Results 281-300 of 3,609 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2028.To ask the Minister for Health the number of authorised officers in each community health organisation across the HSE; the expected number needed for population-based care in each of the six HSE health regions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31100/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2135.To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE nursing homes that have been treated for legionella in the past; if residents were allowed to remain in-situ in any of these cases while treatment was carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31723/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2349.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 9 July 2024, if the 42 reports of sexual assaults were reported to the Gardaí; the outcomes of these investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32667/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2350.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 9 July 2024, the locations of the 42 reports of sexual assaults; the locations of these reported sexual assaults; the steps taken in these locations to prevent this from happening again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32668/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2351.To ask the Minister for Health the remit of the HSE’s sexual safety task and finish group; if the group will publish what it finds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32669/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2352.To ask the Minister for Health given the recent case where a CAMHS psychiatrist pleaded guilty to sexual assault, whether one of 42 reports of sexual assaults was referenced in the Mental Health Commission’s annual report; if CAMHS reports sexual assaults to the Mental Health Commission;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32670/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2353.To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of investigations at EU level for a drug (details supplied); if there is any such investigation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2491.To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 17 April 2024, if the lack of public health nurses in Dublin mid-west can be investigated (details supplied). [33291/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (23 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 2572.To ask the Minister for Health if resources are in place to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if he will provide an update on the provision of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33649/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I am speaking on behalf of the residents of Lucan Lodge Nursing Home and their loved ones. The HSE has taken temporary control of the home and its operation. Lucan Lodge is a test for the State's priorities. Is the Government willing to lose the 74 beds there. The number of nursing home beds has decreased under this Government's watch. I have been constantly calling for engagement...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: Solutions have been found in HSE nursing homes for the same thing.

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses. We know that the war on drugs is not working and having this committee is proof that it is not working. If it was working, there would be no need for any of us to be here today. The citizens' assembly was the same. I was interested in what was said on race and class in the war on drugs. I come from an area of disadvantage. Stop and search was something I grew up...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I have a question for Dr. Ó Concubhair. We heard Deputy Stanton earlier speaking about unintended consequences that happened in British Columbia with the increase in public drug consumption and the impact that was having on the well-being and wider society. Are there any other unintended consequences that we should be concerned about, both positive and negative, if we were to move to...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I do not know which of the witnesses can answer this in the brief time left. We look to be moving towards the introduction of body-worn cameras here for gardaí. Would it be a way of limiting stop and search if gardaí had to have a reason for doing it and they would have to prove why they were talking to somebody?

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (10 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: Before I start, I want to state my absolute condemnation of the Russian military attack on the hospital in Kyiv. Pictures from the scene showed young children on intravenous drips sitting outside the hospital as it was evacuated. It was absolutely horrific and the EU is absolutely right to sanction Russia. However, as I was reading the minutes of the European Council meeting in preparation...

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: Domestic abuse remains rife in Irish society. A senior garda revealed last week that a staggering 26,000 reports of domestic abuse have been made to gardaí since the beginning of June. Gardaí receive a call about domestic abuse every ten minutes across the State. I have seen first-hand the incredible work done by Saoirse Women's Refuge in my area. It informed me of the stress a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Disaster Response (10 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the EU have relief funds available to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the impact of Hurricane Beryl; what other international aid is available for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30446/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of reopening of a facility (details supplied); for a breakdown of all costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30505/24]

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses. It is extremely helpful to hear this international experience and I thank them for bringing it to us. Deputy Chief Constable Wilson highlighted some of the unintended consequences of decriminalisation in British Columbia. The use of drugs in public spaces such as parks and beaches, and on public transport, had an adverse effect on society and small businesses. I am...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I mentioned already that alcohol is legal but being drunk and disorderly is an offence. Was any consideration given to using simple public order offences to deal with problematic drug use?