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Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Eating Disorders
Pat Buckley
368. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the way in which the remaining €1.48 million allocated to CCP on eating disorders in 2018 was spent in tabular form. [52784/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Eating Disorders
Pat Buckley
369. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the efforts made to recruit posts for the CCP on eating disorders to date in 2019. [52785/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Eating Disorders
Pat Buckley
370. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason no posts for CCP on eating disorders were progressed to date in 2019. [52786/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Eating Disorders
Pat Buckley
371. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to address recruitment for the CCP on eating disorders in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52787/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Pat Buckley
454. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend long-term illness benefit to persons with enduring mental illness over 16 years of age that cannot work consistently due to their condition. [53231/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Hospital Consultant Recruitment
Pat Buckley
455. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progress in the recruitment of a consultant psychiatrist for Wexford CAMHS. [53232/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
456. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the vacancies in the CAMHS team in County Wexford; and the steps taken to improve recruitment and retention of needed staff. [53233/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Pat Buckley
457. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to support an association (details supplied) to ensure the continuation of its living assistance service in County Cork indefinitely and to dispel rumours that the service may be coming to an end in 2020. [53234/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
458. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of fully implementing the recommendations of A Vision for Change. [53238/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
459. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of a 1% pay rise for all staff in the mental health service by discipline and the number of staff in each respective discipline in tabular form. [53239/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
460. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing staffing levels in the mental health services to meet the recommendations of A Vision for Change adjusted for population growth [53240/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
461. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing an additional psychiatric nurse of all grades and specialisations in place in the HSE. [53241/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
462. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing an additional consultant psychiatrist in the HSE mental health services. [53242/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
463. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an additional fully staffed community mental health team. [53243/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
464. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an additional fully staffed child and adolescent mental health teams. [53244/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Counselling Services Provision
Pat Buckley
465. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of implementing universal access to free counselling services upon general practitioner referral; and the additional cost of increasing the number of sessions available under the free scheme to 20. [53245/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
466. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an additional fully staffed crisis house. [53246/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
467. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the community mental health teams in operation nationwide; and the vacancies in each respective team, in tabular form. [53247/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
468. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the child and adolescent mental health teams in operation nationwide; and the vacancies in each respective team in tabular form. [53248/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
469. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of ensuring a minimum of one psychiatric nurse as part of each primary healthcare team. [53249/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
470. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funds used in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, to provide focused support for tenancies of persons with enduring mental health problems in recovery and seeking to live more independently. [53250/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
471. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funds used in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, to provide employment and training schemes and supports for persons with enduring mental health problems in recovery. [53251/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
472. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, in order to provide appropriate services for persons experiencing mental illness and addiction while seeking care. [53252/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Suicide Prevention
Pat Buckley
473. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to the National Office of Suicide Prevention in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, by the purpose for which the funding was used. [53253/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Warmer Homes Scheme Funding
Pat Buckley
572. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in the provision of the SEAI grant to persons (details supplied). [53236/19]
Tue, 17 Dec 2019
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Rural Transport Programme
Pat Buckley
617. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the successful LocalLink bus route from Fermoy to Mallow, County Cork been cancelled; and if a commitment will be given to reopen the route. [53237/19]
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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HSE Properties
Pat Buckley
434. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of a building (details supplied); the plans of the HSE to use the property; the timeline for operation; and the cost to the HSE of renting the property while it has been out of operation. [51715/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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School Accommodation Provision
Pat Buckley
117. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to develop new primary and second- level schools in Midleton and east County Cork to respond to a growing population of primary school students and longer term projections in population growth for the future. [47882/19]
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
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Road Projects Status
Pat Buckley
269. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a feasibility study has been carried out into the prospect of a bypass road project for Castlemartyr, County Cork; if not, his plans to request such a study and to implement measures to address congestion in the town which has become a major problem with over half a million vehicles passing through Castlemartyr per month. [47883/19]
Tue, 19 Nov 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Pat Buckley
365. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the Linn Dara campus in Cherry Orchard Hospital; the number of residential beds operational; the services offered by the day hospital; the staffing levels; the number of staff vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47287/19]
Tue, 12 Nov 2019
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Medicinal Products Availability
Pat Buckley
384. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to problems in procuring Epanutin 50 mg Infatabs for patients prescribed same (details supplied); his plans to rectify the situation in order to minimise harm to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46518/19]
Tue, 5 Nov 2019
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Eating Disorders
Pat Buckley
440. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated for the clinical programme on eating disorders in 2018 and 2019; if the funds have been released to the HSE; and the amount spent in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form [44250/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Tax Data
