Mark Wall
Written
1870. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing fuel allowance by €5 or €10 a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44031/25]
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Mark Wall
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875
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
89,139
words spoken in the chamber
Across 262 contributions. Plus 59 contributions from the chair, not counted
426
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
199
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
The departments their questions were addressed to.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 875 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 262 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 56 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 49 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 65 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 70 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 33 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 92 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 39 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 32 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 30 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 49 | 14 |
| February 2026 | 63 | 14 |
| March 2026 | 61 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 12 |
| June 2026 | 64 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 28 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 25 | 14 |
| October 2026 | 8 | 19 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 156 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Kildare South 29 November 2024 to now
- party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Mark Wall
Written
1871. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance to 32 weeks at current rates; the estimated cost of increasing it by €5 or €10 a week at 32 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44032/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1872. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a €30 per week cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44033/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1873. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of every additional ten community welfare officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44034/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1874. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost to extend the JST to one-parent families in work, training or education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44035/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1875. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to extend the entitlement to the living alone allowance and household benefits package to one-parent families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44036/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1876. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost for every €1 increase in the living alone allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44037/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1877. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s support grant by €150; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1878. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of increasing the working family payment thresholds by €20 or €50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44039/25]
Mark Wall
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1879. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of paying child benefit in the month of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44040/25]
Mark Wall
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1880. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing job seeker's payments to under-25s at the same adult rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1881. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s allowance income disregard to €750 single, and €1,500 for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1882. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing the back to education grant to all BTEA applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44043/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1883. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the disability allowance income disregard to €200 or €250, respectively, and increasing the upper income cap to €400 or €450, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44044/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1884. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the one-parent family payment and JST income disregards to €200 or €250, respectively, and to provide a breakdown of the cost for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44045/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1885. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of providing carer’s allowance to all those in receipt of the carer’s support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44047/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1886. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of providing carer’s allowance at a full rate to those caring for two or more people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44048/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1887. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected cost of allowing those in receipt of the State pension to retain a full-rate carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44049/25]
Mark Wall
Written
1888. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €10 increase in the household benefits package for gas and electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44051/25]
Mark Wall
Written
2503. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing foster care allowance rates by €15 or €25, or alternatively index linking it to inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44052/25]
Mark Wall
Written
2504. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of increasing the aftercare allowance to the same rate as foster care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44053/25]
Mark Wall
Written
2505. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of the current funding streams for childcare; the breakdown of the additional funding provided in Budget 2025, in tabular form; the expected funding required in 2026 to maintain existing levels of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44054/25]
Mark Wall
Written
2506. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding required to reduce the costs of childcare for parents to respectively €50 per week or €200 per month; to provide a breakdown of the additional allocations required, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44055/25]
Mark Wall
Written
2507. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional funding required to increase funding for the ECCE scheme by 10%; if she will provide a breakdown of those proposed new funding levels, in tabular form; when funding for ECCE was last increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44056/25]
Mark Wall
Written
368. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a housing project (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40282/25]