120. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options open to an individual who is over the threshold for the disabled persons’ adaptations grant but is still in need of a bathroom conversion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/23]
586. Deputy Mark Ward asked 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]
585. Deputy Mark Ward asked 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]
579. Deputy Mark Ward asked 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]
401. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for 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]
284. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education 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]
237. Deputy Mark Ward asked 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]
120. Deputy Mark Ward asked 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]
113. Deputy Mark Ward asked 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]
175. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if additional supports are available for a person (details supplied) for their driver theory test as they require reading assistance; if so, how they can apply for these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31716/23]
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of cognitive behavioural therapist positions funded through the HSE, by CHO area; for a breakdown of vacant positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/23]
95. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options available to an individual who has sat a leaving certificate examination for a subject that requires a certain grade for their college course and who does not achieve this grade; if they are allowed to sit the subject at the deferred examination stage in advance of receiving their overall leaving certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30053/23]
670. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for May 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/23]
669. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on CAMHS waiting lists who are waiting on an ADHD assessment, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/23]
668. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work carried out by the Changing Lives Initiative to date; the plans that are in place for the further roll-out of the Changing Lives Initiative; what funding is available; what steps are being taken to secure additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29382/23]
667. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are national standards for assessing ADHD; if so, if these are applied in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/23]
666. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on the number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; if he will explain the difference between the numbers cited in Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 31 May 2022 and those in the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/23]
549. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Cost of Disability Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29722/23]
548. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the UNCRPD Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29721/23]
547. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Roadmap for Progressing Disability Services; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/23]
546. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/23]
404. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the Review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29723/23]
354. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/23]
281. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the total number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; the number of inpatient beds that are operational; the plans to reopen beds; the plans to expand inpatient bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28968/23]
1252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed in each prison; the vacancy rates for psychiatry staff within prison services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/23]
1210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the eating disorder services available to people in CHO3 and CHO8; the plans in place to develop services in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/23]
1209. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when a response will be issued to the petition submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/23]
1182. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm that the cost of hearing aids and the cost of replacing hearing aids is covered under the medical card for people over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/23]
1025. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the age criteria for qualifying for the early childhood care education programme; if exceptions can be made for children who are younger by less than a month; if there are any plans to review the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27276/23]
923. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of psychologists employed in each prison; the number of vacant positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28218/23]
904. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the implementation plan for restorative justice; the plans to invest in services to make restorative justice more accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27900/23]
378. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists are registered under CORU, that they would be eligible for VAT exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/23]
255. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the introduction of domestic violence courts similar to the British model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/23]
254. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people are on waiting lists for addiction treatment in Irish prisons in 2022; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26842/23]
253. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people are on waiting lists for mental health treatment in Irish prisons in 2022; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26841/23]
252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/23]
251. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people availed of the drugs treatment court, per location in 2022; the outcomes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26839/23]
250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people took part in restorative justice delivered by the Probation Service in 2022; the outcomes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26838/23]
126. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the conversations he and his Department have had with the Department of Health in relation to increasing clinical spaces in mental health care to allow and develop the amount of mental health spaces at third level. [26485/23]
101. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the number of places in third level education for mental health that would escalate the number of professionals entering mental health care. [26484/23]
74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to early intervention psychosis services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/23]
26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to eating disorder services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26405/23]
5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he plans to reduce the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, teams from more than 70 to 50, as suggested by the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on the 24 May 2023; if he can guarantee this will lead to better outcomes for young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/23]
800. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people receiving education and training to work in the mental healthcare sector in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26033/23]
748. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new primary care centre on Boot Road in Clondalkin; the breakdown of the staff to be recruited, by WTE; if they will be in place for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/23]
723. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the start date for the new child and youth mental health lead at assistant national director level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26018/23]
722. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding allocated to the expansion of the national clinical programmes in mental health in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26017/23]
721. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/23]
720. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the costings of restructuring the HSE to regional health areas from 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/23]
719. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of implementing the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26014/23]