Kildare South — week of Mon, 2 Feb

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mark Wall — Labour Party 1 vote · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Education 6 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7840/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools that applied for a special class in Kildare for the 2025-2026 school year; the name of each school; the number of special class places granted in Kildare for that school year; the names of these schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8100/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Kildare that applied for a special class for the 2026-2027 school year; the name of each school; the number which have been granted to date for that school year; the name of each of the successful schools, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8101/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether a special class is open in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [8525/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9007/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9008/26]
Health 4 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if she will provide access to a medicine for the urgent case of a person (details supplied). [7780/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure urgent access to Welireg (belzutifan) for a young adult with Von Hippel-Lindau disease where clinicians advise that delay risks irreversible loss of neurological and functional ability; and the safeguards currently in place to protect such patients from avoidable permanent harm during administrative delays. [7781/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to end the local and regional drug and alcohol task forces; if she plans to reform the 24 current locations and set ups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8316/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the total funding that will be allocated for respite for older people in 2026. [8327/26]
Rural 3 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a new programme for community centre investment will be announced given the urgent need of many community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8769/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current status of the public consultation on Our Rural Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8770/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current number of community enterprise hubs opened in the country, their location, the number and location of any in planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/26]
Transport 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress to pass the legislation to allow for the use of the hard shoulder as a priority bus lane on the M4 and other key motorways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8021/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has confirmed its budget for the local link service for this coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8771/26]
Children 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding that will be allocated for respite for people with a disability in 2026. [8326/26]

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Foreign 4 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the current situation in Belarus; if she has had any engagement with the Belarus government-in-exile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8280/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she is taking with EU colleagues with regard to Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8279/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will address concerns about the current situation in Iran, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9034/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had engagement with the US embassy in relation to the Catalpa sesquicentenary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/26]
Education 3 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth when contracts will be signed for the construction of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8337/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects construction to commence on a new school (details supplied); the estimated date on which students are likely to take up occupation of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8341/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/26]
Housing 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate the best practice guidelines given by his Department to local authorities regarding the time taken to process routine applications for the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8369/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the advice given by his Department to local authorities regarding the processing of emergency housing assistance payments; the length of time such applications should take to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8370/26]
Justice 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána will be launched before Easter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked Garda cars and vans that were allocated to the Kildare-Carlow Garda Division during 2025; the number of those vehicles that were withdrawn from the division during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/26]
Health 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts, filled at each primary care centre within CHO7 as of 27 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8371/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in geriatric medicine based at St James's Hospital as of 27 January 2026; the average waiting times to see these consultants for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8372/26]
Defence 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank currently in the Defence Forces Equitation School; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/26]
Transport 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/26]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified health and safety advisors employed by the OPW as of 27 January 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8188/26]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8374/26]
Children 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/26]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/26]

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Education 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any of the new special classes announced for the school year 2026-2027 will be early intervention classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department collects aggregate data on levels of energy consumption by schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8035/26]
Rural 1 question
- 2026-02-05 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ag obair chun níos mó spásanna ar chúrsaí samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht a leathnú chun freastal ar an éileamh méadaithe i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8727/26]
Foreign 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline her engagements in international fora with a view to seeking reform of the United Nations system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8728/26]
Health 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health whether a decision has been formally made regarding the future planned use of a premises (details supplied); whether the HSE has assessed potential alternative uses for the premises; the timeline for such an assessment to be completed; if consultation has taken place, or will take place, with local representatives, service users, families, staff, and community stakeholders regarding the planned future use of the premises; the resources being considered to repurpose the site to meet local health and social care needs in south County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8928/26]

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