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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: Since the Maskey report was published, the emphasis has been on Kerry, and rightly so, given the chronic mistreatment of children there. Deputy Funchion cited figures from February but they have increased again since March. I have figures to hand that show the national figures in CAMHS increased by a further 3% between February and March. A total of 4,434 children are waiting for a first...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mental Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: If they got the appropriate primary care, they would not need them.

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: Sinn Féin will support the Bill which, as has been said, has arisen from recommendations from the judicial planning working group. We support the purpose of the Bill to increase the maximum number of judges at various court levels. This is welcome particularly given last year's damning European Commission report which ranks Ireland as the worst country in Europe for judicial...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: I wish to talk about a family from Lucan whose five children, all under the age of five, are praying every night for a new house, having been served with an eviction notice. Darina, who went public last week, said she breaks down crying when she puts her children to bed because of the stress of having to move out on 1 May. The family's problems are further compounded because their daughter,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: It is.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: This one is.

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: I listened to the Minister on the radio this morning talking about the forecasted budgetary surplus. He had a caveat that forecasts can be unreliable and that we need to be cautious, and rightly so. Census figures are not forecasts, however; they are factually correct. The figures from the census in 2022 show that there were 160,000 vacant properties. Some 48,000 of these were vacant in...

Vacant Homes Tax: Motion [Private Members] (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: Was I last? I could have gone on.

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...

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.

Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: It will be no surprise to the Minister of State that I will talk about children's mental health, the crisis in children's mental health services and the false promises made by the Government. In May 2022, 11 crucial CAMHS beds were closed in Linn Dara. The Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and the then Taoiseach said that they would be reopened in September 2022. We...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: The last time I spoke on this, I called on the Government to establish a full statutory inquiry into the allegations of abuse, harassment and sexual harassment. I said at the time that the proposal to hold a review was far short of what was needed and that a full statutory inquiry was needed. I also called for re-engagement with all stakeholders including the representatives of the Women of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: Will there be a statutory inquiry?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (23 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: 6. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the report carried out by the independent review group into allegations made by a group (details supplied); when this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14199/23]