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Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Probation and Welfare Service
Pat Buckley
125. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of housing units operated by the Probation Service in each respective local authority area, in tabular form; and the relevant services provided to the residents of these units. [17875/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
502. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost for providing a mental health nurse in all accident and emergency departments 24 hours a day, in every custody suite, in every Garda station and in every prison. [17630/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Care Services Provision
Pat Buckley
526. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the cuts to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17707/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Primary Care Services Provision
Pat Buckley
527. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors working in primary care in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the annual expense incurred by these positions on the Exchequer. [17710/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Suicide Incidence
Pat Buckley
541. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of suicides that have been recorded on the grounds of public hospitals following a presentation to accident and emergency departments in the past five years by hospital, in tabular form [17877/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
546. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided by the Exchequer for patient advocacy in mental health for each respective body from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [17890/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Suicide Prevention
Pat Buckley
556. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis intervention nurses positions filled here; the number currently being advertised for; his future plans for new positions; and his views on the level which constitutes an adequate number of these position for best practice. [17930/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
557. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a crisis house for crisis intervention in mental health; the number currently in operation here; and the cost of these services to the Exchequer annually. [17932/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Medical Card Expenditure
Pat Buckley
582. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all persons that require long-term treatment for mental health problems. [18018/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
631. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if extra funding will be made available for cataract operations in 2017 and, if so, when. [18264/17]
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
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Broadband Service Provision
Pat Buckley
722. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to access high-speed fibre broadband. [18171/17]
Thu, 6 Apr 2017
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pat Buckley
264. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Accident and Emergency Departments Staff
Pat Buckley
393. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems currently being experienced at Cork University Hospital, CUH, accident and emergency department as a result of poor ambulance turnaround times due to a lack of staff to receive ambulance passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Ambulance Service
Pat Buckley
394. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problem being caused to ambulance services due to the current inability of emergency medical technicians, EMTs, to use their experience and training to determine the seriousness of call-outs to their services and judge, on a case-by-case basis, if the use of an ambulance is appropriate, resulting in patients who do not require an ambulance taking up resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Pat Buckley
357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason funding was refused by the HSE to supply a nurse to a person (details supplied) who has been out of school since February 2017. [13712/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Medicinal Products
Pat Buckley
745. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to grant an importation licence for medical cannabis containing THC for a person (details supplied) [12922/17]
Tue, 21 Mar 2017
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Services for People with Disabilities
Pat Buckley
929. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason funding was refused by the Health Service Executive to supply a nurse to a person (details supplied) who has been out of school since February 2017. [13711/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Ambulance Service
Pat Buckley
31. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing issues with the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/17]
Wed, 8 Mar 2017
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Legislative Process
Pat Buckley
73. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/17]
Tue, 7 Mar 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
640. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty many parents are having in accessing child and adolescent mental health services for their children even when in severe and urgent circumstances; and his plans to ensure services are in place to avoid further use of adult services for children. [12182/17]