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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1002. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mental health and well-being supports that are currently in place for members of GSOC; how long they are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17738/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1022. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young people who have entered Garda diversion programmes from 2019 to date; where these programmes are in operation; if follow up data is collected on those leaving the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18052/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Detention Centres (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1202. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of young people within Oberstown Children Detention Campus offered temporary release for each Christmas from 2020 to 2022; the number of young people who accepted temporary release; the number of young people who turned it down over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16716/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1367. To ask the Minister for Health to outline where the two new roles, the national clinical lead for mental health and the assistant director for youth mental health, will fill into the structures of the HSE; if this can be provided in diagram form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16416/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1368. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the access criteria for someone to enter one of the three pilot projects for dual diagnosis; the capacity of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16417/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1374. To ask the Minister for Health when a public health nurse will be available for residents in Newcastle, County Dublin; the current and levels of public health nurses by area in Dublin mid-west; the plans for recruitment of public heath nurses in Dublin mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16443/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1420. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in Dublin mid-west by area; the number of vacancies by area; the recruitment plan for public health nurses in Dublin mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16656/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1426. To ask the Minister for Health if current trainee counselling psychology students will be funded in line with incoming first year students in the same course; the plans by his Department to expand this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16674/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1427. To ask the Minister for Health if funding that will be available for trainee educational psychologists in line with funding allocated for trainee counselling psychologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16675/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1510. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for child health visits by public health nurses, by area in Dublin mid-west, by year from 2017 to 2022, and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17020/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1514. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in each of the 73 CAMHS teams; how many CAMHS teams are fully staffed; the vacancy rates per CAMHS team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17032/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1679. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for January and March 2019-2023, inclusive, in tabular form. [17719/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1750. To ask the Minister for Health when the oversight group for National Standards for Bereavement Care Following Pregnancy Loss and Perinatal Death under the National Women and Infants Health Programme will be reconstituted; if he will outline the process of how an individual or group can become part of the oversight group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18142/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1762. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of staffing levels by profession in each of the 73 CAMHS teams across the State; the vacancy levels per CAMHS teams by profession in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18183/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 1763. To ask the Minister for Health to identify the specialist inpatient mental health treatment that is not provided in this State for which patients are sent to the North, to Britain or elsewhere abroad; what efforts are being made to provide these services in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18184/23]

Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: I mentioned to the Tánaiste before that I am a proud son of a retired Defence Forces veteran. My dad spent 25 years in the Army, both at home and abroad. Growing up as his son, I was aware of some of the problems in the Defences Forces, mainly in relation to pay and conditions. My father had to work three jobs at one stage, his Army job and two other jobs, just to keep shirts on our...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: They are assistant positions, not national director.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (30 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: 26. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the definition of youth work in the Youth Work Act 2001 will be updated to reflect the additional roles, responsibilities and significance that youth workers have within their communities; if he has engaged with youth workers in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15789/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Youth Services (30 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: 34. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if pay scales for youth workers will be reviewed and updated to reflect their counterparts within the public sector; if youth work will be recognised as a profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15790/23]

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

Mark Ward: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the operational costs of running a CAMHS team, including a breakdown of staff by WTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16023/23]