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Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Children: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I agree 100%. Sometimes we have only a very short window of opportunity to be able to assist people in whatever way they are trying to progress their lives and to make life better. It is incumbent on us to ensure that when they seek a service, there is a service there for them so they can get the care they need when they need it and where they need it. I thank both witnesses.

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

Mark Ward: 90. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the €24 million announced for new measures funding for mental health will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50784/21]

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...

Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: The motion is one of several proposals to reform anti-money laundering legislation at EU level. The motion, when ratified, will support the Garda and the Criminal Assets Bureau in tracing the proceeds of crime, which will hopefully assist in the conviction of criminals in Ireland. This is something that needs to be addressed at a European level and also at a national level. For those who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses. I acknowledge the challenges they have experienced over the 20 months of the pandemic and the cyberattack on top of that, which did not help anybody at all. I read this morning that approximately 300,000 cancer screenings were delayed last year as a result of the impact of Covid-19, as testing programmes were suspended in March 2020. As has been said, BreastCheck...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: I can see the rationale behind the targeted approach because of resources and the position of the time. Professor Flanagan mentioned being back to pre-Covid levels of screening, which is welcome, but are additional measures required to catch up on what was missed because of delays in the first place? For example, are people only being screened once every three years or is it twice every...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: Emergency powers were put in place when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. For example, surge capacity was enabled by the HSE accessing private care and bringing it into public service. Did that have an impact on the programme or could that be required in future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: At a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters in March we heard from the Independent Living Movement Ireland that many disabled women's specific needs are not being addressed when they avail of BreastCheck or other screening programmes. The organisation specifically highlighted the issues women in wheelchairs have in accessing the scanners without adequate hoist...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: Are the mobile BreastCheck units which I see around the area wheelchair-accessible?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: BreastCheck and National Cancer Control Programme: HSE
BreastCheck Screening Programme and Improving Outcomes for Breast Cancer: Discussion (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: Okay. I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place to retain clinicians in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 214. To ask the Minister for Health if there is funding available to statutory bodies that provide mental health services to refer persons to community and voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 531. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of efforts to resolve the issue of post-1994 contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50638/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schemes in place to allow for primary and secondary school students to avail of laptops after it being deemed necessary for their education following an assessment if they do not have the means to purchase one; and the procedures they need to follow to obtain one. [50687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time gardaí in Rathcoole Garda station each year from 2010 to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50418/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Ward: 852. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Keltoi Rehabilitation Centre in St Marys Hospital, Phoenix Park was closed and remains closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51137/21]