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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1698. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a mental health advocacy service for Traveller mental health; the estimated cost of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1406/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1699. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on Traveller specific mental health awareness campaigns; the level of engagement his Department has had with local Traveller groups for these campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1407/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1700. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department has taken to encourage Traveller employment within primary and specialist community services; what training is available for Travellers to upskill within these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1701. To ask the Minister for Health if cultural therapies on mental health have been developed for the Traveller community; if the Department of Health and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media have considered developing equine therapies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1409/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1702. To ask the Minister for Health what cross departmental work has been carried out to address the root causes of the mental health crisis in the Traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1410/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1703. To ask the Minister for Health to give an update on the implementation of culturally sensitive mental health services, as recommended in A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1411/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1709. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on counselling and psychotherapy registration through CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1489/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 1710. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on psychology registration through CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1490/24]

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: I welcome the opportunity to discuss Gaza. The Government motion is a small step in the right direction, but it does not go anywhere near far enough. There is not one mention of a ceasefire anywhere in the motion. An immediate ceasefire is the one thing that will stop the slaughter of innocent civilians now. What we are witnessing in Gaza is barbaric and inhumane. Let us be under no...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: I want to follow up on what my colleague Deputy Andrews was saying about Israel deliberately targeting Palestinian athletes. Chris was right; sport has the power to change the world. I commend the Dublin women's football team for taking a stand at the weekend in support of Palestine. I was in the West Bank 14 months ago and met the head of the Palestinian Football Association. He told me...

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: I mentioned to the Tánaiste in the past that I am the proud son of a Defence Forces veteran. My dad served in the Defence Forces for 27 years, both in this country and overseas. He is still very active with the United Nations veterans group. I spent my formative years living in Army quarters. Having grown up as the son of a member of the Defence Forces, I am well aware of the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 72. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence what specific training members of the Israeli Defence Forces received during their time in Ireland; how many members of the Israeli Defence Forces have received training in Ireland since 2018; if there are any Israeli military personal currently training in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2792/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he received the letter from the Women of Honour group in November; if he accepts their view on his comments of the unsafe nature of the workplace; what updates he will give in relation to this letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2793/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 622. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the model of care for dual diagnosis; the funding given to the model of care; the rollout plan for the model of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2847/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 649. To ask the Minister for Health for a report on the staff vacancies in the Clondalkin mental health services, efforts to fill vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2924/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 650. To ask the Minister for Health what the nurse-to-patients ratio in the Clondalkin mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2925/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 196. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a recovery hub for individuals with substance misuse issues; when this is expected to be rolled out; the estimated cost of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3176/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 197. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the dual diagnosis pilot sites and cross-national training for mental health practitioners as mentioned in the model of care; for an update on recruitment for these services; when they will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3177/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (24 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 198. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on €800,000 announced for dedicated recovery initiatives in Budget 2024 for the National Drugs Strategy; when the funding application will open; how the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3178/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (25 Jan 2024)

Mark Ward: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what measures the Irish State is taking to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza; the Government's position on the conditions of a ceasefire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3389/24]