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Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: What we saw in the "RTÉ Investigates" programme was very upsetting. The notion that anybody entrusts the loved one in their family, who is arguably at the most vulnerable stage in their life, to a home and they are treated in the way we saw them being treated is frightening as much as it is upsetting. The reality is that I talk to people every day who are in a situation where an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding his plans to ensure that all public transport is fully accessible to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to high powered electric bicycles using bike lanes and causing danger to cyclists and pedestrians; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33417/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the absence of reciprocal driving licensing agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33916/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new measures his Department had put in place to ensure the safety of Irish diplomats serving abroad, particularly in Israel, Palestine and Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34439/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the absence of reciprocal driving licensing agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33899/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the absence of reciprocal driving licensing agreements between Ireland, America and Canada (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33915/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 319. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of providing low interest, Government-backed bridging loans for people seeking to move home and are unable to do so due to the cost of finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 17 June 2025, the position regarding any engagement she has had since January 2025 with school principals of special schools or their representative bodies regarding proposed changes to the allocation of special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 463. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents in an area (details supplied) regarding the ongoing issue of getting high speed broadband in the estate; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 468. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of all sports governing bodies formally registered by his Department; to outline which Governing bodies are responsible for sports in the Olympics or Paralympics; if he will set out the exchequer funding made available for each of these bodies on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 469. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the powers that Sport Ireland has to compel sport's governing bodies to adhere to certain standards or meet certain targets, if he will outline what those targets and standards are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Council of Ireland (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 470. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the merits of producing a report into sporting bodies regarding the dedicated support they provide for both Olympics and Paralympic participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33768/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Games (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 471. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure that athletes that have competed in previous Olympic and Paralympic games, and require further support, are given that support to qualify for Los Angeles 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33769/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 753. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the report recommendations from an organisation (details supplied); the actions she will take to action these recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33575/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 754. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding frontline workers who are suffering from long Covid; if she proposes to extend the current deadline of 30 June 2025 for support payments to those in this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33584/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: 947. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Mitchell scholarship and the funding for it; if he is supportive of the aims and continuation of this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34280/25]

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: I have received apologies from Deputy Eamon Scanlon. The first item on our agenda is an engagement with the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, to discuss EU General Affairs Council meetings and related EU affairs matters. I welcome the Minister of State and, from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Maeve Von Heynitz and Tim Harrington. I thank them for giving us their time...

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a bheith linn agus as an ráiteas soiléir sin a thabhairt. I propose to allow five minutes for questions and answers with some leeway. We will have time to come back around again. I call Senator O'Loughlin.

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Barry Ward: I want to give leeway, but we cannot have a conversation where the same things are being said over and over again. I do not think the Minister of State and Senator Andrews are going to agree on this.