Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Garda Station Closures

James Browne

416. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 30 March 2017, if the Garda stations closed in County Wexford are included in the six stations proposed for reopening under the pilot programme report which has since been received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34420/17]

Garda Data

James Browne

417. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed in each County Wexford Garda station in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [34421/17]

CLÁR Programme

James Browne

468. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the results from the 2011 census were not included in the methodology employed for the 2016 and 2017 CLÁR application programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34428/17]

HSE Staff Data

James Browne

547. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of the additional 114 assistant psychology posts to deliver rapid access low intensity psychological interventions for young persons that are now in place. [33808/17]

HSE Staff Data

James Browne

548. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of the 20 staff grade psychology posts for services for children in geographical areas in which there are inadequate numbers of posts in place that have now been filled. [33809/17]

Health Services Provision

James Browne

549. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if a computerised cognitive behavioural therapy programme for young persons has now been provided. [33810/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

550. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2015 €35 million funding for mental health; the number of posts this allocation supports; the number that have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33811/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

551. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2016 €35 million funding for mental health; the number of posts this allocation supports; the number which have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33812/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

552. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2017 €15 million funding for mental health; the number of posts this allocation supports; the number which have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33813/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

553. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a child and adolescent mental health service appointment in each LHO; and the number waiting zero to three months, three to six months, six to nine months, nine to 12 months and more than 12 months. [33814/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

554. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his estimate of the additional resources required to provide the funding necessary for the staffing requirements under A Vision for Change, taking into account demographic changes. [33815/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

555. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the €15 million in new funding for mental health in 2017; the additional or new services being provided in 2017; the funding provided to each; if he will provide a breakdown of the funding by CHO; and the additional posts being provided in each. [33816/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

556. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time-equivalent positions the €15 million in new funding for mental health services in 2017 will provide; and the number of positions in various categories (details supplied). [33817/17]

Suicide Prevention

James Browne

557. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the evaluations of all major activities conducted under the aegis of Connecting for Life; and if the findings have been disseminated and lessons learned or shared with programme practitioners and partners on activities that may reduce suicidal behaviours. [33818/17]

Suicide Prevention

James Browne

558. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the National Office for Suicide Prevention's development of an outcomes framework to align with Connecting for Life. [33819/17]

HSE Reports

James Browne

559. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the report from the national group on specialist perinatal mental health service design; the findings and recommendations of the report; and the timeframe for the implementation of the recommendations. [33820/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

560. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if the draft model of care for early intervention in psychosis has been approved; if so, the details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33821/17]

Mental Health Guidelines

James Browne

561. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if the standard operating procedure on cognitive behavioural therapy has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33822/17]

Mental Health Guidelines

James Browne

562. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if the standard operating procedure on individual placement support is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33823/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

563. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of additional posts recruited and appointed to date in 2017 for the development of the DeafHear national service, in view of commitments made in the 2017 HSE Mental Health Division Operational Plan. [33824/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

564. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the completion of the model of care for ADHD. [33825/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

565. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the completion of the model of care for dual diagnosis. [33826/17]

Mental Health Services

James Browne

566. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the embedding of the existing ten Jigsaw sites to full capacity and the development of new sites in counties Cork, Dublin and Limerick. [33827/17]

Counselling Services Provision

James Browne

567. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the cross-divisional governance arrangements in place for the development of counselling services for persons under 18 years of age in primary care. [33828/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

568. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the capacity expansion that has taken place in high-observation units in Galway, Limerick and Drogheda to date in 2017. [33829/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

569. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress which has been made on the provision of high-observation units in counties Donegal and Kerry. [33830/17]

Drug Rehabilitation Clinics

James Browne

570. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if a model of care for specialist rehabilitation units has been agreed with regard to the development of high-dependency rehabilitation services for service users with severe illness and complex needs; if a cohort of population for specialist rehabilitation units has been identified; and if he will provide details of both. [33831/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

571. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of new Central Mental Hospital beds for those admitted under section 21(2) of the Mental Health Act 2001 that have opened to date in 2017. [33832/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

572. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of new staff appointed to date in 2017 to support the NFS. [33833/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

573. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment and establishment of a CAMHS community-based forensic mental health team. [33834/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

574. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the way the provision of mental health services for persons experiencing homelessness has been expanded in 2017. [33835/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

575. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if an agreed Advancing Recovery in Ireland, ARI, contract with each CHO on delivery of programme of education and capacity building to support development of recovery-oriented services is now in place. [33836/17]

