Barry Ward

519. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1273 of 14 April 2026, if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of secondary school principals in relation to the reintroduction of fees for State exams; the supports that will be in place in cases whereby parents are unwilling or unable to pay these fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28516/26]

520. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28530/26]

521. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding any research carried out into the level of demand for Irish medium primary schools at county-by-county level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28531/26]

601. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider varying the dates in which the working family payment can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27951/26]

602. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total monies paid out under the working family payment for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27952/26]

603. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total number of successful applications made for support under the working family payment for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/26]

618. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of mobile speed cameras in operation on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/26]

619. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement notices, in the form of fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued from mobile speed cameras in Ireland in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27943/26]

620. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of non-manned stationary speed cameras in operation across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/26]

621. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement and fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued in relation to vehicles travelling on motorways in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27947/26]

622. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of speed enforcement and fixed charge penalty notices that have been issued in relation to vehicles travelling on national routes in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/26]

663. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, the mechanisms that are in place, in relation to the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, to ensure fairness is applied in the case whereby siblings were separated and one was moved to and continues to live in another country; if all siblings entitled to the same level of compensation in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27905/26]

670. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of negotiations on the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive at Council level; the main barriers to agreement identified by Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27987/26]

671. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific actions Ireland intends to take to progress the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27988/26]

672. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether advancing the proposed European Union Equal Treatment Directive is under consideration as part of Ireland’s priorities for its Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27989/26]

698. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any assessment of demand for Irish language pre-schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28526/26]

699. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the number of Irish language pre-schools in operation, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28527/26]

700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any systems in place to support the increased provision of Irish language pre-schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28528/26]

701. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding any assessment carried out at a pre-school level into the potential demand for Irish language medium primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28529/26]

718. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds available in Ireland, broken down by local authority area and type of bed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27906/26]

719. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people that have been on trollies for extended periods, broken down by hospital and per week since the beginning of 2026 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27907/26]

720. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people that have been on trollies for extended periods, broken down as a weekly average per hospital in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27908/26]

352. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised in relation to SEAI home upgrade grants (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that they are addressed within the existing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23684/26]

353. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the home retrofitting grant system operated by the SEAI is sufficiently flexible to deal with technological changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23685/26]

354. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the ESRI report that outlined that Ireland is falling behind its targets for heat pump and deep retrofits; the actions he will take to address these concerns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23686/26]