Barry Ward

309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if he is aware of the role that community support networks play in supporting those people arriving in Ireland under the Humanitarian Admissions Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8873/26]

310. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if his attention has been drawn to the pleas of community groups that are supporting people under the Humanitarian Admissions Programme in relation to their capacity to support additional people and the potential to expand the numbers accepted on this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8874/26]

207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the scale of fees for environmental law judicial review cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8481/26]

208. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to correspondence sent to his Department in relation to judicial review cases (details supplied); the actions he will take to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/26]

209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the proposed increases in cost to take environmental law judicial review cases acts as a barrier to public participation in the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8483/26]

221. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the review he is carrying out into the existing laws regarding the use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes with a view to further preventing their use in an antisocial way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7750/26]

222. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether existing laws in relation to the antisocial use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes are sufficient to act as a deterrent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7752/26]

236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 13 January 2026, if he will provide a timeline for the publication and implementation of a report by ZEVI regarding the installation of on street charging cables for homes without driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7423/26]

237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby homeowners without driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs have been delayed in the installation of EV charging due to local authorities awaiting the recommendations from ZEVI; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7424/26]

238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to engage with local authorities to prevent undue delays in homeowners, that do not have driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs, being able to progress on street charging via a cable connected to their property by a cable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7425/26]

486. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin; the steps she is taking to address the concerns of parents in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7582/26]

487. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a short-term plan to address the shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin due to a significant increase in population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7583/26]

488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures in place within her Department that ensure that significant population growth in an area is matched with additional school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7584/26]

489. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that all children that are in the local catchment area for primary schools in Shankill, County Dublin are accommodated with school places in their local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7585/26]

490. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a long-term plan to address the shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin due to a significant increase in population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7586/26]

491. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing emergency works at a school (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that this project is progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7589/26]

492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure improved communication with the principal at a school (details supplied) in relation to a project funded under the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7590/26]

493. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the delay in progressing a project funded under the emergency works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7591/26]

628. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the board of a house (details supplied) in relation to State support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8415/26]

629. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the actions that were progressed following a meeting he held with the board of a house (details supplied) in the summer of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8416/26]

630. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding State support for the maintenance and upgrades to a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8417/26]

631. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of increasing State support for the maintenance and upgrades to a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8418/26]

632. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will engage further with the board of a house in relation to the provision of State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8419/26]

668. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to limit the number of cases whereby people are removed from social housing lists due to getting a promotion in work and therefore increasing their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/26]

669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the need to create greater flexibility in the income thresholds for social housing to allow for applicants to take job promotions or other opportunities in order not to act as a disincentive for professional growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8046/26]