778. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the ongoing engagement he is having with An Garda Síochána in relation to the antisocial use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/26]
776. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the merits of creating a support service to assist jurors who have been on a jury for a distressing trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7746/26]
759. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeline for the progress of a family visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7588/26]
758. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the visa application by a family (details supplied); if the specific circumstances can be taken into consideration as the process progresses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7587/26]
721. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1545 of 13 January 2026, the approximate financial cost to the state of removing the means test for carers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/26]
720. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1545 of 13 January 2026, the position regarding a timeline for the phasing out of the means test for carer’s allowance as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7738/26]
704. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the repercussions for any property management company that fails to adequately engage with renters of residential property within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8579/26]
703. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the repercussions for any property management company that fails to adequately engage with a homeowner of a property within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8578/26]
702. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing legislation or regulations to ensure that renters of residential property are given sufficient support and opportunity to engage with their property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8577/26]
701. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing legislation or regulations to ensure that homeowners are given sufficient support and opportunity to engage with their property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8576/26]
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the facility available to renters of residential property when they have a dispute with their property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8575/26]
699. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the facility available to homeowners when they have a dispute with their property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8574/26]
698. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations in relation to supports for renters of residential property in relation to their engagement with property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8573/26]
697. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations in relation to supports for homeowners in relation to their engagement with property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8572/26]
696. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legal requirements of property management companies in relation to communication with renters of residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8571/26]
695. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legal requirements of property management companies in relation to communication with homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8570/26]
669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the need to create greater flexibility in the income thresholds for social housing to allow for applicants to take job promotions or other opportunities in order not to act as a disincentive for professional growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8046/26]
668. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to limit the number of cases whereby people are removed from social housing lists due to getting a promotion in work and therefore increasing their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/26]
632. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will engage further with the board of a house in relation to the provision of State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8419/26]
631. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of increasing State support for the maintenance and upgrades to a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8418/26]
630. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding State support for the maintenance and upgrades to a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8417/26]
629. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the actions that were progressed following a meeting he held with the board of a house (details supplied) in the summer of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8416/26]
628. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the board of a house (details supplied) in relation to State support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8415/26]
493. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reasons for the delay in progressing a project funded under the emergency works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7591/26]
492. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to ensure improved communication with the principal at a school (details supplied) in relation to a project funded under the emergency works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7590/26]
491. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to delays in progressing emergency works at a school (details supplied); the steps she will take to ensure that this project is progressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7589/26]
490. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a long-term plan to address the shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin due to a significant increase in population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7586/26]
489. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that all children that are in the local catchment area for primary schools in Shankill, County Dublin are accommodated with school places in their local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7585/26]
488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the procedures in place within her Department that ensure that significant population growth in an area is matched with additional school capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7584/26]
487. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a short-term plan to address the shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin due to a significant increase in population in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7583/26]
486. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of primary school places in Shankill, County Dublin; the steps she is taking to address the concerns of parents in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7582/26]
238. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to engage with local authorities to prevent undue delays in homeowners, that do not have driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs, being able to progress on street charging via a cable connected to their property by a cable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7425/26]
237. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby homeowners without driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs have been delayed in the installation of EV charging due to local authorities awaiting the recommendations from ZEVI; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7424/26]
236. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 13 January 2026, if he will provide a timeline for the publication and implementation of a report by ZEVI regarding the installation of on street charging cables for homes without driveways or other privately owned spaces to charge EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7423/26]
222. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether existing laws in relation to the antisocial use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes are sufficient to act as a deterrent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7752/26]
221. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the review he is carrying out into the existing laws regarding the use of e-scooters and scrambler bikes with a view to further preventing their use in an antisocial way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7750/26]
209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the proposed increases in cost to take environmental law judicial review cases acts as a barrier to public participation in the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8483/26]
208. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to correspondence sent to his Department in relation to judicial review cases (details supplied); the actions he will take to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/26]
207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the scale of fees for environmental law judicial review cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8481/26]
363. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will engage with an organisation (detail supplied) in relation to the use of counselling notes as set out in the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7330/26]
362. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied), in relation to the use of counselling notes as set out in the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7329/26]
359. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the inability to provide meals designed for prisoners with diabetes in a prison (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with the prison services to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7304/26]
358. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that are in place to facilitate dietary restrictions in prisons on the basis of religion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7303/26]
357. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures that are in place to facilitate dietary restrictions in prisons on the basis of diagnosed medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7302/26]
356. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of a prisoner (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that this person is provided a suitable diet to accommodate their diagnosed medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7301/26]
354. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions he will take to engage with the Irish Prison Service in relation to the welfare of persons in Irish prisons, in particular following a report published in relation to self-harm in the prison system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7249/26]
353. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in relation to the welfare of persons in Irish prisons; the actions he will take to address the issues highlighted in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7248/26]
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions he is taking to ensure that every third level campus and coursework requirements are fully accessible for any student or staff member with a disability to prevent any barrier to education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5996/26]
122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the merits of creating a student finance model that would provide interest free loans to students that do not qualify for SUSI grants, to support the associated costs of attending third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5997/26]