Mark Ward

663. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of youth diversion initiatives per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/25]

664. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the annual Government spend on youth diversion from 2014 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7599/25]

665. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice to outline the Government’s youth justice strategy; if the age limit will be extended to 25 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/25]

666. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of people who engaged in restorative justice initiatives from 2014 to date in 2025; the number of minors who engaged in these initiatives over the same time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7601/25]

667. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the funding for community prison links workers for each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7602/25]

668. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if communication has been given to South Dublin County Council to commence local community safety partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7604/25]

766. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on panels of recruitment for occupation therapy and speech and language positions in the Dublin mid-west area; the vacancies for both occupational therapy and speech and language positions in the Dublin mid-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7603/25]

272. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an individual who is currently receiving carer’s allowance and a child increase for two children will now be dropped down to the half-rate carer’s allowance and their child increase taken away once they go on the maternity benefit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6844/25]

36. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the NTA to increase the number of Luas trams on the Saggart line to the city at peak times; his plans to increase the number of trams along this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6456/25]

185. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the new maritime patrol CASA 295 aircraft to be purchased by the Irish Air Corps carries Helionix; if the Government have reneged on their commitment to stop buying military equipment from Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6122/25]

250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Airport Hopper bus service; if it has ceased operation; the date on which it will be back in operation; the frequency of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/25]

147. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the bus routes that operate in Dublin mid-west; the routes that are operated by Dublin Bus; the routes that are operated by a company (details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5350/25]

148. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the fines for service failures over the past three years for Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied); the reasons and rationale for deciding these fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5352/25]

149. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of cancellations of W2, W4 and W6 buses since the routes were rolled out; the resulting fines associated with these cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5353/25]

306. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health her long-term plans for the continuation of the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme within the local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5354/25]

179. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to review the Government policy of privatising public transport; to review the contract with GoAhead with a view to returning these routes back to Dublin Bus due to ongoing issues with reliability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4791/25]

335. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason an application for the sports capital programme by a community centre (details supplied) in October 2024 was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/25]

649. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for support on the case of a person (details supplied). [4376/25]

650. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and precocious puberty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4377/25]

651. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans to provide solu-cortef injection medication in EpiPen form for children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia and precocious puberty in line with other European countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4378/25]

178. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the status of the rollout of local community safety partnerships; their status as statutory bodies; if they have referral pathways from local community safety forums and community transport safety forums as did the joint policing committees they replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3729/25]

172. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the criteria for being successful in an NTA wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi grant application; the number of applications made in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of grants awarded in those periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2521/25]

225. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out a safe route access plan for the pupils of a school (details supplied) for their new daily commute to the new school building in Kishoge; if his Department has engaged with South Dublin County Council on this matter; when the appropriate provisions will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3300/25]

1097. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the mental health funding in the HSE National Service Plan (details supplied); to account for the savings of €19 million; the way this affects the service output for mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2389/25]

1098. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason for the discrepancy between the mental health savings figures in the HSE National Service Plan 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2390/25]