Parliamentary questions

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

314. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Lucena CAMHS early intervention in psychosis services; which catchment areas will be eligible for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18559/24]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

315. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are HSE-funded respite services available to children who solely have a mental health diagnosis; if so, the estimated cost of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18560/24]

Housing Policy

Mark Ward

84. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a social housing passport will be introduced that will allow persons on social housing waiting lists to change local authority without losing time on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18283/24]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

130. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice when applications for the community safety innovation fund will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18382/24]

Childcare Services

Mark Ward

155. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are any plans to provide funding for the construction or assistance of new community creches for the Newcastle area of County Dublin, in view of the changing demographics and the current pressure on childcare services in the area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18368/24]

Departmental Bodies

Mark Ward

213. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance the current position in regard to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal; if new members have been appointed; if so, from what date; their terms and conditions of engagement; if those terms include the freedom to make professional determinations based on the facts and the needs of individuals presenting; the number of appeals heard to date; the total number of appeals on hand waiting to be heard; and the legal basis for the secretary/secretariat of the board in the absence of a chair and board. [17896/24]

Residential Institutions

Mark Ward

313. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education her views on a letter (details supplied); the options available to this person to assist them in locating their family member’s remains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17920/24]

Sports Facilities

Mark Ward

340. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the response by South Dublin County Council (details supplied); to outline the facilities being proposed by governing bodies of sports and other sporting entities; to give a timeline of when these proposed facilities will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17913/24]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

612. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the eating disorder outpatient facility is due to open in Mount Carmel; the operational capacity of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17608/24]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

613. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the increased bed capacity for the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; the funding allocated for eating disorder beds in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17609/24]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

707. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what options are available to an Irish student (details supplied) whose studies were impacted by Covid lockdowns; what avenues are available to her to complete her course; if the Department will intervene on her behalf to allow her to continue her studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17673/24]

Hospital Services

Mark Ward

140. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he was aware that the phone service for families of immunocompromised children in Crumlin hospital has been stopped (details supplied); the reason for same; if the service will return; and, if so, when. [16820/24]

Health Services

Mark Ward

150. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health what measures are in place to contact parents and advise them that their newborn children are not receiving their developmental checks in Dublin Mid-West due to a lack of public health nurses in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16903/24]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

169. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on salaries and fees for trainee clinical psychologists in each year of the past five years, in tabular form; the number of graduates from the programme; the number who went on to work for the HSE as qualified clinical psychologists in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16975/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mark Ward

72. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase capacity of secondary school places in the Dublin mid-west area; the status of any proposed school building projects in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16365/24]

Departmental Properties

Mark Ward

125. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education for an update of the transfer of a plot of land in a school (details supplied) from her Department and the Dublin Education and Training Board to the HSE that is required to progress the delivery of a primary care centre in north Clondalkin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16366/24]

Home Schooling

Mark Ward

285. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if grants are available to a group organising home education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16027/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mark Ward

334. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the updated timeline for appointment of a contractor to build a post-primary school (details supplied) as the tender process has been completed since October 2023 but no contractor has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16510/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mark Ward

356. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education which school building projects if any in Dublin Mid-West have been awarded additional funding from the National Development Plan; to list these schools and how much has been allocated; what is the purpose of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16707/24]

An Garda Síochána

Mark Ward

495. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the response times of gardaí in the DMR area for antisocial behaviour; the percentage of calls that relate to antisocial behaviour received by gardaí, by year, from 2019 to present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16081/24]