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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?

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

Mark Ward: I have a question for Mr. Russoniello - I probably pronounced that really wrong. He mentioned the relentless opposition of decriminalisation by police agencies. Prior to the introduction of measure 110, did engagement happen with the police agencies? What changed? Were the engagements prior to 110 positive and productive? What changed then?

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

Mark Ward: Would it be important, at the earliest onset of any talks about decriminalisation, to have the police agency on board and bring them along?

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

Mark Ward: Just to follow Deputy Stanton's question on how it was decided what drugs would be decriminalised for personal use. Deputy Chief Constable Wilson's opening statement mentioned opiates, cocaine, MDMA and methamphetamines but she just mentioned fentanyl there. Given what Mr. Russoniello said about fentanyl being a driver for overdose and I know that in Oregon as well, fentanyl was included...

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

Mark Ward: I was not clear on Ms Wilson's answer. Would she still include fentanyl on the list of drugs she would decriminalise?

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

Mark Ward: Yes. I ask Mr. Russoniello to briefly answer that. I am interested in the Oregon experience.

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

Mark Ward: We are on first name terms now, Kellen. It is easier.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be any changes to the pension (non-contributory) received by Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Ireland before March 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29632/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be any changes to the social welfare supports received by Ukrainian refugees who arrived in Ireland before March 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 498. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of members of the Defence Forces who applied for the working family payment; the number who claimed the working family payment, in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 645. To ask the Minister for Health the number on the waiting list for CAMHS for the month of June 2024, by CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 646. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 2001; when it will be published; if he expects this to pass through the Houses of the Oireachtas before the dissolution of the current Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 647. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the Mental Health Commission’s annual report for 2023; if he will report on the 42 reports of sexual assault mentioned in the report; if all of these were escalated to the gardaí; the locations of these reported assaults, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29036/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 792. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions the HSE has had with the owner of a facility (details supplied) in order for the HSE to take over the running of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29903/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (9 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 821. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify if an application for the 1916 bursary grant was received for the academic year 2023-2024 for a person (details supplied), and if so, what was the result of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/24]

Defence Forces: Motions (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this motion. Ireland prides itself as a neutral and peaceful nation. Our neutrality is a strength. It is valued and supported by the Irish people. On the international stage our neutrality has underpinned our contribution to peacemaking and diplomacy and has never been a weakness. In the Tánaiste's opening comments at the...

Defence Forces: Motions (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: We need to address the chronic underinvestment in our Defence Forces to allow Ireland to continue to participate in UN peacekeeping missions, to defend and monitor our skies and seas and to protect Ireland from real threats we face including cyberattacks. I have spoken many times on matters of defence in this Dáil. I mentioned before that my own father spent 25 years in the Army....

Defence Forces: Motions (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I will counteract that. We have a situation now where people who go away for six months, serve in the United Nations, come back and have to sign on for the working family payment. That is the truth because the pay is that low.

Defence Forces: Motions (3 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: I can send the details about this. The pay is so low that soldiers are coming back from United Nations peacekeeping missions and having to claim the working family payment. That is a damning indictment on the Government. Pay and conditions within the Defence Forces have been something my Sinn Féin colleagues and I have raised regularly and they need to improve. This is how you...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (2 Jul 2024)

Mark Ward: 275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the provisions in place for community and voluntary organisations to support them financially when the auto-enrolment into pensions comes into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27871/24]