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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 201. To ask the Minister for Health if grants are available for clubs to access training in mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 216. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to end the practice of placing children into the care of adult psychiatric hospital and units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17740/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children placed in adult psychiatric hospitals and units to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 218. To ask the Minister for Health his views on matters contained in Sharing the Vision in which it states that a person with an addiction has a right to access relevant mental health supports; his further views on whether this should include access to non-State organisations that receive funding from the State to provide mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 236. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to national governing bodies for mental health in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17819/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of sporting national governing bodies in receipt of mental health funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17820/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 238. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide mental health training to persons involved locally and nationally in sporting organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17821/20]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: The programme for Government contains a commitment to: "Progress the National Clinical Programme for Dual Diagnosis and work to develop joint protocols and referral pathways." In addition, Sharing the Vision states "an individual with an addiction has a right to access relevant mental health supports". Will the Taoiseach indicate if the policy outlined in both documents relates to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Free Travel Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that persons with the free travel pass have in obtaining travel on Irish Rail due to social distancing rules and the fact that paying passengers are given priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17434/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (21 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can ignore the guidelines of her Department which state that all elements of school uniform should be purchasable from various stores and only iron or sew on crests should be used; the recourse parents have if this is ignored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16777/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (16 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 166. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will implement the recommendations of Sharing the Vision over the next five years including costings, key objectives and outcomes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: Page 97 of the programme for Government commits to establishing a high-level cross-departmental and cross-agency taskforce to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those imprisoned and primary care supports on their release. The community prison links service was put in place to assist prisoners who have additional support needs for addiction and dual diagnosis when exiting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (15 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the completion of the new DEIS identification model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (15 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if priority will be given to recommendations on access to counselling services in the community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 1090. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for mental health provision in 2020; the priority areas to which the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15024/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank the Chairman and the witnesses. It is my first chance to address the committee. I have been going through some of the reports that were circulated. The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic risks sparking a global mental health crisis. It was very telling this morning to see the Mental Health Reform survey on the impact of Covid-19, which was published...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: All politics is local and this is, to some extent, a local issue for me. I represent the Dublin Mid-West constituency and grew up in north Clondalkin. As the representatives of Jigsaw know, that is where the service was first located. It was borne out of a need for intervention after a spate of youth suicides in my area. Many of those children were the sons or daughters of friends and...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: One of the problems with the service being moved from Dublin mid-west to Dublin south-west is the lack of public transport and infrastructure. There are many areas that would not have a direct bus route up to Tallaght in the Clondalkin and Lucan area, which makes matters quite difficult. It is also quite difficult for young people who are suffering from mental health trauma, or whatever they...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: I was really enthused by my interaction with young people in the Clondalkin area regarding mental health. There was a stigma about talking about how one felt when I was growing up around the area, especially among young men. One would be worried about what other people thought. I commend Jigsaw because one of the impacts it has had in north Clondalkin is that it allowed young people to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. I thank Mr. John Farrelly from the Mental Health Commission for his very candid and upfront appraisal of what is going on in mental health service by saying that it is not fit for purpose and is out of date. I agree 100%. We can have no half measures with mental health provision, especially as the Covid pandemic has only increased pressures on...