Results 261-280 of 1,414 for speaker:Barry Ward

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1044. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will give a timeline for the full reinstatement of criminal legal aid fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1817/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1063. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons trafficked into Ireland in each year for which figures are available since 2015; her views on whether these figures are an accurate reflection of the amount of human trafficking in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1064. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the estimation by An Garda Síochána of the market value of the most commonly found substances prohibited by regulations made under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977-2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1066. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the acquisition of large tracts of mountain land, by the State, with a view to afforesting them, particularly with slow-growing, bio-diverse, indigenous, deciduous woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend afforestation programmes to specifically incentivise planting on mountainous land or less productive agricultural land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2110/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support for the three-year MX101 (Marine Experience101) "Island of Ireland" pilot programme with the Atlantic Youth Trust and National Maritime College of Ireland within Munster Technical University, in partnership with Atlantic Technical University and Ulster University; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1286. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a ban on smart phones for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2009/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Social Media (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1287. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will put in place a ban on social media for children under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will extend the long-term illness scheme from age 16 to age 18 for mental-illness treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2112/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1662. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the digitisation of patient and medical records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1663. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of improved, grouped, local services for general practice patients, including X-ray facilities and ancillary services to avoid the necessity for patients to attend hospital for minor examinations and procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1951/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1664. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that emergency department staff are empowered to accept the assessment of a referring general practitioner on admitting a patient, in order to avoid the unnecessary reassessment of patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1952/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1665. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to removing any recruitment embargo for front-line medical staff, whether in name or in practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1953/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1666. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider provision of accommodation for junior medical personnel, particularly in Dublin and areas where the cost of accommodation is high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1667. To ask the Minister for Health the status of, and future plans for, St. Michael's Hospital in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1956/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Barry Ward: 1687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish an all-Ireland approach to rehabilitative medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2111/25]

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: Will the Senator take a point?

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: Perhaps there would be time if the Senator had not spent half an hour making what is, in essence, a Second Stage speech-----

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: -----that does not really refer to any of the amendments that have been tabled.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Barry Ward: Using the Opposition's minority.