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Tue, 22 May 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
344. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22065/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
345. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS services as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date 2018, by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22066/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
346. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels by profession in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22067/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
347. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age who were admitted to adult mental health units in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22068/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
348. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the publication date of the review of the Jigsaw youth mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22069/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
349. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his policy and plans for the expansion of the Jigsaw youth mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22070/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
350. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, budget by CHO area as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22071/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
351. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the youth mental health task force recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/18]
Tue, 22 May 2018
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
352. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22073/18]
Tue, 15 May 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Pat Buckley
433. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new assessment of needs process; and the work carried out with stakeholders such as a society (details supplied) that have expressed concerns on this matter. [21346/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
133. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the ten new beds that were to be opened in the Central Mental Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18175/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
134. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the opening of Portrane mental health facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18176/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
135. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number waiting in the prison system and in approved centres for admittance to the Central Mental Hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18177/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
136. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the medium and long-term residential rehabilitation beds that are provided for by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18178/18]
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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HSE Funding
Pat Buckley
188. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding that was provided to a hospice (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the basis upon which this funding level was arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/18]
Wed, 28 Mar 2018
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HSE Funding
Pat Buckley
189. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated at a hospice (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the rates of mortality or further transfer. [14303/18]
Tue, 20 Mar 2018
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Child and Family Agency Data
Pat Buckley
884. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that all files associated with Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in County Cork are being held in a safe and secure unit; the nature of the storage; the location of the unit; the efforts being made to preserve the physical integrity of the files; if they are digitally stored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12043/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Pat Buckley
261. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychiatrists employed by Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Pat Buckley
262. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the composition of the liaison psychiatry team at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; the number of staff on the team; the profession of each; if they are whole-time equivalents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Health Services Staff Data
Pat Buckley
263. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the working hours of the liaison psychiatrist at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10862/18]
Thu, 8 Mar 2018
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Public Services Card
Pat Buckley
564. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make it compulsory to have a public services card in order to access a range of services; the rationale for this; and the work being done to ensure that persons that do not have a public services card can still access the services they need. [11076/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Pat Buckley
184. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if approval will be given to an application for a special needs assistant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5442/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Medical Card Eligibility
Pat Buckley
408. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for refusing persons with MS to be recognised as having a debilitating illness and so receive needed support such as a medical card. [5820/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Motor Tax Yield
Pat Buckley
523. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount collected in motor tax by each respective county council in each of the years 2014 to 2017 in tabular form. [5627/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Roads Maintenance Funding
Pat Buckley
524. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount allocated for road maintenance to each respective county council in each of the years 2014 to 2017 in tabular form. [5628/18]
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Working Family Payment Data
Pat Buckley
315. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Army personnel who received family income supplement in 2017 and to date in 2018. [4991/18]
Thu, 1 Feb 2018
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Working Family Payment Data
Pat Buckley
316. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Garda personnel who received family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [4993/18]
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
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Road Safety
Pat Buckley
534. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funding for road safety measures in 2017 requested by east County Cork municipal district and Cork County Council; the budget provided for these measures; and the rationale for them. [4104/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
851. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a report has been commissioned by him or submitted to his Department by an external body on or relating to the Mental Health Commission; if these reports found issue with the Mental Health Commission; if the reports are of the view it is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55039/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
852. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the appointment of the board and CEO of the Mental Health Commission began. [55040/17]
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]