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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Experiences during COVID-19 Restrictions and Lockdowns: Engagement (22 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank Conor for that. I really appreciate that response. I will move onto my last question. Olga said that maybe politicians could ask children before making big decisions about children. I will ask the question and we will see how the answer comes back. What do our guests think that we as politicians could have done better during the pandemic and that would have helped them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Experiences during COVID-19 Restrictions and Lockdowns: Engagement (22 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: Excellent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Experiences during COVID-19 Restrictions and Lockdowns: Engagement (22 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: I thank our guests. I really appreciate those answers.

Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities within the Education and Health Sectors: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: The pandemic has disrupted education for all, but it has had further implications for children with disabilities. As the Minister of State said, it has disproportionately affected this group of children. As schools turned to remote learning, countless parents have seen their children regress. Many children with disabilities need the structure that schools offer. Others need interventions...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: Up to the age of 65, people on invalidity pensions are eligible for medical cards and free GP visit cards regardless of spousal income. At the age of 66, however, they are transferred to the State pension and they lose eligibility. This has presented a cliff edge for a number of my constituents, including Margaret Ede, who has been contacting me regularly. Margaret and others like her are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed extension of the DART to Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31712/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed extension of the LUAS line to Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31711/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 732. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the requirements for teachers to wear masks in a primary school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30944/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the exemptions for teachers not to have to wear masks in a primary school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appeal process for teachers who have medical evidence prohibiting them from wearing masks in cases in which this has been overruled by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30946/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: I confirm I am in Leinster House. I acknowledge Mr. Gloster offered a sincere apology to any person who may have been hurt in dealings with Tusla. That is welcome. An awful lot of people who have contacted my office and those of many other Oireachtas Members will welcome that. I will touch on something that is mentioned in the opening statements but has not been the subject of any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: On the capacity of Tusla, if this legislation provided counselling for everybody affected by this issue, would the agency at the moment have the capacity to provide that service?

Mental Health During and Post Covid-19: Statements (3 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: Last night the Government rushed through legislation that will impinge on people's civil liberties. I was waiting to speak on amendments I put down that would repeal Part 5 of the Mental Health Act 2001, which allows mental health tribunals to be reduced to one-member, paper-based tribunals. This legislation was introduced to reduce the amount of personal interaction between relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 62. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are in place to sustain the events sector at present. [29842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Assets (3 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to invest the profits on crime seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau back into the communities most affected by crime. [29839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place or being considered to provide a multi-agency mental health crisis de-escalation team that will include gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29840/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason he has not proceeded with a ban on the importation of fracked gas and has instead issued a policy statement citing the fact that the advice of the Attorney General is that a ban would be against EU law (details supplied). [29385/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funds returned unspent to the Exchequer from her Department’s budget in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29597/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funds returned unspent to the Exchequer from her Department and the NCSE assistive technology grant budget in each of the years 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Mark Ward: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of full-time visiting teachers for the visually impaired by region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29606/21]