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Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: I thank the Chairman for allowing me to speak first. I apologise to the witnesses as I cannot stay for the entire meeting, and I usually do, as I must go somewhere else later. I thank the IPRT and the University of Galway for carrying out this report. As Ms Joyce has said, the report highlights that individuals are being let down at each stage of being detained in the CMH. At the very...

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: I have two questions related to the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act and advance healthcare directives, AHDs. In terms of the new Act that went through the Seanad last week, how does it affect people detained in the CMH? Has the Act improved their basic human rights? I am interested in hearing what Professor Flynn thinks about the matter.

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: That seems odd. We live in a society in which data is key. Most of our policies are based on evidence, which is the best way to do things. I find it bizarre that no data on people detained in the CMH are obtainable. Is there any reason for that? It is the first I have heard of it. Is there any rationale behind it?

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: I thank the Chair and thank all the witnesses as well for that report.

Joint Committee On Health: People Detained in Secure Forensic Mental Health Facilities: Discussion (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: I am sorry to cut across Ms Joyce but is her point on prisons in general, the Central Mental Hospital or the entire judicial system?

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Dec 2022)

Mark Ward: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the options that are available to a person whose general practitioner does not provide smear tests; if the HSE keeps a list of general practitioners that offer the service; the frequency with which this list is updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60006/22]

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I want to thank Deputy Ó Ríordáin for bringing forward this motion and I welcome Councillor Daithí Doolan to the Visitors Gallery. He is a comrade of mine who, like myself, has worked in addiction services right across Dublin over the years. In all those years we have seen so many of our citizens fall between the cracks. The culture of drugs use has changed. Years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent site planning application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59794/22]

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Rourke, for tabling this motion to stop the hike in toll charges on our motorways. Sometimes I believe the Government is living under a rock when it comes to the cost-of-living crisis. The crisis is real. It is real for the people of my constituency, who are making a stark choice between eating and heating. The cost-of-living crisis is real for the many who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 579. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the policy for family members to provide clothes to persons in prison; if they can be hand-delivered; if there will be any changes in this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59105/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update when the report on the audit into CAMHS by the HSE will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59032/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 670. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update when the report on the audit into CAMHS by the Mental Health Commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59033/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 697. To ask the Minister for Health if new development funding for mental health will be released by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in order that funding can be used for new clinical programmes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59321/22]

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I thank the witnesses for this interesting and informative discussion. It gives a balance in the context of previous discussions the committee has had about foster carers. It is interesting and important to hear the perspective of the parents of children in foster care and the challenges they face. I thank the witnesses for that and I thank other members of the committee for their...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: Reference was made to the individual response; my concern is that it could be lost. Ms McCarthy mentioned research. Evidenced-based research is going to be invaluable in making the systemic changes that were mentioned. Has there been collaboration between the witnesses or other agencies as regards collecting that data and evidence in order that we can prove that this new model could make...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Supports for Parents of Children in Foster Care: Discussion (29 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I spoke about foster carers previously. I take my hat off to them for the invaluable work they do. However, this initiative relates to a different type of foster care. It is hugely challenging for a carer to care for a parent and a child, to find their role in that and where the boundaries are, and to know when to intervene and how to help. As part of the research that is being...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: 300. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for mammograms following referral by GPs and BreastCheck; if family history of breast cancer reduces the wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58506/22]

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I encourage everybody to attend because there is no longer a family on this island which is not affected by the housing crisis.

Declaration of a Housing Emergency: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: Fianna Fáil has had two years in charge of housing and it has failed. Things have got much worse under the Minister's wardship. The Minister's failure to see this as a housing emergency is a slap in the face to the many people who come into my constituency office daily. They may be trapped in back bedrooms, on long waiting lists for social housing, or unable to afford housing. They...

Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2022)

Mark Ward: I am a little incognito today, yes. Listening to the Government benches today, one would swear Sinn Féin did not produce an alternative budget. One would swear Deputy Kerrane did not go and fully cost an alternative budget when it came to social welfare measures. It was fully costed by Departments of Government. Listening to what has been thrown across, like much of the stuff that...