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Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
853. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the enacting, signing, commencement and implementation of primary and secondary legislation related to the Mental Health Commission; and when outstanding work in this regard will be completed. [55041/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
854. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the respective annual budgets for the Mental Health Commission since its establishment; the details of costs incurred, in tabular form; the date on which funding was allocated; and if funding was returned. [55042/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
855. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the recruitment process for staff for the Mental Health Commission; and the steps in the process such as approval, advertising, interviewing, offers and commencement of employment. [55043/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
856. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the nature of the services provided by the Mental Health Commission; the dates these services began; and his future plans for greater service provision. [55044/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists Data
Pat Buckley
291. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the yearly data on waiting times for when psychiatric patients presented at accident and emergency departments and when they are either admitted for treatment or discharged in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52809/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Hospitals Data
Pat Buckley
292. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the yearly number of psychiatric patients presented at accident and emergency departments, by hospital, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52810/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Hospitals Funding
Pat Buckley
293. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual funding provided for the psychiatry and psychology departments, by hospital, in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52811/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Hospital Beds Data
Pat Buckley
294. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to psychiatric inpatient beds from the accident and emergency departments; the amount spent annually on these admissions by hospital in each of the years 2006 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52812/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
295. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost by quarter of the Little Things mental health campaign. [52813/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
296. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the LittleThings mental health campaign is being run by an external company; if so, the nature of the contract, including length of contract, agreed payment, nature of invoicing, details of the person or body that decides campaign messaging and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52814/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
297. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents of self-harm, suicide attempts and suicides that were recorded in each inpatient psychiatric unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52815/17]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Hospitals Data
Pat Buckley
298. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of return patients for each inpatient psychiatric unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52816/17]
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Schools Establishment
Pat Buckley
128. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to open an Educate Together national school in the Fermoy area of Cork. [50787/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Community Care
Pat Buckley
464. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that Fermoy community hospital remains open and is resourced adequately to meet the needs of the area [50661/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Traveller Accommodation
Pat Buckley
683. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in 2016 and 2017 Cork County Council drew down none of the money allocated for Traveller accommodation despite a clear need for new developments including in the case of persons (details supplied). [50489/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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School Services Staff
Pat Buckley
728. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the delay in appointing a traffic warden for a school (details supplied) despite the position being approved in June 2017. [50525/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
269. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the mental health budget adjusted for population growth and increase in demand by year in tabular form (details supplied). [44962/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Commemorative Events
Pat Buckley
240. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans in the lead up to the 95th anniversary of the execution of Liam Mellows by the Free State in Mountjoy Gaol to issue a State apology to the families of the at least 77 persons executed in this period (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43452/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
343. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health in 2017; the equivalent figures on a like-for-like basis in terms of services provided in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 taking into consideration reclassifications of expenditure between those dates. [43698/17]
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
344. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the increased funding announced for mental health in line with the programme for Government commitment in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the amount of that funding for each calendar year that was actually drawn down or spent on mental health services, in tabular form. [43699/17]