To ask the Minister for Education the extent to which adequate primary and second level school places remain available to school goers throughout north Kildare, an area of rapid population … Continue Reading Education | Availability of school places in North Kildare amid population growth
To ask the Minister for Education the extent to which adequate provision has been made to ensure sufficient school places in all schools, pre-school, primary and post-primary without exception; if … Continue Reading Education | Ensuring sufficient school places in all schools among fears and anxieties of parents and children
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Defence Forces; the extent to which this is in line with the recent report on the Defence … Continue Reading Defence | Current strength of the Defence Forces
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which work is in hand to implement the recommendations of the Report on the Defence Forces with particular reference … Continue Reading Defence | Implementing key matters from the Report on the Defence Forces
To ask the Minister for Education the extent to which she can bring forward a review of the school transport system in order to identify and eliminate areas of friction … Continue Reading Education | Eliminating areas of friction in the school transport system
To ask the Minister for Children; Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth the ongoing efforts, if any, to provide afterschool services given the necessity for both parents to remain in employment … Continue Reading Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | Providing afterschool services for students for employed parents among high mortgages
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which he remains satisfied that the Air Corps is adequately equipped in terms of aircraft and training to do … Continue Reading Defence | Update on the adequacy of aircraft equipment and training for the Air Corps in case of emergency
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which reforms proposed in the recent report of the Defence Forces are being put in place; and if he … Continue Reading Defence | Implementing the recent proposed reforms to the Defence Forces
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Naval Service continues to be upgraded in terms of equipment and seagoing vessels in order to ensure … Continue Reading Defence | Upgrading the Naval Service’s equipment and seagoing vessels
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which the Air Corps continues to be upgraded in line with the needs of an island country and the … Continue Reading Defence | Upgrading the Air Corps to ensure regular coastal surveillance
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the degree to which military equipment of a defensive and offensive nature remains available to the Defence Forces; and if he will … Continue Reading Defence | Defensive and offensive military equipment available to the Defence Forces
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent of any recent discussions with his EU colleagues in regard to defence and security. REPLY Since my appointment as Minister … Continue Reading Defence | Discussions with the EU in regard to defence and security
To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the estimated number of persons on the Kildare local authority housing list at present; the likelihood of having their housing … Continue Reading Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Number of persons currently on the Kildare local authority housing list
To ask the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the number of housing estates and developments completed and not yet occupied in Maynooth, Celbridge, Leixlip, Kilcock, Sallins, Clane and … Continue Reading Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Completed and unoccupied housing estates and developments in Maynooth, Celbridge, Leixlip, Kilcock, Sallins, Clane, and Naas and the number expected to accrue to the local authority or approved housing bodies
To ask the Minister for Transport the current proposals to improve the roadway from Ballagh to Timahoe via Derrycrib/Derryvarroge which is now in dangerous condition, and which requires major work … Continue Reading Transport | Improving the roadway from Ballagh to Timahoe via Derrycrib/Derryvarroghe
To ask the Minister for Transport the current status of plans to alleviate traffic congestion in Celbridge, County Kildare; when the proposals are likely to be finalised in this regard … Continue Reading Transport | Alleviation of traffic congestion in Celbridge and Naas