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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I welcome Mr. Gloster and his team and wish him the very best in his role. I engaged with him at the Oireachtas committee on children in his previous role and I think we will get unison among those in all parties and none that we wish him all the best in this role, given it is a very important issue. My first question is in regard to the neurorehabilitation teams. It is an area in which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: Can the recruitment and the governance issue be resolved in parallel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: Thank you. I want to move on to another area in which I have a big interest, that of mental health. One aspect is the area of early intervention in psychosis. I was very disappointed to receive a reply to a parliamentary question during the week stating there is no new funding for early intervention in psychosis team development in 2023. I wonder what impact that is going to have on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I get that but from the information I have, we are talking about an average investment of €408,000 per year in early intervention into psychosis. I am asking whether not having that €408,000 this year will have an impact? It does not seem a hell of a lot of money in the full budget of the HSE.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I want to move on to eating disorders. Another response I received from the HSE to a parliamentary question said there is no additional funding for eating disorders in the National Service Plan 2023. I find this to be absolutely horrendous. We heard all the way through the Covid-19 pandemic about its impact on people who have eating disorders. Eating disorders have the highest mortality...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: Was there any rationale as to why no funding was allocated in 2023? The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has stated during debates in the Chamber that eating disorders is one of her key priorities and we come here and get the information from the HSE that there is no new funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2023: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I have a last point to make regarding CAMHS. I am paraphrasing Mr. Gloster regarding the Minister saying that we need to move away from CAMHS. It is all well and good and easy to say but at the moment 4,490 children or young people are waiting for a first-time appointment with CAMHS. Some 752 of these children are waiting for more than a year for appointment. It was mentioned that 95%...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion [Private Members] (23 May 2023)

Mark Ward: In the limited time available to me, I will concentrate on mental health and the waiting lists for mental health. Currently, we are at a record high of 4,490 young people waiting for an appointment for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. Some 752 of these children have been waiting for more than a year for a mental health appointment. These are the figures I received at the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (23 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will explain the exemptions for individuals with a driving licence from a different jurisdiction; the countries Ireland has a licence exchange agreement with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 772. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [24311/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (23 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 839. To ask the Minister for Health the counselling services available for individuals with inherited predispositions to cancer; the counselling services there are for individuals who test positive for cancer associated BRCA variants; the counselling services available for individuals who test negative for cancer associated BRCA variants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24842/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 7. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that are in place for the Shamrock and Olive Tree Boxing Project to assist them in bringing a small group of Palestinian boxers and coaches to Ireland in August as part of their sporting cultural exchange; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23062/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I appreciate the Minister of State taking the question. What supports are in place for the Shamrock and Olive Tree Boxing Project, to assist it in bringing a small group of Palestinian boxers and coaches to Ireland in August, as part of a sporting and cultural exchange? I ask the Minister of State to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Mark Ward: Just to provide a bit of background, the Shamrock and Olive Tree Boxing Project sport and cultural exchange is between Ireland and Palestine, the shamrock being the symbol of Ireland and the olive tree being the symbol of Palestine. It is an all-Ireland initiative. We have boxers and clubs from Dublin, Belfast and Waterford taking part, linked in with El Barrio Boxing Club in Ramallah. For...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I agree with the Minister of State that we have a big history of boxing in this country. I also want to take the opportunity to wish Katie Taylor all the best in her fight at the weekend. My understanding is that the Department offered to support Katie Taylor in putting on that fight over the weekend when it was running into difficulties. I am asking for the same level of support, if any...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (18 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the publication date for the Implementation Plan of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/23]

Central Statistics Office Sexual Violence Survey 2022: Statements (17 May 2023)

Mark Ward: I welcome the CSO report, which will be a vital tool in combating domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. The information in the report will allow Governments to develop adequate services and supports. I thank everybody involved in the report. It is not an easy thing to do to give that information. I join the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and urgently call on the Minister to reform the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 May 2023)

Mark Ward: Hear them now-----

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (17 May 2023)

Mark Ward: 159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people within the prison population who have foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the awareness training for staff in relation to foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23260/23]