856. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he plans to implement the recommendations contained in the Review of the Delivery Model of the Seniors Alert Scheme published in 2017, in particular, to extend the scheme’s focus to include boarder aspects of health and wellbeing such as telecare and extend the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14917/25…
74. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the ongoing plans within his Department that exist to address the continuing challenges that communities in rural areas face with the cost of and access to transport services; if it will be included in a new future development strategy for rural Ireland to replace Our Rural Future; his plans for such a new strategy; and if he will make a stat…
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141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role his Department takes on ensuring access to broadband and telecommunication services in rural communities; if he has plans to address the lack of coverage for both broadband and mobile signal in many areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/25]
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155. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current position on the rollout of the national broadband scheme; the coverage per county; the timeframe on areas not covered; the role his Department takes on ensuring access to broadband in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/25]
316. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the current position with the community text alert scheme; the number of schemes operating in the country; the plans to change or enhance the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/25]
354. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role her Department takes on the provision of early years education and care in rural communities; to outline their locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14933/25]
365. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current uptake on the ECCE scheme; the number of childcare providers involved in the scheme; to provide a breakdown of these by location; what plans she has to reform or amend the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14940/25]
374. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to consider permanent funding to support the drug related intimidation and violence engagement programme; her plans with this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14732/25]
434. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the senior alerts scheme; the number of schemes operating in the country; the number of applications for the past three years; if there are plans to change or enhance the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/25]
435. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications to date for the town and village renewal scheme for 2025; the amount of funding allocated to the scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/25]
436. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans Government has to follow up on the Our Rural Future policy 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14938/25]
437. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a further round of funding under the community centres investment fund grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/25]
514. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if workers due to be made redundant in County Waterford (details supplied) will be able to avail of the pay-related jobseekers benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13725/25]
757. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a facility closing in County Waterford (details supplied); the plans she has to keep the facility open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13726/25]
247. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to implement the Curragh Plains Conversation Management Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12031/25]
248. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the agency responsible for the protection and management of the Curragh Plains; and the steps his Department is taking to deal with a situation (details supplied) in County Kildare. [12033/25]
329. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on a piece of infrastructure project in County Kildare (details supplied); if he will outline the meetings and correspondence he has had with the relevant local authority on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11706/25]
330. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position on rail fares in Kildare South through the Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11707/25]
392. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance if the exemptions for capital gains tax apply to a family carer who moved out of their principle primary residence into the home of the cared-for person for a number of years in order to provide full-time care. [10852/25]
904. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has concerns that local authorities are preventing genuine farmers from building on their own lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11703/25]
1024. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure and number of claims over the lifetime of the Covid-19-related lay-off payment scheme; the average lump-sum payment to compensate employees made redundant between 13 March 2020 and 31 January 2025 for a Covid-related gap in their employment record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11575/25]
1025. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount each weekly social protection payment should be at to maintain their value compared to pre-pandemic levels (2019) in real, inflation-adjusted terms, in tabular form; the rates these should be at if indexed against employment earnings for the same period to restore the real value of core rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11…
1026. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to replace jobseeker’s assistance; what consultations have been held on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11577/25]
1027. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a new structure and employment supports for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11578/25]
1043. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a €50 weekly cost of disability payment to all recipients of disability-related social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/25]