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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: It provides that 16 and 17-year-olds will have more autonomy over their mental health and mental health treatment. Is that correct?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses. I usually have a lot more to say.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the officials for what has been a very good meeting. The point was made that the committee has a good chunk of work ahead of us. An issue that was not raised is the need for 24-7 emergency access to mental health services. Mental health issues do not only arise between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and they do not take a break at weekends. There is a lack of 24-7 emergency mental health...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: I understand that. I am asking whether the heads of Bill address the fact that people are arriving at emergency departments because they are feeling mentally unwell and are not getting the treatment they deserve and need at that point in time? They are then basically sent home without getting treatment. I am asking about that rather than cases where people hurt themselves while in a mental...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: Senator Hoey earlier raised the issue of a complaints mechanism. An independent complaints mechanism is vital. Constituents have been contacting me calling for such a mechanism, particularly in the scenario I raised where people seeking mental health services are unable to get them. Mr. Kelly touched on this matter briefly but what was the rationale behind not recommending an independent...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: The individual care plans are part of the problem when people have dual diagnosis. Mr. Kelly mentioned other conditions that can be classed as dual diagnosis. Where there is an individualised care plan from an addiction centre and another individual care plan from a mental health perspective, there is a lack of a joined-up care plan. This is another gap in service. There should be a way...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Department of Health (2 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: That is good to hear. My final question is also about gaps in services. Dual diagnosis arises when people are suffering from a mental health issue and addiction. Deputy Buckley, who spoke earlier, has made further progress in reading the proposed Bill than I have at this stage but I tried to go through a fair bit of it over the past week. It is complex. Is provision made in the proposed...

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...

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

Mark Ward: The Minister of State mentioned that designation is a matter for the Garda Commissioner, but if the Commissioner does not have the personnel, he cannot move them around. Rathcoole is a small town at the edge of my constituency, Dublin Mid-West. It has one of the fastest-growing populations in the State. It has a Garda station on Main Street. In 2010, prior to Fine Gael entering...

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]