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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
Show as a table
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 4 Feb 2026 · to Culture
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]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Culture
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]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
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]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
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]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
695. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legal requirements of property management companies in relation to communication with homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8570/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
696. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legal requirements of property management companies in relation to communication with renters of residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8571/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
697. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations in relation to supports for homeowners in relation to their engagement with property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8572/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
698. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations in relation to supports for renters of residential property in relation to their engagement with property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8573/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
699. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the facility available to homeowners when they have a dispute with their property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8574/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the facility available to renters of residential property when they have a dispute with their property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8575/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
701. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing legislation or regulations to ensure that homeowners are given sufficient support and opportunity to engage with their property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8576/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
702. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing legislation or regulations to ensure that renters of residential property are given sufficient support and opportunity to engage with their property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8577/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
703. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the repercussions for any property management company that fails to adequately engage with a homeowner of a property within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8578/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
704. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the repercussions for any property management company that fails to adequately engage with renters of residential property within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8579/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
720. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1545 of 13 January 2026, the position regarding a timeline for the phasing out of the means test for carer’s allowance as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7738/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
721. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1545 of 13 January 2026, the approximate financial cost to the state of removing the means test for carers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
758. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the visa application by a family (details supplied); if the specific circumstances can be taken into consideration as the process progresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7587/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
759. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the progress of a family visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7588/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
776. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of creating a support service to assist jurors who have been on a jury for a distressing trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7746/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
778. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the ongoing engagement he is having with An Garda Síochána in relation to the antisocial use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
834. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1612 of 13 January 2025, the actions he will take to ensure that visa applications are processed in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8361/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
835. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1612 of 13 January 2025, if he is satisfied in relation to the level of communication with visa applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8362/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
957. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the procedure whereby the recall of baby formula was communicated to parents, media outlets and other relevant organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7433/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
958. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeline as to when she was made aware of the largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); the procedure that was followed in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7434/26]
Barry Ward Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
959. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the safeguards that are in place to minimise the impact of a largescale baby formula recall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7435/26]