Results 421-440 of 3,644 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 979. To ask the Minister for Health the facilities and services in place for patients suffering with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/21]

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: Funding for local drug task forces is €3 million less than it was ten years ago, despite repeated promises from successive Governments. As a former director of the Clondalkin Drug and Alcohol Task Force, I have seen at first hand how addiction services have tried to do more with less. Drug and alcohol task forces need multi-annual funding to provide the services their communities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment available to patients who present to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital with a mental health issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital with a mental health issue in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Diagnoses (18 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 240. To ask the Minister for Health the impact for a parent in obtaining the additional treatments for the development of their child in a public setting in cases in which the parent obtained an assessment of needs report privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for Jigsaw; the average waiting time in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Consumer Rights (24 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions in place for air passengers who are not being offered refunds or vouchers from their carrier despite following Government directives not to fly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9447/21]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: We have seen for a long time the mixed messages coming from and the kite-flying engaged in by the Government. This is not a game between the Taoiseach and Tánaiste to get the message out first and then to undermine each other. The people are worn out with conflicting information and off-the-cuff announcements. People's mental health has been affected. There is a large audience every...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied). [10655/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (25 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome, PIMS, and-or Kawasaki disease in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists per grade in primary healthcare; the number per capita of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10665/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 Feb 2021)

Mark Ward: 283. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process by which a person who holds a medical card who has paid privately for cataract surgery due to long waiting lists can claim reimbursement from the State in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10681/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: I am on the Leinster House campus. I will ask my questions at the start and I will leave time at the end for the witnesses to respond. I thank the witnesses for attending today's meeting and for making a presentation to the committee. I had a number of conversations with people who are directly affected by the standard operating procedure and their children's needs not being met. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. We met recently with Enough Is Enough - Every Voice Counts. My question concerns the fear of parents regarding identifying their child's developmental needs under the new standard operating procedure. I welcome the idea that parents will involved in holistic planning for supports going forward. As was mentioned, it has gone from a 100-hour...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a dispensation will be given to schools to allow children with additional needs in mainstream classes to return to school in order that they can reach their developmental milestones. [12046/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 905. To ask the Minister for Health if persons with multiple sclerosis will receive priority in the vaccine roll-out. [11751/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 902. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parents who have submitted an assessment of needs to the HSE that they obtained privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11748/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 903. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which privately submitted assessments of needs to the HSE are collated; and if they are included in the overall assessment of needs completed figures. [11749/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 904. To ask the Minister for Health if there are impediments for parents who privately submitted assessments of needs in accessing additional treatments for their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (3 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 906. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on the €20 million fund for mental health and community; if this is new funding; and the way in which it will be spent. [11752/21]