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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a guaranteed timeline for the beginning of the major building project for a school (details supplied); if she will estimate how long this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a guaranteed timeline for the beginning of the major building project for a school (details supplied); if she will estimate how long this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18388/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 118. To ask the Minister for Health if resources are in place to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if he will provide an update on the provision of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18358/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the disposal of land to provide a primary healthcare centre in Collinstown, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18359/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 135. To ask the Minister for Health if, within the model of care plan for dual diagnosis, funding streams are available for community organisations to provide dual diagnosis services such as (details supplied); how these can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18402/23]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: I am in the Cathaoirleach's party; my name is Mark.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: The Cathaoirleach is calling me by the name of the head of housing in South Dublin County Council. I thank the Chair, Deputy Crowe, and the Minister. I was listening to the Minister's opening statement. I had to listen to it in the office because I was speaking in the Dáil and cannot be in two places at the same time. I notice there was no mention of mental health in the opening...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: Can I ask a question? The Maskey report highlighted the shocking mistreatment of children in Kerry and community healthcare organisation, CHO, area 4 and, at the time, the Government said it was going to put an emphasis on CHO area 4 and fixing the problems in that area. The Government promised action but the statistics are the statistics and are not open to being seen as anything other...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: Okay. I will move to discuss early intervention in psychosis. I have asked questions a number of times about the national programme for the early intervention in psychosis to see what budget was allocated and when funds would be released. The answer I keep getting is that the national service plan is not finished yet. Will these Estimates feed into the national service plan or what is the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: That is grand. The Minister mentioned the National Maternity Hospital at St. Vincent's Hospital in his opening statement. There are two other facilities that I understand were due to open in St. Vincent's Hospital, one of which was an eating disorder service. At the moment, there are only three adult beds in the State for eating disorders. Adults are going onto paediatric wards. They are...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: Okay.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Further Revised) (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: May I cut in there? I agree with the Minister that early intervention is key. Children should get the care they need at primary level. The waiting list for psychology in primary care is in excess of 11,000 at this stage. In some places, there are waiting lists of 30 weeks for Jigsaw services. There are different waiting lists in different parts of the country. There is no counselling in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Dealing (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Dealing (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the laws that are in place to seize nitrous oxide cannisters that are being misused; the penalties for those illegally distributing them; the number of confiscations by gardaí by year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18055/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Dealing (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: A young person who is taking nitrous oxide is playing Russian roulette because they do not know the effects the gas will have on them until they take it. There have been reports from medical experts of the adverse side effects. What laws are in place to seize nitrous oxide canisters that are being misused and what are the penalties for those illegally distributing them?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Dealing (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive answer in relation to the Act but why is it not being used at the moment? You only have to walk into any housing estate or any park and you will see discarded nitrous oxide canisters lying around. It is commonly know as laughing gas. When it first came out it was in small silver bullets and was called one hit wonders. It has been replaced by...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Dealing (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: As recently as December this year, a neurologist specialist, and I was on one of the radio debates with her, spoke about the long-term damage that nitrous oxide could be causing young people. There is a range of sensory issues among patients who have presented, including numbness in their hands, feet and extremities, as well as serious issues with balance, problems with their heart rates and...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: I was reading the concluding statements of the European Council meeting this morning and noted how strong they were in respect of Russia's barbaric war in Ukraine, and rightly so. However, I was also thinking that we could change these statements to reflect what is happening in the occupied territories of Palestine. One could easily change the statement that "The European Council reiterates...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (18 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: 52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to the prison service for mental health supports for both staff and the prison population; for an update on the prison service’s initiative to capture information on mental health and addiction of individuals within prison services; if initiatives for increased care will be considered; and if he...