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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 January 2026
18. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Animal Welfare Strategy 2026 – 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 January 2026
14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the increase in funding for animal welfare groups as committed to in the programme for Government; if multi-annual funding can be considered to allow for longer-term planning by these groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6000/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
150. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
149. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the financial cost of operating the international protection office in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6956/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
148. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of staff that are employed in the international protection office, broken down by grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6955/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
147. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the average length of time an international protection applicant had to wait to get a decision on their application in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
146. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that are currently awaiting a decision on whether they have been granted international protection status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6953/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status in 2023, 2024 and 2025, that are currently under appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been refused international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants that have been granted international protection status, by the country the applicants are from in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants in Ireland, by the country the applicants are from, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the number of international protection applicants in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
140. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; the breakdown of the number of people living in each centre, by gender, nationality and whether they are adults or children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6947/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the locations of all the IPAS centres currently in operation in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6946/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons accommodated in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive which have since formally left the State and withdrawn from this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons that have been accommodated in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive since this scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons currently living in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons accommodated in IPAS centres, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres operating in the country in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
133. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS centres that are currently operating in the country, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
132. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria by which a particular building or location is assessed and selected as being suitable for use as an IPAS centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6934/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
131. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding any further plans for the development of IPAS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6933/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
130. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in both 2024 and 2025 when pepper spray was deployed by members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6907/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
129. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will publish the guideline given to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the operation and use of the ASP baton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6906/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
128. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he publish the guideline given to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the operation and use of pepper spray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6905/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
127. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions in both 2024 and 2025 when the ASP baton was deployed by members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6904/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
126. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to publish the guidelines issued to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the use of force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to publish the guidelines issued to members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the operation and use of tasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
100. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of financial support under the international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6945/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
99. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of financial support under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6944/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
61. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the actions she will take to ensure that there is no further delay to the provision of two new SEN classes in a school (details supplied) to reflect the significant demand for SEN places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6703/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
60. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management in school (details supplied) in relation to the risk of cost increases related to delays in progressing an extension and two new SEN classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6702/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
59. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the planning permission deadline for progressing the extension and provision of two new SEN classrooms for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure this project is progressed without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6701/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
58. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the extension and provision of two new SEN classrooms for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure this project is progressed without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6700/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
44. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the case of a young child without a special school place (details supplied); the action she will take to ensure that this child is supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6651/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to engage with local authorities in relation to preparedness for a large-scale oil spill off the coast that impacts on both water and land wildlife; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6766/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the actions he will take to engage with Uisce Éireann in relation to preparedness for a large-scale oil spill off the coast that impacts on both water and land wildlife; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6765/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a large-scale oil spill off the coast that impacts on both water and land wildlife; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6764/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
9. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a small-scale oil slick at a location (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that any damage to the biosphere is limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6763/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
6. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider facilitating a meeting with an Irish based engineer that is part of the ongoing construction of a children’s hospital in Ukraine (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6923/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
3. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the matter of the ongoing construction of a children’s hospital in Ukraine (details supplied) at an EU level to propose direct funding for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6773/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 January 2026
2. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing construction of a children’s hospital in Ukraine (details supplied); if he will consider allocating targeted funding for this project as part of Ireland’s wider financial support for Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6772/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1020. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a timeline for the implementation of the recommendations of the HIQA report published in February 2023 that recommended that a specialist stem cell transplant service be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5822/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1019. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the basis for the delay in implementing the recommendations of the HIQA report published in February 2023 that recommended that a specialist stem cell transplant service be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5821/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1018. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the HIQA report published in February 2023 that recommended that a specialist stem cell transplant service be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5820/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1017. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if she will agree to a formal review of the care received by a sick child (details supplied) that required their family to travel abroad for treatment that was not available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5819/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1016. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding any engagement she has had with a family impacted by being unable to access treatment for their child in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5818/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1015. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the basis for the policy position that requires families to travel abroad for treatment in cases (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5817/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
1014. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health f her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that this treatment can be made available in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5816/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2026
938. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to encourage gym membership and active participation in sport and exercise; the way this is being approached by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5526/26]