Results 261-280 of 3,231 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the aftercare supports in place for under 18s who are victims of violent crimes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38912/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the aftercare supports in place for adults who are victims of violent crimes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of men and women who made reports of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence by county and year in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38918/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of females who were assessed for domestic, sexual or gender-based violence programmes; and the number of females who commenced and completed such programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38919/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of males who were assessed for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence programmes; the number of males who commenced and completed such programmes in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38920/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient services available for under 18s presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38933/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient services available for under 18s presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38934/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the inpatient services available for adults presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38935/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the outpatient services available for adults presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38936/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with eating disorders in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the gender, age profile and county of residence of each in tabular form. [38937/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (25 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the amount allocated for clinical programmes on eating disorders in 2018, 2019 and 2020; if the funds have been released by the HSE; and the amount spent in the same period in tabular form. [38938/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment reported that high-support units in Irish prisons that accommodate mentally ill prisoners offered poor conditions and inadequate treatment. Reading parts of this, one would be forgiven for thinking it was a report on Irish prisons from more than 100 years ago, but the committee only...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." For too long mental health has been the Cinderella of the health service. Years of neglect, underinvestment and lack of political will have led to systemic failures in the mental health service. This is a Bill of hope. It is a vital legislative measure that will elevate the plight of people seeking mental health supports to the...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: I welcome the Government not opposing this Bill and I appreciate the support this Bill has received across the House, or perhaps I should say across the convention centre. I acknowledge some of the points the Minister of State raised and her observations on the Bill. There was a similar Bill previously and I acknowledge some of the reasons which were stated regarding why that Bill fell....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance when the issue with regard to disabled drivers and passengers obtaining a primary medical certificate will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33171/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of women that currently share a PPSN with their spouses; and the efforts being made to proactively issue these women with new PPS numbers before there is a need for them to apply for one in the case of death of a partner or divorce from a partner. [39523/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community employment workers are permitted to work in primary schools as cleaners, maintenance and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40420/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions that took place in 2019 to date in 2020, under section 80(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40316/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assessments of Needs for Children with Disabilities: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (1 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank Dr. Muldoon for his opening statement and for the report. The report states that the average waiting time for an assessment of need is 19 months. Despite legal requirements to the effect that the HSE commence and complete an assessment within three and six months, respectively, of an application having been received, this is not being done. What does Dr. Muldoon recommend be done...

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion on pay and conditions for student nurses and midwives. I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for putting this important issue on the agenda today. Members have all stood to give a round of applause to all front-line workers, including in this mutual appreciation, to student nurses and midwives. The Irish Nurses and Midwives...