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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 23 Sep 2025 · to Housing
369. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review of existing local authorities' rates for retailers is being considered to reflect the lower level of footfall in towns and villages due to the proliferation of online shopping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49680/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
404. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [49615/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
405. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [49633/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
428. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of manned entry points at which the Garda National Immigration Bureau operates passport checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49595/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
429. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff engaged with passport or identity checks and points of entry into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49596/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
430. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current personnel strength of the Garda National Immigration Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49597/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
431. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis for not providing a dedicated channel for people arriving from within the common travel area at Dublin Airport, in order to allow them to arrive into the country without passport checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
432. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [49612/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
433. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 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. [49630/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
434. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider putting in place a requirement on the operators of internet applications that would ensure real, genuine and informed consent by users regarding the collection of data and the implications thereof, specifically on whether or not they consent to the distribution of their data to third parties; and if he will make a st…
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
435. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether the sale of data gathered by internet applications to third parties is in compliance with the general data protection regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
436. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars registered to and for use by An Garda Síochána, by Garda region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49661/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
437. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda vans registered to and for use by An Garda Síochána, by Garda region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49662/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
438. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda bicycles registered to and for use by An Garda Síochána, by Garda region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49663/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
439. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the personnel strength in An Garda Síochána, by rank and by Garda region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49664/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
440. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current personnel strength in the F and W districts in the Dublin Metropolitan Region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49666/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
498. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [49600/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
499. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [49618/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by her Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49601/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by her Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49619/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
584. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by her Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49610/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
585. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by her Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49628/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
600. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the CAR T-cell therapy (details supplied); the reason this care option is not available for patients over the age of 26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49771/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
706. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [49609/25]
Barry Ward Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
707. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [49627/25]