1696. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider giving people who are on their local authorities housing list who have received a valid notice of termination access to homeless HAP earlier than the current 12 weeks prior to their notice of termination date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/26]
1351. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) can be considered in the home school community liaison scheme expansion announced recently; the criteria being selected for the expansion; if an appeal process will be open for schools that were not included; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25098/26]
1269. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); to provide details of the new sports hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24139/26]
1268. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); when the roof of the existing school building will be replaced; the other facilities to be included in the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24138/26]
1267. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project for a school (details supplied); to clarify the details of the proposed special needs unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24137/26]
943. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the bike-to-work scheme will be opened to people in atypical employment; to list those currently eligible for the scheme; if the scheme will be extended to other types of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25656/26]
758. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to deliver a centralised bike share hire scheme to allow people to cycle between local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25658/26]
757. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Lucan Luas project; when this will be delivered; the funding commitments that have been made for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25657/26]
756. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to update the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets as it is currently 12 years since the last update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25655/26]
755. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to include bus drivers and heavy machinery mechanics on the critical skills list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25654/26]
754. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there will be an increase in Leap card fares; if so, the amount of the increase; when this will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25653/26]
690. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport to outline the types of vehicles/drivers that have permission to use bus lanes; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/26]
665. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport when the new driving test centre in Sandyford will be opened; when learner drivers can apply for a test at this centre; the reason for the delay in opening this test centre; the number of driving testers that will be based in the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/26]
437. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if givinostat will be made available for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23050/26]
436. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health will consider running a pilot orphan drug early-access programme in order that children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can access givinostat; if a pricing and reimbursement application has been received by the HSE for givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23049/26]
282. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if access to cognitive or psychological assessment remains available where there is evidence of significant intra-individual discrepancy, asynchronous development, or unexplained underachievement; whether consideration has been given to the potential for increased reliance on private assessments arising from any restriction in public access to cognitive assessment; the implications this may have for equity of access; the training or guidance is being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model; if the Department intends to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22593/26]
281. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where intellectual disability is not suspected; the way in which the revised framework ensures that children with uneven developmental profiles, including those who may be gifted or twice-exceptional will be appropriately identified within the system; whether the Department has conducted any impact assessment on how the revised model may affect the identification of children whose needs are masked by high cognitive ability or compensatory functioning; the safeguards in place to prevent under-identification of such children, particularly in light of evidence that twice-exceptional children are already under-recognised within Irish education and disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22592/26]
46. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the Revenue Commissioners calculate the NOx component of VRT to be greater than zero euro on a used imported car first registered elsewhere in the EU before January 2020, given that the NOx component of VRT did not exist in Irish law before that date (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22864/26]
979. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for lipoedema patients, in light of concerns regarding inconsistent decision-making, the use of criteria designed for lymphoedema rather than lipoedema, and practices that may result in patients being forced to rely on the cross-Border directive for treatment. [22199/26]
978. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be published; and whether patient advocacy organisations, including an organisation (details supplied) will be included in the development and implementation of this pathway. [22198/26]
977. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway, limited access to conservative management such as compression therapy and manual lymphatic drainage, and delays or difficulties accessing treatment through the cross-Border healthcare directive; the steps her Department and the HSE are taking to address these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/26]
458. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on funding for the development of a new school campus (details supplied); the reason the special education classrooms will not be delivered; if this decision can be reconsidered; the contact she has had with the schools on this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21400/26]
25. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of scramblers and high-powered e-scooters seized in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/26]
2083. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which and when a person (details supplied) can get an occupational therapy appointment as a matter of urgency. [20192/26]
1830. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to reduce the cost of hearing aids; her views on whether it is fair for an individuall to pay over €4,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19162/26]
1778. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the existing public support pathways for adults with ADHD; the supports available to families who cannot afford private care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18922/26]
1668. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the specific measures which he will put in place to protect the independent, community-led role of Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces under the proposed regional governance arrangements in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18290/26]
948. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on funding for local democracy reporters for the years 2025 and 2026; the criteria for papers to receive funding for local democracy reporters; if decisions to reduce allocations can be appealed and how; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19590/26]
917. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places there are for placement in reading schools and reading classes for children with dyslexia; and the number of children that are on the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20834/26]
916. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish new reading classes for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20833/26]
915. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are any plans to establish a new reading school for children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20832/26]
914. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the percentile of children that receive a school place within the four reading schools in the State established to assist children with dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20831/26]
630. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new special school (details supplied) has been provided with the necessary resources to provide education to students attending on a full school day basis; whether the necessary allocation of SNAs to support students safely has been provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18386/26]
579. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will investigate issues of alleged price gouging from gas and oil companies since the escalation of violence in the Middle East; the steps his Department will take to combat this rise in home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19591/26]
398. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the NTA in relation to adding pick up and drop off locations for the current Citylink direct bus from Galway to Dublin airport along the Citylink 760 bus route in the Lucan/Palmerstown area. [20835/26]
267. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether guidance exists to ensure disabled passengers can access rail travel independently wherever possible without reliance on mandatory staff assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19119/26]
266. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport whether requiring disabled passengers to disclose their disability and request assistance in advance to access rail services has been reviewed from an equality and disability rights perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19118/26]
522. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health whether, under the proposed regional structures in the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, all public funding for community-based drug services, including local drug and alcohol task forces, will be pooled at HSE health region level; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent dilution of funding to areas of high deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17914/26]
521. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which funding will be allocated within the proposed regional structures under the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029; whether deprivation, social exclusion and patterns of entrenched drug-related harm will be formally weighted alongside population in determining resource allocation; and if she will publish the criteria to be used by HSE health regions in making funding decisions. [17913/26]
520. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to the publication of the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026–2029, the proposed governance, funding flows and accountability arrangements for the regional structures within the HSE Health Regions; whether local drug and alcohol task forces will retain independent governance and decision-making authority over locally delivered programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17912/26]
263. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on 2026 funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme; if there will be an increase in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17463/26]
74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are proposals for new primary healthcare centres in the Dublin mid-west area; the proposed locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17515/26]
54. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services available to newborns and infants from public health nurses in the Dublin mid-west area; the steps being taken to increase public health nurses in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17514/26]
55. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 25 February 2026, to list the 81 intoxicants that the Medical Bureau for Road Safety test for; to outline the process of expanding this list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17378/26]
10. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 24 February 2026, for a breakdown of the funding provided under the anti-dumping initiative, by local authority, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17369/26]
942. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in CH07 for the role of support coordinator who works together with the HSE and local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17046/26]
925. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the decision of the National Ambulance Service to offer 12-week temporary contacts to new graduates; the reason permanent positions have not been offered as has been the case for previous graduates; if permanent positions will be offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16960/26]
786. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if her Department is developing a vaccine injury scheme; if so, the details of this scheme; the way in which a person can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16286/26]
259. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the recruitment criteria for the Irish Defence Forces; the recruitment per year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16336/26]