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Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: I welcome that the Government will not oppose this Bill. I acknowledge that the Minister has issues with some of the ways the legislation is laid out, but this is why we have pre-legislative scrutiny; it is there to iron all of this out. As the Opposition, we do not have the services of the Attorney General. We would love to have the services of the Attorney General when drafting...

Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to acknowledge Deputy Mitchell and Deputy Martin Kenny, who introduced this Bill with me on First Stage. I also thank the Minister of State for taking the time to stay for the late shift on a Thursday. I appreciate him taking the time to be here. The thrust of this Bill is to make it more difficult for older, more experienced...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: I want to raise cancer genetic testing services. Women with the BRCA1 variant have a 40% to 87% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and between a 16% and 68% lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer. This compares to 11% and 2%, respectively, in the general population. Screening for the BRCA1 variant is vitally important. There is a 50% chance of inheriting this variant from a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 336. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the total money allocated to mental health in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the overall health budget that has been allocated for mental health in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52591/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 338. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of the overall health budget that has been allocated to mental health for each of the budgets 2019 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52592/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the way in which the additional funding of €14 million will be spent; the services that it will go towards; when these new measures will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52593/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 340. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to the progression of mental health waiting lists; the way in which it will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52594/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to the progression of peer support and recovery services; the way in which it will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52595/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated to the progression of the roll-out of more digital mental health supports; the way in which it will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52596/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the amount in euro of the investment earmarked for approved centres to ensure that they comply with the Mental Health Commission's requirements and the centres to which it is allocated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52597/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 344. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding that will be allocated for additional employment and housing supports for persons with mental health difficulties; the way in which the funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52598/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 345. To ask the Minister for Health the amount in funding that will be allocated to funding for counselling and psychology training; the way in which the funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52599/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 346. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52600/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 347. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding in budget 2023 that has been allocated for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, excluding existing levels of service; the way in which this funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding in budget 2023 that has been allocated for eating disorders, excluding existing levels of service; the way in which this funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the additional funding in budget 2023 that has been allocated for primary care psychology, excluding existing levels of service; the way in which this funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52604/22]

Mother and Baby Institutions Redress Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: As the Minister knows, I am on the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with Deputy Cairns. I thank her for tabling this important motion. The mother and baby homes are a dark stain on the history of the State. I am on the committee that was tasked with the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. Listening to the testimonies at the committee of those who...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the scheduled work at Kishogue train station; when work is expected to commence; when work is expected to finish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51911/22]