Results 241-260 of 3,730 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Medical Aids and Appliances (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1229. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to individuals in receipt of an invalidity pension who require wheelchair-modified vehicles for personal use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1289/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Regulations (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1256. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the regulations that are in place for after school clubs for child to childcare worker ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1523/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1316. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE supplies free bowel cancer test kits to the public; the criteria to receive one; if there are plans to introduce them for persons in their 50s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46273/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1317. To ask the Minister for Health is he aware of a situation in Linn Dara, Cherry Orchard, CHO7, that has occurred so newly qualified staff nurses who received their registration pin in October, and their graduation certificates in November 2024, have not been offered contracts with the HSE; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46274/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1346. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Traveller Mental Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1376. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new primary care centre in Clondalkin on the Boot Road; the levels of staff recruited, per post; the levels of staff vacancies, per post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1377. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the CAMHS unit in the new national children’s hospital; the size and capacity of the unit; the number and type of staff to be allocated to the unit; the location of the unit within the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46576/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1378. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that the CAMHS unit in the new national children’s hospital is located in the basement of the building without any natural light; how this was decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46577/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1379. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on waiting lists for CAMHS for the month of December, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Mark Ward: 1742. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Empowering Communities Programme; if the programme is being extended; if funding for the programme is being increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46379/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Properties (7 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with the committee of a school (details supplied) who are deeply concerned about the potential sale of Department of Education land to a private developer; the plans her Department have for providing a secondary school in Newcastle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45498/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Budgets (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he considered the establishment of a ringfenced alcohol-related harm fund, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in the recent Budget 2025 announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44014/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 887. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason Ireland does not recognise a neurodevelopmental disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44015/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Strategies (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 966. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the First 5 Strategy; the work that is being carried out for children and families not offered P2 and P3 services due to a lack of public health nurses in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44948/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 1206. To ask the Minister for Health the public health nurse staffing levels in each area of Dublin; the vacancy rates for each area; if P1, P2 or P3 services are offered in these areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44940/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 1230. To ask the Minister for Health the protections the Mental Health Bill 2024 will offer for people with personality disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 1237. To ask the Minister for Health the reason people with a condition (details supplied) are signed off from CAMHS at 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (5 Nov 2024)

Mark Ward: 1238. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no standard diagnostic policies or guidelines for diagnosing or treating children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland; what steps are being taken to establish these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45065/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (24 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 23. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process that follows a legal challenge taken against the HSE by parents of a child not given an assessment of needs within the statutory six months; what follows a legal challenge that is successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43545/24]

Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Concerns have been raised with me that vital developmental checks are not being carried out on newborn babies due to a lack of public health nurses. Parents from Clondalkin, Lucan, Newcastle, Rathcoole and Palmerstown have contacted me with these concerns. When a baby is born, developmental checks are carried out at regular intervals from birth and throughout their infancy. A public health...