Results 1-20 of 20 for cork speaker:Mark Ward

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (23 Nov 2023)

Mark Ward: 297. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on accommodation for adult ADHD services in Kerry/Cork west; if the accommodation is up to standard; if new accommodation is being sought and for an update on this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51612/23]

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

Mark Ward: ...raise an issue in respect of Ballincollig AFC, which I am happy to do. Deputy Gould has told me there is a farcical situation happening and that it warrants urgent attention from the Minister of State's Department and Cork City Council. More than 20 years ago, land was transferred to Cork County Council, where Ballincollig was then based, when the Army's old Murphy Barracks in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (28 Mar 2023)

Mark Ward: 628. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on securing accommodation for the 3 priority areas of Limerick, Galway and Cork for perinatal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14711/23]

Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Feb 2023)

Mark Ward: ...an inspection has taken place yet. We are now in February. It just seems to be another hold-up. I ask the Minister of State to find out what is happening with that. CHO 4, which includes the Cork and Kerry teams, has been identified as the second adult dual diagnosis team site. The HSE said that as there were no applicants for the consultant post, external agencies, through the...

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

Mark Ward: ...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 30-week waitlist. It is difficult for young people to get that care. As was said, they are then more likely to need the acute service of CAMHS. What is being put in place to address...

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

Mark Ward: ...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 Cork, you could be waiting up to 30 weeks for that appointment, which is just not good enough. It was mentioned already that 741 children are admitted to hospital for mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2023)

Mark Ward: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when catering facilities will resume on the Dublin to Cork train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63787/22]

Joint Committee On Health: Issues Relating to Perinatal Mental Health: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Mark Ward: That is very interesting. Dr. Wrigley touched briefly in the slides on the accommodation issues in the hubs in hospitals in Cork, Limerick and Galway. Will she outline what is available in each? Are enough clinical space and staff available to deliver a top-class perinatal service? What is missing? What can we do in that regard?

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Mark Ward: ...community. A recent report published by the Ombudsman for Children stated that the Department of Education is failing children with special educational needs particularly in black spots such as Dublin and Cork regarding the provision of suitable school places. I have said this numerous times but I will say it again. My area of Dublin Mid-West currently has 17 primary schools with 29...

Joint Committee On Health: Resourcing and the Provision of Services at the Linn Dara CAMHS Unit: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Mark Ward: ...Linn Dara went down from 24 to 13 beds, St. Vincent's dropped from 12 beds to ten and Merlin Park in Galway has been reduced from 20 to 14 beds. The only unit that had no change is Eist Linn in Cork. The reductions seem to be almost right across the board. We have heard from stakeholders and parents who are all very concerned that this closure of beds could lead to a further decrease in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Feb 2022)

Mark Ward: ...obtained [by Tusla], and a clear process was not described when we raised this with the social workers on the team." We have heard major concerns about CAMHS in north Kerry, Wexford, Dublin and Cork. I suspect that is only the tip of the iceberg. Will the Taoiseach commit to a full, comprehensive and independent audit of all 73 CAMHS teams nationwide, including Tusla's role, rather than...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Mark Ward: ...to be at an all-time low in this regard. These parents and children were so badly treated that words fail me. The problem is not confined to south Kerry. We have heard similar stories in north Kerry, Cork and Wexford, and I suspect they are just the tip of the iceberg. While the responsibility for mental health provision will not be moving Departments under this Bill, one of the common...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Mark Ward: ...of October 2021, including 863 waiting greater than six months and 202 waiting greaqter than 12 months; — there are particularly long CAMHS waiting lists in Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) 4 (Kerry, North Cork, North Lee, South Lee, West Cork) and CHO 8 (Laois/Offaly, Longford/Westmeath, Louth/Meath), which accounted for 48 per cent of those waiting in Ireland in March...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Mark Ward: I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the witnesses. I do not know the Owenacurra centre or east Cork but I do know that people have rights. Deputy Buckley has filled me in on what went on in the past. There seems to have been a failure on the part of the HSE and successive Governments to properly resource the centre and this is coming home to roost now. It reminds me of a saying that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Mark Ward: ...health budget is required. In that context, I would not be very confident about seeing positive change in the near future. I would not be very optimistic in that regard. Where are the people in east Cork at this moment who need care in the likes of Owenacurra? Where are they to be placed and do they not have a right to remain and live in their communities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Mark Ward: I live in the real world as well. The reality is there will be a need for a 24-hour service encompassing a community mental health facility in east Cork. With the closing of Owenacurra, it means the service will be gone for the people of east Cork. A number of members have said that is not good enough. It is heartbreaking. I again read testimonies yesterday of the residents living there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Services: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Mark Ward: ...In my area of Clondalkin, we have agreed funding for a primary healthcare centre. It is currently held up due to a row between the Department of Education and the Department of Health over land in Cork. That is mind-boggling. There is something that is ready to go in Clondalkin, but there is an issue between them in Cork and this is being used as a weapon between the Departments. We...

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

Mark Ward: ...wearing a face mask. One only has to walk around parts of Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerston and Rathcoole at night to see the effects that fireworks are having in our communities. This issue not only affects the length and breadth of Dublin but other urban centres across the country. My colleague, Deputy Gould, has highlighted the issue in his area in Cork city. The use of fireworks began as...

Back to School, Further and Higher Education and Special Education: Statements (3 Sep 2020)

Mark Ward: ...by the Minister's predecessor in 2019. According to a report from the Union of Students in Ireland, USI, previously allocated money did not reach the institutions that needed it. In University College Cork, UCC, for example, the waiting list to see a guidance counsellor is nine weeks, which is not acceptable. The same report also states that there is no documentary evidence that the...