Results 41-60 of 3,599 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 1592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant ophthalmologist hours available at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; the breakdown of public and private hours available for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 1855. To ask the Minister for Health if spirovital therapy is available to HSE patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12482/25]

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: The Government needs to simply stop wasting public money. It is as simple as that. What hurts people the most is that they know that money could be spent on things that would really benefit them. For example, the €9 million spent on mobile phone pouches, which were spun as being a mental health support, could have been spent in schools on face-to-face mental health supports that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when four prefabs will be replaced at a college (details supplied). [9873/25]

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: I congratulate the Minister and the Leas-Cheann Comhairle on their new roles. I wish them all the best. We are living with the legacy of serious Government failures and the neglect of policing and community safety. These are failures of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. There have been fewer gardaí on the streets of Dublin since Fine Gael came into government. We are now getting...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I am just checking to see whether we have got a quorum.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she is taking to encourage more people to become post primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9248/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if people who do a postgraduate certificate in education in the north of Ireland can finish their induction in the south of Ireland; to provide details on this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9249/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the pilot project for a mental health crisis de-escalation team in operation in Limerick; the length of time the pilot will be running for; the funding provided to the pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on legislation regarding CCTV usage; when this legislation will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Mar 2025)

Mark Ward: 526. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Deputies will sit on local community safety partnerships similar to the joint policing committees; the reason for this decision; if he will provide details of the membership of the partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: What about Doncaster?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 12. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the move of school building for children in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6634/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (27 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to increase the number of secondary school places in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6635/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 98. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person currently receiving carer’s allowance and a child increase for two children will now be dropped down to half-rate carer’s allowance and their child increase taken away once they become in receipt of maternity benefit; if his Department can justify a reported net loss of €230 a week...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (27 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an individual who is currently receiving carer’s allowance and a child increase for two children will now be dropped down to the half-rate carer’s allowance and their child increase taken away once they go on the maternity benefit; if he can justify a reported net loss of €230 a week and...

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: I want to take this opportunity to wish the Minister and the Minister of State really well in their briefs. There is a belief out there that the health service is broken and cannot be fixed, but I genuinely believe that with the right political will it can be, especially in respect of health reform. If the Minister gets it right, she will get support on this side of the House. It is not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Military Neutrality (26 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence regarding the new proposed legislation to scrap the triple lock system, if this will undermine Ireland's military neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6121/25]

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (26 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: We must have a zero-tolerance approach to gender-based violence. This issue is compounded by a judicial system, political system and society that fail to confront the problem. I have seen at first hand the incredible work done by Saoirse women's refuge in my area. Those involved informed me of the stress a woman has to go through in the legal system. The process of obtaining a safety...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (26 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the bus service operated by a school (details supplied) for students while the school is in a temporary location, if her Department will ensure the service can be maintained for the same students when the school moves to its new temporary location in Newcastle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8322/25]