525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the need to develop a new, high-performance headquarters for an organisation (details supplied); his views on weather this will be of benefit for sailors of all ages and abilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63297/25]
526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will engage with Sport Ireland in relation to the development of a new headquarters for an organisation (details supplied) to be based in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63298/25]
556. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to housing support schemes; the actions he will take to address the concerns outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62837/25]
557. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the position regarding housing supports for persons who fall outside existing schemes, but do not make enough money to compete in the housing market in the context of unprecedented housing prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62838/25]
694. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the post budget campaign of an organisation (details supplied); the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62836/25]
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the post budget campaign of an organisation (details supplied); the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62835/25]
740. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the criminal legal aid fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62958/25]
917. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by members of a representative group (details supplied), specifically in relation to centres that operate out of family homes; the actions she will take to engage with this sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63193/25]
919. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the adequacy of the aspect of the core funding childcare scheme, related to the time thresholds for each band (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63355/25]
10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding supports for any SME that will not benefit from the planned VAT reduction in July 2026; if targeted supports for small businesses that are facing increasing costs will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59971/25]
53. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding Ireland’s competitiveness relative to other EU countries; his views on whether our competitiveness is sufficient in that context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62020/25]
83. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanism for any primary school participating in the hot school meal programme that have concerns related to the nutritional value of meals provided, plastic waste or any other issue; the way in which this can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59973/25]
103. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the percentage of primary schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency that are currently participating in the hot school meals programme or have started the process of providing this service in the school; the actions being taken to further expand this to all remaining primary schools in the area; and if he will make a statement on t…
226. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of inheritance tax within his Department; the parameters for this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62349/25]
227. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a timeline for the publication of his review into inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62350/25]
429. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the provision of podiatry care due to waiting lists particularly for elderly patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62332/25]
430. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists that are currently practicing in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62333/25]
431. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists that are currently practicing in the greater Dublin region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62334/25]
432. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists that are currently practicing in the Dún Laoghaire area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62335/25]
433. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding average wait times for medical card holders to access to a podiatrist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62336/25]
434. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the adequacy of financial support available to elderly persons in receipt of a podiatry card; if she has been made aware of the significant top up payments required for patients that use this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62337/25]
435. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding annual recruitment of podiatrists to work in the health service; her views on whether it is adequate to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62338/25]
436. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding schemes or incentives in place or under consideration to promote an increase in the number podiatrists working in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62339/25]
437. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views the adequacy of publicly available information related to the provision of partially State funded podiatry care; if an advertising campaign in HSE clinics and GPs will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62340/25]
86. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding developments towards reaching the commitment to reducing childcare costs to €200 per child, per month, in the context of a number of childcare providers pulling out of the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59969/25]