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Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Concerns have been raised with me that vital developmental checks are not being carried out on newborn babies due to a lack of public health nurses. Parents from Clondalkin, Lucan, Newcastle, Rathcoole and Palmerstown have contacted me with these concerns. When a baby is born, developmental checks are carried out at regular intervals from birth and throughout their infancy. A public health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the letter of acceptance will be issued for the construction work to commence for a school (details supplied); what is causing the delay in this being issued; when work is expected to begin and be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43553/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to guarantee that an applicant (details supplied) will get a school placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43574/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff dedicated to developing the CAMHS action plan; their grades; the percentage of their workload dedicated to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43382/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 189. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in his Department dedicated to working with CAMHS; their grades; the percentage of their workload dedicated to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43383/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the unilateral decision by the Central Remedial Clinic to alter the long-standing funding arrangements in place under the Section 28 SLA for the management of a school (details supplied); if she understands the grave implications that this change will have on the operation of the school, including the disability supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the unilateral decision by the Central Remedial Clinic to alter the long-standing funding arrangements in place under for the management of a school (details supplied); if she understands the grave implications that this change will have on the operation of the school; and to intervene as a matter of urgency to have these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (22 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update of the transfer of a plot of land in a school (details supplied) from her Department and the Dublin Education and Training Board to the HSE that is required to progress the delivery of a primary care centre in north Clondalkin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding for educational equipment and supplies for a school (details supplied); where applications can be submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42511/24]

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. I do not know if Dr. Kelly remembers me but I was in his class in 2012 in UCD. I tried to see if he was outside and I did not recognise him but I did when he came in to speak. It is good to see him again after the council on intervention skills in UCD back in 2012. That is neither here or there. My first question is to Mr. McBrien. He mentioned...

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: That makes no sense to me. The thing about common sense is that it is not very common but that is something we absolutely need to challenge. Has Mr. McBrien had any conversations with other nurse practitioners who are able to prescribe and do they share the same view as him? Do they see any challenges in prescribing opioid substitution therapy?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: If somebody in the situation Mr. McBrien described came into his service and they were already on a methadone prescriber programme but they had to get out and get their daily doses, whatever it might be, is there any co-operation between his department and the methadone dispensers? Does that work in tandem at all?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Dr. Kelly mentioned at the start he made on 13 recommendations to the citizens' assembly. Were they all accepted or were any barriers faced in getting some of them accepted?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Did Dr. Kelly meet any barriers when speaking at the citizens' assembly? What was the feedback on the recommendations he put forward?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Professor Comiskey said we should enable evidence-informed policy and nurse-led prescribing and she has research to support that. She said she wanted to expand on that research.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: It is anecdotal.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: It is fantastic. I thank the Chair.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: I was not sure what the time was, but I am fine.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: I will not say what popped into my head. Just taking the piss.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mark Ward: Not once or twice weekly, however. There is no benefit there.