Results 81-100 of 160 for speaker:Charles Ward

Water Services (Repeal of Water Charges) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward this Bill to repeal Part 2 of the Water Services Act 2017 and rule out the reintroduction of water charges by this and future Governments. I fully support the Bill. I am disappointed to hear of the Government's intention to reintroduce water charges despite knowing how strongly the public feels about this. The charge may be for excessive use of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (8 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: 300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered basing the Barnesmore Gap Greenway in the Finn Harps carpark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: I welcome the release of the draft I.S. 465 for public consultation last Monday. For a long time, homeowners affected by defective concrete have been calling for the recognition of science. The standard now recognises that pyrrhotite oxidation causes internal sulfate attack, creating deterioration in Donegal homes. It is incredible that the freeze-thaw action potential damage mechanism has...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: One of the concerns is the breach of EU regulations. The recommended total levels of sulfur they are recommending in this new version of I.S. 465 breaches EU regulations for concrete aggregates, namely, EN 12620, which limits the total sulfur level for concrete aggregate to 0.1% if pyrrhotite is present. The NSAI has set a total sulfur limit of 3% for testing defective concrete in this...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (2 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: I am sure the Taoiseach is aware there are extremely long waiting lists for driving tests across the country. I have been contacted by many of my constituents who are taking tests in Letterkenny, Donegal town and Buncrana. As the Taoiseach can imagine, when people do manage to secure a test, it is important that it go ahead. Unfortunately, this was not the case for one of my constituents,...

Housing Emergency Measures: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: I thank my colleague, Deputy Seamus Healy, for bringing forward this important motion on housing emergency measures in the public interest. I acknowledge the inclusion in this motion of the defective concrete crisis, which many Opposition parties have disappointingly failed to include in their previous housing motions. Support from all parties and independent TDs across every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make changes to the school transport rules which will allow students doing a PLC course in their local secondary school to access school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15099/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Admissions (1 Apr 2025)

Charles Ward: 718. To ask the Minister for Health when new patients will be accepted to a community hospital in Donegal, which is being delayed by HIQA; and if she will contact HIQA and request it to finalise the paperwork necessary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15100/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: If the Minister of State has been to Donegal, he will know many of our rural roads are in an awful state and in urgent need of upgrading, particularly around the Glenties and Inishowen areas. These are the most deprived areas. They are rural areas. The LIS as it currently stands is wholly inadequate for us as there is a need to address the infrastructural differences between rural and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: I understand this but the LIS funding allocated to Donegal must increase and be prioritised because of what is going on in the west of Donegal, Gaeltacht areas and north Inishowen, in particular. Councillors out there are constantly looking for funding. There are roads that have not been touched for years. If a plan was put in place for the LIS roads in north Inishowen and west Donegal, it...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: Yes.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 77. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications for the local improvement scheme in Donegal since 2020; the number of outstanding local improvement scheme roads in Donegal; if he will allocate a major increase in local improvement scheme funding for the Glenties and Inishowen municipal districts given the demand; whether he will review the local...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Projects (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: I would be grateful if the Minister could outline the number of applications for the local improvement scheme, LIS, in Donegal since 2020, and the number of outstanding LIS roads in Donegal. I would also like to know whether he will allocate a major increase in LIS funding to the Glenties and Inishowen municipal districts because an increase in funding for the roads in these areas is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how SNAs who work in Donegal can register for the Donegal Education Centre AGM (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14787/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how retired teachers who previously worked as teachers in Donegal can register for the Donegal Education Centre AGM (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14788/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (27 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht how Donegal will benefit from the newly restored scéim na mbóithre áise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14863/25]

Report of the Housing Commission: Statements (Resumed) (19 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: I wish the Minister nothing but the best in the years to come because what is ahead is the biggest crisis this country has ever seen when it comes to housing. When reading the Housing Commission report, I was shocked to find no mention of the defective concrete block crisis. The thousands of houses that have been impacted by this crisis are not mentioned once in the 250-page report. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (19 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he would consider introducing free public transport to people under the age of 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11287/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (19 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Post Graduate Certificate in Education graduates from the UK are eligible to register as a newly qualified teacher in Ireland; when changes to the eligibility criteria in relation to this took place; if she intends on making changes to the eligibility criteria in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11276/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (19 Mar 2025)

Charles Ward: 1135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status and timelines of the exceptionality phase of the redress scheme for survivors of the Stardust tragedy, as committed to by the Department of the Taoiseach in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11551/25]