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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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 76. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of individuals who have been prosecuted for failure to pay their TV licence fee; the average length of sentence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34589/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 539. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of under 25-year-olds within the prison population; the average sentence amongst this age group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35339/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 540. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of offences carried out by under 25-year-olds in the years 2011 to 2022, inclusive, and to-date in 2023; the number of convictions as a result;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35340/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young people who were diverted to Garda Youth Diversion Programmes in 2011 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, by county; the number that completed the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35341/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 545. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are follow-up services for those that have completed a Garda Youth Diversion Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35345/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 546. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of young people who have completed a Garda Youth Diversion Programme who have reoffended; the outcomes in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35346/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to Garda Youth Diversion Programmes in 2011 to 2023, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35342/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rates of reoffending in the State amongst those who were first sentenced before the age of 25 years; how this compares to other jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35343/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (13 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the services that are available to those within the prison population to help further their education; the services available to those who are released for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35344/23]