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Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: This brings me back to the mood of people in the State and that they are feeling lifted. When we extend emergency powers like this, the fear that people have is that such powers are being extended because they are going to be used. This is why we will not support this proposal.

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: As my colleague, Deputy Cullinane, said, when the Covid outbreak first began and restrictions were introduced in response to the emergency, there was a lot of political unity because we did not know what we were dealing with and we were all pulling in the same direction. We agreed with some measures introduced by the Government, but there were times when there were disagreements and we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 617. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults awaiting appointments with the adult primary care psychology services; the average waiting times by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area from 2019 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47737/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointments with primary care psychology services; the average waiting times by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in each year from 2019 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47738/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 619. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting appointments with the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS: the average waiting times by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in each year from 2019 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47739/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 620. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children placed in adult psychiatric hospital services and units in each year from 2019 to the latest date 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47740/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 621. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children referred to community specialist eating disorder teams who had waiting times from assessment to treatment started within four and eight weeks in each year from 2019 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47741/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 622. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 688 of 3 February, the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47742/21]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Regulation and Funding Issues Facing Workers in the Early Years Sector: Discussion (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses. I apologise for having missed the opening statements but I have them in front of me. I have managed most things but co-location is not yet one of them. I have a lot of grá for Dublin 8. I spent a lot of years working with an addiction service down there. It was a really good service that also had an after-school and a preschool programme in it. It took a...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the Samaritans. I have referred a number of people to the Samaritans because they were not getting the services they needed at the time. I thank the Samaritans for being there and for listening to others in need. I thank the staff for going above and beyond in their work during the challenging times brought about by Covid-19 right across the Thirty-two Counties. It was mentioned...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank Mr. Fitzgerald. That is interesting, especially about the news aspect. We met young people who said that they were sitting down in anticipation when new restrictions were due to be announced by the Taoiseach or the Tánaiste, because they knew that information would impact their daily lives. It would impact on whether they could return to playing Gaelic games, go back dancing...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: That is fine. Great stuff. I thank everyone.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: That is fine. It is welcome. I thank Ms Stack for letting me know.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Services: Samaritans Ireland (5 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: That is fine. I thank everyone. I appreciate those answers to my questions.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (30 Sep 2021)

Mark Ward: 113. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the investigation into the incident in which a helicopter door fell off and landed in a school in Clondalkin, County Dublin in May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (30 Sep 2021)

Mark Ward: 363. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE refers patients to the National Eating Disorder Recovery Centre; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47370/21]

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Mark Ward: In the limited time I have I will focus on just one issue relating to the Housing for All plan. Over the last weeks in my area of South Dublin County Council there have been over 60 25-year leases available for people on the social housing lists. These are private homes that were bought on the market and leased back to the local authority. Investment firms are buying these homes on the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Mark Ward: Temperatures are due to drop and the basic needs of some children are not being met. Heat is very important. We had an impassioned and emotive debate on child poverty in the Dáil this week, which brought up the matter of the basic needs of children such as food and heat not being met. Electricity, fuel and gas prices are surging. If someone loses his or her job today and he or she...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank my colleague Deputy Cullinane for tabling this important motion to tackle the hospital waiting lists. It is shameful that almost 900,000 citizens of this State are languishing on waiting lists just to get the treatment they need at this very moment. It is good to see the Minister of State responsible for mental health present. I am my party's spokesperson on mental health. We are...