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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the hot school meals programme; if schools, including a school (details supplied), will be considered for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the pay dispute raised by a service (details supplied); the actions he is taking to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45609/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the increase in income disregards for carer's allowance as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46206/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on creating a statutory to recognise a child that does not conform to world health organisation stillbirth standards of less than 500 grammes and a gestational age of less than 24 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the National Integration Strategy; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to updated user requirements of a social media platform (details supplied), which requires users to upload age verification to use the platform; if this requirement is in line with data protection laws; if his Department has engaged with this company regarding this; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on client-side scanning which has been debated within the EU parliament and at various EU committees; his further views on the knock-on implications for data protection and privacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied); if any discretion can be applied based on the specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1997. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the European disability card; the progress in creating Irish legislation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1948. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the gradual reduction of childcare costs as committed to in the Programme for Government, the steps she has taken to progress this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1963. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents with children attending a nursery (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with management of this childcare centre on these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2337. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the eligibility of transgender women under the free hormone replacement therapy scheme; if this matter has been clarified with the Irish Pharmacy Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2426. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2550. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in care provided to some people with type 1 diabetes (details supplied) compared to the treatment available in the UK and other EU countries; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46710/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of provision of online versions of course material in some college courses that are supported under SUSI, for prospective students with medical conditions that prevent them from attending in person classes; if this is something that is under review; and if he will make a...

National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030: Statements (17 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: I remember speaking many years ago to a resource teacher in Loughlinstown in my constituency. He was saying that if you ask a child in the classroom to throw a balled-up piece of paper into the bin, they can all do it to the same extent, except it is much easier for the kids sitting at the front of the class than it is for the kids sitting at the back of the class. What this is about is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 93. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total capacity output available under existing wind generation schemes; the projected output if all wind farms currently at various stages of the planning system were to come to fruition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: A lot of wind programmes are currently in planning. Will the Minister of State indicate what the capacity would be if all of those planning permissions were to come good and deliver those wind projects? What would be the capacity at that stage?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: That is all welcome news. In my constituency, there are a number of plans relating to offshore wind. We do not really have the land space to be developing much in the way of onshore wind in Dún Laoghaire but there are two particular projects in the Dublin Array and the Codling Wind Park that will deliver a lot, not just in clean energy but also for the facilities onshore and the use of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Wind Energy Generation (18 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: The Minister of State put his finger on it with regard to public consultation. Some of these projects can be very controversial and it is really important to bring people with them and show them the benefit of the project not only to us all but also to local communities. In the context of the two projects I mentioned to the Minister of State, I know from speaking to people in Dún...