Nursing Home Services

James Browne

576. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if all financial assessments are now completed in accordance with legislative timeframes regarding the residential support services maintenance and accommodation contributions and long-stay contributions in each CHO. [33837/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

577. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the review of nationally-funded mental health agencies; when it was completed; the recommendations and findings; the further action which now arises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33838/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

578. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the survey of mental health capital stock to scope future infrastructural needs of services; the key findings from the survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33839/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

579. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the care pathway for mental health intellectual disability, MHID, patients within the Central Mental Hospital. [33840/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

580. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the initiatives being taken to address the significant shortage of clinical space from which community-based mental health services can be delivered and to refurbish existing approved centres. [33841/17]

Eating Disorders

James Browne

782. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons presenting for eating-related disorders, by county, by type of disorder, both male and female; in tabular form, the interventions in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34338/17]

Domiciliary Care Allowance Data

James Browne

783. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for children who are recipients of domiciliary care allowance to be approved for full medical cards without assessments as promised in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34339/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

James Browne

784. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health to date in 2017; and the equivalent figures on a like for like basis in terms of services provided in each of the years from 2010 to 2016, taking into consideration reclassifications of expenditure between 2010 and 2016. [34340/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

785. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on services for CAMHS by county, for more than 12 months, 24 months and 36 months, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34341/17]

Health Services Staff Data

James Browne

786. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the original requirement set out for each position (details supplied); the number of these positions filled; and the number yet to be filled, taking account of demographic change in tabular form. [34342/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

787. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2017 for the development of early intervention and prevention counselling services by mental health and primary care, specifically for young persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34343/17]

Health Services Provision

James Browne

788. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the counties in which he plans to extend Jigsaw services. [34344/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

789. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2017 for specific services to enhance responses to those persons who are homeless and mentally ill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34345/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

790. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2017 for improved provision of psychotherapeutic interventions for adults and children with mental illness. [34346/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

791. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding to date in 2017 to address the service gap for low secure acute care and rehabilitation services for mental health service users with complex needs. [34347/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

792. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2017 for continued investment in the CAMHS eating disorder service. [34348/17]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

793. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to date in 2017 for the opening of new acute and high observation units. [34349/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

James Browne

794. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the expenditure incurred in agency fees to date in 2017 by the HSE in the provision of mental health services. [34350/17]

Mental Health Commission Reports

James Browne

795. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the details of approved centres that have yet to comply with the mental health commission, in tabular form. [34351/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

796. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if anti-ligature measures have been introduced in all settings; and if not, the details of settings where they have yet to be introduced in tabular form [34352/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

797. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS received to date in 2017 in each CHO; the number of such referrals accepted; if those referrals not accepted were referred to other services; and if so, the details of same in each CHO. [34353/17]

Occupational Therapy

James Browne

798. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children in County Wexford on a waiting list for occupational therapy; the number of children in County Wexford awaiting occupational therapy services for up to 12 months, 24 months and 36 months respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34354/17]

Mental Health Guidelines

James Browne

799. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of each of the recommendations Nos. 15.1.1 to 15.1.9, inclusive, of a vision for change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34355/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

800. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of counties which have a seven-day support team for mental health; the details of same in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34356/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

801. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of counties which have a home care team for supporting persons with mental health; the detail of same in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34357/17]

Emergency Departments Staff

James Browne

802. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals which have a psychiatric nurse employed in emergency departments; the detail of same in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34358/17]

Health Services Funding

James Browne

803. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the agencies funded by the NOSP, National Office for Suicide Prevention, in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34359/17]

Ambulance Service Provision

James Browne

804. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed construction of ambulance stations for Gorey and Enniscorthy; the date on which they will proceed to the next stage; the timeframe for tendering process to commence and be completed; the timeframe for construction to commence; the funding he will allocate to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34360/17]

HSE Records

James Browne

805. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the value of drugs under the control of the HSE the location of which are unknown, missing or unaccounted for at the end of each of the years 2013 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34361/17]

Primary Care Centres

James Browne

806. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if dietetic services will be made available in all new primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34362/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

807. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his Department's estimate of the additional resources required to provide the funding necessary for the staffing requirements under A Vision for Change, taking into account the 2016 census returns, broken down by each CHO area. [34363/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

808. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age who have been admitted to acute hospitals on mental health grounds; the number of individual children these admissions relate to; and the number of subsequent readmissions in 2015 and 2016 and to date in 2017. [34364/17]

Mental Health Tribunals

James Browne

809. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if an analysis has been completed or studies carried out on the number of admissions and renewal orders revoked before a mental health tribunal is held. [34365/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

810. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of the 17 mental health areas within the nine community health care organisations that provide a full weekend support. [34366/17]

Hospital Admissions

James Browne

811. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions under the Mental Health Acts that had their status regraded from voluntary to involuntary; and the number of admissions that had their status regraded from involuntary to voluntary for each of the years 2012 to 2016 to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34367/17]

Hospital Admissions

James Browne

812. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the numbers of persons admitted involuntarily for each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017, that did not have a tribunal review of their detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/17]

Hospital Admissions

James Browne

813. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of admission orders revoked under the Mental Health Acts before a mental health tribunal was held for each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

814. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of the 34 posts in the National Forensic Mental Health Service which are required to meet more secure therapeutic environments for those persons who meet the criteria for section 21(2) of the Mental Health Act 2001 that have been filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

815. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a first appointment with a psychologist, following referral for one, two, three, three plus to six, six plus to nine, nine plus to 12 and 12 plus months, by Health Service Executive administrative area, in tabular form. [34371/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

816. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for a first appointment with a psychiatrist following referral for one, two, three, three plus to six, six plus to nine, nine plus to 12 and 12 plus months by health service executive administrative areas, in tabular form. [34372/17]

Mental Health Services Expenditure

James Browne

817. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the budgeted and actual spending by mental health administrative area from 2012 to 2016, inclusive and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [34373/17]

Prescriptions Data

James Browne

818. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders who were prescribed anti-depressant medication by local health area in each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form. [34374/17]

Medical Card Data

James Browne

819. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of discretionary medical cards issued in County Wexford in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34375/17]

Cancer Screening Programmes

James Browne

820. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a County Wexford address who have presented with symptoms of breast cancer and have been referred to a cancer centre and are waiting for more than three months, more than six months, more than one year, and more than two years respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34376/17]

Mental Health Commission Reports

James Browne

821. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the recommendations of the Mental Health Commission report, The Human Cost, that have been implemented by his Department. [34377/17]

Mental Health Awareness

James Browne

822. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if his Department has produced a mental health information leaflet for the financial services sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34378/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

823. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented for mental health services to HSE facilities in County Wexford in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of persons who presented for mental health services to HSE facilities with a residential address in County Wexford in each of the years from 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34379/17]

Health Services Provision

James Browne

824. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the estimated construction and operation costs of a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34380/17]

Health Services Provision

James Browne

825. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the methodology contained within the Herity report on cardiac services at University Hospital Waterford. [34381/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

826. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a CAMHS appointment for children in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

827. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on persons with psychiatric illnesses residing in the same facilities as those who have minor mental health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34383/17]

Home Help Service Data

James Browne

828. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the average number of home help hours the HSE provided to persons in County Wexford in each of the years from 2011 to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34384/17]

Home Help Service Data

James Browne

829. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the HSE's expenditure on agency staff for home help care; for County Wexford 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. [34385/17]

Home Help Service Data

James Browne

830. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of home help staff employed by the HSE in County Wexford in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34386/17]

Home Help Service Data

James Browne

831. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for home help in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34387/17]

Home Help Service Data

James Browne

832. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for home help services in County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34388/17]

Brexit Issues

James Browne

948. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the post Brexit contingency plans in place for future agrifood trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34403/17]

Rail Services Provision

James Browne

1082. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on State funding of rail freight services with Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34393/17]

Road Projects Status

James Browne

1083. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to enhance road connectivity to Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34394/17]

Ports Development

James Browne

1084. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve multi-modal connectivity at Rosslare Europort, specifically between rail and ferry services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34395/17]

Ports Development

James Browne

1085. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Rosslare Europort can become an independent body within CIE akin to Irish Rail and Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34401/17]

Greenways Development

James Browne

1086. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of proposals for greenway trails in County Wexford, especially those near New Ross and Gorey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/17]

Road Projects Status

James Browne

1087. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made regarding extension of the M11 between Gorey and Enniscorthy; the expected date of completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34424/17]

Road Projects Status

James Browne

1088. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made regarding the N25 Rosslare Europort access road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34425/17]

Road Projects Status

James Browne

1089. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the N30 Moneytucker to New Ross project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34426/17]

Road Projects Status

James Browne

1090. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made regarding the N25 New Ross bypass project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34427/17]

Ports Development

James Browne

1091. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the models Irish Rail and his Department are considering to increase allocations of investment to Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34430/17]

Ports Development

James Browne

1117. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the unpublished report by an organisation (details supplied) on Rosslare Europort which was published by the previous Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29947/17]