Pat Buckley

Sinn Féin · Cork East

Activity on Health — 879 events (24 lobbying · 793 questions · 96 votes) full profile →

• 2026-04-15
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025

  A bill to provide for a period of paid leave in order to enable employees to participate in health screening programmes; for that purpose to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997; to extend the protection against unfair dismissals conferred by the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2015; to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other Acts; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 65–83
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand the scope of treatment available at local injury units to include the treatment of common infections, particularly in rural areas where access to acute hospital services can involve significant travel times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23825/26]
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the exclusion of children under the age of five from accessing local injury units; if there are any plans to review this policy, particularly in the context of accessibility challenges for families living in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23826/26]
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the guidance in place for families living in rural areas who may be up to an hour away from emergency medical services when a child's condition deteriorates rapidly; the supports or contingency measures that are available in such circumstances where time is critical; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23827/26]
• 2026-04-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current situation with the MCAP scheme; if a chairperson has been put in place yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24398/26]
• 2026-04-13
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to Sinn Féin TDs and Senators outlining evidence on the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers, and highlighting potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for individuals who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.
• 2026-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for each of the six long-Covid clinics; the funding that has been allocated annually to long-Covid services and research since 2021; the interim supports that exist for patients who are unable to access specialist clinics; the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure hospitals such as St. Vincent’s University Hospital and St. James’s Hospital are implementing the long-Covid Model of Care consistently; the national data being collected on the prevalence and severity of long-Covid; and when will this be publicly available. [16316/26]
• 2026-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all drug task forces in the Cork East constituency. [15227/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection to extend retrospectively, without further delay, the agreed and ministerial approved changes to superannuation on health grounds in respect of An Post pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if there has been a review of the National Ambulance Services in east Cork sine 2020; if the service is fully staffed between Monday to Thursdays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12776/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the Department that has the authority to investigate the National Ambulance Services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12777/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of times east Cork was left without an ambulance service in each of the years 2020 to 2025, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12778/26]
• 2026-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to establish a national screening programme for prostate cancer, given the significance of early detection in improving health outcome, patient prognosis and quality of life. [10665/26]
• 2026-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to review and consider the provision of full medical cards for persons living with spinal injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10666/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to outline her approach to long-Covid; the funding allocations made to research and counteract long-term side effects; and the steps being taken to address this issue. [8408/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the impact of recent and proposed changes to residential tenancy legislation, including the effective six-year security of tenure, on families and executors seeking to repay nursing home support scheme (fair deal) loans within the statutory one-year period following a resident’s death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5429/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the unintended consequences of long-term tenancy protections for properties subject to nursing home support scheme loans; whether this issue has been raised at interdepartmental level; and if she will outline any actions arising from such engagement. [5430/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to the fiduciary duties of executors administering estates where a property is subject to a nursing home support scheme loan; and whether the Department recognises that long-term tenancy requirements may conflict with executors’ obligations to repay debts and distribute estates in a timely manner. [5431/26]
• 2026-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider introducing legislative or regulatory flexibility within the nursing home support scheme to allow for short-term lettings or early termination of tenancies where this is necessary to facilitate repayment of a nursing home loan or the orderly administration of an estate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5432/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Sunbed Association Health

  • Public policy on the regulation of commercial sunbeds in Ireland
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Asthma Society of Ireland Health

  • AV Room Briefing for World Lung Day
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn's Disease 2 returns Health

  • Review of Long Term Illness Scheme; Provided information about Crohn's and Colitis and the ongoing challenges being experienced by patients in Ireland at present.
  • Review of Long Term Illness Scheme; Provided information about Crohn's and Colitis and the ongoing challenges being experienced by patients in Ireland at present.
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Hanover Media Strategy Limited Health

  • Meeting request to discuss protection for over 65s in winter flu season
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Cork Simon Community Housing

  • Various aspects relating to single adult homelessness, including extent of single adult homelessness in the Southwest, rough sleeping, homeless deaths in the Southwest, mental health and homelessness, and exclusion.
• 2026-01-13
  LOBBY
  Reduced Risk Products Association Company Limited Health

  • The Reduced Risk Products Association issued written communications to Sinn Féin TDs and Senators outlining evidence on the role of vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adult smokers, and highlighting potential implications of proposed flavour restrictions for individuals who use vaping to quit or reduce smoking.
• 2026-01-06
  LOBBY
  Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health

  • Establishment of a cross-party group to raise awareness of neurological conditions
• 2026-01-05
  LOBBY
  Chime Health

  • To advocate for a National Hearing Care Plan
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

  A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 24–124
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 71–73
• 2025-12-17
  VOTE
  Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024

  A bill to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of priorities and performance targets by that Minister in relation to maximum waiting times for health and personal social services; to amend the National Treatment Purchase Fund Board (Establishment) Order 2004 to provide for additional reporting, revised corporate governance and accountability arrangements; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 66–80
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69051/25]
• 2025-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the urgent need for improved facilities and additional space for the rheumatology outpatient department in CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65049/25]
• 2025-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the new build at Midleton Community Hospital will be open; if it will be fully staffed from the opening day; if she will provide the opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64342/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm if a community mental health group (details supplied) is eligible for State funding; and if it will be considered for a grant from the HSE. [63456/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to commit to a full national inquiry into paediatric disability services, including orthopaedics, neurology, therapy services, equipment provision, overseas referrals and community services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64008/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if an urgent CT scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in St. James's Hospital. [61597/25]
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of prosecutions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its implementation; the details of which organisation brought each prosecution; and for a breakdown of the sentences imposed. [56675/25]
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any prosecutions have been taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 specifically for ear-cropping offences. [56677/25]
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an exhaustive list of those who have been appointed as ‘authorised officers’ under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. [56681/25]
• 2025-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if the purchase of a machine (details supplied), and its ongoing running costs, are covered under the scheme to claim relief on the cost of health expenses. [56118/25]
• 2025-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on taxis for patients in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [56398/25]
• 2025-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Youth in view of the 2025/2026 SNA Review Guidelines, regarding behaviours of concern (details supplied), if the emphasis in the new guidance on complex mental health needs, is meant to deny the right level of support to children and young people with severe communication or social emotional mental health needs; if so, who this will benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52172/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on implementing spinal muscular atrophy screening in the national heel-prick test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51453/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her plans to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest in line with the Programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds. [51856/25]
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to consider increasing the income threshold for the over 70s medical card in view of the cost of living/inflation increases which gave rise to small pension increases over the past few years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51073/25]
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • Public sunscreen dispensers
• 2025-09-12
  LOBBY
  Creative Retail Distribution Limited Taxation

  • Support for Classification of HHC as a Schedule 1 Controlled Drug
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for an autism diagnostic assessment for a person (details supplied) has gone from 24/30 months to 30/33 months; and the steps she is taking to decrease this waiting time. [44585/25]
• 2025-09-02
  LOBBY
  DHR Consultancy Limited Health

