Results 1-13 of 13 for lottery speaker:Mark Ward

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Sep 2024)

Mark Ward: ...has been an increase in authorised officers hired by the HSE. The Minister of State mentioned this and it is something I welcome. However, they need to be available across the entire State in order that there is no postcode lottery of care. We also need certainty about the numbers needed and the numbers available. At present, the HSE target for authorised officers is four per 100,000...

Delivering Universal Healthcare: Statements (15 May 2024)

Mark Ward: ...and the list goes on and on. When it comes to providing the right care at the right time, this Government has failed miserably. There is also a situation where children are subject to a postcode lottery when it comes to care. For example, a child who is living in one part of the country may have easier access to the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, than a child who...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Mark Ward: ...more acute services of CAMHS as they get older. I am referring to the 16,000 young people currently waiting for primary care psychology. In some areas Jigsaw is doing really well but a post code lottery exists in other areas where children are not getting the Jigsaw appointment they need. In bringing forward this legislation, I spoke to parents outside. I do not want to raise people's...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Mark Ward: ...issues. Waiting lists have doubled under the Government, with the number of first-time appointments for CAMHS having exceeded 4,400 in 2023. This cannot be allowed to continue. The unacceptable postcode lottery for care continues to exist, with certain counties receiving lower quality care. Children with a dual diagnosis of ill mental health and an intellectual disability have fallen...

Capital Support for Sports Facilities: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Mark Ward: ...with Cork County Council and now Cork City Council over this period. The lack of title to this land has meant that the club cannot apply for grants from the sports capital grants, which we are discussing today, lottery grants or FAI grants. The club members and volunteers have kept it going over the years. They deserve to be treated with respect and not to have to continue to deal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mental Health Commission (21 Sep 2023)

Mark Ward: .... In one CHO area, the acceptance rate will be 60% or 70% but in the neighbouring CHO area, the acceptance rate will be an awful lot lower. We need to have uniformity of care because a postcode lottery of care has developed under this Government. I am going to talk about just one of the recommendations, No. 1. It is that: "The immediate and independent regulation of CAMHS by the...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Mark Ward: ...orders and by applying through the family courts for divorce orders, through to obtaining criminal convictions under the law through the District, Circuit and Criminal Courts. However, the postcode lottery faced by victims in respect of court waiting times is adding to their trauma. While organisations such as Women’s Aid have complimented An Garda on its roll-out of Operation...

Joint Committee On Health: Mental Health Commission Interim Report on CAMHS: HSE (14 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: ...who are looking for access to Pieta counselling. I met with Pieta representatives last week. They told me children as young as five turn up to the services now. There is also the postcode lottery in relation to treatment. For example, there is a four-week waiting list for a young person living in Wicklow who is looking for a Jigsaw service. A young person living in Cork has a...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (31 Jan 2023)

Mark Ward: ...representatives during the week who told me that children as young as five are accessing Pieta's suicide and self-harm services. The Government has failed the children who are reliant on a postcode lottery for treatment. For example, there is a four-week waiting list for an appointment for a child or young person if they live in Wicklow but if you are a child or young person living in...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Mark Ward: ...are impacting the care the people receive. It was mentioned that Ireland's percentage of the budget is almost half of the international best practice. I have been trying to change the postcode lottery of treatment for a long time and I have highlighted this for a long time. Treatment should be based on need and not where someone lives. I want to mention CAMHS in Kerry, because it was...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Strengthening Prevention and Early Intervention Supports to Children and Families Post Pandemic: Prevention & Early Intervention Network (9 Nov 2021)

Mark Ward: ...one of them, answered Ireland's call and offered our services free of charge to fill that gap but our offer was not taken up. I have a couple of questions. The first is in regard to the post-code lottery whereby, depending on the location a person lives in, the service might be provided more quickly than in another location. The second matter, on which I questioned the Taoiseach...