1644. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses available per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46136/25]
678. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Apple tax windfall; the amount that has been collected by the State to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/25]
Mark Ward
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29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
810. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the purpose of the new netting on parts of the roof of the National Gallery; the cost of the netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/25]
Mark Ward
Written
29 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
811. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Apple tax windfall; what has the money been used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/25]
Mark Ward
Written
29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
900. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on a new EU Delegated Act (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222) that classifies nitrous oxide as harmful to reproductive health; if this will trigger a critical clause under the REACH Regulation (Entry 30, Annex XVII), that effectively prohibits the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public; and if he will make a st…
1269. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if exceptions can be made for the school transport scheme in the case of a school (details supplied); if she will acknowledge that their new temporary location was not originally recognised by Bus Éireann and prohibited them from applying before the closing date; if she will acknowledge that since the application portal reopened following their new loc…
1282. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if exceptions can be made for the school transport scheme in a case (details supplied) for parents who applied with a medical card given that their new temporary location was only updated on the Bus Éireann system following the closing date for applications; if it can be acknowledged that all applications as a result would be late applications through …
2394. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the use of a cadaver dog has been considered to investigate parts of the Tuam site that are not being excavated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42316/25]
Mark Ward
Written
17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
10. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 363 of 20 May and 79 of 1 July 2025, if he will carry out a feasibility study to assess whether the remains of the Invincibles (details supplied) can be reinterred in Glasnevin Cemetery from their unmarked graves in Kilmainham Gaol, where they were interred in…
98. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria for schools to qualify for DEIS status; the progress of a DEIS+ model; when this will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40132/25]
168. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review of the number of special needs assistants will be carried out for a school (details supplied); to outline the recommended student-SNA ratio; the average SNA allocation per 100 students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40133/25]
202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the waiting times across the State for the walkaround test to complete a driver certificate of professional competence for bus drivers, in tabular form; the steps being taken to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/25]
374. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an individual can contact the land registry office directly to request the deeds of their house; to outline this process; if this can be done if the land transfer application is still being processed; to outline if this process can be expedited in the event that they are selling their house; and if he will make a statement on the m…
428. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there are plans to introduce legislation to reform the coroner service; the proposed changes; if verdicts available to the coroner will be updated; if the term iatrogenic suicide will be included as a verdict as outlined in the Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40214/25]
46. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/25]
47. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of resit applications for the driver tests in the months of May, June and July, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40110/25]
222. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the support that is in place for parents who, due to lengthy waiting times, paid for a private assessment of needs for their child only to find out much later that there are questions around the bona fides of the private psychologist qualifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/25]
291. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport when the most recent noise safety review was carried out in the surrounding areas of Weston Airport, Dublin; if safety sound levels are safe for local residents; if the level of airport traffic is monitored; if there is a daily limit to level of activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/25]
507. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed new build for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39565/25]
508. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed extension for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39566/25]
693. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if anti-drone technology is being considered for prisons; if this would be more cost effective than netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38981/25]
745. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of the number of reports to the Gardaí of incidences of spiking another person with a drug or substance without the persons knowledge, for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39481/25]
756. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda vetting process will be updated to make it easier for individuals who have been vetted recently to be vetted in a more timely manner for a second or third role; if he has any plans to legislate on the matter;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39589/25]
304. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to parents whose children do not have a crèche place; the efforts being made to increase availability of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38456/25]
331. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline the process for family members to obtain medical records of a private nursing home resident following their death; if private nursing homes can be compelled to release these records if they refuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38369/25]