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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 857. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding any initiative proposed by his Department that seeks to address long-term vacancy in privately owned housing units [11190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 975. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give consideration to implementing mandatory parallel domestic water systems (blue-grey-brown) in new builds, to reduce demands for treated water in domestic settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 976. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department can provide information on the current capacity of the Poolbeg and Shanganagh wastewater treatment facilities, the level they are currently operating at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12794/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 977. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will require sustainable urban drainage systems to be installed in all new homes with a view to rolling them out, by retrofitting, to all homes in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12797/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 978. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide for municipal districts in the six local authorities that currently do not have them (details supplied) in order to improve decision-making within these local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12799/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 979. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received any submissions to improve and replace Dublin's Victorian sewer system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12800/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 4 March 2025, if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to IT issues in the application process for non-EU residents applying for citizenship by naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the restoration of criminal legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding plans for the provision of an International Protection Accommodation Service centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1414. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding 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. [12103/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1845. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a target launch date for the rollout of State-funded hormone replacement therapy (details supplied); the efforts being made to ensure that this deadline is met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1686. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11628/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1833. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider amending the State-funded grant for the provision of a prosthesis for women who have gone through mastectomy surgery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1885. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of reviewing the qualifying criteria for medical cards; if those with diagnosed long-term illnesses could be considered for inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12641/25]

Post European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: It is interesting we are having these statements on the day the Schengen Agreement turns 30. The Schengen area is 30 years in existence today. It started with seven countries and now comprises 25, plus four non-EU countries. It is a union that has made us somewhat complacent about crossing borders because, as part of its operation in the European Union, it makes it very easy for citizens...

Statute Law Revision Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: I welcome this Bill. The statute law revision project is hugely valuable which has been going on for more than 20 years. When I worked as legal adviser to Enda Kenny TD, as he was then, when he was leader of Fine Gael in opposition, the first of these Bills, the Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004, which became the Act of 2005, was being dealt with and I had more time to peruse the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Navigation Orders (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding any research or legal advice provided to him regarding proposals to amend existing inspection procedures at Shannon Airport for any planes that may be carrying military goods, destined for Israel as outlined in an article (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13343/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 273. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding any review or research being carried out by his Department into inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13310/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (25 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 288. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the provision of travel insurance for people over 70 years of age (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with this sector to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14130/25]