Results 21-40 of 160 for speaker:Charles Ward

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. I will be brief. I read the report. It shows how massive the issue of poverty was in 2024. As a committee, we must prioritise this. The report stated that one in every five children was living in a household that was unable to afford the goods and services considered minimum essentials for a decent standard of living, such as...

Committee on Children and Equality: Engagement with Children's Rights Alliance (19 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: Yes.

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Gorman, and his staff for putting forward this motion on the public transport experience. I fully support the motion and its call for public transport that is affordable, accessible, convenient, connected and safe. In particular the motion seeks to ensure the full implementation of the Connecting Ireland rural bus programme. Developing transport in rural...

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: On behalf of the 100% Redress Party I voice my strong support for the Raise the Roof campaign. We need to call the housing and homelessness crisis what it is; a national emergency. This is a national emergency and requires a national emergency response. This crisis has been going on for over a decade. Over ten years there has been a lack of housing, rising rents, crumbling homes and...

Committee on Children and Equality: Priority Issues Facing the Department: Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (12 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I thank the Minister and her staff for coming today. I appreciate it. I have two questions for the Minister. I will be brief. According to mental health research conducted at the University of Ulster by Professor Karen Kirby and Oisin Keenan, there is a severe mental health crisis in Donegal among children who live in homes built with defective concrete. We estimate that this is...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I congratulate the Minister of State and look forward to working with him over the term. I have two questions. I think we can all agree Brexit has been a disaster for the fishing industry in Ireland. The TCA was a disaster. Why did the Government seek to ratify this EU trade agreement? Were Ireland’s interests communicated to the negotiators of the EU trade agreement? If so,...

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I welcome the witnesses and look forward to working with them over the term. My first question is for Mr. Conneely. In his opening statement, he said that the Common Fisheries Policy and the European ocean pact have not been delivered at national level. What needs to be done to deliver this?

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: My second question is for the Seafood Ireland Alliance. It was mentioned that it recently engaged with the European Commissioner for fisheries and oceans. Does the alliance feel there is an adequate opportunity for fishing organisations to engage at European level? Was there an engagement previous to the recent EU-UK trade agreement? I will leave those questions open to any of the witnesses.

Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Extension of EU-UK Trade Agreement and Implications for the Irish Fishing and Seafood Industry: Discussion (12 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I want to talk about certain areas. For example, we know about fisheries, especially around the coastal areas. I am from the island of Arranmore and we are dying. Burtonport and Arranmore used to have a thriving industry. I get messages from people who are still fishing in Aran but have decided to no longer go fishing. They send questions to me and I reply that as someone who is newly...

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: I will start by thanking the housing Minister for bringing forward, in his first few months, a Bill that will address some of the changes needed to the defective concrete scheme. However, I have communicated to him there are a few issues that need changing. The decision, for example, to fix a cut-off date for the increased scheme cap and updated grant rate as 29 March 2024 is simply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 391. To ask the Minister for Finance the duty allowance permitted for airlines staff regarding bringing in cigarettes, tobacco products and alcohol products when arriving into the State from both EU Member States and non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29140/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 664. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a new modular classroom which has been approved by her Department, will be in place for a Donegal school (details supplied). [30304/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Inquiries (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 840. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans in place to raise the current means limit to qualify for social housing in Donegal and nationwide (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 979. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Donegal roads policing unit as of 20 May 2025; if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29138/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 980. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers within the Donegal Garda division as of 20 May 2025; if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29139/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 1092. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE staff, by job title currently at the regional veterinary offices based at Raphoe, County Donegal; the WTE vacancies at the office, by job title; the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29150/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 1271. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide data on the prescribing of mental health medications in County Donegal, over the past ten years; if she will provide a breakdown, by medication type and age profile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28981/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 1313. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists based at primary care centres within CHO1 in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 1315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists working in the school dental scheme within Donegal in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29154/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (10 Jun 2025)

Charles Ward: 1582. To ask the Minister for Health the number of closed beds in Killybegs Community Hospital (details supplied) due to staff shortages; the steps being taken to have enough staff in place to open these beds; when the 13 beds will re-open in order for the hospital to return to full patient capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30305/25]