Barry Ward

175. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58487/25]

176. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58505/25]

216. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any actions he has taken to engage with energy supply companies regarding the high charges they put on customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59790/25]

217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there has been a review into the cost of energy for domestic users relative to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59791/25]

218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there has been a review into the cost of energy for business users relative to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59792/25]

219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the percentage of average income that is spent on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59793/25]

220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the average price increase of both electricity and gas per unit over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59794/25]

236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58489/25]

237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58507/25]

260. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of engagements between his Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade since the publication of the Programme for Government regarding the issue of the importation of biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) from the United States of America; when the most recent engagement occurred; the agenda and outcomes of those engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57931/25]

261. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his view on the issue of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on US-origin hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO); if he intends to raise the matter with his EU Council counterparts at the earliest upcoming meeting; if he has concerns with current market conditions; his specific views on pricing and security of supply; his up-to-date view on commitments in the Programme for Government regarding the road transport fuel obligation mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57932/25]

274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if any research has been carried out into the merits of requiring the speed limit to be painted on the roadway on all national roads; if any international comparisons have been considered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58071/25]

308. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58502/25]

309. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58520/25]

417. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a report from Irish Rail into the series of issues and delays on the evening of Tuesday, 28 October 2025 on multiple rail services; if he was satisfied with the response provided in terms of replacement bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59779/25]

418. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the justification for the increase in tolls that has been announced for 1 January 2026 for a number of motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59805/25]

419. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the level of tolls collected in each year since 2022 on tolled motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel, broken down by toll location and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59806/25]

420. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the level of toll increases on tolled motorways in the national road network and the port tunnel, broken down by each increase, toll location and the time when it was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59807/25]

421. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the process whereby a toll increase on any on tolled motorways in the national road network or the port tunnel is approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59808/25]

455. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding any consideration or review ongoing into creating allowances for people that live in properties that have increased significantly in value relative to their income and are not in a position to afford local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58021/25]

468. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58492/25]

469. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58510/25]

476. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 22 October 2025, if future reviews of the help-to-buy scheme will consider adjusting the purchase price limit for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58628/25]

524. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated cost of operating polling stations for the recent presidential election; broken down by the cost of renting locations, staffing costs and other ancillary costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59902/25]

525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated overall cost to the State of the operation of the recent presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59909/25]