Barry Ward

679. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff allocated to the Garda National Immigration Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37871/25]

680. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of passport checks conducted at Dublin Airport in 2022, 2023, 2024 and the first half of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37872/25]

681. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there is not a dedicated channel in Irish airports for travellers arriving into Ireland from within the Ireland-UK free travel area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37873/25]

682. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis for requiring travellers arriving into Ireland from within the Ireland-UK free travel area, to present a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37874/25]

683. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the documents, other than a passport, that are acceptable for establishing nationality or residence, for travellers arriving into Ireland from within the Ireland-UK free travel area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37875/25]

740. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding creches not participating in the core funding scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents who will by extension not benefit from the fee cap coming in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37662/25]

193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of business owners in the outdoor recreation sector and other sectors regarding the prohibitive cost of insurance; the actions he is taking to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36893/25]

213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelscoileanna operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36748/25]

214. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of Gaelcholáistí operating within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36749/25]

215. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of children attending Gaelscoileanna within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36750/25]

216. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the number of students attending Gaelcholáistí within the country, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36751/25]

217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of children attending Gaelscoileanna as a percentage of overall primary school children, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36752/25]

218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of students attending Gaelcholáistí as a percentage of overall secondary school students, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36753/25]

248. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any initiatives proposed by his Department that seeks to protect the architectural heritage of Georgian Dublin, and the so-called Georgian core; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36732/25]

249. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the asks of the Irish Georgian Society in relation to the preservation and upkeep of Georgian Dublin; if he would consider meeting with this group to further these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36733/25]

250. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the conservation measures included in the recently published interdepartmental report on the recommendations of the Dublin City Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36734/25]

302. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of outdoor recreation businesses and others in relation to the consistent issue of signed personal liability waivers not being regarded in court proceedings; if he will consider amending existing legislation to strengthen laws regarding personal responsibility in liability cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36892/25]

350. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the pre-budget 2026 submission of an organisation (details supplied); if she will engage with this organisation in advance of budgetary negotiations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36744/25]

351. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on whether existing support networks for families of people with Alzheimer’s disease are sufficient; the actions she will take to improve these facilities as much as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36745/25]

352. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to shortfalls in the services available both to people with Alzheimer’s disease but also to their support networks, as outlined in the pre-budget 2026 submission of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36746/25]

353. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the specific concerns related to the poor mental health reported by a significant proportion of family carers; if she will examine existing mental health supports for this cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36747/25]

393. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the total annual expenditure on promoting the Irish language, by year, since 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36768/25]

5. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 988 of 24 June 2025, his views on the success of the Mitchell Scholarship Programme; his plans to ensure the long-term viability of this programme going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36298/25]

143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the public consultation on widening planning exemptions to allow people to build garden rooms and extend their homes; if there is a timeline for when it will be launched; if the parameters of the consultation can be outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36481/25]

187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of certificates of miscarriage of justice that have been issued since the establishment of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36656/25]