Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Completion Programme

James Browne

1166. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has considered the ramifications for young persons who will no longer receive counselling services under the school completion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34414/17]

Disability Activation Projects

James Browne

1178. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the types of job schemes that are available to young persons with learning disabilities and mental health issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34409/17]

Job Creation

James Browne

1179. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to address the unemployment blackspots in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34416/17]

Commercial Property

James Browne

1316. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that businesses sell long-term vacant units in town centres in Enniscorthy and Wexford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34410/17]

Rent Pressure Zones

James Browne

1317. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the Gorey area in County Wexford should be marked as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34429/17]

Mental Health Commission Reports

James Browne

434. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if training has been provided to staff of financial institutions that are dealing with customers in arrears in line with the Mental Health Commission's 2011 report, The Human Cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32532/17]

Emergency Planning

James Browne

857. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he has taken as chair of the government’s task force for emergency planning to offset the threat of terrorism; the number of times the task force has met since December 2016; the number of occasions the Task Force has discussed the threat of terrorism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32500/17]

Physical Education Facilities

James Browne

43. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the funding of indoor spaces for physical education in a primary school (details supplied) [31771/17]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

James Browne

75. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which her Department has collaborated with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to promote economic growth in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31814/17]

Garda Stations

James Browne

102. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider allocating the existing Garda station on Roche’s Road, County Wexford to Wexford County Council for the benefit of community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31793/17]

Schools Building Projects Data

James Browne

119. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the school building programme at primary and second level in County Wexford to meet the demand for school places in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/17]

Family Law Cases

James Browne

146. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding fathers of children who do not receive equal recognition with mothers in child access cases under family law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31783/17]

Family Law Cases

James Browne

147. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address potential discrimination against fathers of children in child access cases under family law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31786/17]

CLÁR Programme

James Browne

154. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the methodology for calculating if a district electoral division is eligible for funding under the CLÁR programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31789/17]

HSE Staff Recruitment

James Browne

212. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health when the post of child psychologist within the primary care psychology services in the Wexford Waterford LHO will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31787/17]

Salmon Management Report

James Browne

224. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding a review of river management at the river Slaney near Clohamon, Bunclody, Enniscorthy, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31819/17]

Inland Fisheries

James Browne

225. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made on the removal of grids at the tailrace situated on the River Slaney at Clohamon, Bunclody, Enniscorthy, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31820/17]

Defence Forces Veterans Associations Funding

James Browne

270. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which his Department supports the work of an organisation (details supplied) that protects the welfare of ex-servicemen and women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31804/17]

Defence Forces Veterans

James Browne

271. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the growing levels of homelessness among ex-servicemen and women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31806/17]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

James Browne

358. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently waiting to be seen by a HSE psychology service school-age team by local health area in tabular form; and the number waiting less than three months, three to six months, six to 12 months, 12 to 24 months and more than 24 months. [30959/17]

Job Initiatives

James Browne

20. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the high unemployment black spots in the south-eastern region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30463/17]

School Admissions

James Browne

186. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address waiting lists for primary schools in a town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29500/17]

School Funding

James Browne

187. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be acquired to address the lack of space within a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/17]

School Funding

James Browne

188. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29502/17]

Industrial Relations

James Browne

643. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to grant Defence Forces personnel access to the Workplace Relations Commission to raise pay and pension concerns. [29495/17]

Industrial Relations

James Browne

644. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding Labour Court access for Defence Forces personnel. [29496/17]

Defence Forces Pensions

James Browne

645. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way he plans to address the concerns of post-2013 entrants to the Defence Forces who will no longer be entitled to a supplementary pension when aged between 58 and 60 and must wait to receive retirement benefits when aged over 66. [29497/17]

Industrial Relations

James Browne

646. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which involves the inclusion of Defence Forces' representative associations in line with the work of the Department of Justice and Equality working group regarding access to the industrial relations structures for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29498/17]

Defence Forces Medicinal Products

James Browne

647. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to address the concerns surrounding the use of Lariam in the Defence Forces while on overseas missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29499/17]

Brexit Issues

James Browne

10. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to respond to the threats facing County Wexford agriculture regarding Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28165/17]

Data Protection

James Browne

85. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding lacunas in data protection legislation that may be preventing mental health professionals from informing family members or others that are at risk of violence from a patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29077/17]

HSE Staff Recruitment

James Browne

231. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of additional mental health staff recruited to date in 2017; and the nature of the positions filled. [27921/17]

Creative Ireland Programme

James Browne

65. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the future investment which is planned for the National Opera House, County Wexford, in line with the Creative Ireland Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27609/17]

Creative Ireland Programme

James Browne

68. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which she plans to promote the Norman Way under the Creative Ireland Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27610/17]

