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Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Legal Cases (10 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 133. To ask the Minister for Health the number of parents have that taken his Department to court due to the fact their child did not receive an assessment of needs within the statutory time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42161/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (10 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 395. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a newspaper article (details supplied) on high rates of suicides of young women in south County Dublin; the matters learned from the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37037/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 396. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he proposes take to ease the waiting list for children to attend child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: Yesterday, at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, we heard the Government is not meeting its statutory obligations on children obtaining assessments of need. It was proposed by witnesses at the meeting that a cross-party motion be tabled reaffirming the intentions and aspirations of the Oireachtas regarding assessments of need for...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank the Regional Group for tabling the motion and keeping mental health on the agenda, and Sinn Féin will speak in favour of it today. The tragedy of suicide has touched nearly all communities and sectors in Ireland. The Government relies on non-governmental organisations to plug gaps in mental health services but we must become proactive rather than reactive and put in place...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which social prescribing is delivered for those presenting to general practitioners with no acute mental health problems such as anxiety and depression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42252/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (9 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the options available for adults with anorexia to receive inpatient treatment; and the way in which they avail of same. [42271/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sports Organisations (9 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the number or sports organisations that have received mental health training by sport, club and gender by year to date 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42288/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for their testimonies. I read their opening statements this morning in preparation for this meeting. My blood was boiling. I am a relatively new Deputy - I was elected a year ago this month - and this is my first time being a committee member. I struggled last week when I heard the Ombudsman for Children say that moving a child from one list to another was just an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank Ms Comerford.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (3 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 102. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports offered to males by Tusla who are survivors of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40767/20]

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion on pay and conditions for student nurses and midwives. I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for putting this important issue on the agenda today. Members have all stood to give a round of applause to all front-line workers, including in this mutual appreciation, to student nurses and midwives. The Irish Nurses and Midwives...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community employment workers are permitted to work in primary schools as cleaners, maintenance and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40420/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: 609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions that took place in 2019 to date in 2020, under section 80(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40316/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assessments of Needs for Children with Disabilities: Engagement with Ombudsman for Children (1 Dec 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank Dr. Muldoon for his opening statement and for the report. The report states that the average waiting time for an assessment of need is 19 months. Despite legal requirements to the effect that the HSE commence and complete an assessment within three and six months, respectively, of an application having been received, this is not being done. What does Dr. Muldoon recommend be done...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: I welcome the Government not opposing this Bill and I appreciate the support this Bill has received across the House, or perhaps I should say across the convention centre. I acknowledge some of the points the Minister of State raised and her observations on the Bill. There was a similar Bill previously and I acknowledge some of the reasons which were stated regarding why that Bill fell....

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." For too long mental health has been the Cinderella of the health service. Years of neglect, underinvestment and lack of political will have led to systemic failures in the mental health service. This is a Bill of hope. It is a vital legislative measure that will elevate the plight of people seeking mental health supports to the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment reported that high-support units in Irish prisons that accommodate mentally ill prisoners offered poor conditions and inadequate treatment. Reading parts of this, one would be forgiven for thinking it was a report on Irish prisons from more than 100 years ago, but the committee only...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance when the issue with regard to disabled drivers and passengers obtaining a primary medical certificate will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33171/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 Nov 2020)

Mark Ward: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of women that currently share a PPSN with their spouses; and the efforts being made to proactively issue these women with new PPS numbers before there is a need for them to apply for one in the case of death of a partner or divorce from a partner. [39523/20]