  • Launch of Samaritans Ireland Impact Report and caller research
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health who is eligible for evacuation from Gaza to Ireland on medical grounds; and if people requiring medical attention in Gaza are eligible for evacuation if they are first cousins of Irish citizens. [41011/25]
• 2025-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across each CHO area. [38601/25]
• 2025-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce delays for older people and those with disabilities who have been approved for support but are still waiting for hours to be allocated; and if there are plans to expand funding or staffing to meet increasing demand for home care services. [38602/25]
• 2025-07-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 86–69
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 67–86
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–86
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs registered in east Cork. [35591/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of registered GPs in east Cork who accept medical cards. [35592/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm the number of registered dentists in the Cork East constituency. [35694/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of dental practices that are currently accepting new medical card patients in the Cork East constituency as of now, and at this same point in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35695/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the new wing of Midleton Community Hospital will be officially open; the date for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35960/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the old Midleton Community Hospital will be used for any specific alternative community services once the new hospital in Midleton is completed and open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35961/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if it is possible to give the kitchen area in the old Midleton Community Hospital to the local meals and wheels in Midleton (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35962/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when works will begin on the existing site of the Owenacurra mental health respite centre in Midleton, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35963/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding discretionary medical cards to women who underwent pelvic mesh implant surgery and were left with crippling, life-changing complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36215/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will carry out an independent inquiry into mesh implants, to establish the facts, the extent of harm, and develop a registry of the individuals affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36216/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to consider extending the temporary special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers with prolonged and chronic effects of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35178/25]
• 2025-06-25
  VOTE
  Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

  A bill to require pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and their servants or agents, to declare payments, gifts, donations or other transfers of values provided to healthcare professionals or health care organisations on an annual basis.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–67
• 2025-06-18
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for the admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres, of adult persons in certain circumstances and, for the involuntary admission of adult persons who meet the criteria for involuntary admission to such centres; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of adult persons to registered acute mental health centres; and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of mental health review boards; to provide for the care and treatment of adult persons in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to adult persons without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of adult persons who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the admission to and discharge from registered acute mental health centres of children on a voluntary basis and with parental consent; to provide for the involuntary admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres of children who meet the criteria for involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres by way of application to the District Court; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the treatment of children in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to children without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of children who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for applications to be made to court to provide for the entitlements of persons admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the continuation in being of the Mental Health Commission and the Inspector of Mental Health Services; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of acute mental health centres, a register of community mental health centres and a register of community mental health services for such centres and services registered under and in accordance with this Act; to provide for the regulation of mental health services including registered acute mental health centres, registered community mental health centres and registered community mental health services; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Act by the Mental Health Commission; to repeal the Mental Health Act 2001 and certain other enactments; to provide for the amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–82
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 65–86
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to address the shortage of services (details supplied) in north Cork as a matter of urgency. [32130/25]
• 2025-06-11
  VOTE
  Mental Health Bill 2024 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for the admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres, of adult persons in certain circumstances and, for the involuntary admission of adult persons who meet the criteria for involuntary admission to such centres; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of adult persons to registered acute mental health centres; and, for those purposes, to provide for the establishment of mental health review boards; to provide for the care and treatment of adult persons in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to adult persons without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of adult persons who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the admission to and discharge from registered acute mental health centres of children on a voluntary basis and with parental consent; to provide for the involuntary admission to, and discharge from, registered acute mental health centres of children who meet the criteria for involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres by way of application to the District Court; to provide for the criteria for, and review of, involuntary admission of children to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the treatment of children in registered acute mental health centres and to provide that treatment, other than in certain limited circumstances, shall not be given to children without consent being given for such treatment; to regulate the application, in certain limited circumstances, of restrictive practices in respect of children who are admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for applications to be made to court to provide for the entitlements of persons admitted to registered acute mental health centres; to provide for the continuation in being of the Mental Health Commission and the Inspector of Mental Health Services; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of acute mental health centres, a register of community mental health centres and a register of community mental health services for such centres and services registered under and in accordance with this Act; to provide for the regulation of mental health services including registered acute mental health centres, registered community mental health centres and registered community mental health services; to provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the provisions of this Act by the Mental Health Commission; to repeal the Mental Health Act 2001 and certain other enactments; to provide for the amendment of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and certain other enactments; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 64–85
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) from the 2026 National Service Plan for a programme to directly employ nine senior physiotherapists nationally to enable 1,458 people living with multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions to receive group physiotherapy programmes and to deliver 3,726 individual appointments per annum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29419/25]
• 2025-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to allocate funding to all local authorities and Government Departments to install suncream dispensers in all public buildings, including schools and third level institutes, to help normalise the application of sun cream and strive to reduce the instances of skin cancer in Ireland. [27886/25]
• 2025-05-28
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

  A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 113–49
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and their impact on the welfare of vulnerable children. [26871/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently on CAMHS waiting lists, by area; and the number who have been waiting longer than 12 months in each area. [26862/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the comparative cost to the State of early CAMHS intervention versus crisis-driven responses including accident and emergency visits, ambulance callouts, Garda involvement, and inpatient psychiatric care. [26863/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average daily cost of a bed at CAMHS inpatient units, for example, Éist Linn, Linn Dara and Merlin Park; and the total cost per admission. [26864/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of CAMHS referrals currently being accepted for assessment and treatment, by area; and her plans to address the high rate of rejected referrals. [26865/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will introduce a national triage timeframe target for CAMHS referrals, such as a maximum of 12 weeks from referral to assessment. [26866/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the potential fiscal savings from eliminating CAMHS waiting lists through investment in early intervention services. [26867/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in CAMHS west Cork, Dunmanway, including the number of funded but unfilled positions. [26868/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the community-based mental health supports available to children waiting over 12 months for CAMHS appointments; and if these are standardised across the State. [26869/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken any assessment of the long-term developmental, educational, and economic impacts of prolonged delays in accessing CAMHS. [26872/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that current mental health service provision for children is compliant with the State’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child [26873/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the support her Department provides for children and families who are unable to access CAMHS; and whether these are monitored for adequacy. [26874/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered creating a statutory right to timely mental health care for children under 18. [26875/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health her response to recent data showing over 4,200 children on CAMHS waiting lists, with over 620 waiting longer than one year; and the policy changes she intends to pursue. [26876/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for a fast-tracked review of vyloy (zolbetuximab), which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers, for inclusion in the HSE reimbursement scheme. [27703/25]
• 2025-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for greater clarity and urgency in addressing access to approved cancer medications in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27704/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society Health

  • Daffodil Day 2025
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm 2 returns Children and Youth AffairsHealth

  • Meeting of the Parliamentary Group on Autism
  • Invited a range of public officials to the Same Chance Breakfast marking World Autism Day
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health

  • Provision of audiology services and eye care services
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Epilepsy Ireland Health

  • Seeking support for Epilepsy Ireland's campaign to have epilepsy added to the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP)
• 2025-05-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

