811. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the location of a service (details supplied); if people will be able to self-refer into the service; if people will be able to walk in without appointments; if referrals will take place to more acute services; and if the service will operate on a 24/7 basis. [72722/26]
561. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he plans to bring forward legislation to combat nitrous oxide misuse in Ireland. [73290/26]
559. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the mental health crisis de-escalation team in operation in Limerick; and if similar teams will be rolled out in other parts of the State. [73292/26]
531. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if people who were in receipt of disability allowance before moving over to the state pension will be considered for the €500 cost of disability payment; to outline the decision process for who receives this payment; and if this will be reviewed. [73107/26]
517. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the scheme to allow victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse to change local authority housing list and keep their time; and if people on HAP transfer lists will also be considered for same. [72520/26]
291. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if a new bus will be considered to travel through the Fonthill Road, onto the N4 road toward the city centre; if existing routes can be rerouted to serve this path; and to outline the process of route determination. [73118/26]
414. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to increase the early identification of children at risk of reading difficulties; the supports being given to deliver evidence-informed literacy instruction and intervention for children who struggle with reading; to outline the teacher education in literacy and dyslexia; and if there will be an Increase in specialist reading classes within children's local communities. [73137/26]
173. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have presented at accident and emergency departments since 2021 for suspected spiking; the current care pathways for victims within the healthcare system; and the testing currently available; and if this will be updated. [72985/26]
149. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the supports available through the HSE to assist with the cost of a private dyslexia assessment for children who are not meeting developmental milestones and face long delays in the public system. [72984/26]
552. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the visas for Gazan students who were due to study in Ireland; and the interventions his Department has taken to help them obtain their visas. [72160/26]
101. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the regulations that apply to rickshaws; the authority or department responsible for checking safety; and if this will be reviewed in the lifetime of this Government. [71757/26]
75. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when there will be a roll out of a new youth justice strategy; and the priorities his Department will focus on. [70646/26]
27. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the roll-out of high-visibility policing; and the impact it is having in the Dublin area. [70552/26]
298. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with teacher unions to prevent industrial action in the coming weeks; and to outline the current engagement to date. [70485/26]
655. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the school immunisation programme; the number of vacancies in the Dublin area for the school immunisation team; to comment on the cancellation of junior infant vaccines MMR and Tdap boosters scheduled for the school (details supplied); and the steps that are being taken to address this. [70215/26]
609. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the MCAP review has commenced; if stakeholders have been appointed to the review group; and the length of time the review is expected to take once it begins. [70162/26]
151. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to reduce downsizing and upsizing transfer waiting times in local authorities; and to outline his engagement with local authorities on this issue. [69356/26]
118. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the policy for the number of car parking spaces to be delivered in new housing developments; if current public transport connectivity is taken into account or if it based on future routes; to outline the options for people who do not have a car parking space included in their accommodation; and if the current policy is being reviewed. [69354/26]
68. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to comment on the Irish delegations’ participation at the recent UN Assembly meeting; and her response to the Prime Minister of Israel’s speech. [69361/26]
89. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing supports available to a person who is over the income threshold to apply for local authority housing but is under the income threshold to avail of cost rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69224/26]
71. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there will be an increase in the school capitation grant in Budget 2027; the amount by which; and the supports that are available to schools that are struggling to pay bills. [69256/26]
669. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a blanket one-maintenance of reduced ratio-per-room rule would prevent a service needs review from recommending a further reduced ratio where the evidence demonstrates it is the most appropriate support; and the way in which the Department has satisfied itself that this restriction will not adversely affect the safety, wellbeing and meaningful inclusion of children for whom reduced group size is the more appropriate support. [68741/26]
366. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide a secondary school in Newcastle, County Dublin, given the increase in population and demands on other schools in the area; and to give a statement on the matter. [68068/26]
507. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the number of domiciliary care allowance applications that have been rejected from 2023; the number of appeals that were successful; and to outline the appeal process. [68342/26]
506. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection to comment on the number of disability allowance applications that have been rejected from 2023; the number of appeals that were successful; and to outline the appeal process. [68346/26]
505. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection to comment on the number of carer's allowance applications that have been rejected from 2023; the number of appeals that were successful; and to outline the appeals process. [68345/26]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to the control of horse-drawn carriages and other horse-drawn vehicles within the former Dublin Metropolitan Police District, as provided for by the Dublin Carriage Act 1853, the Dublin Amended Carriage Act 1854 and the Dublin Amended Carriage Act 1855, that equates to most of the administrative area of Dublin City Council and parts of the administrative areas of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and South Dublin County Council and, for that purpose, to repeal those Acts so as to enable the making by any of those Councils of bye-laws under the Local Government Act 2001 in respect of horse-drawn carriages or other horse drawn vehicles, to amend section 199 of that Act; and to provide for related matters.
173. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the proposed increase in public transport fares; if this will be reconsidered in the budget; and when the fares will come into effect. [67321/26]
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on Dart+ South West; when the project will be delivered; and if there will be an increase in capacity in the existing lines in advance of the project progressing. [67322/26]
99. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons on invalidity pensions are eligible for fuel allowance; to outline the criteria for fuel allowance; and if any changes will be included in the upcoming budget. [67324/26]
47. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if open GoFundMe campaigns are assessed in additional needs payment applications; and to outline his Departments policy on this. [67323/26]
67. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed 1% local bargaining payment due to post-primary teachers from 1 September 2025; when this will be paid; and to outline what has caused the delay. [67419/26]
439. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times spiking was mentioned on the Garda PULSE system for the years 2021 to 2026. [66965/26]
129. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric buses that are currently not in use due to a lack of charging facilities for them; the cost of storage per month of these buses; where they are being stored; and when they are expected to enter use. [66770/26]
272. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the remit of Operation Tombola; if it will be in operation this year; the start date; if an earlier start date will be considered; and the efficacy of this operation since 2020. [66009/26]
157. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the sale of e-scooters will be regulated; the penalties to wholesalers, retailers or other businesses for selling e-scooters that can travel above 20 km/h; and the penalties for individuals who modify e-scooters to increase their speed. [66006/26]
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are supports to cover the cost of medical exams and eye tests for drivers over the age of 75 in order to renew their driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66008/26]
101. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a resolution has been agreed with her Department and a union (details supplied) on the ongoing industrial action in Oberstown Children Detention Centre; to comment on the number of work related injuries sustained by staff since 2020; and the steps she is taking to improve safe working conditions in the centre for both staff and the young people detained there. [65888/26]
1471. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the HSE supports that are available to people with Addisons disease; and if additional supports will be considered in the future. [65917/26]
1264. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on staffing numbers in the primary care centre in Cherry Orchard; the number of vacancies per post; the waiting times for child psychology, child occupational therapy and child physiotherapy; and the number of children waiting for each of these services, by month, in tabular form. [64589/26]
1021. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports that will be available to parents if their childcare facility withdraws from core funding and prices go up as a result; and the steps she will take to address this issue. [64590/26]
1013. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to explain the new update for the AIM Level 7 funding; the rationale for restricting a room to one maintenance of reduced ratio arrangement; if this will be reconsidered where a Service Needs Review demonstrates that this best meets the children’s needs; if transitional arrangements can be made for services that have already planned their 2026-2027 provision on the basis of the previous arrangements; when AIM Level 7 payments will commence; and how services are expected to fund additional AIM staff in the interim. [64134/26]
520. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classrooms to be delivered in the new school building for a school (details supplied); if this number has been reduced due to a withdrawal of funding; the way in which this decision was made; and the consultation process with the school on the matter. [64597/26]
349. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if incidents of fainting on public transport are recorded; if so, the number of people who have fainted on public transport and details; if he is aware of commuters fainting on the morning Iarnród Éireann commuter rail service from Clondalkin & Fonthill to Dublin Connolly; the steps that are being taken to increase capacity on this line; and if he will outline the safe capacity level for carriages. [65698/26]