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Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out Programme: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: Because some of my time has already been eaten up, I will ask some questions and will appreciate if the Minister can get back to me in writing because he may not have time now. The delivery of the vaccine to our citizens is of paramount importance in getting people back to work, allowing families and friends to meet up, enabling our children to get back to sports and to school, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available to support second-level students who are blind or vision impaired on their return to the classroom given that they face additional difficulties in their home-school studies as resource teaching and special needs assistant supports are not available to them in a home-school setting; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 183. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 20 January 2021, if he will provide a full and accurate breakdown of the assessment of needs requests by primary concern listed on the application forms between 2016 to the latest date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 184. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 20 January 2021, if he will provide a full and accurate breakdown of the assessment of needs requests by suggested supports listed on the application forms between 2016 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 185. To ask the Minister for Health the yearly breakdown of ophthalmology waiting list figures between 2016 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ophthalmology Services (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of ophthalmology waiting lists by CHO area between 2016 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 187. To ask the Minister for Health if mental health supports such as counselling and psychotherapy are provided specifically to persons with newly diagnosed vision impairment and sight loss; and the funding breakdown for these services. [12196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 188. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered providing specialist mental health supports for the blind and vision impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (4 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the process for a parent obtaining a companion therapy dog for their child who is on the ASD spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/21]

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: The Land Development Agency will create the largest development company in the history of the State. This first raised its head back in 2018 when the then scheme proposed just 10% social housing and 30% affordable housing on public lands. It was the brainchild of the former Fine Gael housing Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. When I was a councillor on South Dublin County Council I saw at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress on the completion of a new strategy to tackle energy poverty to replace the strategy which lapsed in 2019. [13079/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to consider the impact of energy poverty on mental health in the new strategy to tackle energy poverty. [13080/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the necessary local authority planning permission requests that persons need to apply for in order to be able to work from home or to operate their business from home; and if there has been an increase in these application in the previous 12 months. [12647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Regulations (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions in place for prisoners to receive family visits when restrictions are eased. [13132/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 785. To ask the Minister for Health the value to each hospital of the car parking charges system in tabular form; the amount raised from car parking charges if the system is under hospital control; and the amount made in payment from a private operator if the system is privatised. [12687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 786. To ask the Minister for Health the status of car parking charges systems in each hospital which are run by the hospitals and private companies; the status of the contractual agreement with the private companies; and when these contracts lapse. [12688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 787. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered abolishing car parking fees for cancer patients in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12689/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 788. To ask the Minister for Health the cost the HSE pays for debt collection services for non or late payments of hospital fees. [12690/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (10 Mar 2021)

Mark Ward: 790. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the roll-out of age-appropriate Safe Talk training for pupils in secondary schools. [12710/21]