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Tue, 17 Oct 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
345. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount the €35 million in additional funding for mental health announced in budget 2017 that was spent in the 2017 period; the amount that was included in the expenditure figure for 2017; the amount that was carried over into the budget 2018 figures announced recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43700/17]
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Operation
Pat Buckley
685. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow persons with mental health problems who wish to stay indefinitely on community employment schemes with the support of their health care providers to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42874/17]
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Pat Buckley
133. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/17]
Wed, 4 Oct 2017
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General Medical Services Scheme
Pat Buckley
134. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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HSE Reports
Pat Buckley
191. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report on Roscommon health services detailing the large sums being returned to the Exchequer in previous years; if his Department sought to investigate the cause of underspends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41141/17]
Thu, 28 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Provision
Pat Buckley
192. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the progress in developing a pathway to the development of a 24/7 crisis intervention model. [41142/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
355. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the detail of the standard contracts offered to each of the members of the community teams in CAMHS services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Report
Pat Buckley
356. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the HSE child and adult mental health service, CAMHS, reports for each of the years 2013 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the agency spend by CAMHS for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40562/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
358. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of professions (details supplied) employed in CAMHS services in 2016 and 2017 [40563/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
359. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of young persons waiting longer than 12 months for a first appointment for CAMHS at the end of June for each of the years 2014 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40564/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
360. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the overall mental health budget CAMHS services have received by year since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40565/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Data
Pat Buckley
361. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting list times for a mental health service (details supplied) by site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40566/17]
Tue, 26 Sep 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
362. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of employees in each of the sites of a mental health service (details supplied) in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40567/17]
Mon, 11 Sep 2017
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Disability Services Provision
Pat Buckley
1091. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37833/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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School Transport Eligibility
Pat Buckley
348. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a place on a school bus, in view of the fact they were forced to transfer to a school outside of the area due to bullying which the education and training board are aware of. [36256/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Hospital Admissions
Pat Buckley
915. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting admission to the Central Mental Hospital; and if the referrals were from the courts, Prison Service or approved centres in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [35753/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Hospital Admissions
Pat Buckley
916. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting admission to the Central Mental Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35754/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Hospitals Funding
Pat Buckley
917. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding received by the Central Mental Hospital in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [35755/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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HSE Staff Data
Pat Buckley
918. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of neurologists employed by the HSE; and the number of vacant posts for neurologists. [35757/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Medicinal Products
Pat Buckley
919. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to facilitate or support discussions between neurologists regarding the use of Epidiolex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35758/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Medicinal Products
Pat Buckley
920. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to facilitate or support discussions between neurologists regarding an alternative to prescribing Epidiolex. [35759/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Tribunals
Pat Buckley
922. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost for each mental health tribunal 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. [35761/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
923. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of the 96 consultant psychiatrists on a panel to provide membership of a mental health tribunal who are also employed or who were ever employed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35762/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
924. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of the 79 other persons on a panel to provide the membership of a mental health tribunal; the professional title of each; the details of their employer; and the capacity and role for being included on the panel. [35763/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Tribunals
Pat Buckley
925. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the other legal costs arising out of mental health tribunals reported by the Mental Health Commission which were €40,978 in 2014 and €73,975 in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35764/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
926. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the legal fees of the general expenses accounts of the Mental Health Commission spent in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35765/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
927. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the IT technical support and IT developmental costs of the general expenses accounts of the Mental Health Commission; and the way in which they were spent in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35766/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Commission
Pat Buckley
928. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of full and part-time recruitments that took place within the Mental Health Commission in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the positions recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35767/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Tribunals
Pat Buckley
929. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of mental health tribunals in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the fees charged by professionals who took part. [35768/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
931. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the portion of funding allocated for mental health which was transferred to pay for general HSE overrun in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35770/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Departmental Budgets
Pat Buckley
932. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has reported to him that it will be over budget for 2017; if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35771/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
933. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on agency and overtime staff in the mental health services by hospital and discipline in 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [35772/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Services Staff
Pat Buckley
934. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS that do not have a consultant psychiatrist in position; and the length of time the position has been vacant, by catchment area and CHO. [35773/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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HSE Staff Recruitment
Pat Buckley
935. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve recruitment of senior psychologists and consultant psychiatrists into the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35774/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Health Strategies
Pat Buckley
936. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the monitoring system in place to oversee the implementation of standard operating procedures in the HSE and specifically in mental health. [35775/17]
Wed, 26 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
937. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the establishment of a dedicated advocacy service for mental health patients and the annual running costs thereafter. [35776/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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School Guidance Counsellors
Pat Buckley
295. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the mental health and counselling positions in the secondary level education system; and the annual cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34278/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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HSE Expenditure
Pat Buckley
516. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the procedure in place if a HSE-funded charity service provider underspends on its allocated HSE funding within a set time period, for example, yearly funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33698/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Services Funding
Pat Buckley
517. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding provided to a youth mental health charity (details supplied) over the past five years respectively, in tabular form; the amount of this money that was spent by the charity each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33699/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Services Expenditure
Pat Buckley
518. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the terms of use for HSE funding to a youth mental health charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33700/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Policy
Pat Buckley
519. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the strategic plans and targets his Department has for children and youth mental health services for the remainder of 2017 and for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33701/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Mental Health Services
Pat Buckley
520. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for the CAMHS service in Cherry Orchard Hospital in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and from January to June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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HSE Staff Data
Pat Buckley
521. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses, broken down by hospital, who have been employed by the HSE since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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HSE Staff Data
Pat Buckley
522. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists, broken down by hospital, that have been employed by the HSE since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33704/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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HSE Staff Data
Pat Buckley
523. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, broken down by hospital, that have been employed by the HSE since 2012, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33705/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Primary Care Services Provision
Pat Buckley
841. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to primary care counselling services in 2016 and 2017, respectively; and the amount of this budget which was spent for each service. [34460/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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National Office for Suicide Prevention
Pat Buckley
842. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the National Office for Suicide Prevention in 2016 and 2017, respectively; and the amount of this budget which was spent, reallocated or returned. [34461/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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National Office for Suicide Prevention
Pat Buckley
843. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which currently exist in the National Office for Suicide Prevention; and the time these positions have been vacant. [34462/17]
Thu, 13 Jul 2017
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Primary Care Services Provision
Pat Buckley
844. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies which currently exist in primary care counselling and other primary care mental health services; and the time these positions have been vacant. [34463/17]