289. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35392/20]
284. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to facilitate persons to undertake the driver theory test online and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35279/20]
120. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding available for community mental health services that do not receive funding through the HSE or other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33967/20]
1186. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason and evidence used in the decision to close barbers and hairdressers under level 5 restrictions. [32553/20]
996. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if music or drama schools are included in the education exemption for level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/20]
491. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason and evidence used in the decision to close gyms under level 5 restrictions. [32552/20]
736. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to develop a mental health coach education module to be delivered to coaches, volunteers and extended staff in the sports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31601/20]
735. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to develop an e-learning mental health workshop to be delivered to coaches, volunteers and extended staff in the sports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31600/20]
734. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to design an applied intervention mental health workshop to be delivered to coaches, volunteers and extended staff in the sports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31599/20]
733. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide ASIST suicide training to 430,000 volunteers, coaches and extended staff in sports organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/20]
732. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide SafeTalk suicide prevention training to 430,000 volunteers, coaches and extended staff in sports organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31593/20]
731. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide SafeTalk suicide prevention training to 12,000 sports clubs on the basis of ten, 20, 30 and 40 persons per club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31592/20]
730. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to provide ASIST suicide awareness training to 12,000 sports clubs on the basis of ten, 20, 30 and 40 persons per club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31591/20]
726. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the recommendations in Sharing the Vision that will be financed by the €23 million allocated for this purpose in budget 2021. [31567/20]
725. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the 2020 mental health budget was released to his Department; the amount that has not been released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31566/20]
724. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the areas in which the €12 million allocated for existing mental health services in budget 2021 will be spent; and the reserves in place if this funding is not sufficient to meet the demand. [31565/20]
723. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding from the mental health budget that has been withheld from the HSE by his Department in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31564/20]
696. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for children who are deemed too old for the school catch-up programme for the HPV vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31477/20]
357. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the way in which the additional funding for special needs assistants announced in budget 2021 will be allocated; and the way in which schools will avail of same. [31476/20]
356. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the allocation of special needs assistants and rectify discrepancies in the allocation. [31475/20]
67. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the process of the development of a youth service in an area with a growing population such as Rathcoole, County Dublin (details supplied). [24194/20]
152. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the contingency plan in place to respond to the expected rise in schoolchildren presenting with mental health issues following their return to the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22334/20]
37. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when the new ASD unit will open in a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25990/20]
25. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if there is a delay in opening the ASD unit in a school (details supplied); the provisions available for students who were intended to attend the school in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25991/20]
357. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps to be taken by persons who are entering university while waiting on results from citizenship applications; and the documents that need to be provided to universities in terms of deciding fees and SUSI applications by persons awaiting citizenship applications. [30044/20]
125. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views in relation to investment being made in Irish language centres in towns and cities here (details supplied); and if she will ensure that the appropriate funding to such centres is included in budget 2021 for Foras na Gaeilge to distribute. [29814/20]
67. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to enter the proposed Lucan Luas line and or extension in the planning process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30039/20]
54. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the provisions in place for Defence Forces personnel who will be serving overseas with the United Nations for a minimum of six months to receive leave to return home during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/20]
27. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the status of the investigation into the incident when a helicopter door fell off and landed in a school in Clondalkin in May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28896/20]
246. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the private, fee paying part of a service (details supplied) will now be managed by the HSE; if it will now become a public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29192/20]
245. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report into a service (details supplied) operations being managed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29191/20]
231. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied for counsellor roles from the recruitment drive be on call for Ireland; the number that were recruited for the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29065/20]
572. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports available to students who have been denied SUSI because they did not meet the criteria; if other supports are available to persons who are still struggling to pay fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28118/20]
335. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to allow all local authority RAS tenants to have access to the social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/20]
334. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the maximum net income limits in the Social Housing Assessment Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28258/20]
170. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence if a 1916 centenary medal will be awarded to a person (details supplied) who served for 45 years in the Reserve Defence Force until they retired in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27748/20]
35. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the way in which she plans to support the live gig industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27393/20]
26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the additional supports in place for local sports clubs to avail of during Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27392/20]
Bill entitled an Act to place mental health on parity with physical health; to improve provision of mental health services; to increase the quality of care for those in mental health services; and to provide for related matters.
220. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at emergency departments with suicide attempts, self-harm injuries and overdose by location in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/20]
214. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a model of care has been drafted in respect of the national clinical programme for dual diagnosis; if it has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27402/20]
210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity available for HSE patients in private mental healthcare facilities; the process to avail of same; the breakdown of bed capacity in each private mental healthcare facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27439/20]
157. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the process for persons applying for a public services card; if the process has changed due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27438/20]
823. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the mental health budget between 2007 and 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26507/20]
435. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools, respectively, that applied for a physical education build and modernisation programme in both large scale project and small scale project under Project Ireland 2040; the number of applications granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26631/20]
232. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of antisocial incidents on Dublin Bus by individual bus routes and by month in each of the past two years that did not result in bus curtailment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26623/20]