Garda Station Closures

James Browne

404. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the future use of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28692/17]

Emergency Works Scheme Applications

James Browne

466. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the rejection of a wheelchair lift in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26986/17]

Schools Refurbishment

James Browne

471. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the rejection of a wheelchair lift in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27012/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

James Browne

599. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding differing levels of pay between SNAs at primary school level and at secondary school level respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28595/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts

James Browne

600. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for secondary school SNAs’ working during the month of June in view of the fact that only State exams are taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28596/17]

Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration

James Browne

601. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for salary and working hours disparity between primary school SNAs and secondary school SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28597/17]

Special Educational Needs Data

James Browne

602. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on waiting lists for ASD classes in primary schools in County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28598/17]

Legislative Measures

James Browne

748. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the local authorities that have adopted Part III of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956; the date the Act was adopted by those local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27128/17]

Legislative Measures

James Browne

749. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the local authorities that adopted and subsequently abandoned Part III of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956; the date which it was abandoned by those local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27129/17]

Counselling Services Provision

James Browne

1062. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the twice yearly average waiting times for HSE counselling services in County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26767/17]

Counselling Services Provision

James Browne

1063. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to meet the growing demands for counselling services particularly in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26768/17]

Counselling Services Provision

James Browne

1899. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will reconsider the withdrawal of funding for school completion programmes counselling hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/17]

School Expulsions

James Browne

1916. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of expulsions from and the number of students enrolled in each secondary school in County Wexford in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [27195/17]

School Expulsions

James Browne

1917. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of suspensions from each secondary school in County Wexford in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [27196/17]

School Expulsions

James Browne

1918. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average number of suspensions and expulsions from secondary schools in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [27197/17]

Medicinal Products

James Browne

180. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if the drug translarna was reviewed at the last drugs committee meeting on 18 May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25125/17]

Defence Forces Remuneration

James Browne

268. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to improve the pay and conditions of the Defence Forces personnel whose families have been reliant on the family income supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24899/17]

Defence Forces Personnel

James Browne

269. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will address the findings of the Public Service Pay Commission's report published in May 2017 which found that there are issues surrounding the recruitment and retention of members of the Defence Forces, especially among aviation personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24900/17]

Defence Forces Personnel

James Browne

270. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to counter the discharge rates among Defence Forces personnel which have risen due to better remuneration rates within the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24904/17]

Defence Forces Personnel

James Browne

271. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to enhance career progression, job satisfaction and professional development within the Defence Forces which may be linked to current exit levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24905/17]

Defence Forces Personnel

James Browne

272. Deputy James Browne asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to address working conditions within public services which the pay commission recommended should be addressed by the provision of an appropriate mechanism; with specific reference to the Defence Forces and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24906/17]

Public Sector Staff Recruitment

James Browne

441. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the Commission on Public Pay was informed by another Department that there are currently no general recruitment or retention problems in the public service in which problems are emerging in respect of senior management and specialist skills in view of the expressed view of his Department and the HSE that there are difficulties in recruiting mental health staff [24118/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

James Browne

503. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has considered using the private sector to address the waiting lists for services in view of reported difficulties in recruiting mental health staff. [24449/17]

Coroners Service

James Browne

38. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to provide for mandatory inquiries by the coroner in the event of a death of a mother during childbirth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23687/17]

Brexit Issues

James Browne

287. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with management of CIE or the manager of Rosslare Europort for the purposes of discussing Britain's exit from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23624/17]

Health and Safety

James Browne

300. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if British construction certificates are recognised by the HSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23685/17]

Health and Safety

James Browne

301. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if Lantra-accredited tickets granted in the UK are recognised by the HSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23686/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

436. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the additional positions which will be required in 2018 over and above those already required under A Vision for Change (details supplied); and the additional staff required for every 5,000 increase in the population aged over 65 years of age. [23105/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

437. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the additional child and adolescent mental health services staff required for every 5,000 increase in the number of children. [23106/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

438. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the service reform fund established between his Department, organisations (details supplied) and the Health Service Executive; the amount which has now been allocated; the amount which has been allocated to mental health services; the allocation for each community health care organisation, CHO, in tabular form; and the mental health services being provided in each CHO with the allocation provided. [23107/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

439. 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 and the funding provided to each, by community health care organisation, CHO, in tabular form; and the additional posts being provided in each. [23108/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

440. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time equivalent positions the allocation of the €15 million in new funding for mental health in 2017 will provide; and the number of positions in categories (details supplied). [23109/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

4. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the action being taken on the ongoing difficulties in the provision of CAMH services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/17]

Suicide Prevention

James Browne

64. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of both the national and local implementation plans on Connecting for Life. [20748/17]

