847. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a post-primary ASD unit for children in north Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14363/21]
607. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities are permitted to block intercounty housing assistance payment applications as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14000/21]
347. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the way in which a person (details supplied) can progress the issue of their driving instructor not logging their final two driving lessons on the Road Safety Authority portal which is now closed. [15452/21]
67. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status and findings of a pilot study conducted by organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13609/21]
944. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who died by suicide in each of the years 2017 to 2020, by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13354/21]
901. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of clinicians in CHO 7 that have been redeployed from early intervention and school age disability teams into assessment of needs posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/21]
877. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost per person to complete safeTALK training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13023/21]
876. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost per person to complete ASIST suicide prevention training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13022/21]
875. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of GAA clubs that have received safeTALK training through health club initiatives; the number of persons per club, by age; the cost of delivering this training per year and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13021/21]
874. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of organisations that have received mental health first aid training; the number which were sports organisations; the number of persons per organisation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13020/21]
873. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost per person and overall cost of delivering mental health first aid training since its inception per year and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13019/21]
847. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on a report by a group (details supplied) in relation to recovery from eating disorders Ireland that states that lack of proper treatment for persons with eating disorders is leaving sufferers misunderstood, abandoned, isolated and lost; and if a comprehensive eating disorder service will be delivered. [12939/21]
790. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the roll-out of age-appropriate Safe Talk training for pupils in secondary schools. [12710/21]
788. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost the HSE pays for debt collection services for non or late payments of hospital fees. [12690/21]
787. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has considered abolishing car parking fees for cancer patients in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12689/21]
786. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of car parking charges systems in each hospital which are run by the hospitals and private companies; the status of the contractual agreement with the private companies; and when these contracts lapse. [12688/21]
785. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the value to each hospital of the car parking charges system in tabular form; the amount raised from car parking charges if the system is under hospital control; and the amount made in payment from a private operator if the system is privatised. [12687/21]
718. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the provisions in place for prisoners to receive family visits when restrictions are eased. [13132/21]
617. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13389/21]
375. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the necessary local authority planning permission requests that persons need to apply for in order to be able to work from home or to operate their business from home; and if there has been an increase in these application in the previous 12 months. [12647/21]
103. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to consider the impact of energy poverty on mental health in the new strategy to tackle energy poverty. [13080/21]
70. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress on the completion of a new strategy to tackle energy poverty to replace the strategy which lapsed in 2019. [13079/21]
189. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the process for a parent obtaining a companion therapy dog for their child who is on the ASD spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/21]
188. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has considered providing specialist mental health supports for the blind and vision impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/21]
187. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if mental health supports such as counselling and psychotherapy are provided specifically to persons with newly diagnosed vision impairment and sight loss; and the funding breakdown for these services. [12196/21]
186. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of ophthalmology waiting lists by CHO area between 2016 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/21]
185. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the yearly breakdown of ophthalmology waiting list figures between 2016 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/21]
184. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 20 January 2021, if he will provide a full and accurate breakdown of the assessment of needs requests by suggested supports listed on the application forms between 2016 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/21]
183. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 20 January 2021, if he will provide a full and accurate breakdown of the assessment of needs requests by primary concern listed on the application forms between 2016 to the latest date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/21]
130. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if additional funding will be made available to support second-level students who are blind or vision impaired on their return to the classroom given that they face additional difficulties in their home-school studies as resource teaching and special needs assistant supports are not available to them in a home-school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12199/21]
906. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on the €20 million fund for mental health and community; if this is new funding; and the way in which it will be spent. [11752/21]
904. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are impediments for parents who privately submitted assessments of needs in accessing additional treatments for their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/21]
903. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which privately submitted assessments of needs to the HSE are collated; and if they are included in the overall assessment of needs completed figures. [11749/21]
902. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who have submitted an assessment of needs to the HSE that they obtained privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11748/21]
507. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if a dispensation will be given to schools to allow children with additional needs in mainstream classes to return to school in order that they can reach their developmental milestones. [12046/21]
283. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a process by which a person who holds a medical card who has paid privately for cataract surgery due to long waiting lists can claim reimbursement from the State in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10681/21]
273. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists per grade in primary healthcare; the number per capita of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10665/21]
271. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that presented with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome, PIMS, and-or Kawasaki disease in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10663/21]
90. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the provisions in place for air passengers who are not being offered refunds or vouchers from their carrier despite following Government directives not to fly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9447/21]
243. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for Jigsaw; the average waiting time in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9029/21]
240. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the impact for a parent in obtaining the additional treatments for the development of their child in a public setting in cases in which the parent obtained an assessment of needs report privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/21]
239. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital with a mental health issue in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/21]
238. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the treatment available to patients who present to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital with a mental health issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/21]
979. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the facilities and services in place for patients suffering with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/21]
915. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has considered extending medical card services to include counsellors and physiotherapists. [8763/21]
728. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to all children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8181/21]