Michael Cahill

153. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide additional funding to Kerry County Council to assist with the unusually high volume of road repairs needed after the snow and Ice damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2339/25]

173. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if there is a coordinated plan to oversee the building of road projects such as the Adare and Macroom bypasses, to ensure adjacent county projects are proceeded with in alignment and when Adare is completed; if there are plans for Newcastle West and Abbeyfeale and on into Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2523/25]

174. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite the replacement of Listry Bridge, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2524/25]

177. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider liaising to introduce a grant scheme to support accommodation providers such as hoteliers, guest house proprietors, bed and breakfast owners and so on, to install electric vehicle charging stations on their properties, to encourage the use of EVs by their guests and to alleviate pressure on public chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/25]

255. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to urgently address the tax-free allowance anomaly of €40,000 that exists for brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces to bring it in line with the €400,000 tax-free allowance that a son or daughter can inherit given this discriminates against single people and couples who either do not have children or cannot have children (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2296/25]

259. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to urgently address the current situation whereby apprentices and recently qualified tradespeople are finding it almost impossible to get van insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2484/25]

262. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if a new special savings incentive account will be considered to encourage improved savings habits and to help boost the economy during downturns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2567/25]

435. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level has been developed based on the Common European Framework of References for languages to promote an increase in the number of students studying Irish in educational institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2564/25]

440. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education if the lack of provisions at secondary-school level for deaf pupils (details supplied) will be urgently addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2635/25]

441. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to develop a policy for Irish in the education system from early childhood education to third level (with the policy focusing specifically on what is taught and the results that are desired); to establish an expert group to develop this policy and that the policy would be based on the European language framework (details supplied); if she will implement a plan to increase the number of pupils attending Irish medium education from 6% to 20% within 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2636/25]

452. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education to assist a school in south Kerry (details supplied) with the setting up of a special classroom for children with specific needs and autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2747/25]

535. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will consider introducing legislation to establish the annual Rose of Tralee Festival on a legally enshrined status, to protect it for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2556/25]

536. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a funding scheme for the provision of paddle courts in towns and villages across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/25]

569. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to abolish the means testing for the housing adaptation grant for disabled persons, the mobility aids grant, and the housing aid for older persons' grant; if he will ensure that all adaptations, appliances, new improvement works, and so on, are affordable to all persons with a disability in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2170/25]

578. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently address the situation whereby old-age pensioners have seen their council rents increase, by the same amount as their pensions were increased in Budget 2025 as a cost-of-living measure, as it is unacceptable that this money is being swallowed by council rents instead of being made available to pensioners to assist with their day-to-day living expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2335/25]

592. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow for an increase in the number of homes being built for young families, many of whom have access to family land, but cannot obtain permission to build due to spatial planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2558/25]

596. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the scope of the local authority energy efficiency retrofit scheme by including windows and doors, heat pumps and ventilation systems as they are outdated and faulty in many local authority houses and this will also extend the lifetime of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/25]

599. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/25]

818. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2941/25]

864. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assist the local community with extension works to both the pontoon and slip at Portmagee Pier, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/25]

930. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide funding for a project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2561/25]

1031. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to implement a significant increase in ambulance cover for the residents of County Kerry and the tens of thousands of annual visitors to the county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2173/25]

1032. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the implementation of the business plan submitted by an organisation (details supplied) for the patients who attend a day service in Listowel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2178/25]

1033. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take into consideration the geography and accessibility issues in west and south Kerry in emergency situations, by giving strong consideration to locating an air ambulance service on Valentia Island in conjunction with Valentia Coastguard Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/25]

1074. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review and reverse the planned changes to mental health services at Fertha View day centre, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, as these services are hugely important to the individuals and families who use them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2297/25]