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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any bi-lateral relations with Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the UN report (details supplied) in relation to the delivery of arms to Sudan; if this matter has been raised at an EU council level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of the help-to-buy scheme, he will consider increasing the purchase price limit of €500,000, for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57485/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1644 of 8 September 2025, if any research has been carried out into the merits of allowing greater flexibility regarding 70-day foreign travel allowance for applicants applying for a certificate of naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the number of Sudanese nationals currently living in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the number of visa applications made by Sudanese nationals since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 141. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider proposing that HSE organisations pilot artificial intelligence tools for the administrative work within children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57532/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 142. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether data protection concerns pose significant barriers to the use of artificial intelligence tools for the administrative work within children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57533/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 143. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a review of existing practices, related to the provision of additional needs supports for children, with a view to removing potential work programme silos will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57534/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was due by end of Q2 as per terms of reference; if there has been a delay, the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Programmes (22 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 197. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 9 October 2025, if her attention has been drawn to Coimisiún na Meán’s published Work Programme 2025 (details supplied) which is in contradiction to the previous response, there is no reference to including the regulation of infant and follow-on formula advertising in the work programme; if she...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Presidency (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations that are ongoing in relation to Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57156/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Presidency (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: Will the Tánaiste give us an update on the preparations for the Irish Presidency of the EU Council next year?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Presidency (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: We have a very good history of having strong, well-organised and productive Presidencies in this country, and I look forward to the same thing next year. I particularly welcome what the Tánaiste has said about the public consultation around the priorities for the Presidency. That is very welcome and very important. Could he give us details of how the public will have an opportunity to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Presidency (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: I look forward to that as well. One of the important things we will look at during our Presidency is the multi-annual financial framework, a really important body of work to be done during the Presidency. Are there any specific preparations for that? Second, as regards the enlargement agenda, there are many accession countries looking to become part of the European Union. Many of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Capital and Infrastructure Issues: Discussion (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: I appreciate the Chairman letting me in given that I am not normally a member of this committee. As representatives of the RNLI are appearing before the committee, I wish to acknowledge the work it does as the charity that saves lives at seas. In so doing, I also want to declare that my wife is a volunteer for the RNLI in Dún Laoghaire. Thankfully, I have never needed its services...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Bodies (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any steps or initiatives being put in place by his Department to encourage Irish people to take up employment opportunities in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57157/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Child Protection (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the production of a film (details supplied), which pertains to the issue of forced child marriage; the actions he is taking to raise this issue at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Relations (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a change in policy in China in relation to the licensing requirements for companies that are involved in the export of technologies used in rare earth mining and processing (details supplied); if he proposes to raise this at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56512/25]