33. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps he is taking to increase the number of community Gardaí; the number of community Gardaí at the start of 2025; the target number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54119/25]
39. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the tenant-in-situ scheme; to outline the differences in the scheme by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/25]
9. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of new affordable homes in Dublin for 2025; the proposed number for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53922/25]
430. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties in which the bail supervision service operates; the number of persons which have been able to access the service, by county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/25]
405. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female, in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53193/25]
414. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on non-emergency ambulance patient transport in the greater Dublin area; if the contract for this will remain with the National Ambulance Service; if any changes will be made to this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52693/25]
202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary health care centre for Rowlagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52506/25]
144. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the recruitment plan for public health nurses in Dublin mid west; if P2 and P3 services will be available in all parts of the constituency in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52505/25]
7. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to set out the level of funding allocated to League of Ireland clubs for academies; if this funding will be increased in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52515/25]
32. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Lucan Luas project; when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52455/25]
31. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on bus cancellations per year for 2022 to date in 2025, by year, by bus operator, in tabular form; the steps being taken to increase the number of staff to ensure fewer cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52454/25]
30. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be an increase in the number of C-spine buses for major events in Dublin; the policy of transport operators around frequency of services for major events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52453/25]
29. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the frequency of the P29 bus service; if there are plans to increase the frequency of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52452/25]
9. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the public consultation on the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; when the report on this consultation will be published; if in the meantime he will be acting on some of the submissions in the consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52236/25]
568. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if exemptions exist for local authority planning development fees; if medically adapted extensions to properties are included in exemptions; the process to apply for exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51654/25]
295. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that the Dart+ southwest rail line is included for designated funding in the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40166/25]
243. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of taxi drivers that applied for the WAV grant in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51186/25]
242. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to outline the process and criteria for taxi drivers to apply for the WAV grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51185/25]
149. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on increasing buses and trains at peak hours through the Dublin mid-west area; if capacity at these hours has been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51715/25]
140. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to outline the bus routes in the Dublin mid-west area that are 24-hour services; if there are plans to introduce 24-hour service bus routes for the Dublin mid-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/25]
333. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the forensic intensive care rehabilitation ward in Central Mental Hospital is operational; if not the reason; when will it be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50887/25]
332. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the Central Mental Hospital is fully open; the current capacity; the capacity when its fully open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50886/25]
330. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of prisoners on the waiting list to the Central Mental Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50888/25]
316. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners transferred to a facility (details supplied) for mental health supports in the past two years; the reason they did not received treatment from the Central Mental Hospital; the cost of treatment in the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50891/25]
315. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners waiting for a court date to determine their fitness for trial under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50890/25]
314. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prisoners in the general population in prisons diagnosed with psychosis; if the prisoners are receiving the appropriate treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50889/25]
262. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the former site of a school (details supplied) will be re-purposed as a building for special needs education in view of the fact that South Dublin County Council have reported that discussions are ongoing with her Department in relation to this school being repurposed, when this school will be fully staffed and opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50946/25]
261. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the primary and secondary school’s which are planned to be constructed in the CSW-S2 area of the Clonburris SDZ will be constructed and opened in view of the fact that South Dublin County Council have reported that they have requested these be prioritised and discussions are ongoing with her Department; the timeframe for when these schools will be constructed, staffed and opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50945/25]
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to parents whose creche or preschool provider does not allow for part time attendance, and so charge parents for full time attendance; the way in which this operates in terms of the national childcare scheme; if parents who have no alternative options can qualify for coverage of the full 45 hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50651/25]
475. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for the number of community Gardaí, by station, in Ronanstown, Lucan, Clondalkin, Rathcoole and Tallaght, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49992/25]
426. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the cost associated with applications for Irish citizenship; if the cost will be examined; if there are plans to reduce this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50671/25]
172. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the location of the new driving test centre in South Dublin; the rationale for choosing this area; when it will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49894/25]
88. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give a commitment to not removing the six-month statutory deadline for delivering assessments of needs; the current average waiting time for an assessment of needs to be delivered; the efforts being made to reduce waiting times for delivering assessments of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50248/25]
63. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding air traffic controllers and the impacts of the reduced staff force on Air Corps flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49269/25]
39. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide details of the Government’s decision to remove the triple lock; if the UN General Assembly can sanction peacekeeping missions by bypassing a veto at the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49268/25]
1170. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person with chronic pain due to arthritis can avail of a prescription for medicinal cannabis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47859/25]
1644. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of minibuses available per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46136/25]
1202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if priority will be given to critical skills workers such as teachers, nurses and Gardaí in upcoming affordable housing schemes: the way in which such a priority would work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45845/25]
941. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are a set of rules for schools to follow for the free books scheme; if tablets and books are to be bought for each student or if this is down to the individual school to decide; if the Department would consider a consistent approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46457/25]
812. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the translation of leaving certificate books into Irish; when biology, chemistry and physics books will be made available; the alternatives in place while students wait; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45352/25]
2394. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the use of a cadaver dog has been considered to investigate parts of the Tuam site that are not being excavated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42316/25]
1282. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if exceptions can be made for the school transport scheme in a case (details supplied) for parents who applied with a medical card given that their new temporary location was only updated on the Bus Éireann system following the closing date for applications; if it can be acknowledged that all applications as a result would be late applications through no fault of their own and allowances made for parents as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44102/25]
1269. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if exceptions can be made for the school transport scheme in the case of a school (details supplied); if she will acknowledge that their new temporary location was not originally recognised by Bus Éireann and prohibited them from applying before the closing date; if she will acknowledge that since the application portal reopened following their new location being recognised by Bus Éireann parents were only able to apply for late applications; whether allowances can be made for this school given the exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43985/25]
900. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on a new EU Delegated Act (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222) that classifies nitrous oxide as harmful to reproductive health; if this will trigger a critical clause under the REACH Regulation (Entry 30, Annex XVII), that effectively prohibits the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41700/25]
811. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Apple tax windfall; what has the money been used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42320/25]
810. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the purpose of the new netting on parts of the roof of the National Gallery; the cost of the netting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42281/25]