Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Community Employment Schemes Data

Mary Butler

502. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of long-term unemployed (details supplied) eligible for community employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41094/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Mary Butler

225. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39696/18]

Disability Support Services Provision

Mary Butler

339. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a wheelchair will be made available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39445/18]

Regional Airports

Mary Butler

533. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be taken on the application submitted on behalf of Waterford Airport, Waterford City and County Council and other interested investors to extend the runway at Waterford Airport; if the necessary extra capital will be provided to facilitate this extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39673/18]

Local Authority Housing

Mary Butler

631. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of second-hand houses and dwellings purchased by each local authority in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39756/18]

Local Authority Housing

Mary Butler

632. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to allow local authorities to add additional rooms to local authority houses under their remit on the grounds of overcrowding only and in circumstances where no alternative accommodation is available or suitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39759/18]

Carer's Support Grant

Mary Butler

86. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the criteria for the awarding of the carer's support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38851/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

270. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a MRI scan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/18]

Teacher Data

Mary Butler

85. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teaching principals who have retired or left their post as a teaching principal prior to retirement age by county since 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38181/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Butler

133. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to have a stent procedure carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38074/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

155. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position at UHW regarding the additional hours that were granted as a result of the recommendations in the Herity report for 20% extra hours for cardiac services; if the staff members have been recruited; if not, the reason therefor; the days on which the extra hours occur; if it is possible for the extra hours to be facilitated on a Saturday when the catheterisation laboratory is closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38182/18]

Road Signage

Mary Butler

9. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a road traffic and speed survey on a portion of the N25, details supplied, will be considered. [37710/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Mary Butler

93. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when funding will be approved for Spinraza in line with the BeNeLuxA initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37928/18]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Mary Butler

94. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he has agreed to or plans to engage with an organistaion (details supplied) and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure new medicines are available for persons with MS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37929/18]

General Practitioner Services Provision

Mary Butler

395. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a replacement full-time general practitioner (details supplied) has been offered a position; if a contract has issued; if so, the expected timeframe for acceptance of the contract; when the appointment will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37062/18]

Primary Care Centres Staff

Mary Butler

405. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the staffing posts attached to the new primary care centre in Dungarvan, County Waterford, by headings (details supplied); the positions allocated in line with the full operational capacity envisaged for the centre; if the positions have been filled; if not, the timeframe within which he expects all positions to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37095/18]

Hospital Facilities

Mary Butler

496. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position relating to the mobile laboratory situated at University Hospital Waterford which was swapped out on 17 August 2018 for servicing; the capabilities of the mobile laboratory; if it can perform diagnostic work in addition to intervention; and when this service will be available to persons in County Waterford and the south east. [37447/18]

Hospital Facilities

Mary Butler

497. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding plans to have a modular catheterisation laboratory installed at University Hospital Waterford; the status of the design work, planning, procurement and regulations; the expected date for this laboratory to be on site; and his plans to recruit the appropriate medical staff to service this unit. [37448/18]

GLAS Payments

Mary Butler

596. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) can expect a 2017 GLAS payment to be made to them; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/18]

Post Office Closures

Mary Butler

622. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether many older persons who are not online users and who live in remote areas with poor access to public transport will be discommoded by the closure of the post office in their local area. [37784/18]

Postal Voting

Mary Butler

800. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to accommodate Irish citizens who may be undertaking studies abroad for a specific period with a postal vote provided certain conditions are met; the reason it only applies to students living and undertaking courses of study within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37546/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Mary Butler

515. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits to counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, respectively, from January to June 2018, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35412/18]

Diabetes Strategy

Mary Butler

638. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with type 1 and type 2 diabetes who have completed a structured patient education programme at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35681/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Butler

746. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their first appointment from the early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35971/18]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

761. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages by county and by CHO in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number in place in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36036/18]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

762. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages for persons with dementia by county and by CHO in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number in place in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36037/18]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

763. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive home care packages being provided by county and CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/18]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

764. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of home care packages being provided by county and CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36039/18]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

765. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours being provided by county and CHO in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36040/18]

Home Help Service Data

Mary Butler

766. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help hours in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36041/18]

Home Care Packages

Mary Butler

767. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding home care packages and other services for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36042/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

768. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an assessment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36045/18]

National Broadband Plan Administration

Mary Butler

1059. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan in terms of the procurement process; the expected roll-out terms, timeframe and completion dates for the remaining homes and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36781/18]

