Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

194. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the inpatient services available for adults presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38935/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

195. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the outpatient services available for adults presenting with eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38936/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

196. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented with eating disorders in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the gender, age profile and county of residence of each in tabular form. [38937/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

197. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated for clinical programmes on eating disorders in 2018, 2019 and 2020; if the funds have been released by the HSE; and the amount spent in the same period in tabular form. [38938/20]

School Attendance

Mark Ward

509. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options available to the parents of a child (details supplied) for the child to be able to attend school. [38567/20]

Education Welfare Service

Mark Ward

611. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions in place to allow a person (details supplied) to attend school in order that they can become fully integrated in the community while waiting to be assigned a Personal Public Service Number, PPSN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37811/20]

Suicide Incidence

Mark Ward

932. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the deaths by suicide in 2020, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/20]

Suicide Incidence

Mark Ward

933. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the average rate of suicide per 100,000 population by county of residence of the deceased in 2020. [38755/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

934. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age who have presented with eating disorders by age and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

935. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the public treatment services available to persons under 18 years of age presenting with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38757/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

936. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who have presented with eating disorders by age and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

937. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the public treatment services available to adults presenting with an eating disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/20]

Sports Funding

Mark Ward

68. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total sports budget for each of the years 2007 and 2020, in tabular form; the breakdown of the areas the funding was allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37170/20]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Mark Ward

547. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the provisions in place for primary school children awaiting to be assigned PPS numbers in cases in which it is mandatory for enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36978/20]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Mark Ward

556. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the processing times for PPS number applicants pre-Covid-19; and the new processing times since the pandemic began. [36979/20]

Transport Policy

Mark Ward

33. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the transport rationale of allowing less car park spaces than apartments in build-to-rent developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35361/20]

Bus Services

Mark Ward

37. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport his plans to commence the roll-out of the Dublin Bus strategy, BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35360/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

213. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the sports organisations that have applied for the community mental health fund to date; the number that were successful; the number that were unsuccessful; the reason they were not successful in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35584/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

217. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the sports organisations that have received funding from the HSE national office for suicide to provide suicide or mental health services; the process for applying for this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35635/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

218. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff and volunteers from sporting organisations that have taken part in suicide prevention training provided by the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention by gender and age in each the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35636/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

219. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the policies, plans and programmes designed to integrate suicide prevention programmes through the national physical activity plan; the suicide prevention training and well-being programmes delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35637/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

220. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of sport organisations which have received mental health first aid training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35638/20]

Driver Test

Mark Ward

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]

Driver Test

Mark Ward

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]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mark Ward

758. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the mental health experts that were consulted when the decisions were made on the restrictions that would apply when Ireland moved to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/20]

Health Services Provision

Mark Ward

770. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons that are on Tysabri infusions every six weeks for multiple sclerosis in St. James’s Hospital are now been treated as day patients which results in an €80 charge for each treatment for this lifelong condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35363/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

771. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if cognitive behavioural therapy groups are provided by the HSE to assist persons with mental health challenges [35364/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

772. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if cognitive behavioural therapists are employed by the HSE; and if so, the way in which a member of the public can avail of the treatment [35365/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Census of Population

Mark Ward

20. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach his views on the implications of delaying the census by a year. [28809/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mark Ward

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]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mark Ward

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]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mark Ward

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]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

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]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Mark Ward

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]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Mark Ward

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]

Vaccination Programme

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Suicide Prevention

Mark Ward

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]

Suicide Prevention

Mark Ward

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]

Suicide Prevention

Mark Ward

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]

Suicide Prevention

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

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]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

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]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

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]