Barry Ward

521. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the experience of the UK Government in relation to their ban on disposable nicotine vapes in June 2025; specifically in reference to the continued legality of larger disposable devices (details supplied); if she is conscious of the need to include these devices in the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2964/26]

522. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research carried out in relation to international comparisons when drafting the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025; the lessons that can be learned from countries that have already implemented a ban on single use vaping products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2965/26]

526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with the major health insurance providers in Ireland in relation to the increasing premiums facing their customers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3020/26]

527. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to seek to reduce the cost of Health Insurance premiums in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3021/26]

528. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby people are unable to afford health insurance premiums but feel forced to due to the length of waiting lists in public hospitals; the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3022/26]

89. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position 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. [2617/26]

90. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding that will be allocated to the tenant-in-situ scheme at a national level for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2618/26]

91. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding that will be allocated to the tenant-in-situ scheme for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2619/26]

172. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) that seeks to encourage businesses to pass on the planned VAT rate reduction to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1399/26]

180. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding any engagement he has had with the major supermarkets in relation to significant price increases on many of the essentials they sell; if he proposes any direct action to reduce the impact of the cost-of-living on their customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1400/26]

212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Taoiseach the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid. [1989/26]

237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations in relation to the mistreatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74494/25]

238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations that medication has been withheld from an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74495/25]

239. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations that an Irish citizen (details supplied) has been denied visitation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74496/25]

240. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to allegations that Irish citizen (details supplied) has been denied phone access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74497/25]

241. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to meet with the family of Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74498/25]

244. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action Ireland is taking to protest the deportation of a person (details supplied) who documented the repression of the Uyghur people in China, by the United States to Uganda; if she will raise the matter with her American counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74773/25]

265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. [1275/26]

266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider the establishment of a trade office in Taipei, along the lines of the existing EU office or those of other EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1315/26]

269. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she will take to inspect US military aircraft landing in Ireland to verify the veracity of their manifest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1333/26]

270. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of US military aircraft that landed in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1334/26]

271. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of US military aircraft, that have landed in Ireland 2023, 2024 and 2025, that have been inspected in any way by her Department, or any Irish official; if she will give details of any such inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1336/26]

272. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she will take to prevent ships using Irish waters, including the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone, for transit, en route to Russian ports in breach of international sanctions against Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1337/26]

277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she will take to raise the ongoing intervention in Venezuela by the United States at EU Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1672/26]

278. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any bi-lateral meetings she has held with her EU counterparts in relation to the ongoing intervention in Venezuela by the United States at EU Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1673/26]