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Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: There is nothing worse than turning on the news and the first item covers the most recent road deaths. Unfortunately, this is all too regular an occurrence. We listen to families speaking about the tragic and heartbreaking loss of a loved one. Even though the devastation is so visible, road deaths continue to soar. Road fatalities increased from 155 in 2022 to 184 in 2023 and there have...

Disability Justice: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: I want to use my limited time to speak about how children with disabilities are being failed by the Government. I acknowledge this is more related to the brief of the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, than that of the Minister present, Deputy Humphreys. I will give the example of a young boy from my constituency, whom I will call John for the purpose of anonymity. John is 11 years old...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 140. To ask the Minister for Health if he was aware that the phone service for families of immunocompromised children in Crumlin hospital has been stopped (details supplied); the reason for same; if the service will return; and, if so, when. [16820/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 150. To ask the Minister for Health what measures are in place to contact parents and advise them that their newborn children are not receiving their developmental checks in Dublin Mid-West due to a lack of public health nurses in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16903/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on salaries and fees for trainee clinical psychologists in each year of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of graduates from the programme; the number who went on to work for the HSE as qualified clinical psychologists in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16975/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase capacity of secondary school places in the Dublin mid-west area; the status of any proposed school building projects in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16365/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 125. 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. [16366/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if grants are available to a group organising home education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16027/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the updated timeline for appointment of a contractor to build a post-primary school (details supplied) as the tender process has been completed since October 2023 but no contractor has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16510/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills which school building projects if any in Dublin Mid-West have been awarded additional funding from the National Development Plan; to list these schools and how much has been allocated; what is the purpose of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16707/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the response times of gardaí in the DMR area for antisocial behaviour; the percentage of calls that relate to antisocial behaviour received by gardaí, by year, from 2019 to present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16081/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (16 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 747. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the number of public inpatient beds for adults with eating disorders; the cost of operating one bed per year; if there will be an increase in beds in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 182. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the review of a patient (details supplied); if the CAMHS team had a failure of duty of care to this individual; if consent was needed from the parents for their son to go on medication; if this was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15754/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process involved in issuing a letter of intent for a school building project; the average time required for issuing a letter of intent; the current delay in issuing the letter of intent for an extension building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14887/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the statutory time where a social housing application must be processed by a local authority; if this is the same for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14282/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 780. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants refused for the domiciliary care allowance on first application; how many first applicants appealed this decision; how many first-time applicants were successful on appeal; how many were successful on a second application in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 915. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of committals to challenging behaviour units in prisons in 2023; the number of these that represented repeat committals, by prison, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14969/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 916. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the maximum number of times any person was committed to a challenging behaviour unit (CBU) in 2023; the maximum amount of time that any prisoner spent in a CBU in 2023 in any one admission; the maximum amount of time that any prisoner spent in a CBU in 2023 across multiple admissions; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 917. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to Garda youth diversion projects in the Dublin mid-west area; the funding for the Clondalkin area; for a breakdown of where this funding is allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14985/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (9 Apr 2024)

Mark Ward: 1130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the lisbrí unit in Cherry Orchard Hospital will be closing; if so, the reason the unit is closing; when this will take place; the plans for the residents of this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14562/24]