Results 1,001-1,020 of 3,610 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Rights of People with Disabilities (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 603. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of ratifying the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when this ratification will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26019/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental health care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 665. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of new funding in 2023 for each of the HSE national clinical programmes (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25701/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 669. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on primary care psychology services, by age and amount of time waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 670. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for Jigsaw services, by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25721/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 715. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funding given to the voluntary and community mental health sector in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26010/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of authorised officers in the HSE; the target number of authorised officers by quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26011/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 717. To ask the Minister for Health how many deficits in authorised officer numbers will be addressed by quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on all the independent advocacy services available in mental health, for both inpatient and outpatient services, in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form, indicating those that are for children and young people only, and those that are for adults only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 719. To ask the Minister for Health the projected costs of implementing the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26014/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 720. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the costings of restructuring the HSE to regional health areas from 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 721. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 722. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding allocated to the expansion of the national clinical programmes in mental health in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 723. To ask the Minister for Health the start date for the new child and youth mental health lead at assistant national director level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26018/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 748. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new primary care centre on Boot Road in Clondalkin; the breakdown of the staff to be recruited, by WTE; if they will be in place for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (30 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 800. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people receiving education and training to work in the mental healthcare sector in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26033/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (25 May 2023)

Mark Ward: At yesterday's meeting of the health committee, the new CEO of the HSE, Mr. Bernard Gloster, said to me in response to a question that we have serious questions to ask about whether we should continue to maintain more than 70 partially staffed child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, teams or whether we should reduce the number to 55 or 50 full teams. I submitted a couple of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (25 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend youth diversion projects to under-25s; when such an extension could be made; the estimated number of young people who could be diverted from the judicial system as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24770/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (25 May 2023)

Mark Ward: What plans are in place to extend youth diversion programmes to the under-25s? When could such an extension be made? What is the estimated number of young people who could be diverted from the judicial system as a result? May I have a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (25 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I welcome the discussion paper that was published at the one-day conference on youth justice held in Croke Park. I have already suggested that the diversion programmes should be for young people up to the age of 25. The idea behind that is to divert those who have committed minor offences - and I stress minor offences; it has to be stressed - from the judicial system. Their rehabilitation...