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Showing questions asked by Barry Ward under the heading Departmental Communications.

17 questions match, newest first.

Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the engagement she has had with the German authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41973/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
210. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's work to ensure the fair treatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied), regarding his ongoing detention in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41974/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic efforts in place regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied), in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41975/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
212. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding legal supports being provided to an Irish citizen, (details supplied) in his ongoing trial in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41976/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
213. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic efforts in place to support the family of an Irish citizen, (details supplied) in relation to their concerns regarding treatment their custody in Germany; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41977/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the American authorities in relation to the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11874/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
257. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department's work to ensure the fair treatment of an Irish citizen (details supplied) regarding their ongoing detention in the United States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11875/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
258. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the diplomatic efforts that have been put in place regarding the detention of an Irish citizen (details supplied) in America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11876/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
262. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with the British Foreign Secretary in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11977/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
263. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had with her colleagues on the EU Foreign Affairs Council in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11979/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
264. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any engagement she has had at an EU level in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong. [11980/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she proposes to raise the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong at an EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11981/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any diplomatic work ongoing within her Department in relation to the sentencing of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11983/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she proposes to meet with the family of Jimmy Lai in relation to his sentencing in Hong Kong; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11985/26]
Barry Ward Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
671. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether existing laws are adequate to deal with cases of coercive control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65901/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
672. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the research carried out by a doctor (details supplied) into coercive control; if this is under consideration within his Department with a view to strengthening existing legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65902/25]
Barry Ward Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
673. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on whether the in-camera rule related to cases of coercive control acts as a block to allowing scrutiny of any potential failings in the support system for victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65903/25]