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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of resit applications for the driver tests in the months of May, June and July, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40110/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (16 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 222. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the support that is in place for parents who, due to lengthy waiting times, paid for a private assessment of needs for their child only to find out much later that there are questions around the bona fides of the private psychologist qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 304. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to parents whose children do not have a crèche place; the efforts being made to increase availability of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38456/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (10 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 331. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process for family members to obtain medical records of a private nursing home resident following their death; if private nursing homes can be compelled to release these records if they refuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38369/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the waiting time between passing the driver theory test and being able to apply for the driving test; if this time is required for those who need to drive for work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37744/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people in prison who were on waiting lists to access psychology services, as of June 2025, by days waiting list, by prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37306/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (8 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 634. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline mental health waiting lists within prisons, for a breakdown of these across prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/25]

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

Mark Ward: 742. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine the childcare provider case (details supplied); if access and inclusion model funding can be backdated and clarity given for providers around timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37674/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will hit his target of 1,000 new Garda recruits this year; how he will reach 5,000 recruits over the lifetime of this Government, as outlined in the programme for Government, if the numbers are below average this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36606/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (3 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the progression unit in Mountjoy Prison will reopen fully; if there are plans to open a similar facility elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the process by which a child can gain a passport in the situation where one parent refuses to sign the passport application form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36707/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (3 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost to name the new children’s hospital in Dublin the “National Children’s Hospital Ireland”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36708/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Burial Grounds (1 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will carry out a feasibility study to assess whether the remains of the Invincibles (details supplied) can be reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery from their unmarked graves in Kilmainham Gaol, where they were interred in 1883; if his office will engage with family members of the Invincibles on this; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (1 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a report on the number of electric buses Dublin Bus purchased in the past two years; the cost of these buses; the number of charging point in operation for these buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36080/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (1 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Dublin Bus buses parked up in a location (details supplied); the reason they are parked there; the reason they are not operational; the cost of parking them there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36171/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2025)

Mark Ward: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) for the upcoming year; the reason there was no increase in this allocation; if this decision will be reviewed given the student/SNA ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35292/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (26 Jun 2025)

Mark Ward: 281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any proposals to purchase a facility (details supplied) for use as IPAS accommodation; the number that may be accommodated if the complex is purchased; and if he plans to engage with the local community about future plans for this facility. [35004/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (26 Jun 2025)

Mark Ward: 295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated overall cost to roll out the three broad thematic objectives and actions to be pursued under the youth justice strategy nationwide, as recommended under the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35180/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Transport (25 Jun 2025)

Mark Ward: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expand on his closing comments on Wednesday’s private members motion on public transport experience regarding over 70’s school bus drivers; the steps he is taking to review this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34981/25]