  • Mercosur
• 2025-05-15
  LOBBY
  Rare Diseases Ireland Health

  • Re-launch All Party Group on Rare Diseases. Update on the need for a new National Strategy for Rare Diseases, including background data on rare diseases in Ireland and the challenges that people living with rare diseases face.
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether weight loss medication (details supplied) can be covered under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23521/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether Addison’s disease be covered under the medical card and the drugs repayment scheme. [23557/25]
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health whether Addison’s disease will be covered under the long-term illness scheme. [23730/25]
• 2025-04-30
  VOTE
  Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 85–68
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the allegations of mistreatment of horses at a certain food supplier (details supplied) brought to light by an investigative programme in June 2024; whether he is aware of any violations of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2023; and if he is investigating allegations of microchip tampering. [18569/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department has for the currently vacant HSE owned building at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18719/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to address as a matter of urgency the long waiting times, and in some cases the lack of availability, of the school dental programme for children in east Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19698/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm if Midleton, County Cork, is in the catchment area for early intervention psychosis service; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19829/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the data regulations have yet to be signed off on to enable the formal commencement of the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential in the State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20090/25]
• 2025-04-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will take urgent action to address the wait times for an ambulance in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18314/25]
• 2025-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount three hospitals (details supplied) earned in car parking fees in 2024. [15851/25]
• 2025-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if targeted funding can be introduced for rural home care delivery for and area of Cork and Kerry, CHO 4, given that this region has the highest number of people on the waiting list for home care and that the waiting lists for home care, on average, are more than five times higher outside of Dublin. [14286/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to publish the heads of the Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill; for an outline of the issues he intends to address in the Bill; the consultations he intends to hold; and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny. [13608/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14105/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) in the department of ophthalmology, South Infirmary Hospital, County Cork, before she loses her sight. [10941/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for a progress update on the reopening of a respite centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11052/25]
• 2025-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that a person (details supplied) is granted an appointment for an autism assessment. [10133/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will take steps in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) who is being denied carer's allowance on the grounds that they receive a fostering allowance from a fostering agency that is not funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004, but the agency has a contract with Tusla; if this anomaly will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7462/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting elective surgery with addresses in the Cork east constituency. [7882/25]
• 2025-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for homecare support in Cork east; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork east; the average number of hours granted to each successful applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7883/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to take urgent action to address the crisis in mental-health care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5557/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist teams and dedicated inpatient beds in County Cork for patients suffering from eating disorders. [5735/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no public health nurse in Midleton, Cork, meaning that the children of this area are suffering as this nursing shortage means they are missing out on vital checks; and if she can take urgent action to ensure that this shortage is addressed without further delay. [5797/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health for an update on staff shortages in the Cork east public health nurse network; if vacant positions have been filled; if a full service is now available in all parts of Cork east; and if not, the areas which remain impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5821/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the east Cork area and the areas they cover; the current number of vacancies and the areas without a public health nurse service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5984/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics stationed in Cork under the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [4487/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics currently being trained to operate in County Cork under the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [4488/25]
• 2025-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics being hired by the HSE to operate in County Cork under the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [4489/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) can be included on the drugs repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2158/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the crisis in neurological care in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2187/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if an agency (details supplied) is funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004. [2435/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing community audiologists, who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme, to serve medical card holders (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2733/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure they are granted access to dietetic support. [2784/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Cancer Society 2 returns Health

  • General Election campaign
  • Radiation therapy services
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Alcohol Action Ireland Health

  • Alcohol policy development in relation to a new strategy for alcohol and the establishment of an Alcohol Office
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Mental Health Reform Budgetary matters

  • MHR's event in Leinster House on 18th September; 'Meet&Greet'
• 2024-10-23
  VOTE
  Public Health Service Staffing · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 70–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–59
• 2024-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the new national drugs strategy will include a comprehensive policy on alcohol, or if a stand-alone national alcohol strategy is needed. [38908/24]
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the rationale behind the recent decision by the National Ambulance Service to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County by removing an ambulance from each base from Monday to Thursday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38111/24]
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a risk assessment was conducted by the National Ambulance Service prior to the decision to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County from Monday to Thursday; if he will outline the impact this reduction is expected to have on response times and patient safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38112/24]
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his Department will review the decision by the National Ambulance Service to reduce ambulance coverage in Cork County by removing an ambulance from each base during weekdays; if he will consider reinstating full coverage in light of concerns from local communities and healthcare providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38113/24]
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans that are in place to ensure adequate emergency medical services in County Cork following the reduction of ambulance coverage from Monday to Thursday; if additional resources will be provided to mitigate any potential service gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38114/24]
• 2024-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the criteria used by the National Ambulance Service in making the decision to reduce ambulance services in Cork County from Monday to Thursday; if alternative models of care or staffing arrangements were considered to avoid service reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38115/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate a medical case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36715/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the discrepancy between the current clinical nurse manager 2 and clinical nurse specialist (CNS) pay scales can be addressed, which has seen the CNS pay scale being omitted from the additional scale point and introduction of the long-service increment; the progress being made in addressing this matter, as per the recommendation of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33403/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason clinical nurse midwife specialists have not received the long-service increment and additional scale point, as clinical nurse manager 2 grades have, given that their pay scales are linked. [33404/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the recommendations of the expert review body on nursing and midwifery, relating to the extension of clinical nurse manager 2 salary scales by an additional scale point, and the introduction of a long-service increment, have not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33405/24]
• 2024-07-10
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2024

  A bill to prohibit the sale by retail of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 years; and for those and other related purposes, to amend the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002 and the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 93–45
• 2024-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all the legal costs incurred by the HSE, or his Department, in providing protection where families have taken legal action claiming a failure to provide child assessments for disabilities in a timely manner, from 2020, in tabular form. [27953/24]
• 2024-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to outline the steps being taken to address the shortage of general practitioners in east Cork; and the targets for new positions to be created in the next five years. [25929/24]
• 2024-06-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide an update for local waiting times for counselling and psychotherapy services for adults, children and adolescents in east Cork, in tabular form, detailing the numbers of people waiting over six months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months, respectively. [25930/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a 68-year-old lady (details supplied) has been on a waiting list for breast surgery for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24735/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the exorbitant prices being charged for melatonin which has been prescribed for adolescents, as much as €60 per month, but is not covered by the drugs payment scheme, DPS, or medical card; the reason for this; and the steps he will take to resolve the hardship being caused. [24775/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children who are prescribed fluoxetine under 30mg are not covered by the DPS or medical card scheme; the reason for this, considering 30mg tablets are not available; and the steps he will take to resolve the hardship this is causing people in mental health distress. [24776/24]
• 2024-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the cost of medicines related to the treatment or management of autism and ADHD given increasing diagnosis at adult ages and the prohibitive costs of treatment for many adults who do not have medical cards, given the fact that the drugs payment scheme, DPS, may not cover any of their monthly costs or only a small part. [24777/24]
• 2024-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait for more than two years to get broken dentures replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22284/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his Department is aware of a new shift work teams project in the Cork and Kerry home support services which is to begin in June this year and that this new initiative involves rotating five people within the teams over a four-week period (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 22 February 2024, if hexahydrocannabinol is defined as a psychoactive drug under existing legislation and relating schedules; if not, the steps he has taken to regulate the sale of the drug for human consumption, especially in circumstances where it may be purchased by minors or without any information regarding potential risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17930/24]
• 2024-02-28
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion _ · 72–60
• 2024-02-21
  VOTE
  Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 70–60
• 2024-01-24
  VOTE
  Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–54
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to outline the plans to close the paediatric unit in Mercy University Hospital which would leave Cork University Hospital as the only hospital in the area which covers care for under 16 years-olds; and to provide a rationale for this change. [2902/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns regarding the additional strain on services at Cork University Hospital due to the planned closure of the MUH paediatrics unit; and to outline plans to address these concerns, including increased resources, beds and staff. [2903/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that sufficient parking will be in place for Cork University Hospital if plans are true to make it the only hospital serving under 16-year-olds which will have an inevitable increase in patient load. [2904/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to confirm if accident and emergency care will still be provided to under-16 year-olds at Mercy University Hospital after the conclusion of the plan to move paediatric care exclusively to Cork University Hospital. [2905/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns that accident and emergency services at Cork University Hospital will be overwhelmed following the closure of the paediatric services at Mercy University Hospital; and what resources will be put in place to expand capacity and avoid the prospect of children on trolleys in waiting areas. [2906/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that highly qualified and experienced paediatric staff in Mercy University Hospital, Cork, some of whom have 20-plus years service in paediatrics, are being ask to move to Cork University Hospital or apply for different roles due to the closure of the paediatric unit in MUH. [2907/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to outline plans for paediatric care in Cork city and the surrounding area following the closure of Mercy University Hospital paediatric unit. [2908/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if capacity for on-site administration of infusions at Cork University Hospital paediatric unit will be provided following the closure of the MUH paediatric unit, where such a service was available; and what consideration, if any, has been made for the consequences for families and young patients if such a service is not available on site following the change in services. [2909/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to act to stop the closure of paediatric services at Mercy University Hospital until such time as a full and adequate paediatric wing is in place at Cork University Hospital in order to avoid overwhelming services and reducing quality of care and outcomes for children in the Cork city area. [2910/24]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an elderly person has been waiting for over a year for a special bed for their home and still has not received one; the rationale for this (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55243/23]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) who was already employed by the HSE who was on a career break will not be reinstated in their job once they return; the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54145/23]
• 2023-11-22
  VOTE
  Health Service Recruitment Freeze · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 74–58
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 74–59
• 2023-11-15
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages · 3 divisions

