Results 141-160 of 3,146 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (16 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources allocated to the public safety campaign in relation to illegal fireworks conducted by her Department in each of the past five years; the number of schools, youth or community organisations that have been visited in each year as part of the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24246/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 6. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of organisations which applied for the community and voluntary stability fund; the number of applications granted; if the fund is still open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24195/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: Covid-19 has impacted every organisation across the country, and none more so than those in the community and voluntary sector. These are vital for building resilience in our communities. How many organisations applied to the community and voluntary stability fund? How many applications were successful and what was the application process?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: All funding is welcome and it is good to see a few organisations in my own area that were beneficiaries of the fund. Talking to people in the Lucan and Clondalkin area who applied, it was my understanding that a limited timeframe was set for the first tranche that was rolled out in June. The application process was difficult and cumbersome. Community organisations could not access the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: I have met community organisations across the Clondalkin and Lucan areas. They are crying out for financial support that is continuous, structured and applicant-friendly. Community organisations are at the heart of our communities. They put the community in our communities. The reality is that many of our community organisations are historically self-sufficient. The traditional avenues...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: As alluded to by my colleague, we are all aware of the nightly onslaught of fireworks in our communities and would have received the document I have in my hand from Dogs Trust Ireland in that regard. I will read out a couple of testimonies. One states: Nothing works for my pup. She is petrified and we have people setting off bangers randomly so you can’t prepare for them. My dog...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Gardaí in each division over each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24456/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the August 2020 Garda figures include the latest gardaí attested in 2020; the breakdown for each division of the new gardaí deployed in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24683/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí deployed to the area of community policing over each of the past five years, including the latest recruits attested in 2020, by division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24684/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 179. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be secured for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant urologist for Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24465/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (17 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year capital and current costs of doubling the number of beds dedicated to eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24466/20]

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges: — the number of Community Gardaí across the State has fallen from 1,182 in 2010 to 710 in July 2020, with a drop in Community Garda numbers in the Dublin Metropolitan Region decreasing by 45 per cent from 508 in 2010 to 278 in July 2020; — the number of Gardaí assigned to the Dublin Metropolitan Region in August...

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: I thank Deputies from all sides of the House for their contributions to the debate on this motion. It has been a worthwhile discussion and there is a general consensus that there is a problem which must be addressed. I am disappointed but not surprised that the Government does not propose to support the motion. I have gone out and met people in my constituency who are experiencing these...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports in place for parents if their children are sent home from school due of Covid-19 and who have to miss work to care for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for a husband and wife to separate their social welfare payments from their spouse; if the husband and wife have to agree; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25081/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the positive environmental impacts that would result from returning waste management to local authority control; if such a move will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25356/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the evidence base for prioritising the buy-one-get-one-free offers measure in relation to the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25355/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 695. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds in CAMHS filled or unfilled on a weekly basis from January 2019 to date by CHO area in tabular form; the reason for the empty beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24726/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stroke Care (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 697. To ask the Minister for Health the work carried out by the HSE on a costed five-year strategy for stroke in the key areas of prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and restoration to health; when this strategy will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24729/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (22 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that died by suicide by age, gender and CHO area in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24934/20]