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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 9 October 2025, and the fourth Topical Issue selected of 9 October, if she has reviewed this issue with regards to the shortfall in ancillary grant funding for a school (details supplied) following the move to paying the school secretary through the Department of Education; the actions she will take...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by immigration services and his Department on the transfer of International Protection Applicants in the first nine months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Child and Family Agency (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 690. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount spent by Tusla and her Department on the transfer of children and families in the first nine months of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 797. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and her Department on the transfer of patients in the first nine months of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56804/25]

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...