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 117–10
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–81
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–81
• 2023-11-08
  VOTE
  Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 49–67
• 2023-10-25
  VOTE
  Health Service Funding · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 75–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 73–58
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 113–10
• 2023-09-27
  VOTE
  Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023

  A bill to prohibit persons from engaging in certain conduct in safe access zones, that is to say, in certain areas in and adjacent to certain healthcare premises; to make provision for enforcement in respect of engaging in conduct prohibited in such safe access zones, and to provide for offences in relation to such prohibited conduct; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 111–10
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the proposed reduction in hours of SouthDoc services based in Fermoy, County Cork; the rationale for this reduction; and details of the planned timeline. [35415/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health what efforts he and his Department are making in conjunction with the HSE to ensure the best levels of out-of-hours GP care for regional towns and rural areas, especially in the east Cork area. [35416/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will make a commitment to work with his Department and the HSE to stop the planned reduction of out-of-hours GP services under SouthDoc in east Cork. [35417/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2023. [35418/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2022. [35419/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2021. [35420/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the funding provided for SouthDoc out-of-hours services in the east Cork area for the year 2020. [35421/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide details of any impact assessments or reports carried out in regard to SouthDoc services in Fermoy and the potential risks of the planned reduction in hours. [35422/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of figures relating to the use of SouthDoc out-of-hours services in Fermoy in the past five years respectively, including 2023. [35423/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason no person has had access to the Orthodontic Dental School and Hospital at Cork University since March 2023; the reason patients are being told that this practice will continue indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34381/23]
• 2023-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the dental treatment services scheme is available to medical card holders in Cork but the Cork University Dental School does not participate in the scheme and charges patients private fees for dental treatment; the reason for same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/23]
• 2023-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering the full roll-out of mental health supports for schools in Ireland; if the establishment of mental-health supports on-site in schools is being considered, with 544,788 primary pupils (details supplied), which equates to €20 per pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29860/23]
• 2023-05-31
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 · 2 divisions

