2152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 21 October 2025, the position regarding the use of funding from Budget 2026 to provide breast pumps for mothers of critically ill newborns and preterm infants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42978/26]
2231. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the timeline for a decision by the HSE Drugs Group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43301/26]
2232. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the decision process behind the review by the HSE Drugs Group regarding the reimbursement of risdiplam for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43302/26]
2276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any legislative requirement for retailers of smokeless nicotine and tobacco products to be either registered or licenced to sell these products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43539/26]
2277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the total funding allocated to, and expenditure incurred by, the HSE QUIT smoking cessation services in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the services and supports funded under this allocation; the expenditure attributable to each service or programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43542/26]
Barry Ward
Written
28 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
18. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the work he is doing to ensure that all OPW owned buildings, structures and monuments are fully accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40076/26]
Barry Ward
Written
28 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
58. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the progression of the commitments within the Accelerating Infrastructure-Report and Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40075/26]
154. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department calculates future demand for school places to ensure that families are accommodated in their local communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40074/26]
156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the mechanisms in place to ensure that areas that are experiencing significant population growth are accommodated with additional school places or new schools where required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40073/26]
92. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the mechanisms in place for schools to seek funding for a large scale communication board (details supplied) to support students, particularly those with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40510/26]
179. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 974 of 12 May 2026, the engagement there has been with the management of a childcare centre (details supplied) in relation to their planned withdrawal from core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40435/26]
180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanisms in place to allow for price increases by childcare centres that are within the core funding model; if there is a maximum increase allowable within the contract; the way in which that is calculated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40436/26]
181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding flexibility within the core funding model for a childcare centre (details supplied) to increase their pricing in the context of significant running cost increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40437/26]
182. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 974 of 12 May 2026, the engagement there has been with the management of a childcare centre (details supplied) in relation to increased prices for parents to accommodate their own increase in running costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40438/26]
236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to a passport application (details supplied); the actions she will take to expedite this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38957/26]
Barry Ward
Written
26 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his attention has been drawn to a project awarded funding under the Shared Island Civic Society Fund (details supplied); the mechanisms in place to support groups in securing a home for their project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38752/26]
Barry Ward
Written
26 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
493. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will facilitate a meeting with a group awarded funding under the Shared Island Civic Society Fund (details supplied), specifically in relation to finding a suitable place to locate their project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/26]
795. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the composition of prison visiting committees for each of the prisons in the State; the name of each committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38976/26]
796. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the process for appointing a person to a prison visiting committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38977/26]
797. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications he has received in respect of membership of prison visiting committees for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38978/26]
830. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding a review carried out into the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39972/26]
831. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the annual report into the Irish Prison Service for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39973/26]
832. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason for the delay in publishing the annual report into the Irish Prison Service for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39974/26]
833. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for publication for the Annual Report into the Irish Prison Service for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39975/26]
834. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average annual cost of housing an inmate in an Irish prison for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39976/26]