Barry Ward

146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/26]

147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31392/26]

149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of introducing a levy to revenues generated by social media companies in Ireland with a view to funding effective and extensive regulation of those; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31481/26]

163. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31364/26]

164. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31382/26]

165. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31400/26]

185. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31368/26]

186. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31386/26]

187. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/26]

205. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31365/26]

206. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31383/26]

207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31401/26]

209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of legislation to overturn historical convictions for homosexuality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31463/26]

210. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any proposals in relation to the provision of redress to persons convicted of crimes related to homosexuality in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/26]

211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of people that were convicted of crimes related to homosexuality in the past, by offence; the approximate dates of those offences by decade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/26]

212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that minority groups are protected from hate speech and incitement of hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/26]

213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to ensure that members of the LGBTQ+ community are protected from hate speech and incitement of hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31467/26]

214. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any plans to make legislative provision to tackle hate speech and incitement to hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31479/26]

215. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether there is a requirement for updated legislation in relation to tackling hate speech and incitement to hatred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31480/26]

220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/26]

221. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31371/26]

222. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under his remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31389/26]

245. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit with the increased costs of employing staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31354/26]

246. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit to manage the increase in the minimum wages in recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31372/26]

247. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the mechanisms in place to support agencies under her remit to manage increasing operating costs including insurance, energy and fuel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31390/26]