Barry Ward
Written
29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3376. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any comparative analysis has been done by his Department into the availability of State-backed low-interest loans, provided by other EU countries, to support students to afford expenses related to attending third level institutions separate to specific fees for their course; and if he will make a statement…
Barry Ward
Written
17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
47. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the National Public Procurement Strategy review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39587/25]
Barry Ward
Written
17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
71. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the merits of producing national and local authority level statistics to outline how an individual's income taxes are spent, broken down by Department, local services, and so on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/25]
88. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of eligible schools that have completed or commenced work to install solar panels under the free scheme for schools; if she will consider providing funding to allow private schools to take part in this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/25]
157. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any initiatives that seek to increase the provision of Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí at a national level; her views on the importance of offering parents this option of school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38828/25]
114. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the need to further incentivise teaching through Irish; if additional grants or scholarships could be considered for any prospective teacher pursuing that career; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36978/25]
114. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the help-to-buy scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38825/25]
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/25]
189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on progress towards the establishment of an Irish embassy in the Republic of Serbia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39286/25]
190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any plans to establish an Irish embassy in North Macedonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39287/25]
191. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update regarding progress towards the establishment of an Irish embassy in Montenegro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39288/25]
192. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on progress towards the establishment of an Irish embassy in Bosnia Herzegovina; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39289/25]
193. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans to establish an Irish embassy in Albania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39290/25]
194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to establish an Irish embassy in Kosovo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39291/25]
195. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on progress towards the establishment of an Irish embassy in the Republic of Moldova; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39292/25]
196. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the status of Georgia as a candidate country for the European Union, if there are any plans to establish an Irish embassy in Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39293/25]
197. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans to establish an Irish embassy in Iceland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39294/25]
198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans to establish an Irish embassy in the Faroe Islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39295/25]
199. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any plans to establish an Irish embassy in Greenland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39296/25]
220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the incentives in place to encourage people to purchase rainwater harvesting equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39389/25]
299. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the research carried out into the removal of the grade 1 faults from the marking assessment in the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39077/25]
300. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the accessibility of the RSA website for people with visual impairments and other accessibility issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39078/25]
316. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any progression his Department has made with the Road Safety Authority to shorten the waiting lists for driving tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/25]
317. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the average wait time for the Dún Laoghaire/ Deansgrange test centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39360/25]
365. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving Ireland’s climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39496/25]