526. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role Tusla had in providing supports for children and their families that were accessing CAMHS in south Kerry; if these supports are still in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/22]
441. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7888/22]
423. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the supports that are in place for children with dyslexia in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7516/22]
422. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options open to the parents of a child (details supplied) who is on a waiting list for a place in two reading schools in Dublin. [7515/22]
163. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on calls by the Minister for State in his Department for the reappointment of the national director for mental health; the reason the reappointment has not occurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6701/22]
431. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the children’s disability network teams 4, 5 and 6 in CHO7 including vacant posts, locations and treatment offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7318/22]
116. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding streams and supports within his Department that are open to a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6697/22]
131. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the original costs budgeted for the Mount Carmel eating disorder service in CHO6; the expected increase in costs due to the delay; when the tendering process will be finalised; and when the service will be completed. [6821/22]
796. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children that are on the ASD spectrum that also have mental health difficulties that have been referred to CAMHS; the number that were deemed an inappropriate referral in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6664/22]
795. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services there are for children who are on the ASD spectrum that also have mental health difficulties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6663/22]
794. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his plans to make it easier for trainee counselling and educational psychologists to become fully qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6662/22]
793. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children with mental health conditions that were placed in paediatric facilities in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6661/22]
612. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his plans to replace the Coombe antenatal clinic that was previously held in Neilstown, Clondalkin back into the north Clondalkin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5868/22]
181. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number recorded on the salmon counter at Islandbridge on the River Liffey in 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6670/22]
180. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding that is available for salmon anglers (details supplied) along the River Liffey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6669/22]
124. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that a SUSI applicant who that was abandoned by one parent after a history of domestic violence can be expected to provide documents from the absent parent in order to be eligible for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6358/22]
112. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the efforts being made to retain the Science Gallery in Trinity College Dublin given its cultural importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6359/22]
274. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the long-term plans for Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5615/22]
502. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if the policy of five-day self-isolation for close contacts in special education schools will be updated with the easing of restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5049/22]
499. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí per Dublin metropolitan region area in each of the years 2011 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3394/22]
276. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount his Department pays to sponsor a television programme (details supplied); the length of time the contract is for; the amount paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/22]
1890. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the CHO7 area; the breakdown of the areas in which they are based in CHO7 in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2306/22]
1889. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in Clondalkin, Dublin 22 in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2305/22]
1844. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when he expects the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster programme to those under 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2060/22]
1839. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the minimum staffing requirements for liaison psychiatrists as outlined in A Vision for Change; and the current level of staffing for same. [2034/22]
1803. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a breakdown will be provided of the €3,303,915 spent on seven long-term low secure mental health beds by the HSE from private operators, including the operating and ancillary costs; the locations of these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1873/22]
1800. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of beds of the 30 purchased in relation to the €7.65 million to purchase additional capacity for mental health services in the private sector that will be used for persons with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1863/22]
1484. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services that are in place for adults and children who have received a diagnosed with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; if there are plans to further develop these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63379/21]
1424. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the cardiology department in Tallaght Hospital is operational for surgeries on a 24/7 basis; and if not, his plans to increase operating hours. [63189/21]
1421. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the €1.5 million put in place to develop three eating disorder teams raised during promised legislation on 14 December 2021; when they will be in place; the services that will be provided; the areas in which they will be located; if this €1.5 million will be sufficient for the delivery of three eating disorder teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63184/21]
1412. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the ways in which the vehicles will be used in relation to the €1.8 million of €10 million once-off funding for mental health that will be spent on a replacement fleet with green or hybrid vehicles in each community healthcare organisation; the vehicles they will be replacing; the previous uses of the vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63153/21]
1411. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason a facility (details supplied) does not align with the implementation plan for the HSE National Model of Care; if consideration will be given to same on an interim basis given the expansion planned for Mount Carmel Community Hospital is not due for completion until June 2022 and the facility is in CHO6 the same catchment area as Mount Carmel Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63144/21]
1410. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the details of the €1.8 million to be spent on electric and hybrid vehicles out of the €10 million of once-off funding announced in Budget 2022; the persons these vehicles are for; the purpose of these vehicles; the benefit HSE mental health users will receive from this purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63141/21]
1409. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way the decision was made to spend €1.8 million on electric and hybrid vehicles out of the €10 million of once-off funding announced in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63140/21]
1408. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who arrived at emergency departments with suicidal thoughts in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63138/21]
1353. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the removal of night-time confinement in the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62976/21]
1213. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the work undertaken on the reconfiguration of the child protection units in An Garda Síochána; the impact this reconfiguration has had on the number of cases being investigated each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63278/21]
1201. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the length of time the pilot of the mental health crisis de-escalation team will be rolled out for in County Limerick in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63137/21]
1144. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to extend the SUSI grant to part-time college courses. [63170/21]
1138. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in State care who on turning 18 years of age were made wards of court since 2015. [2675/22]
1137. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who were made wards of court since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2674/22]
1136. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children between the ages 16 and 17 years who were made wards of court since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2673/22]
1075. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times that children in State care have been accommodated in hotel accommodation each month in 2021, in tabular form; the policies and procedures for such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63277/21]
1074. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in State care at the start of December 2021, in tabular form indicating the type of care, for example, foster, private, residential and secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63276/21]
1068. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria and threshold that Tusla use for the allocation of a social worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63014/21]
732. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the reason the proposed school in the new development of the Grange and Kilcarberry, Dublin on the Nangor Road will now not go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63389/21]
544. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to each local authority for the local authority home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1779/22]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the law relating to the misuse of a controlled substance and for those purposes to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to criminalise the act of causing or coercing a minor to be in possession of a controlled substance, and to provide for related matters.