790. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research being carried out into the viability of providing treatment for people suffering from Friedrichs ataxia in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16313/26]
789. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any research into the cost of annual treatment for a patient suffering from Friedrichs ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16312/26]
788. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of families of people suffering from Friedrichs ataxia in relation to the difficulty in obtaining treatment in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16311/26]
779. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding treatment for people suffering from a condition called Fragile X Syndrome; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/26]
775. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the regulation of the advertising and promotion of infant and follow-on formula both in traditional media and online; the actions she will take to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16469/26]
736. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the South Traveller Action Group (STAG) in relation to concerns for the viability of the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16388/26]
735. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the continuation of the South Traveller Action Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16387/26]
722. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding work ongoing to support people with intellectual disabilities when their parents have passed away or are otherwise unable to meet their care needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16230/26]
721. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding the implementation of the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan 2024-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16229/26]
720. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on any engagement she has had with the HSE in relation to treatment for people suffering from a condition called Fragile X Syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16228/26]
719. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the campaign organised on behalf of people suffering from a condition called Fragile X Syndrome and other intellectual disabilities called the Before I Die campaign; if she proposes to meet with this organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16226/26]
675. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in an Irish Embassy in processing visas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17007/26]
601. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 766 of 17 February 2026, his views on whether public sector job applicants that are coming from the private sector are disadvantaged in terms of requiring new hires to start of the bottom of the pay scale; his views on whether this acts as a barrier to unfair competition compared to internal hires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16680/26]
571. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any grant funding that is available to support the provision of a local swimming pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17167/26]
570. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the process for the provision of a public pool; the way this can be initiated and supported at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17166/26]
569. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of developing a public swimming pool in Booterstown, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17165/26]
568. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the local campaign in Booterstown, County Dublin calling for the provision of a public swimming pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/26]
344. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of the ETF tax regime, as set out in the most recent Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16435/26]
295. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to ensure that people that rely on the flights provided for under the PSO contract between Donegal and Dublin (details supplied) are not left without this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16432/26]
294. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed alteration to the PSO contract between Donegal and Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16431/26]
293. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding his engagement with Donegal cancer flights in relation to the proposed alteration to the PSO contract regarding flights provided for between Donegal and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16430/26]
228. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to staffing shortages in an Irish embassy (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17005/26]
198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the reopening of applications under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16470/26]
284. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any costings that have been done into creating a rail link between Dublin and Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16141/26]
283. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any research carried out into the merits of creating a rail link between Dublin and Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16140/26]
282. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed rail link between Donegal and Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16139/26]
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the ongoing engagement he is having with Dublin Bus in relation to capacity issues, delays and ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13795/26]
121. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding a timeline for a full rollout of contactless card payments for LUAS, Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and other public transport providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13796/26]
86. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding supports for small businesses in relation to the auto-enrolment pension scheme; if he is conscious of the administrative and financial burden put on these businesses by this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13793/26]
42. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the rollout of the auto-enrolment pension scheme; how any initial teething problems have been managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13794/26]
183. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any assessment of the pilot project in Killarney related to the use of single use coffee cups; the lessons that can be learned from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13791/26]
149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13792/26]
481. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any work ongoing in his Department in relation to the illegal and improper care and housing of horses and other animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13718/26]
480. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding inspections related to the welfare of horses forced to participate in sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13717/26]
479. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, the actions he is taking to prevent sulky racing before it becomes a matter of road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13716/26]
478. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, the actions he will take to address the specific situation in relation to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13715/26]
477. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 12 February 2026, if he will engage with an organisation and other animal welfare charities in relation to a specific case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13714/26]
433. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 735 of 20 January 2026, the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the review of the Garda vetting procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13496/26]
200. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the Climate Action Plan 2026; if he will engage with this group in relation to their concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13518/26]
199. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the way in which the Climate Action Plan 2026 was completed; if stakeholders were engaged with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13517/26]
198. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13516/26]
289. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to outline any research carried out by her Department into the potential risks of banning flavoured nicotine inhalation devices; whether the potential knock-on increase in people reverting to cigarette smoking was considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13182/26]
288. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the proposal to ban flavoured nicotine inhalation devices could have a knock-on increase in the number of cigarette smokers; the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13181/26]
250. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views of the adequacy of support services available to single mothers compared with two-parent families, particularly during pregnancy and the early months of their child's life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12942/26]
249. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider providing for a nominated support person (details supplied) leave in lieu of paternity leave in situations whereby the father of a child is not supportive to the mother; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12940/26]
248. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the adequacy of existing supports for single mothers in the weeks and months after giving birth; if any review of the State support structures can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12938/26]
235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the policies in place in the event that a resident in an IPAS centre commits an offence in breach of their reception conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13210/26]
234. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of an international protection applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/26]
233. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to address any of the concerns related to crime levels in Ireland outlined in a report published by the Law Society of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13208/26]