Results 81-100 of 3,599 for speaker:Mark Ward

Road Safety: Statements (13 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: I take the opportunity to wish the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister of State all the best in their respective roles going forward. I wish them every success. We are discussing road safety today. One of the most efficient ways of reducing road accidents is to reduce the number of cars on the road but to do this you have to have an adequate, properly-funded and reliable public transport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the bus routes that operate in Dublin mid-west; the routes that are operated by Dublin Bus; the routes that are operated by a company (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5350/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the fines for service failures over the past three years for Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied); the reasons and rationale for deciding these fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cancellations of W2, W4 and W6 buses since the routes were rolled out; the resulting fines associated with these cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5353/25]

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (12 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: There is only one mention of public health nurses in the whole programme of Government. Many parents have contacted me in recent weeks to say their children are not getting the vital developmental checks they need from public health nurses. When a baby is born, developmental checks are carried out at regular intervals. During the baby's first week, a public health nurse visits the home and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the Government policy of privatising public transport; to review the contract with GoAhead with a view to returning these routes back to Dublin Bus due to ongoing issues with reliability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4791/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason an application for the sports capital programme by a community centre (details supplied) in October 2024 was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 649. To ask the Minister for Health for support on the case of a person (details supplied). [4376/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (11 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 650. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and precocious puberty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4377/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 651. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to provide solu-cortef injection medication in EpiPen form for children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and precocious puberty in line with other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (6 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the rollout of local community safety partnerships; their status as statutory bodies; if they have referral pathways from local community safety forums and community transport safety forums as did the joint policing committees they replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3729/25]

Situation in Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: There has been much public discourse about our political system. We saw it in the context of the low turnout in the general election. I recently met a group of young people who informed me there is a mistrust on the part of the electorate. They accused politicians of not sticking by their word and of talking out of both sides of their mouths. We have another example of this today with the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: That is the build-up.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Transport Authority (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria for being successful in an NTA wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi grant application; the number of applications made in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of grants awarded in those periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2521/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Road Safety (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has carried out a safe route access plan for the pupils of a school (details supplied) for their new daily commute to the new school building in Kishoge; if his Department has engaged with South Dublin County Council on this matter; when the appropriate provisions will be in place; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 1097. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the mental health funding in the HSE National Service Plan (details supplied); to account for the savings of €19 million; the way this affects the service output for mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2389/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 1098. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy between the mental health savings figures in the HSE National Service Plan 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2390/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 2025)

Mark Ward: 1099. To ask the Minister for Health the way the agreed savings outlined in the HSE National Service Plan 2025 will be taken from the mental health budget for 2025; if it will impact on service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on a case (details supplied); what recourse is open to the individual; how common NCT certification withdrawals are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1201/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the options available to residents with shared parking facilities to obtain an electric vehicle charging point; the grants available from the SEAI to assist in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1290/25]