  A bill to amend the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 to provide for abortion on request prior to foetal viability; to abolish the 3 day waiting period for abortion on request; to allow for abortion on grounds of fatal foetal abnormality that are likely to lead to the death of the foetus either before or within a year of birth; to allow for abortion where there is a risk to the life, or of serious harm to the health, of the pregnant woman; and to decriminalise the provision of abortion.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 67–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 61–74
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will be waiting three years or more for an operation on their knees despite the fact that their health and mobility has worsened over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26159/23]
• 2023-05-10
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 50–63
• 2023-01-25
  VOTE
  Capacity in the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 68–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 68–58
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the results of a pilot scheme launched on 1 October 2022 was a feasibility study of the ambulance service bringing patients to Mallow General Hospital instead of Cork University Hospital in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2743/23]
• 2022-12-14
  VOTE
  Current Issues Affecting the Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 72–53
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 72–53
• 2022-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he intends to establish an independent public inquiry into the high numbers of deaths at a nursing home (details supplied) in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62172/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his Department will recognise that autism assistance dogs should have the same recognition as dogs for the blind; if his Department will consider providing Government funding in line with the way ]guide dogs in Ireland are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56299/22]
• 2022-11-09
  VOTE
  Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 60–75
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the completion of the modular extension to Mallow Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54624/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the original design of the extension to Mallow Hospital altered from its original design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54625/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the new replacement 50-bed unit on the grounds of Midleton Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54649/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the extension and refurbishment of 33 beds at Kanturk Community Hospital, County Cork will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54650/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when works will be completed on the 50-bed replacement unit at Youghal Community Hospital, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54651/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the refurbishment and extension plus 71 beds will be completed at St. Patrick’s Community Hospital, Fermoy, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54652/22]
• 2022-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the Covid payment will be made to the staff of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47812/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who needs urgent surgery will be on a waiting list for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45854/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of new long-term and short-term respite beds that have been approved and allocated in each of the electoral areas in east Cork in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42843/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of new long-stay and short-stay mental health respite beds that have been approved and allocated in each of the electoral areas in east Cork in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a service will provide additional hours of care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43483/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who needs urgent surgery will be on a waiting list for the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38199/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to a pre-budget 2023 submission from an organisation (details supplied) asking for an investment of €941,000 for in-home care, outreach care and mental health supports for children and adults with epidermolysis bullosa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36598/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the staff at a hospice (details supplied) will receive their €1,000 pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36593/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the temporary mental health art classes and other associated activities at a community centre (details supplied) have been cancelled and that these services were originally part of mental health day services; the rational for cancelling these classes; if these classes will be reinstated in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28206/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the urgency of tackling the waiting list for ophthalmology services in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28284/22]
• 2022-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the serious shortage of general practitioner places in east Cork which is leading many locals (details supplied) to go without GP care; and the efforts he will make to resolve same. [26288/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) who was assessed as autistic in January 2020 has still not been accepted into a HSE-funded foundation after two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18021/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will visit the Owenacurra Health Centre in Midleton, County Cork and instruct the HSE not to close the centre but to improve it and retain all the services that were present pre-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14315/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to that the two short-term respite beds in the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork are now closed; the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the two short-term respite beds are closed in the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork and all the associated services with those beds have ceased; when these services will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14317/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents of the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork have told the HSE that they do not want to leave the centre and want to remain in the centre as it is their forever home and want to see all the services retained despite the HSE saying that the centre is not fit for purpose (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14318/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will obtain assurances from the HSE that the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork will remain open and that all pre-Covid-19 services will be retained and enhanced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14319/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that if the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork is to be closed by the HSE that there will be a loss of 24 long stay residential beds and respite facilities for persons with severe and enduring mental health difficulties in east County Cork; the HSE plans to retain these services in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE will not commit to refurbishing the existing Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork and retaining all existing pre-Covid-19 services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14321/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE will not build a new fit-for-purpose mental health centre on the grounds of the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork retaining all existing pre-Covid-19 services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14322/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE would not build a new purpose-built mental health centre to replace the existing Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork on the adjacent grounds at the Midleton Community Hospital and retain all pre-Covid-19 services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14323/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has found an appropriate building or premises in Midleton, County Cork to provide mental health day care services which were suspended in March 2020 and formally administered at the Owenacurra Health Centre if the service is running at 100%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14324/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location and name of the proposed premises to provide mental health day care services in Midleton, County Cork due to the removal of services from the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork in March 2020; if the day-care services have resumed; if the service is running at 100%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14325/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location the 22 long stay respite beds based in Midleton, County Cork at the Owenacurra Health Centre will be moved to in Midleton if the centre is to be closed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14326/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location the two short stay respite beds based in the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork will be relocated to in Midleton if the centre is to be closed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14327/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is willing to leave all the residents, staff and all services in situ at the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork indefinitely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14328/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait over two years for a hospital dental appointment for two extractions and other work in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14351/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has sold the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13588/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to sell the Owenacurra Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13589/22]
• 2022-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) who was in possession of a full medical card which expired during Covid was only reissued with a general practitioner visit card despite the fact that their medical needs did not change over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/22]
• 2022-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards that have expired during the Covid-19 restrictions; the number that have been reissued during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11846/22]
• 2022-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who were in possession of full medical cards during Covid-19 restrictions whose cards had expired during the restrictions were reissued with a general practitioner visit card only; the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11847/22]
• 2022-03-02
  VOTE
  Healthcare Waiting Lists · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 76–57
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 75–57
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to serious concerns over the perceived failure of the Health and Safety Authority to respond to protected disclosures made in relation to dangerous work practices; and the steps he is taking to ensure that protected disclosures are dealt with in a prompt and serious manner. [9314/22]
• 2022-02-02
  VOTE
  Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–76
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason the St. Raphael's Covid-19 test centre in Youghal, County Cork has been removed from the HSE website; if the HSE plans to cease its testing operation in Youghal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/22]
• 2021-12-15
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted for the motion the motion motion passed · 107–36
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 103–37
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the urgent assistance his Department can provide in the early intervention of orthodontics services for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61171/21]
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 87–48
• 2021-12-08
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to provide for the continuation in operation for a further period, which may be extended in certain circumstances, of certain provisions of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020, the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020, the Health (Amendment) Act 2020 and the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021, in the public interest and having regard to the continuing manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 (and variants of the virus that causes that disease) in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effects of the spread of that disease; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 87–44
• 2021-12-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 48–60
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–63
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location the staff at the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork will be redeployed to after the closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59125/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork; if the building is deemed not fit for purpose, if it will be used for an alternative purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59126/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location that the 19 residents and patients will be redeployed to in east County Cork after the closure of the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59127/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some residents of the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork have been offered alternative placement outside of Midleton which are not appropriate to their needs; the reason this is happening when the residents want to remain in Midleton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59128/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some residents in the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre, Midleton, County Cork are being left with no choice but to sign up for the fair deal scheme as they are being offered no alternative accommodation within Midleton town's surroundings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59129/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has found alternative accommodation in Midleton for patients of the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork; if so, the number of patients that have been offered appropriate accommodation in Midleton; the location in Midleton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59130/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE have in place to retain the 24 bed long-stay respite services in Midleton, County Cork if the Owenacurra Centre is to close; when these beds and the service will be put in place; the date for the reinstatement of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59131/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has found an appropriate replacement building in Midleton, County Cork to provide mental health day care services if the Owenacurra Centre is to close; if so, the location of this building; if services are running at 100%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59132/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has put in place a plan to retain all respite services and 24 beds and all short-term stay respite services in Midleton, County Cork if the Owenacurra Centre Closes; if so, the location these services will operate from; the start date for the retention of these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59133/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason at least one nominated pharmacist in each town and village in east County Cork cannot administer the PCR tests; the reason this service is not being rolled out with families travelling from Youghal to Cork city to obtain this test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59134/21]
• 2021-11-24
  VOTE
  Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021

  A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–46
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of the maintenance budget for 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021 that was spent on a health centre (details supplied) in Midleton, County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55681/21]
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Health (Amendment) Act 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 82–43
• 2021-11-03
  VOTE
  Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 82–44
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–66
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for capacity planning and reform within the National Ambulance Service. [52305/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in east County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52306/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics assigned to ambulance services in east County Cork; and the optimum number of paramedics that should serve that area. [52307/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 19 October 2021, if the HSE has applied for funding from the €15 million major capital works funding or the €13 million minor capital works funding to protect the mental health services in the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52443/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52753/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the detail of work to improve the responsiveness of the HSE to reports regarding the conditions of mental health facilities and to provide oversight and accountability in this regard. [50595/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the expected costs, work and timeline for renovation or refurbishment of the Owenacurra Mental Health Centre in Midleton, County Cork. [50594/21]
• 2021-10-06
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 78–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–73
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Owenacurra mental health facility, Midleton, County Cork is to close by October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43556/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location in which the 19 residents and patients will be redeployed to in east County Cork after the closure of the Owenacurra mental health centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43557/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location to which the staff will be redeployed in east County Cork after the closure of the Owenacurra mental health centre, Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43558/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the purpose for which the Owenacurra mental health centre, Midleton, County Cork will be used once it closes later in 2021; if the building is deemed not fit for purpose if it be will used for an alternative purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43559/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for the site of the Owenacurra mental health centre, Midleton, County Cork in order to reinstate the services that were there previously; if the existing building will be demolished and a new centre built in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43560/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a health centre (details supplied) in Midleton, County Cork is in the ownership of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43619/21]
• 2021-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the Owenacurra health centre, Midleton, County Cork is in the ownership of the HSE; if not, the body or organisation which owns the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43645/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the recommendation contained in the 2018 report, A Trauma Service for Ireland, for a comprehensive fracture liaison service to provide high quality, evidence-based care to those who suffer a fragility fracture; when he expects the service to be fully functioning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36037/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will continue in 2022, the initiative announced in January 2021 to make available to general practitioners increased direct access to diagnostic services, such as X-Rays, CT scans, MRIs, and DEXA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Owenacurra Mental Health facility, Midleton is to close by October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36338/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location that the 19 residents and patients will be redeployed to in east County Cork after the closure of the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36339/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location that the staff at the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork will be redeployed to after the closure in October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36340/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork once it closes in 2021; if the building is deemed not fit for purpose if it will be used for an alternative purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36341/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans in place on the site of the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork to reinstate the services that were there previously; if the existing building will be demolished and a new centre built in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36342/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when chiropody services will be made available in Athenry, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36343/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41053/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of plans for the 19 residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork following its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41054/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the staff of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork following its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41055/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans for a centre (details supplied) in County Cork that is due to close this year; if the building is deemed not fit for purpose, if it will be used for an alternative purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41056/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for a site (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will reinstate the services that were there previously; if the existing building will be demolished; if a new centre built in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of second dose vaccination appointments which have been missed by CHO; and if there is a contingency plan for ensuring that no vaccine is wasted where possible as this seems to be a growing problem in the Cork city and county area. [41058/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the waiting lists for CAMHS split into CHOs specifying the circumstances in which persons have been waiting over 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months respectively. [41311/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the waiting lists for all national counselling service options respectively split into CHOs specifying the circumstances in which persons have been waiting over 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months respectively. [41312/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the collection, availability and communication to the public of data relating to suicide and self-harm incidences given recent misleading claims around these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41314/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional post-lockdown mental health supports to assist persons who suffered with isolation and other negative effects during this difficult period as well as those who are grieving the loss of loved ones or dealing with significant health impact from Covid-19 infection. [41315/21]
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 74–68
• 2021-07-14
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021

