Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Services Card

Mark Ward

157. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the process for persons applying for a public services card; if the process has changed due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27438/20]

Hospital Services

Mark Ward

210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the bed capacity available for HSE patients in private mental healthcare facilities; the process to avail of same; the breakdown of bed capacity in each private mental healthcare facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27439/20]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

214. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a model of care has been drafted in respect of the national clinical programme for dual diagnosis; if it has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27402/20]

Hospital Data

Mark Ward

220. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting at emergency departments with suicide attempts, self-harm injuries and overdose by location in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/20]

Census of Population

Mark Ward

154. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach Taoiseach if the geographic area, population, female population, age profile, employment rates and map, in respect of Rowlagh and Ronanstown, Clondalkin Dublin 22 will be provided. [27110/20]

Bus Services

Mark Ward

232. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of antisocial incidents on Dublin Bus by individual bus routes and by month in each of the past two years that did not result in bus curtailment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26623/20]

Schools Building Projects

Mark Ward

435. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools, respectively, that applied for a physical education build and modernisation programme in both large scale project and small scale project under Project Ireland 2040; the number of applications granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26631/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

823. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the mental health budget between 2007 and 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26507/20]

Railway Stations

Mark Ward

56. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport when Kishoge railway station will open; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25665/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mark Ward

39. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for parents if their children are sent home from school due of Covid-19 and who have to miss work to care for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25080/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Mark Ward

42. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the process for a husband and wife to separate their social welfare payments from their spouse; if the husband and wife have to agree; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25081/20]

Waste Management

Mark Ward

165. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the evidence base for prioritising the buy-one-get-one-free offers measure in relation to the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25355/20]

Waste Management

Mark Ward

166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his views on the positive environmental impacts that would result from returning waste management to local authority control; if such a move will be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25356/20]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

695. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in CAMHS filled or unfilled on a weekly basis from January 2019 to date by CHO area in tabular form; the reason for the empty beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24726/20]

Stroke Care

Mark Ward

697. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the work carried out by the HSE on a costed five-year strategy for stroke in the key areas of prevention, acute care, rehabilitation and restoration to health; when this strategy will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24729/20]

Suicide Incidence

Mark Ward

741. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that died by suicide by age, gender and CHO area in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24934/20]

Community Development Projects

Mark Ward

6. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the number of organisations which applied for the community and voluntary stability fund; the number of applications granted; if the fund is still open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24195/20]

Garda Strength

Mark Ward

155. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of community Gardaí in each division over each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24456/20]

Garda Strength

Mark Ward

176. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if the August 2020 Garda figures include the latest gardaí attested in 2020; the breakdown for each division of the new gardaí deployed in 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24683/20]

Garda Strength

Mark Ward

177. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of new gardaí deployed to the area of community policing over each of the past five years, including the latest recruits attested in 2020, by division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24684/20]

Hospital Staff

Mark Ward

179. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if funding will be secured for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant urologist for Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24465/20]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

180. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year capital and current costs of doubling the number of beds dedicated to eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24466/20]

Fire Safety

Mark Ward

53. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of call-outs from the fire brigade in relation to the illegal use of fireworks in each of the past five years by area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24247/20]

Garda Operations

Mark Ward

110. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí who are part of Operation Tombola in relation to the use of illegal fireworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24240/20]

Fire Safety

Mark Ward

111. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has recently reviewed the legislative provisions in relation to the illegal use of fireworks; if such a review is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24241/20]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mark Ward

112. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the formal or informal arrangements for co-operation between An Garda Síochána and the PSNI in relation to the use of illegal fireworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24242/20]

Crime Prevention

Mark Ward

113. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if regulatory checks are carried out of licensed sellers and importers of fireworks to ensure that fireworks are sold only in line with legislative provisions; the number of such checks in each of the past five years; the number of breaches found; the number of those that hold licences for the sale of fireworks here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24243/20]

Crime Data

Mark Ward

114. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of reports received by An Garda Síochána in relation to the use of illegal fireworks in each of the past six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24244/20]

Crime Data

Mark Ward

115. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of seizures of illegal fireworks in each of the past five years; the number prosecuted in each year; the number of convictions in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24245/20]

Crime Prevention

Mark Ward

116. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the resources allocated to the public safety campaign in relation to illegal fireworks conducted by her Department in each of the past five years; the number of schools, youth or community organisations that have been visited in each year as part of the campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24246/20]

Neuro-Rehabilitation Services

Mark Ward

84. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if investment in neurological and neurorehabilitation services will be increased (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/20]

Disability Support Services

Mark Ward

87. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an assessment of need in each CHO; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23426/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

218. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the mental health supports in place for elite and international athletes who are injured or in recovery and athletes who are in preparation to qualify for the next Olympics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23598/20]

Student Support Schemes

Mark Ward

561. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding a report (details supplied) that stated that 17,000 students would be able to avail of free laptops; when they can apply; the process for applying; and when the first student will receive a laptop. [24065/20]

Crime Data

Mark Ward

619. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions that took place in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020 under the Criminal Justice Act 2006 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24113/20]

Suicide Incidence

Mark Ward

716. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that died by suicide in 2019 by age, gender and CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/20]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

726. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the procedure if a child on a waiting list for a psychology appointment turns 18 years of age before he or she receives treatment; if they join another list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23708/20]

HSE Data

Mark Ward

780. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults in each LHO area awaiting a mental health services appointment at the end of August 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23937/20]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Mark Ward

806. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the financial support in place for persons with multiple sclerosis to obtain dual-control cars for medical and safety reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24067/20]

Fire Safety

Mark Ward

11. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the increase in the use of fireworks; the resources in place to deal with such a rise; the powers An Garda Síochána has to combat the rise in view of the detrimental effect the issue is having within communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22809/20]

Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes

Mark Ward

27. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Prison Links workers are not on the approved contact lists resulting in prisoners having to choose between a visit, a call from a family member and a professional visit that could help with reoffending. [22810/20]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

60. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the contingency plan in place to respond to the expected rise in students presenting with mental health issues on their return to the classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22614/20]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

61. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the practices and policies in place in universities if an athlete, student or extended staff presents themselves with mental health issues; the number of teachers trained in suicide awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22613/20]

Proposed Legislation

Mark Ward

166. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the legislation planned for the use of motorised scooters in public roads and spaces; his plans to make changes to legislation in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/20]

Dublin Bus

Mark Ward

253. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of times Dublin Bus routes were curtailed due to anti-social behaviour by individual bus routes and by month in each of the past two years in tabular form. [22681/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Mark Ward

414. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if provisions have been or are being made to provide PPE to homeless persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21619/20]

Naval Service

Mark Ward

467. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the reason an application by a person (details supplied) to re-enlist with the Naval Service was rejected; if there is an appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21643/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mark Ward

515. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if provisions have been or are being made to provide PPE for persons returning to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21617/20]

Invalidity Pension

Mark Ward

687. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a further appeals process for a person (details supplied) to be awarded an invalidity pension; and if extenuating circumstances are taken into account when making such decisions. [21620/20]

Carer's Allowance

Mark Ward

723. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (detail supplied) did not receive carer's allowance while caring for their dying spouse; and if the allowance can be paid retrospectively and an acknowledgment be made for the care given by the person to their spouse. [21986/20]