Results 501-520 of 3,199 for speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 838. To ask the Minister for Health the visiting hours policies for Roscommon University Hospital psychiatry services; how this compares to other hospital psychiatry visiting policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34295/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: Front-line community drug services are having to turn people away due to the lack of funding. Those concerned have said services are now on life support. I was present for the pre-budget submission by the local drug and alcohol task forces yesterday. The name of the submission is "Services on a Shoestring", and that says it all. The services face a huge increase in demand. I have worked...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 305. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the funding for community neurorehabilitation teams in each CHO; when they can expect to be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33240/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 306. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in CHO7; when this will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Cases (6 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 309. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to the State in legal fees since late 2018 in defending the 115 court cases brought by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner set out in the Disability Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33244/23]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: I raise the same point again. I was looking at the list of six bodies. The draft code of ethics does not state that is to be a public consultation. I will speak in layman's terms, but the general public may not know that this is a public consultation and they may have an input into how the code of ethics is designed and rolled out. That is my concern. While it states "persons", it does...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: Yes, briefly. There was ambiguity in the Minister's response to me. She said that the Minister "could" notify the public, but it should state in the legislation that the Minister "shall" notify the public. It is not in it. It is not specific. It does not say anything about what the Minister "shall" do. I am not saying the Minister will not notify the public if this Bill becomes an Act...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the current size of the waiting list for initial appointments at the Coombe Hospital's endometriosis clinic; the median waiting time, in days, over the past year for women and girls from their initial placement on the waiting list to their first appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for speech and language therapy for children and adults, by CHO; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33029/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a SUSI application by a person (details supplied); if there are any considerations for single parents in relation to SUSI applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32882/23]

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: -----but they were very reluctant to pay their television licence. If they do not pay their television licence this year, they are liable to fines of up to €2,000 and up to two months in prison. The latest figures available to me show that court proceedings were taken against 11,000 individuals in a single year for not paying their TV licence. That should be put in the context of...

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: RTÉ needs root-and-branch reform to end the insider culture. There has been a lot of talk about the culture in RTÉ and protecting "the talent". RTÉ board chair, Ms Siún Ní Raghallaigh, has suggested binning the word "talent", and not before time. The use of the word "talent" is an insult to the ordinary workers in RTÉ. It shows the disconnect between the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 113. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if exit interviews were being carried out with those leaving Community Disability Network Teams in CHO 7; the results of these interviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 120. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting on assessment of needs and the average waiting time in each Community Disability Network Teams in Dublin Mid-West; his plans to address these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the letter from a person (details supplied); his views on the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the school transport application of a person (details supplied); if, given that the person must travel further than 6 km to their children’s school, they can be reconsidered; to outline what other options are available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32229/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline what will happen to the pension entitlements of an individual born in 1944, who does not qualify for the full contributory pension, in the event of their spouse passing away; if they will be entitled to the widow’s pension; if so, the rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32584/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 579. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of funding for wages for trainees in the counselling psychology postgraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin; where this funding has been allocated from; if the €750,000 funding for trainee counselling psychologists has been allocated; if so, where it has been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32161/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 585. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been given to the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care in 2023; the expected funding for each year of implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32211/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (4 Jul 2023)

Mark Ward: 586. To ask the Minister for Health if multi-annual funding will be provided for the Hereditary Cancer Model of Care; what funding will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32213/23]