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436. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health will consider running a pilot orphan drug early-access programme in order that children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can access givinostat; if a pricing and reimbursement application has been received by the HSE for givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23049/26]

437. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if givinostat will be made available for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23050/26]

458. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on funding for the development of a new school campus (details supplied); the reason the special education classrooms will not be delivered; if this decision can be reconsidered; the contact she has had with the schools on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21400/26]

977. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway, limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage, and delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the cross-Border healthcare directive; the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/26]

978. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [22198/26]

979. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the cross-Border directive for treatment. [22199/26]

25. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers and high-powered e-scooters seized in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/26]

266. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether requiring disabled passengers to disclose their disability and request assistance in advance to access rail services has been reviewed from an equality and disability rights perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/26]

267. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether guidance exists to ensure disabled passengers can access rail travel independently wherever possible without reliance on mandatory staff assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19119/26]

398. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the NTA in relation to adding pick up and drop off locations for the current Citylink direct bus from Galway to Dublin airport along the Citylink 760 bus route in the Lucan/Palmerstown area. [20835/26]

579. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will investigate issues of alleged price gouging from gas and oil companies since the escalation of violence in the Middle East; the steps his Department will take to combat this rise in home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19591/26]

630. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new special school (details supplied) has been provided with the necessary resources to provide education to students attending on a full school day basis; whether the necessary allocation of SNAs to support students safely has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18386/26]

914. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentile of children that receive a school place within the four reading schools in the State established to assist children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20831/26]

915. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish a new reading school for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20832/26]

916. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish new reading classes for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20833/26]

917. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places there are for placement in reading schools and reading classes for children with dyslexia; and the number of children that are on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20834/26]

948. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on funding for local democracy reporters for the years 2025 and 2026; the criteria for papers to receive funding for local democracy reporters; if decisions to reduce allocations can be appealed and how; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19590/26]

1668. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the specific measures which he will put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18290/26]

1778. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the existing public support pathways for adults with ADHD; the supports available to families who cannot afford private care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18922/26]

1830. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the cost of hearing aids; her views on whether it is fair for an individuall to pay over €4,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19162/26]

2083. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which and when a person (details supplied) can get an occupational therapy appointment as a matter of urgency. [20192/26]

54. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services available to newborns and infants from public health nurses in the Dublin mid-west area; the steps being taken to increase public health nurses in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17514/26]

74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals for new primary healthcare centres in the Dublin mid-west area; the proposed locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17515/26]

263. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on 2026 funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme; if there will be an increase in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17463/26]

520. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE Health Regions; whether local drug and alcohol task forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17912/26]