Results 461-480 of 3,231 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will see work commence on its new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41450/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Qualifications (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: I spent the recess meeting organisations, staff and mental health services right across the State, including in Deputies Griffin and Healy-Rae's area in Kerry, meeting families affected by child and adolescent mental health services. One of the biggest things that came up was about retention of staff working in the mental health service. Social and economic conditions are getting worse and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Qualifications (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: I want to address one particular course that has been cancelled this year. The Minister might have notes on it. It is in Question No. 107. I will give the Minister a heads-up on that in case he has it there. The specialist master's degree on children's mental health in Trinity College Dublin has been cancelled this year. This master's degree in children's mental health provided at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Qualifications (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that are being made to expand places in third-level courses for mental healthcare; what assistance is being given by his Department to assist third-level institutions in offering these increased places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40606/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Medical Qualifications (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: Children's mental health services and mental health services in general in this State are beyond crisis at this point. Successive Governments have failed to implement proper workforce planning and we now face staffing shortages. We need more qualified mental health staff coming through our universities. What efforts are being made to expand places in third level courses for mental...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: I spent the recess meeting several different groups and organisations. For example, I will go through some of the national clinical programmes mentioned. I met with Lucena CAMHS, which deals with ADHD. I also met with ADHD Ireland and Families for Reform of CAMHS. They all cited issues with waiting lists for young people with ADHD accessing mental health supports. Nothing the Minister of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 7. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no additional funding was given to the national clinical programmes in mental health for 2023; what this means for the timelines for completion of the expansion of the national clinical programmes; if increased funding will be delivered in budget 2024 for the national clinical programmes for mental health; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: We are coming up to the budget. I would like to know why no additional funding was provided to the national clinical programmes in mental health in 2023. This meant there was no additional funding to expand national clinical programmes for self-harm and suicide, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, eating disorders or early intervention in psychosis. What does this mean for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: According to the response I got on 20 July, national clinical programmes did not receive any funding for new posts to expand clinical programme services in 2023. We are approaching budget time and the Opposition Members have to turn into forensic accountants to try to go through what is being said and what is actually being delivered on the ground. Last year, the Minister of State tweeted...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Commission (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: The Minister of State mentioned 33% more referrals to CAMHS. She is right that there have been more referrals but there were also more children referred to CAMHS and not accepted because they did not meet the criteria. That is right across the board. It is different in different CHO areas. In one CHO area, the acceptance rate will be 60% or 70% but in the neighbouring CHO area, the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Commission (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: I have the legislation.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Commission (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 3. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the Government’s response to the Mental Health Commission’s reports into CAMHS; if the Government will accept and implement the 49 recommendations made by the Mental Health Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40786/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Commission (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: Since the recess, there have been several reports by the Mental Health Commission on child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. They have highlighted a failure in governance, risk management, clinical governance, staffing and access to treatment, among other matters. Overall, the reports are a damning indictment of how we care for vulnerable children. I ask for an update on the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Commission (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: I want to give the Minister of State some facts. Waiting lists for initial assessments for CAMHS have almost doubled since the Minister of State took the reins in mental health. Hundreds of children have been waiting for more than a year for an appointment with CAMHS. The report also shows issues around monitoring of anti-psychotic medication. In some areas, only 50% of children had...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 56. To ask the Minister for Health if the Government has any plans to regulate CAMHS under the Mental Health Act 2001 to give the Mental Health Commission statutory oversight of CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the specialist MSc in children’s mental health at Trinity College Dublin (details supplied); the efforts his Department has made to enable this course to continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40605/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 253. To ask the Minister for Health his views on patient and public involvement within the health service; if the Government has plans to pay those involved in PPI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40781/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Government plans to fund SNA teachers for primary school-aged children who attend Montessori schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39535/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: 890. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 815 of 13 July 2023, to provide a breakdown of where the €14 million of new development funding was allocated for new services in mental health; for an update on any overspend or underspend of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39543/23]

Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Statements (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: We have all seen Europe's unified stance against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It shows just how powerful a force Europe can be in the quest for peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world. This has united the European Union in the face of an unjustified war of oppression and tyranny. It is the same force for good, this unwavering support in the face of tyranny, which the...