Naoise Ó Cearúil

7. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the status of developing and implementing a single point of access for children’s disability, mental health and primary care services to ensure timely access to appropriate supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4955/26]

122. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department currently engages with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the areas where mental health and disability services intersect, to ensure coordinated and consistent support for individuals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4956/26]

166. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take following recent 2025 data indicating house price rises of 7.9% in Maynooth, 9.15% in Celbridge and 11.8% in Naas; the measures he will take to improve affordability in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4950/26]

264. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to ensure that the projected rise in housing completions to 37,000 in 2026 is achieved, given that output is conditional on progress in delivering enabling infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4951/26]

352. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in Kildare north who have not yet received a confirmed first year secondary school place for September 2026; the breakdown of these figures, by school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5133/26]

353. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of outstanding first year applications for September 2026 for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5134/26]

354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is using the data generated through the apply to school pilot to identify capacity shortfalls in Kildare north; the actions being taken on foot of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5135/26]

355. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students currently on waiting lists for secondary schools in areas of Kildare north for September 2026 (details supplied); the criteria being used to manage these waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5136/26]

356. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of engagement her Department has had with the boards of management of secondary schools in areas of Kildare north regarding enrolment pressures for September 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5137/26]

357. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the long-term plan to address sustained enrolment pressure in Celbridge and Maynooth; the projected demand for secondary school places over the next five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5138/26]

358. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports or guidance being provided to families in Kildare north who have not yet received a secondary school place for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5139/26]

149. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the Department’s engagement with Coimisiún na Meán regarding regulatory enforcement in respect of digital platforms that do not adequately address harmful or misleading content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4055/26]

167. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail how principle D of the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, which focuses on corporate accountability and regulatory enforcement, will be implemented in respect of AI-driven platforms (details supplied)t; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4054/26]

262. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for introducing the disposable coffee cup levy provided for in the Circular Economy Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4324/26]

20. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new applicants aged 66 years and over who have been approved for the fuel allowance under the revised means thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2789/26]

51. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected Exchequer cost of State contribution matching under auto-enrolment for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2790/26]

162. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine options, including the potential expansion of Local Link and/or Dublin Bus services, to improve connectivity between Kilcock and the wider Kildare commuter network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2779/26]

205. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Rail will introduce additional peak-time services for Kildare commuters, given that timetable changes in 2024 and 2025 did not result in any new services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2780/26]

335. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoin méid seo a leanas a tuairiscíodh i dTuarascáil na Cigireachta (2024) agus Athbhreithniú Téamach, a foilsíodh i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2025, gur “mórábhar imní é an éagsúlacht atá ann maidir leis an inniúlacht atá ag múinteoirí sa Ghaeilge”, gur tugadh le fios “nach bhfuil caighdeán foriomlán líofachta Gaeilge múinteoirí i scoileanna Béarla ard go leor chun tacú le cur chun feidhme rathúil Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile” agus go ndúradh go raibh “tionchar suntasach aige seo ar fhoghlaim teanga na leanaí” (An Roinn Oideachais agus Óige, 2025: 51); i bhfianaise na tuarascála sin, an gcuirfidh sí in iúl cén plean atá aici le dul i ngleic leis an éagsúlacht atá ann maidir leis an inniúlacht atá ag múinteoirí sa Ghaeilge agus le dul i ngleic leis an tuairisc nach bhfuil caighdeán foriomlán líofachta Gaeilge múinteoirí i scoileanna Béarla ard go leor chun tacú le cur chun feidhme rathúil Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile [3084/26]

336. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth an bhfuil sí ar an eolas go bhfuil 65% i scrúdú cainte TEG B1 (is é sin, caighdeán B1.2 nó B1+ ar an bhFráma Tagartha Comónta Eorpach (FTCE)) luaite mar riachtanas iontrála ar an Máistir Gairmiúil san Oideachas sna hinstitiúidí ar fad atá maoinithe ag an Stát chomh maith le H4 i scrúdú Gaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta (nó cáilíocht aitheanta eile amhail Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge); an gcuirfidh sí in iúl cén riachtanas iontrála ó thaobh na Gaeilge de atá i bhfeidhm ag an gcoláiste príobháideach (Hibernia College), anuas ar an H4 san Ardteistiméireacht; an ndearbhóidh sí gurb ionann an caighdeán iontrála atá á éileamh ag an gcoláiste sin (i dtéarmaí an FTCE, mar shampla) agus an caighdeán comónta iontrála atá i bhfeidhm sna hinstitiúidí eile [3085/26]

337. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth an bhfuil sí ar an eolas go luaitear sa cháipéis Céim: Caighdeáin d’Oideachas Tosaigh Múinteoirí (An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta, Deireadh Fómhair 2020, lch 14) an méid seo a leanas maidir leis an gcaighdeán atá le baint amach ag múinteoirí bunscoile faoi oiliúint: Gaeilge - Ní mór muinín agus inniúlacht an mhúinteora faoi oiliúint sa Ghaeilge, lena n-áirítear, Gaeilge labhartha, a fhorbairt go leibhéal leordhóthanach chun cur ar a gcumas curaclam na bunscoile sa Ghaeilge a theagasc. Áirítear anseo, ach níl sé teoranta d’fhoghlaim teanga mar chuid den Tréimhse Foghlama sa Ghaeltacht; an dtabharfaidh sí soiléiriú maidir leis an gcaighdeán Gaeilge, de réir leibhéil an FTCE, atá i gceist leis an inniúlacht sin atá ag teastáil chun curaclam na bunscoile sa Ghaeilge a theagasc [3086/26]

338. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais agus Óige an dtabharfaidh sí sonraí maidir le líon na n-uaireanta teagaisc sa Ghaeilge a chuirtear ar fáil i ngach institiúid mar chuid de chúrsaí oideachais tosaigh do mhúinteoirí bunscoile (B.Oid agus MGO) le tacú leo chun an caighdeán cuí Gaeilge a bhaint amach faoi dheireadh na gcúrsaí; an dtabharfaidh sí briseadh síos ar na huaireanta teagaisc sin ó thaobh na gcatagóirí seo a leanas (agus tabhair faoi deara gur líon na n-uaireanta teagaisc seachas an fhoghlaim neamhspleách atá á lorg): (i) uaireanta teagaisc a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge féin; (ii) modúil a bhaineann le múineadh na Gaeilge; (iii) modúil eile a mhúintear trí mheán na Gaeilge (cur chuige FCÁT/CLIL); [3087/26]

417. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for proposing restrictions on investment options for self-directed PRSAs and the objectives these changes are intended to achieve. [2921/26]

418. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection if the proposed changes to PRSA investment options are linked to compliance with EU directives or domestic policy priorities; and to outline the relevant requirements. [2922/26]

419. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the evidence or analysis that has informed the decision to review or restrict investment options for self-directed PRSAs. [2923/26]