Results 401-420 of 2,396 for speaker:Barry Ward

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the number of registered derelict or vacant housing properties in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46170/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made under the vacant property refurbishment grant, broken down by local authority area, that have been initiated and completed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46171/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wild Fires (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding any review being carried out by his Department into best practice for fire brigades and local authorities to manage wildfires with a view to minimising the impact of smoke on nearby residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wild Fires (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents that are frequently impacted by gorse fires and the related impact of smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45743/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby single people cannot qualify for affordable housing schemes due to their lower income relative to couples; if he is conscious of the need to support all prospective homeowners, regardless of relationship status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46174/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a timeline for the publication and progression of legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes to support apartment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the hot school meals programme; if schools, including a school (details supplied), will be considered for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45586/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the pay dispute raised by a service (details supplied); the actions he is taking to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45609/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the increase in income disregards for carer's allowance as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46206/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on creating a statutory to recognise a child that does not conform to world health organisation stillbirth standards of less than 500 grammes and a gestational age of less than 24 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the National Integration Strategy; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to updated user requirements of a social media platform (details supplied), which requires users to upload age verification to use the platform; if this requirement is in line with data protection laws; if his Department has engaged with this company regarding this; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on client-side scanning which has been debated within the EU parliament and at various EU committees; his further views on the knock-on implications for data protection and privacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied); if any discretion can be applied based on the specific circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1997. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the European disability card; the progress in creating Irish legislation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1948. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the gradual reduction of childcare costs as committed to in the Programme for Government, the steps she has taken to progress this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45639/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 1963. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents with children attending a nursery (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with management of this childcare centre on these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46007/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2337. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the eligibility of transgender women under the free hormone replacement therapy scheme; if this matter has been clarified with the Irish Pharmacy Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45631/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2426. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Barry Ward: 2550. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in care provided to some people with type 1 diabetes (details supplied) compared to the treatment available in the UK and other EU countries; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46710/25]