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Situation in the Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: The killing of civilians in Israel by Hamas was unjustifiable and was rightly condemned. In the brief time I have, I will focus on my real-life lived experience in Palestine last year. This time last year I spent some time in the West Bank. We could not go to Gaza as Israel imposed a ban on visiting the area. I witnessed at first hand the apartheid regime that Israel imposes on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the teacher vacancy rate in a school (details supplied); the assistance her Department will offer to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45721/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the SNA vacancy rate in a school (details supplied); the assistance her Department will offer to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45722/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average SNA vacancy rate in secondary schools in Dublin Mid-West, by school; what assistance her Department will offer to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average teacher vacancy rate in secondary schools in Dublin Mid-West, by school; what assistance her Department will offer to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to extend Youth Reach to include 13/14-year-olds; if not, what options are available to parents who would like their children to attend a Youth Reach service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a process within the HSE where a person (details supplied) can access the long-term illness card for treatment of hereditary spastic paraplegia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45760/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional train carriages will be added to the service between Newbridge and Grand Canal Dock at peak times; if additional train services will be considered at peak times for the service between Hazelhatch and Grand Canal Dock; the additional services that have been put in place in response to the rising population of Adamstown;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (17 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the efficiency of bus services (details supplied) in the Dublin mid-west area over the past three years; the amount of fines issued to the operator in this same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (17 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 515. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on psychotherapy registration through CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44745/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulatory Bodies (17 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 516. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) can be included in the next round of discussion for registration of psychotherapy through CORU; to outline the consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 592. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the statement within a review (details supplied) which states that "that 92.7% of urgent CAMHS cases were responded to within three working days"; how many people were referred in this category; the nature of the response given to people within three working days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45169/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (17 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 608. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the amount of money allocated to section 38 and section 39 mental health organisations in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively; including a breakdown of the names of each of these organisations and how much is allocated to each organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45235/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 179. To ask the Minister for Health what funding options are available to the NCBI through the mental health budget to fund its counselling, well-being and emotional support services; how they can apply for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44492/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (12 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Section 39 organisations that work within addiction and drug-related services; the number of staff employed in Section 39 organisations in this area; their rates of pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44495/23]

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: Another budget day and another missed opportunity for mental health services. This is another letdown for the individuals accessing mental health services and their families. Since this Government was formed, waiting lists for primary and acute services have increased. In some cases, they have doubled. We have seen a lack of further investment in eating disorder services, early...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: I thank representatives of the Mental Health Commission for attending. I thank the commission for its recent reports, which have shone a spotlight on the darkest parts of our health service when it comes to how we look after our most vulnerable, that is, the young people who engage with the children's mental health services. I will not make a long statement because I want to use my time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: I return to the figure that 92.7% of urgent CAMHS cases were responded to within three working days. How were they responded to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: Was the response a letter to a parent, a phone call to a parent or an appointment for a child, which is the most important thing?