Results 201-220 of 3,231 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (14 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plan in place to respond to the expected rise in schoolchildren presenting with mental health issues following their return to the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22334/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: On the surface, the budget allocation for mental health is to be welcomed but, as they say, the devil is in the details. I appreciate the additional details the Minister of State announced in the speech today. I will examine them when I get a chance. Of the €50 million she tweeted about on Tuesday, €12 million is for the continuation and management of existing services. My...

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank my constituency colleague, Deputy Ó Broin, for all his hard work in bringing this Bill to the House tonight. The former Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, used his power in 2018 to impose mandatory planning guidelines on local authorities regarding apartment sizes and standards. This opened up space for co-living developments. I use the word "space" lightly. Why should a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 67. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the process of the development of a youth service in an area with a growing population such as Rathcoole, County Dublin (details supplied). [24194/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the allocation of special needs assistants and rectify discrepancies in the allocation. [31475/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the additional funding for special needs assistants announced in budget 2021 will be allocated; and the way in which schools will avail of same. [31476/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions in place for children who are deemed too old for the school catch-up programme for the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31477/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding from the mental health budget that has been withheld from the HSE by his Department in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 725. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2020 mental health budget was released to his Department; the amount that has not been released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 724. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the €12 million allocated for existing mental health services in budget 2021 will be spent; and the reserves in place if this funding is not sufficient to meet the demand. [31565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 726. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations in Sharing the Vision that will be financed by the €23 million allocated for this purpose in budget 2021. [31567/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 730. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide ASIST suicide awareness training to 12,000 sports clubs on the basis of ten, 20, 30 and 40 persons per club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31591/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 731. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide SafeTalk suicide prevention training to 12,000 sports clubs on the basis of ten, 20, 30 and 40 persons per club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31592/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 732. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide SafeTalk suicide prevention training to 430,000 volunteers, coaches and extended staff in sports organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide ASIST suicide training to 430,000 volunteers, coaches and extended staff in sports organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to design an applied intervention mental health workshop to be delivered to coaches, volunteers and extended staff in the sports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 735. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to develop an e-learning mental health workshop to be delivered to coaches, volunteers and extended staff in the sports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: 736. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to develop a mental health coach education module to be delivered to coaches, volunteers and extended staff in the sports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31601/20]

Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (21 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: The way this Government has attempted to rush through the Bill is nothing short of disgraceful. Survivors, their families, their legal representatives and their advocates have understandably been deeply distressed by the appalling way in which their wishes have been disregarded. It is not right for their testimonies to be sealed away for 30 years. They have been brave in speaking out and...

Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 - Part 5: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

Mark Ward: I move amendment No. 1: To delete the words ‘9th day of June, 2021’ and to substitute the words ‘9th day of February, 2021’ therefor. We supported the original sunset clause for Part 5 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. I am not against extending the sunset clause in this case in light of the rise of Covid-19. My concern,...