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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 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
520. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the research and expert involvement in the drafting process of the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2963/26]
Barry Ward Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
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 mak…
Barry Ward Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Barry Ward Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Barry Ward Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Barry Ward Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
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]
Barry Ward Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Housing
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]
Barry Ward Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Housing
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]
Barry Ward Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Housing
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]
Barry Ward Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
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]