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Investment in Sport and Sporting Infrastructure: Statements (1 Oct 2025)

Mark Ward: Collinstown Football Club in my area is right at the heart of my community. There are 28 teams with over 400 players. Since 2019, it has been waiting for a dressing room from South Dublin County Council through a sports capital grant. Nothing happened until 2024 and the club had to apply for more money because of the delay which meant costs had spiralled. This football team, which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (1 Oct 2025)

Mark Ward: 9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the public consultation on the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; when the report on this consultation will be published; if in the meantime he will be acting on some of the submissions in the...

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

Mark Ward: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the frequency of the P29 bus service; if there are plans to increase the frequency of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/25]

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

Mark Ward: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be an increase in the number of C-spine buses for major events in Dublin; the policy of transport operators around frequency of services for major events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52453/25]

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

Mark Ward: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on bus cancellations per year for 2022 to date in 2025, by year, by bus operator, in tabular form; the steps being taken to increase the number of staff to ensure fewer cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52454/25]

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

Mark Ward: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Lucan Luas project; when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52455/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: That possibility was never disclosed to Ms Behan during her sessions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: Ms Behan might know the answer to the following question but it is okay if she does not. Was Ms Behan's counsellor aware the notes could be taken from them at some stage.?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: They were aware. Okay, I was not aware of that. I want to jump ahead because I only have a little bit of time. Ms Brady talked about the use of pepper sprays in prisons and mentioned the connection between overcrowding in prisons. There is no way pepper spray should be used to deal with overcrowding in prisons. At present, the submission says most of the prisons average at 117%...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: On overcrowding in prisons, will the witnesses give meaningful suggestions that would stop overcrowding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: They will not get that support while they are in prison because it is a short stay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: On the bail supervision scheme, I believe it is moving from the Department of justice to the Department of integration. Will that help? Do the witnesses have concerns about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Mark Ward: Is the Probation Service resourced enough to carry out that bail supervision?

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

Mark Ward: 140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the bus routes in the Dublin mid-west area that are 24-hour services; if there are plans to introduce 24-hour service bus routes for the Dublin mid-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/25]

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

Mark Ward: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on increasing buses and trains at peak hours through the Dublin mid-west area; if capacity at these hours has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51715/25]

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

Mark Ward: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the process and criteria for taxi drivers to apply for the WAV grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51185/25]

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

Mark Ward: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi drivers that applied for the WAV grant in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51186/25]

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

Mark Ward: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the Dart+ southwest rail line is included for designated funding in the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40166/25]

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

Mark Ward: 568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if exemptions exist for local authority planning development fees; if medically adapted extensions to properties are included in exemptions; the process to apply for exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51654/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Mark Ward: 7. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to set out the level of funding allocated to League of Ireland clubs for academies; if this funding will be increased in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52515/25]