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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Budget 2022 (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I, like the many people who advocate for better mental health care, waited with much anticipation for the mental health budget to come out this year. With the emphasis there was on mental health over the past 20 months, I was disappointed to see an allocation of only €24 million in new development funding for mental health. What exactly will this €24 million be spent on? Does...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Budget 2022 (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I acknowledge the work the Minister of State has done on the €53 million in debts. That was very welcome and did say it would work in a tangible way. To put it into context, the budget she has outlined is the same amount of money that was in the 2008 budget. We have not gone forward since 2008. We are still playing catch-up in the provision of mental health services. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Budget 2022 (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: Some of the challenges we have relate to our waiting lists. I noted Deputy Cullinane was talking about those for children earlier on. I got a couple of parliamentary question responses back this week. At the moment we have 8,832 people waiting on primary care psychology. Of those, 7,849 of these are children and 3,777 of these children are waiting more than 12 months for treatment. There...

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I will speak about school completion and the overly elaborate funding streams that were operated by Tusla. Hopefully, this Bill will stop that happening again. I want to tell the story of the Get Ahead Club, which was a vital service in the north Clondalkin area that offered a wide range of community-based educational initiatives aimed at increasing children's chances of completing school....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public ambulances available in the Dublin area in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51408/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 225. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 14 July 2021, the reason the HSE is not funding counselling and educational doctoral courses in line with clinical psychology doctoral courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 244. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a comprehensive report on the mental health budget for 2021: the budget allocated; the way in which it was spent; the services it was spent on; the details of overspends or underspends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51492/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 248. To ask the Minister for Health when the 2021 mental health budget was released to his Department: the amount which was not released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding from the mental health budget which has been withheld from the HSE by his Department in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 245. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the health budget that is dedicated to mental health provision in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51493/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 254. To ask the Minister for Health the total mental health budget between 2020 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51502/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available from Budget 2022 for community mental health services that do not receive funding through the HSE or other Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51494/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 247. To ask the Minister for Health the areas in which the €13 million allocated for existing mental health services in Budget 2022 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51495/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 250. To ask the Minister for Health the monies returned unspent to the Exchequer from the HSE CAMHS budget in each year from 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the funds returned unspent to the Exchequer from the budget of his Department in 2018 and 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51499/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 252. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €24 million for new developments in Budget 2022 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51500/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 253. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on Sharing the Vision recommendations for Budget 2020 and 2021; the status of each recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51501/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 90. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Budget 2022 provided for additional community Gardaí in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51091/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: Since Fine Gael came into power, we have seen community Garda numbers reduce dramatically right across Dublin. Does budget 2022 provide for additional community gardaí in Dublin? When will the Garda number meet the needs of the citizens of Dublin?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: The Minister of State mentioned that there has been an 11% increase since 2018 but I want to put that into context. There has been a 45% decrease since 2010 so we are only playing catch-up. The Minister of State said that, in an ideal world, community gardaí would have a visible presence – the feet on the beat. We do not live in an ideal world. We have lived under Fine Gael...