664. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider creating a statutory Road Safety Commissioner with the legal authority, budget and mandate to deliver the 2030 road safety target, consolidating the duties of his Department, local government, the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, in order to ensure proper accountability for road safety; and if he …
934. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; if any research has been carried out into this proposal by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25386/26]
935. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review of the help-to-buy scheme, particularly if he will consider increasing the purchase price limit of €500,000, for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25387/26]
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1061. 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 flood defence projects are fast-tracked, particularly in areas known to be at high risk of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/26]
Barry Ward
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14 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
1062. 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. [25389/26]
1272. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, her views on whether the reintroduction of fees for State exams acts as a barrier to education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24166/26]
1273. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school principals in relation to the reintroduction of fees for State exams, specifically in relation to the financial burden this places on families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24167/26]
1274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, the mechanisms put in place for any student who cannot afford the fees for State exams, but do not qualify for an official exemption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24168/26]
1275. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 24 March 2026, if any review of the fees for State exams is underway in the context of a significant cost-of-living increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24169/26]
1276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any review into the expansion of the exemption from State exam fees is ongoing within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24170/26]
1300. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 24 March 2026, if she will engage with the NCSE specially in relation to the allocation of SNAs for a school (details supplied); at present there are zero SNAs employed here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24367/26]
1301. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 528 of 24 March 2026, if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) has zero SNA hours allocated to it; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24368/26]
1571. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of requiring broadband and home phone providers to ensure that vulnerable customers are supported through easily accessible customer service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25377/26]
1572. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on creating a minimum standard of customers service that all broadband and phone providers would have to adhere to; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25378/26]
1573. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of creating harsher penalties for service providers that have been proven to have illegally cut off vulnerable customers from their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25379/26]
1574. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any regulation that requires and enforces the provision and support for a vulnerable customer register for service providers including phone and broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25380/26]
1663. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme, if he proposes to increase the level of funding allocated to Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to support this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24162/26]
1664. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider providing for specific housing support for lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24163/26]
1665. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether lone parents are disproportionally impacted by high rents; if any targeted housing supports for lone parent families has been considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24164/26]
1666. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme at a national level since this scheme was launched, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24165/26]
1675. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether section 28(a) of the Fire Services Act 1981, offers sufficient cover for homeowners in instances where it is deemed the fire brigade acted negligently in causing damage to property in the course of their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24400/26]
1676. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of section 28(a) of the Fire Services Act 1981, that would create greater protection for people who have experienced damage to personal property due to the actions of the fire brigade in the course of carrying out their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24401/26]
1677. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding housing supports for Ukrainian families that do not yet have permission to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24402/26]
1678. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to situations whereby Ukrainian families have been evicted from their accommodation but cannot qualify for social housing supports as they do not have permission to remain; the advice he will give to anyone in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24403/26]
1853. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people on the job initiative scheme are not eligible to claim the fuel allowance, if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24158/26]