Results 581-600 of 1,746 for speaker:Barry Ward

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 355. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to varying the rate of capital acquisitions tax when it comes to residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2077/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 356. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the elimination of the universal social charge, including a timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2078/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 359. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the former Garda barracks building in Leenane, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1955/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 411. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will support restrictions on the use of the National Lottery infrastructure by other organisations, particularly for gambling purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2075/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Relations (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 462. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the balance of trade with China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2080/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase provision to improve Gaeloideachas, including possible tax incentives for teachers who teach through Irish only in all-Irish medium schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2013/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 667. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will change to the manner in which her Department assesses the demand for Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí, widening the geographic area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2011/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish a Gaelcholáiste in Cherrywood, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Housing Provision (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 671. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider provision of accommodation for younger/newer teachers, particularly in Dublin and areas where the cost of accommodation is high; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2072/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a scheme for the acquisition, over time, of the school buildings of non-fee paying schools so that they can be made available for community and other purposes, where possible and feasible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2073/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1008. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána currently assigned to the F and W districts in the Dublin Metropolitan District. [1391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1043. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will take steps to create a dedicated court for serious sexual trials so that trials can be "specially fixed", thereby reducing unpredictability and delays for victims, witnesses and accused persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1816/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1044. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will give a timeline for the full reinstatement of criminal legal aid fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1063. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons trafficked into Ireland in each year for which figures are available since 2015; her views on whether these figures are an accurate reflection of the amount of human trafficking in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1064. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the estimation by An Garda Síochána of the market value of the most commonly found substances prohibited by regulations made under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977-2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1066. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the acquisition of large tracts of mountain land, by the State, with a view to afforesting them, particularly with slow-growing, bio-diverse, indigenous, deciduous woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend afforestation programmes to specifically incentivise planting on mountainous land or less productive agricultural land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2110/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support for the three-year MX101 (Marine Experience101) "Island of Ireland" pilot programme with the Atlantic Youth Trust and National Maritime College of Ireland within Munster Technical University, in partnership with Atlantic Technical University and Ulster University; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1286. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a ban on smart phones for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1287. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a ban on social media for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2010/25]