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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 785. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider putting in place a set of supports and educational regimes for related to matrescence, specifically for expectant first-time mothers to prepare them for the change that the birth of their child will bring; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27645/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 786. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether there are adequate prenatal physiotherapy services available within the health system; if she will commit to increasing funding and support in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27646/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 787. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of lactation consultancy in Ireland; if she is satisfied that there is adequate training for these services; her views on whether there are lactation consultants currently practicing that are not adequately trained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27647/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (27 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 791. To ask the Minister for Health if she will set out the services available in the National Pelvic Floor Centre in St. Michael’s Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; her views on whether this service is adequate; her further views on whether there is scope for expanding these services in this location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27651/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Policies (27 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 792. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether baby changing facilities should be mandatory for all publicly accessible building that have toilet facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27652/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 793. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any plan to standardise the advice on breastfeeding given to new mothers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27653/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: The Future Ireland Fund is a very important planning instrument for the future of the economy, particularly in light of shocks we know are coming down the track. Will the Minister outline how the Future Ireland Fund and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund are being used and their status at this stage?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: It is very important to acknowledge the importance of these funds. The Minister mentioned demographic change. We know a crisis is coming in terms of the shift from those who are working to those who are retired and how the working population here will have to support those people. I want to put on record my support for and acknowledgement of the importance of these funds and the fact that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: I appreciate that. To what extent does the Department keep an eye on the appropriateness of those financial vehicles in terms of any human rights element? Is this a consideration?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 12. To ask the Minister for Finance to report on the progress of ensuring access to cash and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28047/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: As the Minister is aware, cash is increasingly something many people do not use. One will often hear people say they do not carry cash at all but rely on credit cards and banking apps to make the payments they need to make. While that is very progressive in lots of ways, will the Minister tell us what he is doing to ensure cash remains available for those who need and want to use it?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: I acknowledge that the Government takes on board this issue. Exactly as the Minister says, it is an inclusion issue, particularly for people who might not be tech savvy or might even have bad Internet coverage. The lack of access to cash can be a real stumbling block for them in accessing financial services and paying bills. I therefore appreciate that there is a governmental and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: I appreciate the Minister's perspective and his commitment to that. Beyond the banking sector, there are businesses that will sometimes try to dictate to their customers how they will effect payment for a service or a good. Some people will say not just that they want a card payment but that it must be through a particular method - PayPal or whatever it might be. Does the Minister perhaps...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (28 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 363. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the closure of a childcare centre (details supplied); if her Department is engaging with the owners to ensure the families impacted are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28328/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28064/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on the status of the infrastructure delivery taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28050/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding any systems put in place to ensure the integrity of the national lottery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28080/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the merits of establishing a trade office or diplomatic office with Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27402/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (29 May 2025)

Barry Ward: 180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has raised the serious matter of sustained attacks on citizens of Hungary, and consequently the EU, who are LGBTQ+ by the actions of the Hungarian government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27352/25]

Committee on Transport: National Transport Authority: Engagement (28 May 2025)

Barry Ward: I have two issues. Shankill BusConnects has caused huge upset in a small village in south Dublin that will be substantially changed in a bad way because of plans, only to add two minutes to the route. I know it is considered a done deal by Mr. Creegan's office but it is something the NTA needs to examine with a view to changing it, taking on board some of the reasonable and constructive...