113. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has provided guidance to schools on how to engage with parents and communities prior to the 31 October deadline to discuss the publication of her Department's primary school survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52264/26]
112. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the next steps for schools where a majority of respondents to her Department's primary school survey favoured a move to multi-denominational patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52263/26]
94. 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. [51914/26]
93. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify which Department holds lead responsibility for youth infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51913/26]
92. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the plans in place to develop youth-specific infrastructure, such as youth cafés and hang-out spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51912/26]
91. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has conducted an assessment of the long-term impact of austerity-era cuts on youth services and youth infrastructure; the efforts being made to restore levels of funding to the era pre-austerity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51911/26]
90. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with the OPW on the number of vacant sites in the state that could potentially be used for youth organisations and community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51910/26]
89. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has identified areas with no youth service provision or inadequate infrastructure; the number of such areas in the State; the plans to address the shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51909/26]
88. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department’s national youth services mapping project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/26]
87. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm whether the €4 million annual youth capital allocation will be converted into a multi-annual capital funding given that single-year allocations cannot support construction, refurbishment or acquisition of youth facilities; and if not, the way in which her Department expects youth organisations to deliver capital projects under one-year funding cycles. [51907/26]
86. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the level of capital investment actually required to meet current and projected youth population needs; if that assessment and data can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51906/26]
85. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for allocating only 0.26% of the Department’s €7.55 billion NDP capital to youth infrastructure; the basis on which the annual €4 million youth capital allocation was determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51905/26]
73. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacant OPW or HSE buildings assessed as potentially suitable for youth services; whether any have been offered to youth organisations; and if not, to outline the process by which youth organisations may access such buildings. [51915/26]
29. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed transport barriers preventing young people from accessing youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51917/26]
742. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for a creche (details supplied) to open as they register as an early years’ service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49811/26]
741. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for registration of new creches/early years services with TUSLA; the number of applications waiting to be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49810/26]
414. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is standard practice for her Department to allocate a teacher to a particular class, if that was a class requested by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49760/26]
413. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will assign a full-time junior infants teacher to a school (details supplied), considering the Department has requested that the school enrol an extra junior infant class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49759/26]
326. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for an assessment at the fertility hub at the Coombe Hospital; the steps being taken to address said waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48347/26]
325. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in implementing the HSE-recognised National Rare Disease Care Pathway for Paediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1); the resources that have been allocated to support its delivery nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48346/26]
324. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to support the development of a fully operational multidisciplinary neurofibromatosis service, including the provision of adequate staffing and specialist supports to work alongside the neurofibromatosis clinical nurse specialist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48345/26]
323. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children to access the specialist NF1 clinic at Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; the number of children currently awaiting assessment and follow-up; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48344/26]
322. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to develop a structured transition pathway for patients with neurofibromatosis moving from paediatric to adult services; whether consideration is being given to establishing a dedicated multidisciplinary adult neurofibromatosis service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48343/26]
253. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason some children with disabilities are being denied specialist equipment, such as beds, under restrictive practice policies, while children with similar needs are approved for the same supports elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48355/26]
252. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to online acceptance of an offer for a course from the CDNT rather than a parent needing to phone directly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48352/26]
251. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training provided to a parent when a child is provided with an AAC device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48351/26]
250. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of speech and language therapists that are currently in the CDNT; the number of those have been formally trained or certified in gestalt language processing; whether a GLP course is provided to parents to help them understand this very different way of processing language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48350/26]
249. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if key contacts will be reinstated and assigned to children with complex needs as part of the CDNT; if not, the way in which the CDNT ensures that each child has a pathway and regular contact with the team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48349/26]
248. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to parents of children with complex needs during school holidays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48348/26]
229. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting lists for outpatient services at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46377/26]
228. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed plan on addressing hospital overcrowding in Naas General Hospital [46376/26]
227. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce waiting times at the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46375/26]
226. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on an outpatient waiting list at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46374/26]
225. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason skyclarys is not included on the agenda for the upcoming HSE Drugs Group meeting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46373/26]
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to address the increasing number of people presenting to Kildare County Council as homeless following the introduction of the Residential Tenancies Act 2026 [46371/26]
109. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand secondary school capacity in north Kildare, considering that schools are currently operating considerable waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46370/26]
108. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to expand primary school capacity in north Kildare, considering that schools are currently operating considerable waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46369/26]
820. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address the shortage of afterschool childcare places in north Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45956/26]
603. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is given to appropriate childcare infrastructure when new residential developments are being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/26]
602. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new wind energy guidelines to replace the 2006 guidelines on wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45949/26]
343. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the review of the national port policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45954/26]
262. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the North South Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45955/26]
261. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered the Offshore Wind Action Plan 2026 published by an organisation (details supplied); the steps being taken by his Department to ensure the delivery of offshore wind projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45953/26]
260. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether plans are in place for the re-powering and extension of existing wind farms in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45952/26]
358. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if weekend supports for children with additional needs fall within the remit of her brief; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44857/26]
283. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if after school supports for children with additional needs fall within the remit of her brief; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44858/26]