236. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the funding for the Bail Supervision Service in Budget 2026; the funding allocated to the service in 2025; if there is funding for new measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55664/25]
303. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding in Budget 2026 that was allocated to local drug and alcohol taskforces; the funding for the previous five years; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55676/25]
263. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if the search and rescue helicopter is now based out of Weston Airport; if so, the reason it is not based out of Baldonnell Aerodrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54859/25]
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390. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 29 September 2025, the final cost of the works to install the netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55341/25]
718. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on prison capacity for 2024, by prison; and the average bed capacity per prison, by male and female, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55399/25]
719. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department and An Garda Síochána are taking to address a reported rise in racist assaults and attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55415/25]
820. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in primary care child psychology in the Dublin mid-west; to outline where these services have been paused; the time and the reason these were paused; the steps being taken to resume services; the number of children on waiting lists for psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54681/25]
821. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline the process of accepting a referral for primary care child psychology services; if letters are sent to parents asking to consent their child for services following a GP referral letter; to outline the need for this if a GP referral has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54682/25]
33. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to increase the number of community Gardaí; the number of community Gardaí at the start of 2025; the target number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54119/25]
65. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to tackle Garda recruitment and retention including Garda numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54118/25]
9. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of new affordable homes in Dublin for 2025; the proposed number for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53922/25]
39. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the tenant-in-situ scheme; to outline the differences in the scheme by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/25]
405. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female, in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/25]
430. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties in which the bail supervision service operates; the number of persons which have been able to access the service, by county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/25]
7. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to set out the level of funding allocated to League of Ireland clubs for academies; if this funding will be increased in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52515/25]
144. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment plan for public health nurses in Dublin mid west; if P2 and P3 services will be available in all parts of the constituency in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52505/25]
202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary health care centre for Rowlagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52506/25]
414. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on non-emergency ambulance patient transport in the greater Dublin area; if the contract for this will remain with the National Ambulance Service; if any changes will be made to this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52693/25]
9. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the public consultation on the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; when the report on this consultation will be published; if in the meantime he will be acting on some of the submissions in the consultation; and if he will …
29. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the frequency of the P29 bus service; if there are plans to increase the frequency of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/25]
30. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be an increase in the number of C-spine buses for major events in Dublin; the policy of transport operators around frequency of services for major events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52453/25]
31. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on bus cancellations per year for 2022 to date in 2025, by year, by bus operator, in tabular form; the steps being taken to increase the number of staff to ensure fewer cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52454/25]
32. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Lucan Luas project; when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52455/25]
7. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [48903/25]
140. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to outline the bus routes in the Dublin mid-west area that are 24-hour services; if there are plans to introduce 24-hour service bus routes for the Dublin mid-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/25]