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Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (22 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cost of Living Issues (17 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 280. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans to financially assist persons who have coeliac disease in purchasing food in the context of the current cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57047/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (15 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for delays in granting probate or processing applications of probate at the Probate Office and if steps can be taken to expedite the process. [56533/22]

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: While we support the intent of this Bill, we believe that many aspects of the legislation have been rushed, and rushed legislation makes bad legislation. The area of the Bill that I would like to focus on is the offence of condoning, denying or grossly trivialising genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against peace. I am just back from a week in Palestine where I saw the...

Home Care: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: There is a crisis in home care that has been brewing for many years. We are now no country for older people. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are failing our older people. We have reports that there has been an increase of more than 10% in the number of older people on waiting lists for home care assistance, with figures of more than 6,000 this year. What is shocking is that almost 10% of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the increases to benefit-in-kind charges for company cars; the rationale for the increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55029/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a timeframe for the roll-out of the pandemic special recognition payment to Dublin Fire Brigade paramedics; the reason for the lengthy delay that the paramedics have been forced to endure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2023 (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the funding allocated to educational psychologists in Budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55573/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify her views, further to a Dáil Éireann contribution in which she stated that her Department will use available NEPS funding to sponsor educational psychologists; if she will clarify the definition of a sponsor; the number of places that will receive such funding; if there are plans to make this funding long-term;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 860. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a redress scheme for people if their property is damaged by An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54648/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 1056. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of subsection 3 of the Mental Health Act 2001 which people involuntarily committed between each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022 fell under, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54736/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 1238. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can add ADHD to the long-term illness scheme if Statutory Instrument No. 277 (9) is not revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55571/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 1323. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the community services programme will be open to new applicants; the latest criteria for the applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54655/22]

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 18, to delete “26 weeks” and substitute “one week”. As was said, amendments Nos. 1 and 14 are related. Many groups that made submissions to the committee about this Bill recommended the removal of the eligibility criterion of being in employment for six months. It is our view that this would negatively impact lone...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: Once it has been discussed and pressed.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: Amendment No. 17 relates to the requirement for a worker to obtain a medical certificate for a third party. It is overly restrictive and places an additional and unreasonable cost burden on parents, particularly lone parents and low-income workers, especially when coupled with the unpaid nature of the leave. It must be considered whether supplying medical information of a third party to an...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: Will the Minister clarify whether the supplying of medical information on a third party to an employer is consistent with GDPR regulations?