Joe Neville

59. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department's efforts to further reduce the burden on families who have to pay for their children's further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26322/25]

77. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to resource town centre first and establish a dedicated town regeneration team in every local authority focused on tackling vacancy and dereliction in town and villages as committed in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26324/25]

113. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish a comprehensive plan to expand the remit of Connected Hubs to unlock new opportunities in rural communities in areas such as e-health and online learning; his plans to utilise the hub network as an incubation space for local entrepreneurs and start-ups; if he has had any engagement with the State’s enterprise agencies in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26325/25]

130. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a list of all registered childcare providers in North Kildare, in a tabular form. [26315/25]

122. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any analysis has been carried out to date on potential new markets for agrifood produce, exports of which to the US currently amount to almost €2 billion per annum, should tariffs be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25705/25]

163. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, during his recent trip to America, he was provided with clarity on what impact President Trump's tariffs will have on Ireland's agrifood produce sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25706/25]

478. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider regarding secretaries and caretakers, who work side by side with teachers and SNAs in this country daily, to receive the same certainty of a pension on retirement and to receive fair wages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25763/25]

24. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next tranche of funding will be released in order to facilitate the necessary second bridge in Celbridge under the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16235/25]

25. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider reevaluating the maximum market values in the local authority home loan, given that in Kildare, it is capped at €360,000 and the newest batch of affordable homes released by Kildare County Council were valued at €365,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/25]

133. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to address the shortage of general practitioners in rapidly growing towns such as Naas, Maynooth, Celbridge and Leixlip; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24104/25]

208. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department have to improve the services at Naas hospital; if there are plans for infrastructure investment for the hospital in the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24105/25]

558. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in the Celbridge and north Kildare area that expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past academic year; the number of these applications that were refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23281/25]

559. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in Celbridge and north Kildare that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the percentage of those schools declined; and if the Department provide insight into the reasons given for these refusals. [23282/25]

1012. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if any further steps are planned to resolve the impact vaping is having on our young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23276/25]

18. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to ensure an increase in public transport routes in and out of university towns such as Maynooth, which has many students that commute daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/25]

70. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will discuss the recent unfair fare increases on thousands of commuters living in towns in zone 2 of the new leap fare zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22827/25]

115. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which Fáilte Ireland is supporting the promotion of County Kildare as a tourist destination in the domestic and international market given its rich culture and heritage as a county. [22826/25]

124. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are funding streams available to support local tourism initiatives in north Kildare that promote its unique heritage, including its ties with the Guinness family and brand, considering it is one of Ireland's most successful business stories. [22825/25]

173. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views as to the most positive steps that could be taken to ensure the Defence Forces are funded, equipped, and supported in the face of evolving global security steps. [18001/25]

196. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the initiatives the Government is pursuing to address the challenges of recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces; and if, from his time at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, he has considered how education and defence can be linked to make the armed forces even more attractive to young people. [18002/25]

6. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is envisaged that a new whole-of-government action plan on competitiveness and productivity will be finalised in line with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21913/25]

26. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the schemes in place to encourage businesses to set up in our towns and villages; and if he has plans to introduce more schemes to ensure the longevity of towns and villages. [20751/25]

39. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is envisaged that a new whole-of-Government action plan on competitiveness and productivity will be finalised in line with the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21741/25]

26. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government’s long-term plan for ensuring a reliable and clean flexible power system to back up wind energy generation, particularly as Ireland continues to increase its dependence on wind power to meet climate targets. [18004/25]

69. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline, given the increasing competing energy needs of both residents and large industries operating in north Kildare and other regions, the medium and long-term strategies that are being put in place to ensure a steady energy supply at sustainable price levels to meet those demands. [18003/25]