198. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for an appeal for invalidity pension currently in the State; the average time for same in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8408/25]
199. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments paid in the last three years by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8409/25]
200. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reopening community welfare offices and clinics throughout the State given the importance of this service to those that need it most; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/25]
201. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to reform the application form for domiciliary care allowance; if he is aware of the concerns of support groups questioning the detail required and complex nature of the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/25]
216. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles provided to each Garda division over the past three years to date; the type of vehicle; the quantity to each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8328/25]
217. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Gardaí appointed to each Garda division over the past five years, including the stations that they were appointed to within each division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8329/25]
218. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the amount of over-time paid in each Garda division over the past three years; the percentage of this over-time given to court duties per division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8330/25]
221. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the update on a proposed new prison (details supplied); the current status of the project; the timelines involved; whether there has been consultation with local agencies on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/25]
111. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action she intends to take to ensure that parents have access to State-provided early years education facilities where there is a lack of provision; her plans to reduce the cost of child care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8541/25]
124. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the up-to-date position with an application for an Irish passport for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7112/25]
178. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that emergency vehicles are being taken off ambulance officers given the importance of these vehicles to response times; the number of times these officers have been able to respond to incidents within their own communities, given that an issue with benefit-in-kind is being quoted as the reason; the efforts he had made to resolve the matter; and if h…
204. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education for an update on additional class space for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7006/25]
375. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the reason emergency vehicles are being taken off ambulance officers given the importance of these vehicles to response times; the number of times these officers have been able to respond to incidents within their own communities; the efforts she has made to resolve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7007/25]
487. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the registration on 8 March 1975 of the first independent and impartial, State-supported Citizens Information Services (at an event in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin, where Tánaiste Brendan Corish was guest of honour); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5662/25]
488. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the metrics put in place to measure the quality of the Citizens Information Service before and after the restructuring of corporate governance structures enforced in 2018 despite a majority in Dáil Éireann deeming those changes "flawed and ill-considered" (Joint Oireachtas Committee Report, 1 June 2017); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [566…
489. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the additional expenditure of €4.55 million on restructured Citizens Information Service, as reported to the Oireachtas committee on social protection in November 2017, represents value for money; whether the restructured corporate governance model has, as yet, achieved European Foundation for Quality Management accreditation, as t…
Mark Wall
Written
18 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
845. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board tutors will receive proper employment contracts with guaranteed hours and improved conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6312/25]
Mark Wall
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11 Feb 2025 · to Environment
91. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on reported plans that Bord na Móna is considering selling off the part of its company that deals with waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/25]
106. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position of a facility (details supplied); the plans for the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4232/25]
197. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position with a VAT repayment from a grant for a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4224/25]
623. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if an afterhours doctor service can be provided in a town in Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4223/25]
168. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport his plans to encourage and provide dedicated parking at motor way junctions along the M9 and M7 in County Kildare to allow commuters park their cars in safety, share a lift to work and reduce the amount of cars on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2492/25]
294. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance the changes that have been brought in that use the tax-free allowance of a pensioner on their State pension first, rather than any private pension they may have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3134/25]
370. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits the IDA has carried out to Kildare towns and locations over the past five years; the locations and dates of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2490/25]
662. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the up-to-date position on the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension) Bill 2024; the current position of the Bill; the estimated time to enact the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2494/25]