School Accommodation

Mary Butler

524. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding accommodation for students at a school (details supplied); the plans being put in place for temporary accommodation for school year 2018 to 2019; the proposed location of the temporary accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33446/18]

Technological Universities Status

Mary Butler

554. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the technological university for the south-east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34068/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Mary Butler

1321. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be granted a reimbursement payment for hospital treatment undertaken recently under the cross-border initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32423/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Mary Butler

1322. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to make provision to expedite the process for persons that apply for reimbursement through the treatment abroad scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32424/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

1323. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the ear, nose and throat, ENT, department at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32425/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

1324. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if there are consultants who specialise in non-elasticity posterior tongue tie surgery for children under five years of age in a public setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32426/18]

Services for People with Disabilities

Mary Butler

1325. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be provided with full-time residential care to meet their needs; when they will be provided with full-time residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32427/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

1333. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to deploy a modular catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; the timeframe envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32451/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

1334. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services here; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32452/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

1335. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the expected costs associated with providing a modular catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32453/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists Data

Mary Butler

1336. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for interventional cardiology procedures from January to June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32454/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Mary Butler

1337. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant cardiologists approved for funding from the HSE for University Hospital Waterford, UHW, for 2018. [32455/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Mary Butler

1338. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant cardiologists employed or under contract at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32456/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Mary Butler

1339. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant orthopaedic surgeons approved for funding from the HSE for University Hospital Waterford, UHW, for 2018. [32457/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Mary Butler

1340. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant orthopaedic surgeons employed or under contract at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32458/18]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Mary Butler

1394. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for knee replacement surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32741/18]

Hospital Appointments Status

Mary Butler

1437. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32903/18]

Ministerial Meetings

Mary Butler

1507. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if and when he plans to meet with an organisation to discuss access to the new MS drug Ocrevus and other medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33220/18]

Hospital Staff Data

Mary Butler

1519. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant radiologists attached to University Hospital Waterford; the respective speciality, for example, mammography, MRI and so on of each; his plans to increase the number employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33269/18]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Mary Butler

1535. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a payment for a person (details supplied) which was granted for treatment undertaken recently under the cross-Border initiative will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33330/18]

Mobility Allowance Eligibility

Mary Butler

1557. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a mobility allowance payment restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33412/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Mary Butler

1560. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to avail of orthotics and specialised footwear for HSE-funded patients aged 65 years of age and over; the number of pairs of shoes a person can avail of yearly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33426/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

1796. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of primary percutaneous coronary interventions carried out at University Hospital Waterford for the first six months of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34899/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

1797. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency percutaneous coronary interventions carried out at University Hospital Waterford in 2016 and 2017 for the first six months of 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34900/18]

Home Help Service Data

Mary Butler

1821. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home help hours in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35111/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Mary Butler

2312. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an exception can be made in the case of a person (details supplied) to secure year two for a free child place under the early childhood care and education scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33083/18]

Carer's Benefit Applications

Mary Butler

2431. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's benefit payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33413/18]

Community Employment Schemes Data

Mary Butler

2456. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of projects, supervisors, assistant supervisors and participants in Waterford city and county in community employment in each of the years 2012 to 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32932/18]

Social Welfare Appeals Delays

Mary Butler

2572. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that processing time limits for appeals in respect of social welfare payments is at an acceptable level; her plans to reduce the time delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35153/18]

Fire Service Staff

Mary Butler

2647. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of full-time firefighters currently employed by Waterford City and County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33149/18]

Fire Service Staff

Mary Butler

2648. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of retained firefighters currently employed by Waterford City and County Council by station in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33150/18]

Fire Stations Provision

Mary Butler

2649. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of his plans to construct a new modern fit-for-purpose fire station in Kilmacthomas, County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33151/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Mary Butler

335. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health to outline the way in which he plans to address the fact that a person (details supplied) who has moved county cannot access general practitioner care in the new locality in view of the fact that the existing general practitioners in the area are full and not in a position to facilitate new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31646/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Mary Butler

336. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health to explain the way in which a woman (details supplied) who is seven weeks pregnant can access hospital care and support maternity services when she cannot get a general practitioner referral in view of the fact that all the general practitioners in her locality are full and are not facilitating new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31647/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Mary Butler

337. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health to outline the way in which he plans to address a situation in which a person (details supplied) who has applied for a free medical card for children under six years of age will be determined in view of the fact that a general practitioner in their area has to be assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31648/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Mary Butler

710. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if community employment supervisors will be allowed the option of working to 70 years of age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32308/18]

Approved Housing Bodies

Mary Butler

575. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a housing scheme (details supplied) will be approved for upgrades; if the funding has been ring-fenced; if so, the timeframe for allocation and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31205/18]

Tobacco Control Measures

Mary Butler

438. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of initial tobacco sales to minors test purchase inspections carried out at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30176/18]

Sunbeds Regulation

Mary Butler

439. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of test purchases carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30177/18]

Sunbeds Regulation

Mary Butler

440. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of mystery shopper inspections carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30178/18]

Sunbeds Regulation

Mary Butler

441. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of establishments receiving a planned inspection under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30179/18]

Food Safety Authority of Ireland Inspections

Mary Butler

442. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of official food control planned and unplanned surveillance inspections of food businesses at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30180/18]

Tobacco Control Measures

Mary Butler

443. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections of e-cigarette and refill container manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers under the European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016 at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30181/18]

Health Promotion

Mary Butler

444. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have completed a structured patient education programme for diabetes at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30182/18]

Health Services Data

Mary Butler

445. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breast-fed exclusively and not exclusively at first PHN, postherpetic neuralgia, visit at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available [30183/18]

Health Services Data

Mary Butler

446. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breast-fed exclusively at first PHN visit at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30184/18]

Health Services Data

Mary Butler

447. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively and not exclusively at three month PHN visit at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30185/18]

Health Services Data

Mary Butler

448. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies breastfed exclusively at three month PHN visit at the end of June 2018 or the latest date available. [30186/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Mary Butler

449. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of an intensive home care package; and the percentage of same with a key worker assigned. [30187/18]

Home Care Packages Data

Mary Butler

450. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours provided from intensive home care packages to date in 2018. [30188/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

Mary Butler

544. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be assessed for a wheelchair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/18]

Psychological Services

Mary Butler

656. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent paediatric psychiatrists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county for 2018. [30799/18]

Psychological Services

Mary Butler

657. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child psychologists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county for 2018. [30800/18]

Occupational Therapy Data

Mary Butler

658. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child occupational therapists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30801/18]

Speech and Language Therapy Data

Mary Butler

659. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child speech and language therapists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30802/18]

Psychological Services

Mary Butler

660. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child psychologists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county for 2018. [30804/18]

Occupational Therapy Data

Mary Butler

661. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child occupational therapists approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30805/18]

Occupational Therapy Data

Mary Butler

662. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent child speech and language approved for funding from the HSE for Waterford city and county. [30806/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

673. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if planning permission was necessary for the recent upgrade of cardiac catheterisation laboratory works at St. Vincent's University Hospital; the nature of the work; the timeframe involved; the timeframe in relation to the tendering process; the timeframe in relation to the project design work; the timeframe in relation to the building and construction work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30880/18]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Mary Butler

72. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a report on the implementation of the National Council for Special Education’s policy advice on educational provision for children with autism spectrum disorder will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29345/18]

Public Sector Staff Retirements

Mary Butler

105. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the drafting of legislation to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70 years of age; when this legislation will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29002/18]

Hospital Services

Mary Butler

301. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made regarding the provision of a modular laboratory at University Hospital Waterford that would provide both diagnostic and intervention treatment for patients with cardiac issues; if not, when the decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28919/18]

Young Farmers Scheme

Mary Butler

399. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of a young farmer in a partnership payment for 2017 for a person (details supplied); when they will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28642/18]

Driver Licence Fees

Mary Butler

474. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend or abolish the fees associated with the renewal of driver licences for persons aged 70 years and over; if concessions or reductions can be made with the prescribed fee of €30 to €55 which is payable subject to certification of fitness from a general practitioner by older persons to apply for a renewal of their licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29311/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Mary Butler

505. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment assistant supervisors promoted to community employment supervisor in each of the years 2012 to 2017, by percentage and number, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28640/18]

Labour Activation Programmes

Mary Butler

520. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if funding workers on labour activation programmes in line with the proposed legislation being introduced by the Minister for Finance to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70 years of age will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29003/18]

Mental Health Services Staff

Mary Butler

24. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to bolster mental health services in County Waterford and the south east following the decision of three consultant paediatric psychiatrists to resign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28185/18]