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Thu, 23 Jul 2020
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
238. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide mental health training to persons involved locally and nationally in sporting organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17821/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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Free Travel Scheme
Mark Ward
124. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that persons with the free travel pass have in obtaining travel on Irish Rail due to social distancing rules and the fact that paying passengers are given priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17434/20]
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
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School Uniforms
Mark Ward
390. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools can ignore the guidelines of her Department which state that all elements of school uniform should be purchasable from various stores and only iron or sew on crests should be used; the recourse parents have if this is ignored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16777/20]
Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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Mental Health Policy
Mark Ward
166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which he will implement the recommendations of Sharing the Vision over the next five years including costings, key objectives and outcomes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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DEIS Scheme
Mark Ward
105. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the completion of the new DEIS identification model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/20]
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
140. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if priority will be given to recommendations on access to counselling services in the community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
1090. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the budget for mental health provision in 2020; the priority areas to which the funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15024/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Prisoner Health
Mark Ward
290. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that access to prisoners by addiction practitioners working for the community prison links service has not been consistently available across all prisons since the onset of Covid-19, in particular in Mountjoy and Wheatfield prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12951/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Prisoner Health
Mark Ward
291. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will direct that prisons include the community prison links service on the list of professional contacts for prisoners in order that access to clients can be had via telephone and more comprehensively post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12952/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Mental Health Policy
Mark Ward
375. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a contrasting document will be produced to highlight the differences between the new Sharing the Vision - a Mental Health Policy for Everyone 2020-2030 and A Vision For Change documents [12694/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
377. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not had their waiting time backdated [12728/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
399. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has requested the HSE to examine the finances of an organisation (details supplied); if so, the reason for the examination; when the examination will be concluded; if the results will be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12813/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Substance Misuse
Mark Ward
424. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct the HSE to include information on nitrous oxide under the solvent's category on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12931/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Passport Services
Mark Ward
16. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which his Department will deal with the backlog of passport applications due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11712/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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School Staff
Mark Ward
181. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details suppled) will have the same amount of teachers as 2019 in view of the fact it had been notified of a reduction in teachers and this will have a detrimental impact on the ability of the school to develop its pupils. [12062/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
413. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a comprehensive report on the purpose for which funding is being used by an organisation (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11734/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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School Meals Programme
Mark Ward
795. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the school meals programme over the summer holidays for the provision of food services for disadvantaged school children. [12356/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Mark Ward
184. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the number of special needs assistants for schools in view of the expected increases in mental health and development needs of school children due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Substance Abuse Prevention Education
Mark Ward
488. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will create an awareness programme on the dangers of using nitrous oxide as an inhalant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10571/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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A Vision for Change
Mark Ward
494. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the updated document A Vision for Change will be published; the reason it has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10623/20]