Results 201-220 of 2,396 for speaker:Barry Ward

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

Barry Ward: 667. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will ensure there is not an additional cost on charities from the pension auto-enrolment policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52155/25]

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

Barry Ward: 668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will commit to safeguarding funding from central Government for charitable organisations and registered charities in relation to costs associated with the pension auto-enrolment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52156/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 683. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána involved in cyber-crime prevention and detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51404/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Artificial Intelligence (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of An Garda Síochána that have formal training in relation to criminal activity through means of artificial intelligence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51405/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the status of the criminal legal aid fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51512/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 690. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the stoppage of criminal legal aid payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he can offer assurances to practicing criminal solicitors and barristers that the allocation for legal aid for 2025 is adequate to meet the demands of the scheme and the provision of vital legal services to accused persons in Ireland, in accordance with our international obligations; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the total criminal legal aid budget for 2025; the amount of the budget which has been expended by the end of August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51516/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 692. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the restoration of criminal legal aid fees in respect of practicing criminal solicitors and barristers in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51515/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the total amount spent on criminal legal aid for 2022 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51517/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 699. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality 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 members of An Garda Síochána, while on duty and/or in Garda campuses, can be tracked by a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on a television programme (details supplied) of 18 September 2025 that outlined that mobile phones geolocation data connected to the Irish Prison Service could be bought on the open market and cause a potential security risk. [51570/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 731. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a member of a community (details supplied) in relation to delays in processing visa applications; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52086/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (30 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 798. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of creating a grant scheme to support families with adult children, that have additional needs, to build garden dwellings that will allow their children to have independence while still being close to their support network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51928/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Recycling Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 11. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the provisions he intends to promote to facilitate the circular economy and the reuse and repair of household items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49134/25]

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]

Use of Vapes and Nicotine Products by Young People and Adolescents: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: I put on record my support for the smoking ban. Ireland showed its mettle in terms of being ahead of the pack and dealing with smoking in a really serious way about 20 years ago. I have friends who gave up smoking the day the smoking ban came in and they have stayed off cigarettes ever since. It has undoubtedly saved lives and I pay tribute to the Ministers for Health who have contributed...

Auto-Enrolment: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: I was listening to this debate. I was watching it on the television in my office and had to come to the Chamber to make sure I was listening to the correct debate because some of the comments I have heard today seem to be entirely at variance with what is actually being proposed in this policy and this scheme. I have heard it described as "anti-worker" when in actual fact this is exactly...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: Last week's "RTÉ Investigates" programme on data sharing and the sharing of personal geolocation data by individuals through the downloading of apps was shocking and disquieting. People the length and breadth of this country are downloading apps and making consents, which are not real or informed, to allow third parties not only to gather hugely personal and invasive information about...