Mon, 16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 44 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Mark Wall — Labour Party
0 votes ·
17 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked17 total
Transport7 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, or the National Transport Authority, to engage consultants to further explore route options for light rail transit in the Galway metropolitan area with a view to identifying an "emerging preferred route"; if such a plan for a preferred route exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19010/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending a route to include Kildare Town train station and Kildare village (details supplied). [20174/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to increase public transport bus routes from surrounding towns to Kildare town and Kildare village (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20175/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing the frequency of a bus route given the high demand (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20176/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide a direct train from Sallins to Grand Canal Dock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20177/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide additional Sunday train services including a 9am train for Newbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20178/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing additional markings on the M7/M8 diverge, to ensure it is sign posted well in advance to inform drivers earlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20179/26]
Education4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if transport has been arranged for a vulnerable student in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19724/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the extension project at a school (details supplied) which is currently at Stage 2B; the cause of the continuing delay in progressing this project; if the project will be included in the next round of approvals for advancement; and the Department's plan to address the lack of any special class provision for girls in the Crosshaven area, particularly in light of confirmed need from the NCSE and the opening of multiple special classes in neighbouring schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19193/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special class place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20389/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a family in County Kildare (details supplied) will receive a special class place for their twin children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20390/26]
Health3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of people being refunded for payment of blood tests; the amount refunded for 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18697/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employed home helps who have retired in each of the last three years in the CH07 area; the number of home help employees hired by the HSE over this same three year period in the CH07 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19012/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of private home helps who are working in the CH07 in each of the past three years; the number of private companies operating in the CH07 area offering home help; their names; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19013/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to adjust the single public sector scheme to match the pre 2014 pension; the timeframe for such; if he is considering a supplementary pension to bridge the gap from retirement to State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19011/26]
Housing1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the working family payment is included as assessable income under the Household Means Policy 2026, of which he issued in February 2026, given that it is a payment for low income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/26]
Children1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount each provider of special emergency arrangements has been fined in the last three years, including the names of each provider, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21197/26]
Martin Heydon — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
New lobbying1 return
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) LtdPublic Expenditure and Reform
Follow Up - Immediate Government Action Required: Diesel Price Crisis Impacting Farm & Forestry Contractors
Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
13 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked13 total
Transport4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he considers it appropriate for Transport Infrastructure Ireland to refuse to meet with a Municipal Committee of Kildare County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18742/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to appoint a statutory road safety commissioner with the power to deliver safety targets set for 2030, in light of the increasing death rate on our roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19881/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to ensure the deployment of average speed cameras on high-risk routes as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19882/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will support and fund a programme to redesign the 50 highest risk road sections with published timelines for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19883/26]
Education3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the opening of a new special school in Monasterevin, Co. Kildare , [18367/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently consider the need for a school placement for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18474/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding resource deficits at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19896/26]
Agriculture3 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 7 October 2025, the reason his Department has ceased to engage with a retired worker (details supplied) prior to his or her pension issue being fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19002/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of his role as Minister with responsibility for the thoroughbred sector, his views on the thoroughbred foal levy; if he accepts that the application of the levy to breeders could be made more equitable than it is at present; if he has any plans to study the situation, and make recommendations for change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21194/26]
2026-03-19Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has examined the method whereby funds collected under the thoroughbred foal levy are distributed; if he has received proposals from within the sector for change in approach or in methodology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21195/26]
Foreign1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will address concerns regarding the humanitarian crisis in Cuba, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19897/26]
Public Expenditure1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider the proposal regarding the establishment of an Irish Academy of Fine Arts in the GPO Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18665/26]
Health1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18655/26]
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh sí scéim ar bun chun aitheantas a thabhairt do sheirbhísí luath-oideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht; sainmhíniú a thabhairt ina leith; cigireacht a bhunú dóibh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19792/26]
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an mbaileoidh sí sonraí maidir leis an teanga trína bhfeidhmíonn seirbhísí luathoideachais sa Stát chun tacú leis an bpróiseas pleanála teanga i gceantair lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht. [19800/26]
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh a Roinn eolaire poiblí cuimsitheach le chéile a léireoidh cá bhfuil seirbhísí luath-thumoideachais ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19803/26]
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh sí feachtas náisiúnta ar siúl do thuismitheoirí ó aois bhreithe maidir le buntáistí an luath-thumoideachais agus an dátheangachais; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19804/26]
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais an gcuirfidh sí painéal AIM le Gaeilge ar bun chun a chinntiú go mbeidh tacaíochtaí cuimsitheacha ar fáil do pháistí le riachtanais bhreise i suíomhanna lán-Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19811/26]
Education4 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to support the continued professional learning of teachers with respect to the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19768/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider scrapping the exemption system for the Irish language given that no evidence supports this practice and that no such system exists in any other European country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19785/26]
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an ndéanfaidh sí machnamh ar an gcóras díolúine don Ghaeilge a chur ar ceal, i bhfianaise nach bhfuil aon taighde a thacaíonn leis an gcleachtas seo agus nach bhfuil a leithéid de chóras ann in aon tír Eorpach eile; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina leith.; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [19786/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to account for the historic development of the Irish-language exemption policy in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20037/26]
Health2 questions
2026-03-18Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that training paramedics promised a permanent post after successful qualification will receive one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18379/26]
2026-03-18Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the development and recruitment for five new eating disorder hubs; the location of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19373/26]
Finance1 question
2026-03-18Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of making the carer's allowance and carer's benefit tax-exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20750/26]
Rural1 question
2026-03-18D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta chun cúrsa oiliúna lán-Ghaeilge luathbhlianta a bhunú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [19812/26]
Agriculture1 question
2026-03-19Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to enhance the working conditions and retention of registered veterinary nurses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21191/26]