  A bill to— A. make, on a temporary basis, exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 for that purpose; to provide for the lawful operation of certain indoor premises subject to certain conditions notwithstanding restrictions in place in relation to such premises under that Act; to provide, for those purposes, for a robust and enforceable system of verification of the health status of certain persons, including vaccination or recovery status; to confer a power on the Minister for Health to prescribe matters related to the foregoing; to provide for enforcement; and to provide for related matters; B. amend certain provisions relating to pre-travel requirements in respect of certain persons arriving in the State; to amend the period to be spent by a person in quarantine at a designated facility in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the power of the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to tests that may be taken for the purpose of detecting Covid-19 in the context of the requirement to quarantine at a designated facility and to confer a power on that Minister to prescribe the purpose for which such a test may be taken; to provide that quarantine at a designated facility shall not be required for certain persons arriving in the State in certain circumstances and to confer a power on the Minister for Health to make regulations in relation to those circumstances; for those purposes, and for related purposes, to amend the Health Act 1947; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✗ voted to block the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 72–66
• 2021-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of households with at least one child under the age of 18 that are in receipt of a medical card. [33362/21]
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Act 2021

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 90–50
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 73–68
• 2021-06-02
  VOTE
  Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 77–51
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the considerable delay in responses to registration applications on the front-line healthcare workers portal (details supplied); and the work undertaken to rectify the matter. [17042/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the most recent figure for the number of persons waiting for motorised wheelchairs in community healthcare organisation area 4. [12872/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of annual funding for the provision of motorised wheelchairs; the model for the allocation of same; and his plans for future funding. [12873/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for the assessment and approval of provision of motorised wheelchairs; and the average length of time it takes to deliver a wheelchair to the applicant. [12874/21]
• 2021-02-25
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 · 3 divisions

  Bill entitled an Act, to make exceptional provision, in the public interest and having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of the disease known as Covid-19 and variants of that disease and in order to mitigate, where practicable, the effect of the spread of that disease; to amend the Health Act 1947 to make further and better provision for the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of that Act; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State from certain areas from where there is known to be sustained human transmission of Covid-19 or any variant of concern, or from which there is a high risk of importation of infection or contamination with Covid-19 or any variant of concern by travel from that area; to provide for the designation of such areas by the Minister; to provide for the mandatory quarantine of persons coming into the State who fail to comply with certain requirements relating to testing for the disease; to provide for the designation of facilities for such quarantine; to provide for the conveying of persons to those facilities; to provide for the making of service agreements to facilitate such quarantine; to provide for alternatives to such quarantine for persons coming into the State where such persons indicate an intention to apply for international protection or where such persons are children who are not accompanied by an adult; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 58–86
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 125–5
  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 131–11
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of capital funding that has been allocated to the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8623/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional remuneration for nursing staff in general practice settings in line with the €120 payment being provided to the general practitioner; and the reason for the position of his Department in this regard. [7044/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to direct the HSE to cease engaging debt-collecting agencies to pursue patients who are already under immense financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7047/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE procuring debt collecting services directed at patients in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO in tabular form. [7048/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount received in collected debts by debt collectors procured by the HSE directed at patients in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO in tabular form. [7049/21]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional supports and resources will be given to businesses in the restaurant and pub trade that have invested heavily in outdoor seating and heaters in order to comply with the public health measures to ensure the safety of patrons and customers. [44003/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued closure of bowling alleys under current restrictions, given the ability to maintain social distancing within such businesses and the reopening of businesses of a similar risk level. [43118/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 restrictions will be reduced for couples who are expecting a baby as at present the partners may be allowed to attend for an hour during the pre-delivery but not for birth [42272/20]
• 2020-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of his work to ensure accessibility to the drug dupilumab for persons suffering with severe atopic eczema; and if he will reimburse patients who have had to incur personal costs to access the drug. [42275/20]
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 85–53
• 2020-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Amendment) Bill 2020

