Barry Ward

729. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the specific mechanisms being used by his Department to address the affordability of housing in the wider Dublin area, where housing is priced at a particularly high level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34989/26]

755. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/26]

810. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34427/26]

811. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of prosecutions for offenses related to female genital mutilation in Ireland for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34461/26]

812. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances of female genital mutilation that have occurred in Ireland in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34462/26]

813. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the approximate total number of women in Ireland that have been the victim of female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34463/26]

814. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of creating greater civilianisation within An Garda Síochána to reduce the administrative burden placed on Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34464/26]

815. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any review within his Department that seeks to create greater civilianisation within An Garda Síochána to reduce the administrative burden placed on Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34465/26]

816. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any engagement he has had with the Garda Commissioner in relation to civilianisation within An Garda Síochána to reduce the administrative burden placed on Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34466/26]

817. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of civilian roles within An Garda Síochána, by position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34467/26]

818. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of civilian roles within An Garda Síochána, by year since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34468/26]

874. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34415/26]

876. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/26]

877. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any State funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34674/26]

878. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the existing level of support to an organisation (details supplied) is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34675/26]

879. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any work ongoing within his Department that seeks to support an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34676/26]

880. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the merits of progressing the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/26]

881. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any assessment carried out by his Department of the Native Irish Honeybee Bill 2021 with a view to progressing the substantive aims of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34678/26]

960. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any mechanism in place within her Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; her views on the merits of such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34416/26]

973. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any support mechanisms in place to support families whose childcare facilities have withdrawn from the core funding model, specifically in relation to the knock-on price increase for childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34679/26]

974. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the withdrawal of a childcare facility from the core funding model (details supplied); the actions she will take to support parents with the knock-on price increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34680/26]

975. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement that her Department has had with the management of a childcare facility (details supplied) prior to their withdrawal from the core funding model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34681/26]

976. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any engagement that her Department has had with the management of a childcare facility (details supplied) since their withdrawal from the core funding model with a view to continuing their participation in this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34682/26]

977. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the number of childcare centres that have withdrawn from the core-funding model for each year since it was initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34683/26]

978. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the mediation mechanisms in place for childcare providers that are considering withdrawing from the core funding model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34684/26]