Results 81-100 of 1,414 for speaker:Barry Ward

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 692. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of Leaving Certificate students in relation to a matter (details supplied); the engagement her Department has had with the State Examinations Commission on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11884/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new premises for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12313/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 788. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the creative schools arts initiative; if this will be expanded to include fee-paying schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11480/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 857. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding any initiative proposed by his Department that seeks to address long-term vacancy in privately owned housing units [11190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 975. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give consideration to implementing mandatory parallel domestic water systems (blue-grey-brown) in new builds, to reduce demands for treated water in domestic settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12793/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 976. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department can provide information on the current capacity of the Poolbeg and Shanganagh wastewater treatment facilities, the level they are currently operating at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12794/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 977. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will require sustainable urban drainage systems to be installed in all new homes with a view to rolling them out, by retrofitting, to all homes in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12797/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 978. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide for municipal districts in the six local authorities that currently do not have them (details supplied) in order to improve decision-making within these local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12799/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 979. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received any submissions to improve and replace Dublin's Victorian sewer system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12800/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 4 March 2025, if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to IT issues in the application process for non-EU residents applying for citizenship by naturalisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Law Cases (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the restoration of criminal legal aid fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding plans for the provision of an International Protection Accommodation Service centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10997/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (19 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: 1414. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding 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. [12103/25]

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

Barry Ward: 1845. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a target launch date for the rollout of State-funded hormone replacement therapy (details supplied); the efforts being made to ensure that this deadline is met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12392/25]

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

Barry Ward: 1686. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the review into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11628/25]

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

Barry Ward: 1833. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider amending the State-funded grant for the provision of a prosthesis for women who have gone through mastectomy surgery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12302/25]

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

Barry Ward: 1885. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of reviewing the qualifying criteria for medical cards; if those with diagnosed long-term illnesses could be considered for inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12641/25]

International Women's Day: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: Instead of selectively and smugly choosing statistics to show how wonderful they are, look at actually-----

International Women's Day: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2025)

Barry Ward: I was going to say that laws that are brought in to encourage female participation in politics and gender quotas have definitely achieved results, but they have not addressed the issues that discourage women from getting involved in politics. In that regard, I would much rather see us pursue positive, progressive policies that make it easier for people from every walk of life to get involved...