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Barry Ward

Fine Gael Dún Laoghaire TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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3,718
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
143,980
words spoken in the chamber
Across 316 contributions
364
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
380
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 3,718 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 316 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 62 0
February 2025 74 18
March 2025 62 19
April 2025 107 7
May 2025 69 20
June 2025 88 12
July 2025 201 20
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 177 15
October 2025 114 22
November 2025 199 23
December 2025 259 30
January 2026 315 14
February 2026 364 12
March 2026 271 24
April 2026 457 13
May 2026 294 12
June 2026 156 12
July 2026 95 5
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 258 12
October 2026 96 26

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 193 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Dún Laoghaire 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Barry Ward Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Justice
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on a television programme (details supplied) of 18 September 2025 that outlined that mobile phones geolocation data connected to the Irish Prison Service could be bought on the open market and cause a potential security risk. [51570/25]
Barry Ward Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Justice
731. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a member of a community (details supplied) in relation to delays in processing visa applications; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52086/25]
Barry Ward Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Children
798. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of creating a grant scheme to support families with adult children, that have additional needs, to build garden dwellings that will allow their children to have independence while still being close to their support network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51928/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the provisions he intends to promote to facilitate the circular economy and the reuse and repair of household items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49134/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
98. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the establishment of a working age payment as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49130/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
154. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the rollout of the hot school meals programme; the percentage of schools in the Dún Laoghaire constituency that have this programme in place; in cases where there are delays, the work that is ongoing to expedite it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49131/25]
Barry Ward Oral 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents with children attending a childcare centre (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with management of this childcare centre on these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
43. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality 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. [49129/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Taoiseach
91. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid [49616/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Taoiseach
92. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory. [49634/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
97. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49608/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
98. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49626/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
109. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s support of Taiwan’s participation in multilateral fora such as ICAO, UNFCCC and INTERPOL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50369/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
110. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to concerns in relation to the interpretation of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758 (details supplied); what our position is on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50370/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
112. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the actions he is taking to raise it at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50423/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Climate
116. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49602/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Climate
117. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49620/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Climate
118. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for allowing retail energy companies to increase their unit price for domestic energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49656/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Defence
134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49604/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Defence
135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49622/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a system of regulation for the provision of EV charging services on public networks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49587/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether the Commission for Regulation of Utilities has any role in collating the price of electricity at public EV charging stations across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49588/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of publicly accessible EV charging stations in Ireland, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49589/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether the existing regulatory environment is sufficient to prevent the charging of unreasonably high prices by any company that provides publicly accessible EV charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49590/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he proposes to put in place a requirement for all providers of public EV charging services, whether that be through an app, or displayed on the charging device, to clearly indicate what the cost per unit of electricity is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49591/25]