Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

281. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the total number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; the number of inpatient beds that are operational; the plans to reopen beds; the plans to expand inpatient bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28968/23]

Tax Exemptions

Mark Ward

378. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists are registered under CORU, that they would be eligible for VAT exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/23]

Restorative Justice

Mark Ward

904. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the implementation plan for restorative justice; the plans to invest in services to make restorative justice more accessible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27900/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

923. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of psychologists employed in each prison; the number of vacant positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28218/23]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Mark Ward

1025. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the age criteria for qualifying for the early childhood care education programme; if exceptions can be made for children who are younger by less than a month; if there are any plans to review the qualifying criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27276/23]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Mark Ward

1182. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm that the cost of hearing aids and the cost of replacing hearing aids is covered under the medical card for people over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Mark Ward

1209. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when a response will be issued to the petition submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

1210. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the eating disorder services available to people in CHO3 and CHO8; the plans in place to develop services in these CHO areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27904/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

1252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed in each prison; the vacancy rates for psychiatry staff within prison services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

5. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he plans to reduce the number of child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS, teams from more than 70 to 50, as suggested by the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive at a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on the 24 May 2023; if he can guarantee this will lead to better outcomes for young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

26. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to eating disorder services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26405/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

74. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to increase access to early intervention psychosis services in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26406/23]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

101. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to increase the number of places in third level education for mental health that would escalate the number of professionals entering mental health care. [26484/23]

Third Level Education

Mark Ward

126. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the conversations he and his Department have had with the Department of Health in relation to increasing clinical spaces in mental health care to allow and develop the amount of mental health spaces at third level. [26485/23]

Probation and Welfare Service

Mark Ward

250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people took part in restorative justice delivered by the Probation Service in 2022; the outcomes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26838/23]

Departmental Data

Mark Ward

251. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people availed of the drugs treatment court, per location in 2022; the outcomes of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26839/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average percentage of bed capacity used in Irish prisons, by male and female in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26840/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

253. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people are on waiting lists for mental health treatment in Irish prisons in 2022; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26841/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

254. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice how many people are on waiting lists for addiction treatment in Irish prisons in 2022; the average waiting period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26842/23]

Domestic Violence

Mark Ward

255. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the introduction of domestic violence courts similar to the British model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/23]

Employment Schemes

Mark Ward

466. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection when the review of the reasonable accommodation fund will be completed; if she will provide a breakdown of how the €1 million expansion of the reasonable accommodation fund allocated in budget 2023 will be utilised; the provisions for mental health in the revised reasonable accommodation fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25998/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

467. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of advocates, per county, in the national advocacy services for persons with disabilities in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25999/23]

Disability Services

Mark Ward

468. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans being put in place to address the findings of the cost of a disability research report published in December 2021; the way in which it is proposed to reduce day-to-day costs for persons with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26000/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Mark Ward

603. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of ratifying the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; when this ratification will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26019/23]

Mental Health Policy

Mark Ward

634. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental health care sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/23]

Departmental Funding

Mark Ward

665. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of new funding in 2023 for each of the HSE national clinical programmes (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25701/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

669. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on primary care psychology services, by age and amount of time waiting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

670. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for Jigsaw services, by area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25721/23]

Voluntary Sector

Mark Ward

715. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the total amount of funding given to the voluntary and community mental health sector in the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26010/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

716. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the current number of authorised officers in the HSE; the target number of authorised officers by quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26011/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

717. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health how many deficits in authorised officer numbers will be addressed by quarter 4 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26012/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

718. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on all the independent advocacy services available in mental health, for both inpatient and outpatient services, in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form, indicating those that are for children and young people only, and those that are for adults only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/23]

Legislative Measures

Mark Ward

719. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the projected costs of implementing the proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26014/23]

Health Service Executive

Mark Ward

720. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the costings of restructuring the HSE to regional health areas from 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

721. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will report on workforce planning for the mental healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26016/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

722. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the amount of additional funding allocated to the expansion of the national clinical programmes in mental health in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26017/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

723. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the start date for the new child and youth mental health lead at assistant national director level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26018/23]

Primary Care Centres

Mark Ward

748. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of staff for the new primary care centre on Boot Road in Clondalkin; the breakdown of the staff to be recruited, by WTE; if they will be in place for the opening of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26103/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

800. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of people receiving education and training to work in the mental healthcare sector in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26033/23]

Youth Services

Mark Ward

13. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice his plans to extend youth diversion projects to under-25s; when such an extension could be made; the estimated number of young people who could be diverted from the judicial system as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24770/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

23. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice when the pilot project for a mental health crisis de-escalation team will be in operation in Limerick; and the reason for any delays. [24753/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

259. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of adult and adolescent eating disorder services at 1D Griffith Avenue, as outlined in an article (details supplied); the cause of delay for these services; the expected date for when these services will be operational; if the temporary services at Maryfield Cottage in Swords will continue until services at Griffith Avenue are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25356/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

273. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of staffing all emergency departments with liaison psychiatrists for one year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25429/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

274. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25430/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

275. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of fully staffing and operating all 73 child and adult mental health services teams, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25431/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

276. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for Early Intervention Psychosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25432/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

277. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost of fully funding the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders and delivering the remaining eating disorder teams by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25433/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

278. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the current and capital cost of establishing and operating a 24-7 multi-agency mental health crisis de-escalating team, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25434/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

279. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated current and capital cost of implementing the Government’s plan for inpatient and outpatient perinatal mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25435/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

280. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to fully implement the National Clinical Programme for ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25436/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

281. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost of running the Galway Community Café, the free out-of-hours adult mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25437/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

282. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to increase funding for recovery education by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25438/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

283. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of employing a mental health liaison respectively, inclusive of salary and PRSI costs, as provided for in the HSE winter plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25439/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

284. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing universal counselling within primary care; the cost of providing counselling in primary care for 0-18 years, 0-25 years and over-25s, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25440/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

285. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost of fully implementing the national model of care for dual diagnosis over five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25441/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

286. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the capital and current cost of establishing a ten-bed inpatient unit for eating disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25442/23]

Driver Licences

Mark Ward

195. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will explain the exemptions for individuals with a driving licence from a different jurisdiction; the countries Ireland has a licence exchange agreement with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24094/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

772. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [24311/23]

Cancer Services

Mark Ward

839. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the counselling services available for individuals with inherited predispositions to cancer; the counselling services there are for individuals who test positive for cancer associated BRCA variants; the counselling services available for individuals who test negative for cancer associated BRCA variants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24842/23]

Sports Funding

Mark Ward

7. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports that are in place for the Shamrock and Olive Tree Boxing Project to assist them in bringing a small group of Palestinian boxers and coaches to Ireland in August as part of their sporting cultural exchange; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23062/23]

Departmental Strategies

Mark Ward

175. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the publication date for the Implementation Plan of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

159. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people within the prison population who have foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the awareness training for staff in relation to foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23260/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

223. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on plans for peer remuneration within an organisation (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the progress of the setting-up of the Steering Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23319/23]

Health Services

Mark Ward

224. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is a review underway for peer remuneration within the health service; if he will provide an update on this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23320/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

243. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for April, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23533/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

247. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of patients referred from emergency departments to community mental health teams in the past 12 months per hospital, and the average wait time for an appointment with the community mental health teams, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23596/23]

Defence Forces

Mark Ward

38. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there has been an increase in Defence Force Veterans becoming homeless; what is the increases; the reason for the increase; the solutions that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22720/23]

Defence Forces

Mark Ward

49. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will agree with the Women of Honour Group in allowing his appointees to the External Oversight Board for the Defence Forces to be vetted for appropriateness by the Oireachtas Defence Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22719/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

340. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the special education pre-school facilities that are available for a child (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of autism and their parents cannot find a suitable place for them. [22940/23]

Local Area Plans

Mark Ward

392. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people waiting on local authority housing lists per local authority; the average waiting time per list; the use of a choice-based letting system per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22420/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

607. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2017 to 2022 and to date in 2023; if funding for 2023 has been reduced; if so, the rationale for this; how this will affect the low-cost mental health counselling provided by the service; the alternative funding options available to the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22415/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

608. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 649 of 31 January 2023, if he will provide an update on the five pilot locations for out-of-hours CAMH services; where these five locations are; the breakdown of funding and staff per location; when these pilots will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22418/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

654. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to reduce the number of CAMHS teams from the current total of 73; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22699/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

655. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to amalgamate some CAMHS teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22700/23]

Health Services Staff

Mark Ward

659. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work being carried out to rectify shortages of public health nurses at seven locations in Dublin (details supplied); the options available to families in these areas whose children are not being seen in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22723/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

678. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the independent review of the provision of child and adolescent mental health services in the State by the inspector of mental health services and by the Mental Health Commission; when the review will be published in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22830/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

262. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there is any new development funding for the early intervention psychosis National Clinical Plan in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22183/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

263. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health how many areas have no access to an early intervention psychosis service in Ireland currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22184/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

264. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the projected length of time it will take to achieve national early intervention psychosis team coverage based on the current rate of annual investment into early intervention psychosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22185/23]

Medicinal Products

Mark Ward

274. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a shortage of the medicines colofac and spasmonal within Ireland; the options available to those that are prescribed the medicines; the steps being taken to address the shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22281/23]

Departmental Correspondence

Mark Ward

275. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has received a petition from a group (details supplied); if he has replied to the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22282/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

279. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the pathways that are open to health professionals to train and specialise in child and youth mental health; if he will outline the list of courses in tabular form; if he will list the professions working within this area; if he will outline any future plans for these courses given the extension of CAMHS for up to 25-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22295/23]

Primary Medical Certificates

Mark Ward

95. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance the current status of the review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; when the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal will be in operation; the number of outstanding appeals before the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21527/23]

Special Educational Needs

Mark Ward

292. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the special education preschool facilities available for a child (details supplied) who has a diagnosis of autism and whose parents cannot find a suitable place for them. [21583/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

423. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the plans that are in place to address the issues raised by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to persons with serious mental health problems detained in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21063/23]

Prison Service

Mark Ward

556. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans he has in place to address the issues raised at a conference (details supplied) in relation to people with serious mental health problems detained in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21065/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

657. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the money for the fourth phase of eating disorder team progression will be released from budget 2023; the CHOs it will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21766/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

658. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults who presented to the HSE seeking treatment for eating disorders who received specialist inpatient treatment in a dedicated eating disorder service in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21767/23]

Eating Disorders

Mark Ward

659. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the nine community eating disorder teams; if timelines for their provision are being met; if there are any delays; and the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21768/23]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]