Pat Buckley
134. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised from taxation on rental income in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [41670/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Tax Data
Pat Buckley
135. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who reported and-or paid taxation on rental income in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [41671/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Tax Data
Pat Buckley
136. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who declared overall losses on a rental property in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [41672/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
396. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the €25 million unspent from budget 2018 is used to develop new services for mental health in 2019. [41907/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
397. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a rationale for the failure to spend €25 million allocated for mental health in 2019. [41908/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
Pat Buckley
398. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the funding announced for mental health in budget 2020 does not include the overrun of funding already announced in budget 2019 or subsequent budgets. [41909/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
Pat Buckley
399. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of all new funding provided for mental health in budget 2020, excluding money that had been announced in budget that which will not be spent by the end of 2019. [41910/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Budget 2020
Pat Buckley
400. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if any of the €39 million of additional funding for mental health in 2020 includes funding that had been previously announced in 2019 but had gone unspent. [41911/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
401. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that funding allocated to mental health will be spent on mental health services within the timeframe provided for by the budget in which it was allotted. [41912/19]
Tue, 1 Oct 2019
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Pat Buckley
529. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Cork County Council has made applications to the safety improvement grants scheme for 2020; and the details of these applications especially relating to Rostellan and the R630 in east County Cork. [39804/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Pat Buckley
306. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre device review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38441/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Pat Buckley
307. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year. [38442/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Pat Buckley
348. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to close the Castlemartyr health centre in Cork; if it is his decision; and if not, the person that made this decision. [38732/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Pat Buckley
349. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to relocate the public health nursing services from Castlemartyr, County Cork, to Midleton Community Hospital six miles away; and the person that made the decision. [38733/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Pat Buckley
350. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason in January of 2019 permission was granted to carry out a single story extension including the remodelling of the interior and the installation of a wheelchair assessable ramp at Castlemartyr community health centre; the reason work was not started on this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38734/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Pat Buckley
351. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the public health services in Castlemartyr, County Cork. [38735/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Pat Buckley
352. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the decision to close Castlemartyr health centre is finalised; and the final date for the closure. [38736/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Primary Care Centres
Pat Buckley
353. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has put in place to facilitate patients and service users to travel to Midleton from Castlemartyr, County Cork. [38737/19]
Tue, 24 Sep 2019
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Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
Pat Buckley
479. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of wheelchair accessible buses operational in east County Cork particularly operating on the N25 Cork to Waterford and along the Waterford to Cork bus route, respectively. [38738/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Pat Buckley
787. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the national forensic mental health service facility in Portrane, County Dublin; the completion date for same; if the project will be delivered on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34709/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
788. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the actions taken during 2018 to improve outcomes for persons with comorbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems. [34710/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
789. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of developing a no wrong door policy to address dual diagnosis in mental health; and the funding provided in future for services to adapt. [34711/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Higher Education Authority
Pat Buckley
328. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed at higher education institutes; the cost of each position annually; and the location each position is based. [33787/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1650. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for an outpatient assessment by a consultant psychiatrist in each month from June 2018 to date in 2019, in tabular form. [33724/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1651. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatric posts across the health service; the number filled by permanent consultants; the number temporarily filled; the number currently vacant; and the length of time each has been vacant. [33725/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1652. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE community mental health teams operational nationally; the number of consultants employed in the teams permanently; the number temporarily filled; the number currently vacant; and the period each post has been vacant [33726/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1653. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE CAMHS teams established nationally; the number of consultant psychiatric posts allocated to the teams; the number of posts which are permanent; the number temporarily filled; the number unfilled; and the period for which the posts have been vacant. [33727/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1654. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE specialist community mental health services for older adults teams across the health service nationally; the number of consultant psychiatric posts allocated to the teams; the number of posts which are filled permanently; the number temporarily filled; the number unfilled; and the period the respective posts have been vacant. [33728/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1655. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the original estimate for such expenditure in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33729/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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HSE Agency Staff Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1656. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the estimated cost if they had been permanent positions instead [33730/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1657. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalent staff required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes; and the teams and specialties in which the additional staff are required by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area, in tabular form. [33731/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Nursing Staff Data
Pat Buckley
