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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be enough ASD class primary school places in September 2023 in Dublin mid-west to meet the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options that are in place for the parents of a person (details supplied) who have so far been unable to find a place in an ASD class despite having the appropriate medical supporting documents. [6778/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the recommendations in the final report of the high-level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector were considered as part of Budget 2023; if so, the budget that has been apportioned to actioning the recommendations in 2023; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reports (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of the implementation of the recommendations of the high-level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position of the review of the Irish Prison Service’s 2006 ‘Keeping Drugs out of Prison’ policy and strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6840/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners who were on waiting lists to access addiction services at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6841/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 714. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed pilot programme for dual diagnosis of mental health and substance addiction, in CHO3; if recruitment is complete; when this will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 715. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the second pilot for dual diagnosis of mental health and substance addiction; when this will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to undertake an awareness campaign on dog ownership nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7376/23]

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I thank the Chair and everybody in attendance. I thank the Mental Health Commission for bringing this report forward and Dr. Susan Finnerty, in particular, because the commission published this report early. Having this conversation early rather than waiting for the publication of the full report was needed. I also want to acknowledge what our guest speakers acknowledged at the very...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I want to ask about and discuss some of the more systemic, run-of-the-mill failures highlighted by the report. I worked in front-line addiction services which were funded through the HSE and through the local drug and alcohol task forces, and I remember doing my reports. Our reports had to be up-to-date in respect of care plans, files and so on. Basically, we were scrutinised by the HSE...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: How far away is the HSE into implementing that system across the other CHO areas?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Is it a similar system?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Yes.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I agree 100%. Without taking it lightly, I think it is bonkers that in 2023 we are still talking about getting to a system where we are not using paper-based filing systems, carrying files, standing and stopping at filing cabinets and all that kind of stuff. I welcome that an interim solution is imminent but it is something that we need to get in place as soon as possible. It will make a...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: That is welcome news going forward. Going back to the systemic failures, there were no complaints on the national risk register, a number of teams expressed the view that it was pointless escalating risk as nothing happened. That is bad practice. This has frustrated some teams to the extent that they told the Mental Health Commission that they did not bother to escalate risk as there was...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Some of the concerns that the Mental Health Commission found are there.

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: Why has the HSE not produced an interim report and brought it into the public domain?

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: In its report, the Mental Health Commission escalated concerns to the HSE; however, as far as I know, the HSE did not escalate them to the Minister of State responsible for mental health. She said that on the floor of the Dáil when I asked a question about it. She knew there were concerns but did not know their nature. To me, that is a big gap. As legislators, we have a...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: I have a couple of questions on the transfer from CAMHS to adult mental health services, AMHS. One of the shortfalls identified in the report relates to this. It could have been one of the key factors related to the number of children lost to follow-up. The delegates will agree that most acute mental health illnesses among young adults occur between the ages of 16 and 25. We know that...