  A bill to make further and better provision in relation to the enforcement of regulations under section 31A of the Health Act 1947; for that purpose, to make provision in relation to the prosecution of certain offences consisting of contraventions of those regulations, to provide for the payment of fixed sums by persons alleged to have committed certain such offences in lieu of their being prosecuted for those offences; to provide for the giving of directions by members of the Garda Síochána in certain circumstances; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion passed · 93–43
• 2020-10-22
  VOTE
  Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 92–53
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 59–86
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems Covid-19 restrictions are causing to service users attending an association (details supplied), who are now unable to share buses and taxis, and the pressure this has placed on the funding of the services; if he will commit to additional funding to support the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23528/20]
• 2020-09-10
  VOTE
  Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 15–125
• 2020-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will no longer be provided funding for care from 30 September 2020 despite the fact that they have severe disabilities affecting their physical and mental health and requiring 24-7 professional care; and the steps he will take to ensure that the burden of care does not fall on the elderly parents of this person that are incapable of effectively meeting their needs. [22862/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the list of conditions on the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21244/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that third year nurses that will commence their placement in September 2020 have been instructed not to work elsewhere despite not being paid in their nursing role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21363/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that third year nurses that will start their placement in September 2020 have been instructed not to work elsewhere despite getting paid in their nursing role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists and assistant psychologists employed by the HSE to provide free counselling services in each year since 2016; and the cost by year and CHO. [20559/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychologist and assistant psychologist positions for free counselling services provided for in budget 2020; and the number of these posts have been filled. [20560/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the progression towards 24-7 community mental health services; the remaining obstacles to this goal; the estimated outstanding cost which has been identified; and the timeline for delivery. [20562/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a dedicated advocacy service for mental health service users, including base establishment costs and expected annual budget supports. [20563/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS beds operational as of July 2020 by CHO and service. [20564/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of adult mental health beds operational as of July 2020, by CHO and service. [20565/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of overtime and agency staff for mental health nursing roles in Cork north Lee, Cork south Lee and north Cork areas for the past 12 months, respectively; and the cost for 2018 and 2019. [20566/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals accepted by the community CAMHS teams during the first six months of 2020 by local health office area; and the equivalent figures for 2019, in tabular form. [20567/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the expansion of rehabilitation services to respond to the needs of those with enduring mental illness and challenging behaviour; the location of the additional services; the number of additional staff employed in whole-time equivalent terms; the number of service users in receipt of such services; and the way in which this compares to 2019. [20568/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the model of care for specialist perinatal mental health services; and the number of additional staff in whole-time equivalent terms appointed to date in 2020. [20569/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the way in which he has provided increased access to talk therapies to date in 2020; the number of additional service users availing of the therapies; and the number of persons availing of talk therapies in each CHO area. [20570/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional enhanced peer support workers delivered to date in 2020 in line with A Vision for Change recommendations. [20571/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts to develop a seven day per week service for CAMHS; the number of CAMHS teams now operating on such a basis; the CHOs in which they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20572/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS clinical staff in whole-time equivalent terms recruited to date in 2020, by CHO; and the number of CAMHS staff in whole-time equivalent terms who left the service over the same period by CHO. [20573/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of positions in whole-time equivalent terms for children’s mental health intellectual disability teams being advertised for recruitment by CHO. [20574/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the CAMHS advocacy model; and the CHOs in which it is available and utilised. [20575/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the roll-out of the agreed minor capital fund to enhance mental health facilities and infrastructure; the projects undertaken in 2020, by location; and the funding allocated to each in 2020. [20576/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting up to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20577/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting up to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20578/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting up to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [20579/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 June 2020. [20580/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20581/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children presenting at emergency departments here with self-harm injuries, suicide attempts and-or overdoses in each of the years 2018 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the location of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20582/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for an outpatient assessment by a consultant psychiatrist each month from June 2019 to date in tabular form. [20633/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatric posts across the health services; the number filled by permanent consultant, temporarily filled and those currently vacant; and the length of each vacancy. [20634/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive community mental health teams operational nationally; the number of consultants employed in these teams, either permanently, temporarily filled or currently vacant; and the period each post has been vacant. [20635/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services teams established nationwide; the number of consultant psychiatric posts allocated to the teams; the number of posts which are currently permanent, temporary or unfilled; and the period the posts have been vacant. [20636/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive specialist community mental health services for older adults teams across the health service nationally; the number of consultant psychiatric posts allocated to the teams; the number of posts which are currently permanently, temporarily or unfilled; and the period the respective posts have been vacant. [20637/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the original estimate for such expenditure in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20638/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the estimated cost if they were permanent positions instead. [20639/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalents required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes; and the teams and specialties in which the additional staff are required by community healthcare organisation area in tabular form. [20640/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses that graduated in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and 2020 respectively; the number hired by the Health Service Executive on full-time contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20641/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on mental health in 2019; and the percentage of the overall health budget this amounts to. [20642/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number of posts filled on a temporary basis; the number of filled by doctors not on the specialist register; the number of posts unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of the unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20643/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2020 budget funding for mental health; the number of posts the allocation supports; the number of posts filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20644/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts filled within mental health as of July 2020; and the comparative number for each corresponding period in the previous ten years back to 2009. [20645/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of section 39 providers that hold agreements for providing mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20646/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality as per A Vision for Change recommendations and demographic changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20647/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses entitled to retire as of 17 July 2020; the number of psychiatric nurses entitled to retire within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20648/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health inpatient beds here; the number operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20649/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of involuntary admissions in 2019; the percentage of the involuntary admissions following a referral by a family member; the percentage of the involuntary admissions following referral by a member of An Garda Síochána; and the percentage of the involuntary admissions following referral by a doctor. [20650/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the Health Service Executive on psychotropic drugs in 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively. [20651/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the Health Service Executive on talk therapies in 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively; and the specifications of the type of talk therapy provided. [20652/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, to date in 2020; the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such recruitment in each CHO to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20653/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020, by service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20654/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult health units in 2019; and the length of each stay [20655/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists by age, gender, CHO and local catchment areas in tabular form [20656/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of self-harm presentations by children under 18 years of age in 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively by presenting hospital [20657/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in CAMHS as of 17 July 2020 [20658/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment on 17 June 2020; and the number of such children waiting over 2, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months, respectively [20659/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS for each team operating nationwide [20660/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force [20661/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that died by suicide in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20662/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of the roll out of additional telemental health services in 2020; and his plans for 2021 [20664/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services in County Cork by individual team or service respectively in tabular form [20665/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for adult mental health services in County Cork by individual team or service respectively in tabular form [20666/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for counselling services in County Cork by respective service in tabular form [20667/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the national forensic mental health service facility in Portrane, County Dublin; the completion date for same; if the project will be delivered on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20674/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the specific actions taken during 2019 and 2020 to improve outcomes for persons with co-morbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems [20675/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progress on developing a no wrong door policy to address dual diagnosis in mental health and the funding provided and need in future for services to adapt [20676/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average, shortest and longest wait, respectively facing a prisoner awaiting a transfer from the Irish Prison Service to the Central Mental Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20677/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual spend for each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 on maternal mental health services at all stages of pregnancy and after; and the locations in which and the reason that funding is spent, including new developments planned or in the process of establishment [20678/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spending on new mental health developments in 2019 and to date in 2020 [20679/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the proposed spending on new mental health developments planned for the remainder of 2020 and all of 2021 respectively [20680/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual funding provided and subsequently drawn down and spent on maintenance and upkeep of approved mental health units for 2018, 2019 and 2020 respectively [20681/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an emergency fund for maintenance and repairs to tackle major issues in approved mental health centres identified in the recent Mental Health Commission inspection reports [20682/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of cleaning provided at approved mental health centres across the state stipulating the unit in question and specifying if staff costs were for agency contract or in-house for the years 2019 and 2020 respectively [20683/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to pay for transport services for mental health service users to attend services and appointments by unit, LHO and CHO [20684/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of relevant staff working in the mental health services that have received and completed Children First training [20685/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of staff currently in place as they relate to recommended staffing levels laid down in A Vision for Change broken down by service and profession and by CHO [20686/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a legal duty to refer children to the National Council for Special Education or a special educational needs officer in circumstances in which there may be an educational need at present or in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14721/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a requirement and-or an obligation, or a legal duty, to properly set out in service statements full details of all services available to meet the needs of a child in terms of timelines in which to deliver assessments of needs reports and other issues; if there is an obligation on the HSE to have an appropriate complaints mechanism to deal with issues parents might have arising out of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14722/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a requirement or legal duty to refer a child to the National Council for Special Education and-or the special needs officer for future educational needs and services and the timeline for services for therapy and health needs; if the HSE has a requirement to provide details of services that are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14723/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that same sex couples that received IUI and or IVF abroad will have full recognition of their parentage on birth certificates registered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15948/20]
