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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 10 Jun 2026 · to Climate
13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data centres in Ireland and the approximate level of energy they use; the percentage of energy they use as a proportion of all Irish energy; whether each has a diesel backup generator, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44331/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Climate
14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to a report published by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to data centre energy usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Climate
15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will facilitate a meeting with an organisation to discuss their recently published report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44333/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Climate
16. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any research ongoing within his Department into the potential use for heat generated by data centres as a source of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44334/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Education
89. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44358/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Education
90. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the permanent school project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44359/26]
Barry Ward Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Education
91. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will facilitate a meeting with the management of a school (details supplied) in relation to delays in progressing their permanent school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44360/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Defence
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on her Department, offices/ institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43422/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Defence
147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any initiatives that seek to encourage both recruitment and retention of personnel in the armed forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43421/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had with the German authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41973/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
210. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's work to ensure the fair treatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied), regarding his ongoing detention in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41974/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic efforts in place regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied), in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41975/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding legal supports being provided to an Irish citizen, (details supplied) in his ongoing trial in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41976/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic efforts in place to support the family of an Irish citizen, (details supplied) in relation to their concerns regarding treatment their custody in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41977/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
230. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the provision of passports as a vital citizen service; the measures her Department has considered to improve this service since in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42472/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in relation to the provision of passports as a vital citizen service; the changes her Department has considered to the format of the passport in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42473/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider amending the Passport Act 2008 to allow for the inclusion of a child's details on a parents' passport when the parent so elects in order to allow parents with different surnames to their children to more easily transit through international borders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42474/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will confirm that the provisions in the general data protection regulation do not prohibit the inclusion of the names of a child on the page opposite the photo page on a parents' passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42475/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
251. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the level of annual funding provided to Ukraine, broken down by year since the Russian invasion in February 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
252. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the way in which Ireland’s level of support provided to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 compares to other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43554/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had with Ukrainian officials in relation to alumina exported to Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43849/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Climate
291. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which the Government intends to lead on responsible resource use and circular economy policy ahead of Ireland's upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42382/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Climate
292. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the transposition of the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42383/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Climate
293. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the European Commission's proceedings against Ireland in relation to the incomplete transposition of the Single-Use Plastics Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42384/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Climate
294. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the research carried out into the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42385/26]