediatric wards across the country; the interim supports available to these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54994/26]
3141. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of young people currently placed in non-CAMHS or unregulated settings due to lack of inpatient capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54993/26]
3140. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the waiting list figures by HSE Community Health Organisation (CHO) area or regional CAMHS inpatient unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54992/26]
3139. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents currently on a waiting list for inpatient admission to a CAMHS unit, by duration, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54991/26]
3138. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if she will address the ongoing issue of children in acute mentalhealth crises being left for extended periods in inappropriate hospital settings due to the continued lack of operational CAMHS inpatient capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54990/26]
67. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the €4 million youth capital allocation for youth services as part of the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54156/26]
23. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the establishment of a cross-Government youth infrastructure unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54157/26]
430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to ensure public patients are not forced into private practice simply to access the same consultant in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54215/26]
429. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken to ensure public patients receive safe and timely consultant review in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54214/26]
428. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals that have been returned or left without appointment scheduling in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54213/26]
427. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason referrals correctly sent to consultants in the vascular unit in St. James’s Hospital are not resulting in scheduled appointments or initial in-person outpatient assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54212/26]
426. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason patients previously under consultant care in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital are not being returned to those consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54211/26]
425. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason the vascular medicine service at St James’s Hospital has been allowed to close; the reason no replacement consultant has been funded to re-open the service; the interim arrangements in place for patients requiring such care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54210/26]
424. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve workforce planning and the treatment of doctors in our hospitals so that experienced clinicians choose to remain in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54209/26]
423. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of annual leave requests submitted in Naas Hospital that have been left months unanswered; whether this is due to a lack of staffing in the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54208/26]
422. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason doctors in Naas Hospital are subject to issuing of rotas on a Wednesday before work is to commence on a Monday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54207/26]
421. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department are taking to address the lack of staffing and medical professionals in Naas Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54206/26]
420. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of medical posts in the emergency department at Naas General Hospital that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54205/26]
150. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to making all buses that travel into or through the constituency of North Kildare more frequent due to an increase in the population in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/26]
149. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of reports of “ghost bus” incidents occurring in North Kildare in 2026; the steps being taken by his Department to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/26]
130. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if the lands purchased recently by Transport Infrastructure Ireland along O'Connell Street specifically include 10-25 Moore Street; if he is aware of any plans for this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53854/26]
129. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport to confirm the updated capital cost range for the Metrolink project submitted by Transport Infrastructure Ireland given the impact of inflation and new commitments made under the new railway order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53853/26]
128. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the measures that have been taken by his Department to prevent cost escalation of the Metrolink project, due to inflationary measures effects or otherwise, since the original submission of the Business Case in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53852/26]
127. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport when the Revised Business Case submitted by Metrolink will be considered; the immediate issues that are preventing approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53851/26]
122. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the corrective measures being taken in his Department to ensure our compliance with the second carbon budget, given that Ireland exceeded its sectoral emission ceiling by 0.4MtCO2eq in the first carbon budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54237/26]
121. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted an updated risk assessment on Ireland’s exposure to geopolitical supply disruptions, given our high reliance on fossil fuels as a source of power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54236/26]
120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional affordability measures the Minister is considering to protect households from global fossil fuel price shocks in light of the SEAI’s recent finding that 79.2% of Ireland’s energy requirement remains fossil-based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/26]
118. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether alternative funding mechanisms will be required to maintain the scheme's operation if return rates of bottles and cans for the Re-Turn scheme decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53859/26]
117. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment what specific regulatory changes are being sought by Re-Turn for the proposed rPET reprocessing facility; the Department's position on the establishment of such a processing facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/26]
116. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered the awarding of grants to support small retailers or local clubs to support adaptation of the Re-Turn scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53856/26]
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department is ensuring financial transparency and oversight of the Re-Turn deposit scheme funding, given that unredeemed deposits are a core component of the funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53855/26]
87. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare indicates a failure in regulatory oversight by the EPA, Kildare County Council or any other authority; the corrective actions that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/26]
86. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific pollution source that is suspected in relation to the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare; whether any individual, business, farm or facility has been identified as a potential cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/26]
120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities are required to include youth hubs or youth spaces in new housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51916/26]
116. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the situation at a school (details supplied) regarding an extra junior infants class that was sanctioned for the school year 2026/27; if another schoolteacher will be provided for the sanctioned junior infants class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52317/26]
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure more non-denominational schools are being built across the country following the publication of the Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52266/26]
114. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if concerns were raised within her Department around the 31 October deadline and the practicality of the consultation period from September to October; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52265/26]