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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
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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 26 May 2026 · to Justice
860. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of funding rehabilitation programmes within the Irish Prison System for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40014/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
861. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the performance indicators that are used to measure positive successes within the Irish Prison System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40015/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
862. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capacity of open prisons in the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40016/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
863. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people currently employed within the Irish prison service, broken down by role and by prison/ office location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40017/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
864. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the capacity of each of the Irish prison centres, by location; how many are over capacity; the number of people that are detained in each facility, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40018/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
865. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents that have occurred in Irish prisons that have resulted in disciplinary action, per year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40019/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
874. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the guidelines in place for immigration department officers operating within Irish Airports; the mechanism in place that deem it necessary to carry out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40046/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
875. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the criteria that must be met to require immigration department officers to carry out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40062/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
876. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration views on the merits of immigration department officers carrying out passport checks on the runway for arriving aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40048/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
877. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding a code of practice in effect for immigration department officers in relation to the way in which passport checks are carried out for passengers arriving in Irish airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40063/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
936. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of Ireland’s transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40217/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
937. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied that Ireland will be in a position to transpose the elements of the Pay Transparency Directive; if she will set out a timeline for this transposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40218/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
938. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of concerns outlined by other EU member states in relation to their ability to transpose certain aspects of the Pay Transparency Directive specifically in relation to reporting on the gender pay gap; her views in relation to these difficulties, if such difficulties apply to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the …
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
939. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the Pay Transparency Directive, the difficulties for Ireland in the transposition of that directive into Irish Law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40220/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
950. 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 scheme since it was established, broken down by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38885/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
951. 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 scheme since it was established, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38886/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
952. 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. [38887/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
953. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the 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. [38888/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
954. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the existing core funding model is fit-for-purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38889/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
955. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on whether the core funding model is suitable for childcare centres based in Dublin and other areas where rent is significantly higher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38890/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
956. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any review of the core funding model to allow for significant discrepancies in operation costs for childcare centres based in Dublin and other areas where rent is significantly higher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38891/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
957. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any review of the core funding model that would allow for greater flexibility to account for specific circumstances in cases whereby the existing model is forcing providers to leave the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38892/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
1043. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that are part of the core funding scheme, broken down by local authority area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40128/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
1044. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that are part of the core funding scheme, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40129/26]
Barry Ward Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
1045. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have exited the core funding model, broken down by local authority area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40130/26]