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Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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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]
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
747. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the number of public inpatient beds for adults with eating disorders; the cost of operating one bed per year; if there will be an increase in beds in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16708/24]
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
182. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on the review of a patient (details supplied); if the CAMHS team had a failure of duty of care to this individual; if consent was needed from the parents for their son to go on medication; if this was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15754/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
521. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the process involved in issuing a letter of intent for a school building project; the average time required for issuing a letter of intent; the current delay in issuing the letter of intent for an extension building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14887/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Housing Schemes
Mark Ward
635. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory time where a social housing application must be processed by a local authority; if this is the same for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14282/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Mark Ward
780. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants refused for the domiciliary care allowance on first application; how many first applicants appealed this decision; how many first-time applicants were successful on appeal; how many were successful on a second application in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14604/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
915. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of committals to challenging behaviour units in prisons in 2023; the number of these that represented repeat committals, by prison, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14969/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Prison Service
Mark Ward
916. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the maximum number of times any person was committed to a challenging behaviour unit (CBU) in 2023; the maximum amount of time that any prisoner spent in a CBU in 2023 in any one admission; the maximum amount of time that any prisoner spent in a CBU in 2023 across multiple admissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14970/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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An Garda Síochána
Mark Ward
917. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the funding allocated to Garda youth diversion projects in the Dublin mid-west area; the funding for the Clondalkin area; for a breakdown of where this funding is allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14985/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Disability Services
Mark Ward
1130. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the lisbrí unit in Cherry Orchard Hospital will be closing; if so, the reason the unit is closing; when this will take place; the plans for the residents of this unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14562/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Departmental Policies
Mark Ward
1163. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Draft Overarching National Standards for the Care and Support of Children using Health and Social Care Services standards developed by HIQA and the Mental Health Commission and submitted for Ministerial approval in July 2022 were approved; if there is a delay in their approval; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15130/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
1198. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to Jigsaw for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13567/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
1199. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a funding reduction of approximately €900,000 for Jigsaw this year and why; if this will lead to a reduction in services and to provide clarity on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13568/24]
Tue, 9 Apr 2024
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
1352. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 7 March 2024, if he can publish the legal advice given to the Minister for Mental Health in relation to regulating CAMHS under section 34 of the Mental Health Act, 2001; the person or body that gave this legal advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/24]