Barry Ward

84. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the merits of creating a mechanism within Irish passports that would allow for the inclusion of a connection to a passport holder’s children in cases where they do not share the same surname to allow for ease of transit through passport control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37227/26]

139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing multi-annual funding for men’s and women’s sheds to allow them to plan longer-term projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37225/26]

189. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of requiring parallel, segregated cycle routes to run alongside DART and Luas infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38635/26]

190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement his Department has with the Department of Finance in relation to the administration of the bike-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38636/26]

218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider expanding the bike-to-work scheme to include people not in employment, such as children and retired people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38629/26]

219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider expanding the bike to work scheme to include people who are self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38630/26]

220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the total number of people supported under the bike-to-work scheme, broken down by year since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38631/26]

221. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the total number of people supported under the bike-to-work scheme, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38632/26]

222. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost to the Exchequer of the bike-to-work scheme since it was established, broken down by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38633/26]

223. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the bike-to-work scheme to ensure that it operates as efficiently as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38634/26]

236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the number of times that the retail forum has met in both 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38637/26]

237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any recommendations and actions emanating from the retail forum to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38638/26]

238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the mechanisms in place to ensure that the retail forum includes retailers in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38639/26]

239. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he is taking to ensure that the retail forum’s remit is widespread to include both urban, suburban and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38640/26]

240. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding the membership of the retail forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38641/26]

354. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a campaign related to access to continuous glucose monitoring (details supplied); the actions she will take to engage with this campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38555/26]

355. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any review of access to HSE supports for continuous glucose monitoring that would include those originally diagnosed with not being insulin dependent, but this diagnosis subsequently changing (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38556/26]

356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the fairness of the discrepancy in access to HSE supports for continuous glucose monitoring (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38557/26]

4. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill 2025; if there is a timeline for this Bill to progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37977/26]

276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the staffing ratios between midwives and mothers in postnatal wards across Irish maternity hospitals, by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38114/26]

277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of staff employed in postnatal wards, by role and hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38115/26]

278. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of staff employed in community services delivering care to mothers and babies, by role; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38116/26]

279. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the estimated cost to provide midwives, paediatric nurses, healthcare assistants and other relevant front-line staff to undertake the HSEL and breastfeeding module; and whether there are plans to expand uptake of this training nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38117/26]

162. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the provision of allocated housing for those that work in frontline public sector jobs including teachers, nurses and members of An Garda Síochána; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37222/26]

188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the tenant in situ scheme for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council; if he can commit to multiannual funding of this scheme; if allowances for the increased cost of housing in Dublin can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37223/26]