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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social Welfare Code (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: I think we can both agree that the sudden change or cliff edge, as I call it, causes so many problems for so many people who have to leave work, and unfortunately their income drops accordingly. That is the issue that we are trying to raise with the Minister today. In fairness, he has come back to say that he recognises there is an issue and that he will review this as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing times for social welfare appeals for each social welfare scheme; the number of successful appeals granted, over the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33123/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of funeral assistance grants paid out over the past five years; the number refused, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 108. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount allocated to the school meal holiday programme; the number of schools taking part, by county, in tabular form; the funding allocated in each county; if he will update the House on whether the scheme will be further rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33121/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare allowances paid out, by county, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33120/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 175. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on a report on child poverty (details supplied); and if he will outline the actions he is taking to address the concerns raised. [33122/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 247. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans in place to improve the facilities at each Garda station in County Kildare; the timeframe involved in any such works; the cost of such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a NEPS assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will initiate a review of his Departments processes for assessing the entitlement to the domiciliary care allowance, given the fact that nearly a third of rejected applications are overturned on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33118/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí stationed at each Garda station in County Kildare for each of the past three years; the total number of Gardaí for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33231/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the opening hours of each Garda station in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (19 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 363. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider a request for home care respite hours (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33247/25]

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: I welcome our guests. It is good to speak with them again after our previous conversation. I have a couple of questions. I apologise for missing the start of the contributions. My first question may have been addressed earlier. How much communication or queries has FLAC had about this pension? We have all had queries, and I have had them from throughout the State. As a body, what kind...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: I thank the witnesses from the ESRI very much for coming in. Unfortunately, we have to use statistics and percentages even though we are talking about children, and obviously one child in poverty is one child too many. I know the witnesses would accept this point too. Regarding what was put before us today in respect of there being a cost of €773 million for a second tier of child...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: In the context of the working family payment, it was mentioned – not by the ESRI – that a decision by a government to introduce a second tier of child benefit payment could impact people's ability or desire to go back to work. Has any work been done on this aspect and what the impact might be? I would also like the witnesses to comment on the not trying effect. Obviously,...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his Department plans on publishing its jointly commissioned research into gender recognition for young people aged under 16 years of age; and his views on the rationale behind the several-year-long delay in publication. [32862/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 136. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on an ADHD facility (details supplied) in Kildare; whether this facility has been opened yet; the amount of funding that has been received by the organisation operating the facility by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 137. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young adults 18-30 who have been referred for an ADHD diagnosis in the past three years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Jun 2025)

Mark Wall: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the number of young adults 18-30 who have been referred to an ADHD clinic (details supplied) to date; the number of referrals which received a diagnosis from the clinic to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32869/25]