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Mark Ward

Sinn Féin Dublin Mid-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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635
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
86,854
words spoken in the chamber
Across 347 contributions
429
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
148
topics asked about
Across 19 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 635 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 347 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 21 0
February 2025 40 10
March 2025 26 10
April 2025 29 13
May 2025 43 13
June 2025 38 27
July 2025 37 17
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 28 10
October 2025 30 21
November 2025 49 20
December 2025 5 9
January 2026 24 23
February 2026 40 28
March 2026 40 9
April 2026 44 39
May 2026 25 38
June 2026 46 25
July 2026 32 15
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 25 10
October 2026 13 10

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 142 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 Dublin Mid-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1648. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of local authorities that have established local community safety partnerships (LCSPs) to date; the number of local authorities due to establish LCSPs; the funding allocated to LCSPs to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21054/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1649. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of community safety coordinators in place; the regions they cover; if he will provide a breakdown of annual costs associated with the position of community safety coordinator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21055/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1650. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the annual funding for the bail supervision service from 2019 to date; the number of interventions made by the service for young people and adults over the corresponding time period, in tabular form; the areas in which the service operates; the resulting outcomes of these interventions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21057/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1651. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if the progression unit in Mountjoy Prison has been closed; the reasons for this closure; the impacts this has had on prisoners in Mountjoy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21058/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1796. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an IPAS centre will be opened at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18738/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1958. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average daily cost per individual detained in Oberstown Detention Centre; the annual State funding given to the detention centre in each of the years 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21056/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1959. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will identify all the youth detention centres across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21059/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2009. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if developmental checks are being offered to newborns for the appropriate month milestones by public health nurses from the Boot Road primary care centre; the options available to parents if their children are not to be offered appointments due to staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18716/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2162. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the Government funding for community prison links workers for each year since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19565/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2165. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the Mental Health Bill 2024; when this will be brought to Committee stage; the list of the proposed amendments by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19568/25]
Mark Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2573. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are pathways to third level education for individuals without a leaving certificate; to outline these pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20630/25]
Mark Ward Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
17. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Environment if initiatives such as the Tallaght district heating scheme that reuse heat from an existing data centre could be replicated across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17743/25]
Mark Ward Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
53. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the levels of illegal dumping throughout Dublin; the plans the Government has to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17742/25]
Mark Ward Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
231. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will contact Bus Éireann to deliver a options for students of a school (details supplied) in their new temporary location; if she will facilitate school transport options for students living in both the City West and Rathcoole who are attending the school given the nature of the temporary location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18233/25]
Mark Ward Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
232. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when a permanent school building will be delivered for a school (details supplied); the stage this process is in at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18235/25]
Mark Ward Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Health
412. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the free HRT scheme; the reason for the delay; if back payments to January 2025 will be made to women who qualify for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18293/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in the Dublin Mid-West area; the number of special schools; to outline the plans for new schools in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17310/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
183. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the four prefabs at a school (details supplied); when they will be replaced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17311/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Transport
319. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the proposed new RSA driving test centre for south Dublin; if his Department will assist the RSA in opening this test centre in the South Dublin County Council area given that Tallaght has the highest application in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17450/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
736. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were minors on bail in each of the past three years, by county and category of offence, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17351/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
834. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capacity of Oberstown Children Detention Campus; the number of young people detained there in each month of 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17352/25]
Mark Ward Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Children
640. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will confirm that any pay deal in regard to section 39 workers will cover all section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15276/25]
Mark Ward Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
849. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding support available to a person (details supplied); if their SUSI application will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15630/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Environment
205. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to each of the four Dublin local authorities for the collection and management of illegal dumping each year from 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14121/25]
Mark Ward Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Social
537. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of first-time applicants disallowed for the domiciliary carers allowance; the number of appeals on this decision; the number of domiciliary carers allowance awarded on appeal, the number awarded on second application, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/25]