1658. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses who graduated in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively; the number hired by the HSE on full-time contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1659. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on mental health in 2018; and the percentage of the overall health budget to which this amounts. [33733/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1660. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number of posts filled on a temporary basis; the number of posts filled by doctors not on the specialist register; the number of posts unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of the unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33734/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1661. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2018 €55 million funding for mental health; the number of posts the allocation supports; the number of posts filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33735/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1662. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts filled within mental health as of July 2019; and the comparative number for each corresponding period in the previous ten years. [33736/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1663. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of section 39 providers that hold agreements for providing mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33737/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1664. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality as per A Vision for Change recommendations and demographic changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1665. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality; the number of posts filled on a temporary basis; the number of posts currently unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of the unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1666. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses entitled to retire as of 17 July 2019; the number entitled to retire within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33740/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1667. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health inpatient beds here; the number operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33741/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1668. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of involuntary admissions in 2018; and the percentage of admissions following a referral by a family member, a member of An Garda Síochána and a referral by a doctor, respectively. [33742/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Medicinal Products Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1669. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE on psychotropic drugs in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [33743/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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HSE Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1670. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE on talk therapies in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the specifications of the type of talk therapy provided. [33744/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1671. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the CAMHS service in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, to date in 2019; the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such recruitment in each CHO to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1672. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospital Admissions
Pat Buckley
1673. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult health units in 2018; the length of each of these stays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33747/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1674. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists by age and gender, in tabular form, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, and local catchment areas. [33748/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Data
Pat Buckley
1675. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of self-harm presentations by children under 18 years of age in each of the years 2016 to 2018, by presenting hospital. [33749/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1676. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in CAMHS as of 17 July 2019. [33750/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1677. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment at 17 June 2019; and the number of such children waiting more than two, three, six, 12 and 18 months, respectively. [33751/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1678. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS for each team operating nationally. [33752/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
1679. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force. [33753/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Suicide Incidence
Pat Buckley
1680. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that died by suicide in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33754/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Counselling Services Provision
Pat Buckley
1681. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of the telehealth pilot sites for mental health services. [33756/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1682. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists and assistant psychologists employed by the HSE to provide free counselling services in each of the years since 2016; and the cost by year and CHO. [33785/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1683. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychologist and assistant psychologist positions for free counselling services provided for in budget 2019; and the number of posts filled to date. [33786/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
1684. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progression towards a seven day week in all community mental health services; the remaining obstacles to the goal; the outstanding costs which have been identified; and the timeline for delivery of same. [33788/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
1685. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progression towards a 24/7 community mental health service; the remaining obstacles to the goal; the outstanding costs which have been identified; and the timeline for delivery of same. [33789/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
1686. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a dedicated advocacy service for mental health service users; and the base establishment costs and expected annual budget supports for same. [33790/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1687. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS beds operational as of July 2019. [33791/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1688. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of overtime and agency staff for mental health nursing roles in Cork north Lee, Cork south Lee and north Cork areas, respectively, in the past 12 months; and the cost in 2016 and 2017. [33792/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
1689. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of overtime and agency staff for mental health nursing roles by CHO in the past 12 months; and the cost in 2016 and 2017 for these areas. [33793/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1690. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals accepted by the community CAMHS teams during the first six months of 2019, by local health office area; and the equivalent figures for 2018, in tabular form. [33794/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
1691. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the expansion of rehabilitation services to respond to the needs of those with enduring mental illness and challenging behaviour; the location of the additional services; the number of additional staff employed in whole-time equivalent terms; the number of service users in receipt of such services; and the way in which this compares to 2018. [33795/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
1692. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the model of care for specialist perinatal mental health services; and the number of additional staff in whole-time equivalent terms appointed to date in 2019. [33796/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
1693. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the way in which he has provided increased access to talk therapies to date in 2019; the number of additional service users availing of the therapies; and the number of persons availing of talk therapies in each CHO area. [33797/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
1694. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional enhanced peer support workers delivered to date in 2019 in line with the A Vision for Change recommendations. [33798/19]