389. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 contact tracers are conducting a positive patient assessment with healthcare professionals, the number who indicated that the transmission source was in relation to inadequate PPE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3228/21]
388. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 contact tracers are conducting a positive patient assessment with healthcare professionals, the breakdown of transmission sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3227/21]
300. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the amount of assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau since its inception in each of the past ten years. [3231/21]
262. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a comprehensive list of mother and baby homes was compiled; if so, the criteria for inclusion on same; and the location in which the list can be accessed. [3214/21]
642. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the waiting times by CHO areas for suprapubic catheter surgery to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2806/21]
641. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional 250 intensive home care packages for persons with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2805/21]
640. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalents in the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in 2019 and 2020; the budget allocation for same in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2804/21]
550. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of need in each CHO; the length of time they have been waiting from 2016 to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2550/21]
527. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with eating disorders to community healthcare teams relating to referrals in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the gender, age profile and county of residence of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2452/21]
407. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the location of each Science Foundation Ireland research centre; the amount of funding allocated to each such centre in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2808/21]
380. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost in 2021 if the affordable childcare scheme universal subsidy increased by 50 cent per hour to €1.50 per hour having regard to 2019 figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2807/21]
194. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the provision of a social housing passport to enable persons to move between local authorities without losing their time on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2216/21]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the inclusion of services for persons with dual diagnosis in the annual service plan prepared by the HSE for approval by the Minister.
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2020 to give Gardaí the power to seize and detain quad bikes and scrambler motorcycles when being used unlawfully including in public parks and green spaces and to provide for related matters.
163. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if there is an increase in cars being seized by An Garda Síochána due to lack of tax renewals. [2019/21]
30. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there has been a delay in the administering of tax books for cars; and if this has affected tax renewals. [2018/21]
1097. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the waiting list time for first and review assessments for speech and language assessment and speech and language therapy from 2016 to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1812/21]
1025. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the possibility for PaediaSure in the powdered form to be added to the list for medical card holders (details supplied). [1464/21]
948. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the visiting procedures for HSE nursing homes in view of the new restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1161/21]
875. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the services in place to allow persons to receive therapy and counselling on a face-to-face basis under the current restrictions. [45119/20]
827. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when a national director of mental health will be appointed; the remit of the director; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44961/20]
826. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost in 2020 in transporting patients record across health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44960/20]
825. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his plans to have a computerised patient record system that is integrated across all health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44959/20]
744. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State in defending the 115 court cases brought since late 2018 by parents whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44814/20]
608. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process for a community centre to apply for funding for a youth service worker to be employed directly by it. [44683/20]
548. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult psychiatric services in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44278/20]
543. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to a charity (details supplied) in 2020; if the amount was an increase on 2019; the services for which the funding was to be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44267/20]
535. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of child psychologists employed in the child primary care psychology service; the average waiting times by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44246/20]
534. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed in the adult primary care psychology service; the average waiting times by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44245/20]
533. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in the primary care child psychology service; the average waiting times by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/20]
532. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for appointments in the adult primary care psychology service; the average waiting times by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44243/20]
531. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for appointments for mental health services; the average waiting times by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44242/20]
530. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for appointments in CAMHS; the average waiting times by community healthcare organisation, CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44241/20]
511. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which the community sector can improve its cooperation with HSE disability services in the best interests of local persons of all ages that have disabilities, their families and those who work with and for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44455/20]
510. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if support packages for persons with dementia, acquired brain injuries and or chronic mental health difficulties is included in the brief for HSE disability services; if not, the person or body that are the relevant local managers responsible for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44454/20]
509. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if all HSE disability services staff that were redeployed to other duties during the lockdown have now fully returned to their own team and are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44453/20]
508. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list time for first and review assessments for speech and language assessment and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44452/20]
507. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the resumption of care and support of the person with the disability in order that families can return to work and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44451/20]
506. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the person or body being prioritised for home-based supports at the present time; the criteria being applied to determine priority; the way in which this is likely to change over the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44450/20]
505. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the process to apply for reassignment of pre-Covid-19 supports for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44449/20]
504. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plan for adults with disabilities that live alone in the HSE roadmap to reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44448/20]
503. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the process for families to flag their need for respite or additional supports for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44447/20]
502. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plan for re-establishing respite supports for persons with disabilities, both emergency and planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44446/20]
501. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plan for persons with disabilities who live with their partners, spouses, parents and families in the HSE roadmap to reopening; the person they or a concerned other contact should apply for reassignment of pre-Covid-19 supports; the additional supports available to these families to support everyone establish daily and weekly routines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44445/20]
500. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the additional supports in place for persons with special needs and their families to help persons return to a structured day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44444/20]
499. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the new protocols in place to guide best practice in the Covid-19 context in respect of home-based care, personal assistants, transport to disability day services, respite and attending for specialist assessment and-or therapy.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44443/20]
498. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or the Department of Health has drawn up national guidelines for resuming the full range of supports for persons with disabilities and their careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44442/20]
457. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the new protocols in place to guide best practice in the Covid-19 context for special minibuses, special education and supported work environments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44443/20]
267. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the new protocols in place to guide best practice in the Covid-19 context for public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44443/20]
597. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which a service can nominate a person to the monitoring committee for the implementation of Sharing the Vision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43419/20]