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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: As the Minister of State knows, crack cocaine is a dirty, hungry drug. There is no such thing as enough for the people who are using it and that is the problem with it. It is not a new thing. It has been around for years. I worked on drugs task forces more than 20 years ago and crack cocaine was on the scene then, but because of the lack of resources they had at the time, they were unable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I feel like a bit of an interloper here because I am the only Teachta Dála for Dublin Mid-West present with my colleagues from Dublin South-West. However, I knew many of the people on the news report yesterday on a professional basis as a result of the work I used to do. I thank and commend the TDATF for its really stark report on the realities of living with crack cocaine. I am a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I had a feeling the Minister of State would do so.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: The programme for Government seeks to reduce the waiting for children accessing assessments of need. The feedback I have got from people in Clondalkin and Lucan is that children are getting partial assessments of need under the standard operation procedure but they are not getting the treatments they need such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and child psychology....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he and his officials have had with a bank (details supplied) regarding the decision by the bank to close branches across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 250. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he and his officials have had with a bank (details supplied) regarding the decision by the bank to close branches across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54386/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 294. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if darts is permitted to return as an indoor sport during current Government guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 673. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has begun to outsource the final assessment of need paperwork to a private provider; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 674. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on speech and language therapy; and the length of waiting time for a first appointment by CHO area in tabular form. [54627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on occupational therapy; and the length of waiting time for a first appointment by CHO area in tabular form. [54628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 677. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on speech and language therapy; and the length of waiting time for a first appointment by CHO area in tabular form. [54630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have received the new standard operating procedure, SOP, assessment of need; the number of these children who then received additional therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 676. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are waiting on child psychology services; and the length of waiting time for a first appointment by CHO area in tabular form. [54629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 680. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the 4,905 children who were referred to CAMHS in 2020 but deemed inappropriate; the reasons they did not receive treatment; the referral pathway for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54637/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the 4,905 children who were referred to CAMHS in 2020 but deemed inappropriate by the number in each CHO area. [54638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of authorised officers in each CHO nationwide in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54675/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Strengthening Prevention and Early Intervention Supports to Children and Families Post Pandemic: Prevention & Early Intervention Network (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I apologise for being late and missing the opening statements but I was in the Dáil Chamber putting questions to the Taoiseach around early intervention in regard to assessments of need and the struggle parents face in getting assessments for their children. Mr. Chance spoke about old services being dressed up as new services. What is...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Strengthening Prevention and Early Intervention Supports to Children and Families Post Pandemic: Prevention & Early Intervention Network (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for their feedback. One of those heart-breaking things we all do as public representatives is sending back responses from the HSE to say that a person's child is going to be waiting for four years for early intervention, or speech and language, or occupational therapy. Dr. O'Dwyer mentioned standardising the services across the areas but there are discrepancies even...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank Barnardos, whose representatives I spoke to recently at the Joint Sub-Committee on Mental Health. It was a really good engagement which I enjoyed. I have engaged with Focus Ireland in my past work as an addiction and outreach worker and mental health support worker across Dublin. I know both organisations well. As has been mentioned, much of the cost of living stuff affecting...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Child Poverty: Discussion (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I get that. That is the poverty of opportunity. It is difficult for children. Ms Connolly mentioned school and in my area we have seen school completion programmes being closed. On one hand, we are trying to get kids into school and support them and, on the other, the school completion programmes are closed. My next question is on child homelessness. I have seen in my office, as we...