Hospital Beds Data

James Browne

70. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatry of old age beds specifically required nationwide under A Vision of Change, in view of demographic changes; the number now in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20747/17]

Tax Reliefs Availability

James Browne

246. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Finance the availability of agricultural relief from capital acquisitions tax, in which the farming land that is the subject of the relief has an already commissioned solar farm or is wholly or partially the subject of an unexercised option in favour of a solar farm developer or the subject of a burden in the Land Registry prohibiting the alienation or transfer of the landholding without the consent of a solar farm developer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/17]

Drugs Payment Scheme

James Browne

1070. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure the provision of a drug (details supplied) is considered at the next HSE drugs committee meeting on 18 May 2017 in view of the length of time this has been ongoing and the urgency of the matter for the persons involved with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20517/17]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

1128. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of A Vision for Change; and the timeframe for consultation on the review. [20797/17]

Road Traffic Legislation

James Browne

1301. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if owners of motorised buggies on golf courses come within the Road Traffic Act; if they require insurance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19591/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

James Browne

257. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress in the provision of the Translarna drug for those persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18380/17]

Medicinal Products Availability

James Browne

258. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will approve funds for the use of Translarna for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in view of its approval in 28 EU member states including the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18381/17]

Medicinal Products Licensing

James Browne

259. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the drug translarna for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the reason it is not approved here; the history of its applicatory process through the NCPE process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18382/17]

Primary Care Centres Provision

James Browne

489. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if works will commence on an extension for a health centre in Clonroche, County Wexford in view of the fact planning permission was granted more than one year ago. [17554/17]

Ambulance Service Data

James Browne

454. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in January 2017, in tabular form; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes, 40 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, more than 120 minutes and more than 180 minutes, respectively, to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls. [16045/17]

Garda Station Closures

James Browne

33. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any of the Garda stations closed in County Wexford in 2012 and 2013 are included in the six stations being examined for reopening under the pilot programme. [15767/17]

Garda Deployment

James Browne

38. Deputy James Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Garda recruits assigned to the Wexford Garda division in each year since Garda recruitment resumed in 2014; and the attested personnel strength of the Wexford Garda division in September 2014 and at the end of February 2017. [15766/17]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Browne

143. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills when funding will be provided for the building of a school to accommodate the students of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14789/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

416. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 591 of 22 February 2017 if he will provide a breakdown of acute and sub-acute inpatient beds in mental health in each catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15445/17]

Capital Expenditure Programme

James Browne

93. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the plans his Department has in place, with respect to Brexit, for increasing investment by allocating extra funds to roads, ports and airports to facilitate trade, with particular emphasis on the development of Rosslare Europort and rail and road access thereto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/17]

Grant Payments

James Browne

407. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there are grants available for the removal of asbestos roofs from community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12927/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

James Browne

764. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans for improvement of mental health services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12979/17]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage

James Browne

881. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his plans to add pain amplification syndrome and chronic fatigue to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/17]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

James Browne

9. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in County Wexford that have not received 85% of their total 2016 payment under GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reason for this delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12372/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data

James Browne

28. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in County Wexford enrolled in the areas of natural constraint scheme; the status of the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has completed the mapping exercise in County Wexford; when the maps will be published; the consultation that will be undertaken with persons in County Wexford on the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12371/17]

Respite Care Services

James Browne

199. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with intellectual disabilities awaiting respite beds in County Wexford; the plans that will be put in place to accommodate those on the waiting list in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12263/17]

Cultural Policy

James Browne

43. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps she will take to bring about the transformational change and to take Ireland off the bottom of the European table in view of the fact that Ireland is still at the bottom of the European league table in terms of cultural investment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11749/17]

Tourism Policy

James Browne

66. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs her plans to instigate an artist's trail in County Wexford as a pilot scheme, similar to the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Ancient East but which instead promotes artistic heritage (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11750/17]

Tax Exemptions

James Browne

150. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Finance when an application for VRT by a person (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11310/17]

Tax Exemptions

James Browne

151. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Finance when an application for VRT exemption by a person (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11311/17]

Labour Activation Projects

James Browne

295. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the penalty clauses that apply to his Department under the agreement with Turas Nua and Seetec; the circumstances in which they arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11257/17]

Mental Health Services

James Browne

249. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in admitting a person (details supplied) to the Central Mental Hospital; when they can expect to be seen and admitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11129/17]

HSE Data

James Browne

588. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the population of each catchment area as per the 2011 and 2016 census figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10045/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

590. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the total number of acute inpatient beds in mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10059/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

591. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the total number of acute inpatient beds in mental health in each catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10060/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

597. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds for general adult mental health services in each catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10145/17]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

602. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds for close observation for older persons' mental health services in each catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10176/17]