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Tue, 9 May 2023
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
660. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the eating disorder network and the implementation of the HSE national model of care plan for eating disorders; the target operational dates for the remaining adult and CAMHS teams for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21769/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
661. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the additional funding in budget 2023 that has been allocated for eating disorders, excluding existing levels of service; the way in which this funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
662. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder mini hub teams that currently exist; if he will provide a breakdown of each eating disorder mini hub team by staff and funding; the capital cost per hub by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21771/23]
Tue, 9 May 2023
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Departmental Funding
Mark Ward
731. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications for strand 2 for the community services programme will reopen for new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21052/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Fines Administration
Mark Ward
5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the fines for service failures over the past two years for Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead; and the reasons and rationale for deciding these fines. [20734/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Bus Services
Mark Ward
57. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the next phase of BusConnects in Dublin mid west; the improvements that are planned; and when they will be implemented. [20735/23]
Thu, 4 May 2023
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Travel Documents
Mark Ward
91. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if people on a cultural exchange from Palestine to Ireland will need additional documentation when travelling from Dublin to Belfast; to outline the additional documentation that will be needed including costs that may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Disability Services
Mark Ward
334. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a definite timeframe for when a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established in HSE area CHO 7; when recruitment will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20269/23]
Wed, 3 May 2023
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Departmental Funding
Mark Ward
451. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding and supports available to the charity organisation (details supplied) to fund salaries; the application process for these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20598/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Special Educational Needs
Mark Ward
255. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 28 March 2023, the school in the Dublin mid-west area that has had one new special class at post-primary level approved for the 2023-2024 school year; the schools in this area that have engaged with the NCSE to establish a special class; if she will provide an update on their engagements to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20007/23]
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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Eating Disorders
Mark Ward
355. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a pilot outpatient ARFID service or feeding clinic, similar to the one established in England in 2019, is being considered by his Department and the HSE; what has been learned from this pilot; what is being applied here as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20009/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Child Poverty
Mark Ward
2. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty unit to be established within his Department; and when he expects it to first meet. [18083/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Mark Ward
82. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will see work commence on its new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19621/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Disability Services
Mark Ward
146. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the recruitment process for neurorehabilitation teams under the national strategy for neurorehabilitation in CHO6 and CHO7; the reason for the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19625/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
155. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people referred to CAMHS by CHO area in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of referrals accepted and refused; the reasons for refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19614/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he or the Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People is aware of any issues that have been escalated by the Mental Health Commission from its current audits into CAMHS, to the HSE; if so, the nature of these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19620/23]
Wed, 26 Apr 2023
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General Practitioner Services
Mark Ward
159. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the Government has plans to introduce a new income threshold to qualify for the GP visit card; what this threshold will be; when this will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19633/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Mark Ward
461. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans the Government has to introduce paid leave for people going through IVF treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19176/23]
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
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Mother and Baby Homes
Mark Ward
466. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the first person who was a child in the Mother and Baby Homes to receive redress under the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19050/23]
Thu, 20 Apr 2023
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Mental Health Services
Mark Ward
16. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on extending of CAMHS services to young people up to the age of 25 years, as set out in Sharing the Vision; if there is a timeline for this extension of services; the training that will made available for staff in this transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18207/23]