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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage-setting Mechanisms (25 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the establishment of a working age payment as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49130/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the rollout of the hot school meals programme; the percentage of schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency that have this programme in place; in cases where there are delays, the work that is ongoing to expedite it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49131/25]

Situation in Gaza: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: Tá roinnt ama caite agam i nGaza agus bhí seans agam a bheith ann in 2000. I visited Gaza for the first time in 2000. At that time, believe it or not, it was possible to get a bus down through Israel to the border at Rafah and cross into Egypt. That happened for a brief period. I was also there in 2005 after the disengagement from the Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider setting fixed fares for taxis to and from Dublin Airport, from specified areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52599/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider setting fixed fares for taxis to and from Cork Airport, from specified areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52600/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider setting fixed fares for taxis to and from Shannon Airport, from specified areas in Limerick and Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52601/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 113. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the network and information security directive (NIS2 Directive) (EU) 2022/2555 was not transposed into Irish law by the October 2024 deadline. [52549/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the transposition of the NIS2 Directive. [52550/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Directives (1 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures currently in place to comply with Ireland's obligations under the network and information security directive (NIS2 Directive) (EU) 2022/2555; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the research carried out by his Department into the merit of promoting the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel for transport to support a reduction in emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51123/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the development of a naval base in Dún Laoghaire harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51567/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 230. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on a television programme (details supplied) of 18 September 2025 in which it was alleged that the phones and geolocation of defence force personnel, while on duty and/or in defence forces campuses, can be tracked by a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51568/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 367. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that textiles, clothes or materials which are imported into Ireland are not made using forced labour in any jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51557/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 368. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to ensure that products manufactured using forced labour in other jurisdictions are not imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51560/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 375. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that textiles, clothes or materials which are imported into Ireland are not made using forced labour in any jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Human Rights (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 376. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to ensure that products manufactured using forced labour in other jurisdictions are not imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 394. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to an application (details supplied); if a timeframe for its progression can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to recently published SNA Guidelines by the National Council for Special Education (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51243/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 17 September 2025, if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the current enforcement regime; if reform or direction to a body (details supplied) is being considered to deal with persistent breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51254/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that workers subject to auto-enrolment for pensions will be entitled to make decisions about where their pension fund is invested; if there are ethical investment protocols; if workers will get to set the parameters of the way in which the investment is applied; and if he will make a...