Results 21-40 of 2,396 for speaker:Barry Ward

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement she has had with a group (details supplied); the actions she is taking to work with this group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to calls from parents and representative groups in relation to students with dyslexia and dyspraxia and other conditions what may require them to have additional time allocated and other accommodations for State examinations; if this is under review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57279/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 9 October 2025, and the fourth Topical Issue selected of 9 October, if she has reviewed this issue with regards to the shortfall in ancillary grant funding for a school (details supplied) following the move to paying the school secretary through the Department of Education; the actions she will take...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by immigration services and his Department on the transfer of International Protection Applicants in the first nine months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56806/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Child and Family Agency (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 690. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount spent by Tusla and her Department on the transfer of children and families in the first nine months of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56805/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (21 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 797. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and her Department on the transfer of patients in the first nine months of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56804/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Facilities (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: In the Minister of State's response, he said the "Sutton to Sandycove cycleway, also commonly referred to as the east cost trail". It is not. They are different things. This is the frustrating thing I am dealing with in regard to management at local level, this notion that they are the same thing. They are not. The east coast trail, as the Minister of State has just described, comes...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cycling Facilities (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: I wish to raise the S2S, which is a coastal promenade and cycleway around Dublin Bay, from Sutton to Sandycove, which is where the name comes from. I am particularly concerned about the bit between Merrion Gates and Dún Laoghaire Harbour. I was first elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in 2009, but before I was ever elected I was in favour of this plan. It existed...

National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: I very much welcome the presence of the National Training Fund. It is important. In the aftermath of the Cassells review in 2016, the identification of the need for an extra billion euro per annum in funding for higher education by 2030 is laudable and something we should strive for. I will be honest with the Minister of State. I am a little bit disappointed by the Bill. It is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Men's Sheds (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: I acknowledge the work being done and the funding that has been made available. I agree with what the Minister said about the value of men's sheds and women's sheds. I do not really understand why we cannot put a multi-annual framework in place for funding for them. It would give them huge assistance in delivering and providing the services they do, which, we can all agree, are really...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Men's Sheds (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: I appreciate what the Minister has said. I understand the importance of making sure the money is spent correctly and appropriately. Nobody has any difficulty with that. I also appreciate what he said about the value of the associations and the value of an association that can act as an umbrella body. My suggestion is that where we provide multi-annual funding for various organisations in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Men's Sheds (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing multi-annual funding for men’s and women’s sheds to allow them to plan longer term projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54869/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Men's Sheds (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: Tá ceist agam ná faoi na men's sheds agus an t-airgead atá curtha ar fáil dóibh. I ask about the value of multi-annual funding for men's sheds to give them certainty with regard to what they can do year on year, rather than depending on budget-to-budget and year-to-year decisions on funding. It would give them much greater certainty regarding what they can and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 22. 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. [54868/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the extensive waiting lists for mental health supports in third level institutions; the actions he will take to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54867/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Welfare Services (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding supports provided at a local level in community centres targeted at addressing social exclusion; if he will consider increasing funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54870/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2026 (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to carers who did not benefit from changes to income thresholds in Budget 2026; the actions he will take to support this cohort with the increased costs that they are facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider including verified disability-related expenses and private care costs as allowable deductions when assessing means for carer’s allowance; given the reality of many families not being able to access public healthcare supports due to significant delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Oct 2025)

Barry Ward: 267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to the income thresholds for carers allowance; if will he consider introducing a model similar to the Disability Tax Credit approach, where disability-related costs are acknowledged as reducing disposable income, thereby adjusting eligibility thresholds accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter....