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Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: I congratulate the Minister on being appointed to his post. I look forward to working with him in a constructive manner over his period in government. I want to refer to timelines also. It was mentioned that any extension of the criteria for eligibility for a medical card for children and older people is very welcome. However, we need a clear and definitive timeline as to when that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the affordable rental scheme; his views on using public land for public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17124/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sporting organisations that are in receipt of funding through the sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17822/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (23 Jul 2020)

Mark Ward: 95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of volunteers that are working with persons in sports; the different sports these persons are volunteering in, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17823/20]

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...