• 2020-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a review (details supplied) on vaginal mesh; his plans to implement similar responses to the issue here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he has reviewed the letter from a person (details supplied) sent to him on 4 June 2020; his views on the matters raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for oversight and collaborative structures to be developed for engaging in critical and supportive discussions regarding the implementation of the refresh of A Vision for Change further to contact to his office from a person (details supplied). [12567/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if assistance can be provided to a person (details supplied) in order to arrange an occupational therapist appointment, in view of the person's change in circumstances as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12569/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the mental health budget for 2020; the monthly breakdown of allocation and spending of funds; if funds have been added to planned spending either as front loading or as new funds for the period of the Covid-19 crisis; and the planned expenditure for the remainder of 2020. [12676/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of a universal counselling service free at the point of delivery upon general practitioner referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12677/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS initial assessments and first follow-on appointments by number waiting and location of the service [12678/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when county and city council occupational therapists will be allowed back to work in order that assessment of patient needs can be addressed relating to qualifying for adaptation grants for recent amputees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10705/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of PPE for home help and carers. [8408/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that all carers are provided with a medical card; the reason for this not being the case at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8409/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to publish the review of A Vision for Change carried out during the term of the Thirty-second Dáil; his further plans for the implementation of recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7560/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to retain all additional staff hired to work in the mental health services during the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7561/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all Covid-19 deaths recorded by the mental health services among prisoners waiting for transfer to the Central Mental Hospital and deaths of patients who contracted Covid-19 or who were diagnosed while resident in a mental health setting, respectively, in tabular form. [7562/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive a date for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5744/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the site of the former HSE health centre in Cloyne, County Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the desire of a group (details supplied) to establish a base in this unit for training and storage; and his plans to assist it in this plan and to support such services in the local area into the future. [4193/20]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the way in which the remaining €1.48 million allocated to CCP on eating disorders in 2018 was spent in tabular form. [52784/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the efforts made to recruit posts for the CCP on eating disorders to date in 2019. [52785/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason no posts for CCP on eating disorders were progressed to date in 2019. [52786/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to address recruitment for the CCP on eating disorders in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52787/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend long-term illness benefit to persons with enduring mental illness over 16 years of age that cannot work consistently due to their condition. [53231/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progress in the recruitment of a consultant psychiatrist for Wexford CAMHS. [53232/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the vacancies in the CAMHS team in County Wexford; and the steps taken to improve recruitment and retention of needed staff. [53233/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to support an association (details supplied) to ensure the continuation of its living assistance service in County Cork indefinitely and to dispel rumours that the service may be coming to an end in 2020. [53234/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of fully implementing the recommendations of A Vision for Change. [53238/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of a 1% pay rise for all staff in the mental health service by discipline and the number of staff in each respective discipline in tabular form. [53239/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of increasing staffing levels in the mental health services to meet the recommendations of A Vision for Change adjusted for population growth [53240/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing an additional psychiatric nurse of all grades and specialisations in place in the HSE. [53241/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of employing an additional consultant psychiatrist in the HSE mental health services. [53242/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an additional fully staffed community mental health team. [53243/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an additional fully staffed child and adolescent mental health teams. [53244/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of implementing universal access to free counselling services upon general practitioner referral; and the additional cost of increasing the number of sessions available under the free scheme to 20. [53245/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an additional fully staffed crisis house. [53246/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the community mental health teams in operation nationwide; and the vacancies in each respective team, in tabular form. [53247/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the child and adolescent mental health teams in operation nationwide; and the vacancies in each respective team in tabular form. [53248/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of ensuring a minimum of one psychiatric nurse as part of each primary healthcare team. [53249/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funds used in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, to provide focused support for tenancies of persons with enduring mental health problems in recovery and seeking to live more independently. [53250/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funds used in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, to provide employment and training schemes and supports for persons with enduring mental health problems in recovery. [53251/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding spent in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, in order to provide appropriate services for persons experiencing mental illness and addiction while seeking care. [53252/19]
• 2019-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to the National Office of Suicide Prevention in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively, by the purpose for which the funding was used. [53253/19]
• 2019-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of a building (details supplied); the plans of the HSE to use the property; the timeline for operation; and the cost to the HSE of renting the property while it has been out of operation. [51715/19]
• 2019-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the Linn Dara campus in Cherry Orchard Hospital; the number of residential beds operational; the services offered by the day hospital; the staffing levels; the number of staff vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47287/19]
• 2019-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to problems in procuring Epanutin 50 mg Infatabs for patients prescribed same (details supplied); his plans to rectify the situation in order to minimise harm to patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46518/19]
• 2019-11-06
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–75
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated for the clinical programme on eating disorders in 2018 and 2019; if the funds have been released to the HSE; and the amount spent in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form [44250/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the €25 million unspent from budget 2018 is used to develop new services for mental health in 2019. [41907/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a rationale for the failure to spend €25 million allocated for mental health in 2019. [41908/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that the funding announced for mental health in budget 2020 does not include the overrun of funding already announced in budget 2019 or subsequent budgets. [41909/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of all new funding provided for mental health in budget 2020, excluding money that had been announced in budget that which will not be spent by the end of 2019. [41910/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if any of the €39 million of additional funding for mental health in 2020 includes funding that had been previously announced in 2019 but had gone unspent. [41911/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that funding allocated to mental health will be spent on mental health services within the timeframe provided for by the budget in which it was allotted. [41912/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre device review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38441/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if not, if the Health Technology Assessment Group review will compare total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year. [38442/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to close the Castlemartyr health centre in Cork; if it is his decision; and if not, the person that made this decision. [38732/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the decision to relocate the public health nursing services from Castlemartyr, County Cork, to Midleton Community Hospital six miles away; and the person that made the decision. [38733/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason in January of 2019 permission was granted to carry out a single story extension including the remodelling of the interior and the installation of a wheelchair assessable ramp at Castlemartyr community health centre; the reason work was not started on this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38734/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the public health services in Castlemartyr, County Cork. [38735/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the decision to close Castlemartyr health centre is finalised; and the final date for the closure. [38736/19]
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans the HSE has put in place to facilitate patients and service users to travel to Midleton from Castlemartyr, County Cork. [38737/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the construction of the national forensic mental health service facility in Portrane, County Dublin; the completion date for same; if the project will be delivered on time and within budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34709/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the actions taken during 2018 to improve outcomes for persons with comorbid severe mental illness and substance misuse problems. [34710/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of developing a no wrong door policy to address dual diagnosis in mental health; and the funding provided in future for services to adapt. [34711/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for an outpatient assessment by a consultant psychiatrist in each month from June 2018 to date in 2019, in tabular form. [33724/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant psychiatric posts across the health service; the number filled by permanent consultants; the number temporarily filled; the number currently vacant; and the length of time each has been vacant. [33725/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE community mental health teams operational nationally; the number of consultants employed in the teams permanently; the number temporarily filled; the number currently vacant; and the period each post has been vacant [33726/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE CAMHS teams established nationally; the number of consultant psychiatric posts allocated to the teams; the number of posts which are permanent; the number temporarily filled; the number unfilled; and the period for which the posts have been vacant. [33727/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE specialist community mental health services for older adults teams across the health service nationally; the number of consultant psychiatric posts allocated to the teams; the number of posts which are filled permanently; the number temporarily filled; the number unfilled; and the period the respective posts have been vacant. [33728/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the original estimate for such expenditure in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33729/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staff for mental health services in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and the estimated cost if they had been permanent positions instead [33730/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health whole-time equivalent staff required to be recruited for the full implementation of A Vision for Change in view of demographic changes; and the teams and specialties in which the additional staff are required by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area, in tabular form. [33731/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses who graduated in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively; the number hired by the HSE on full-time contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended on mental health in 2018; and the percentage of the overall health budget to which this amounts. [33733/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant psychiatric posts by speciality; the number of posts filled on a temporary basis; the number of posts filled by doctors not on the specialist register; the number of posts unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of the unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33734/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the allocation of the posts from the 2018 €55 million funding for mental health; the number of posts the allocation supports; the number of posts filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33735/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent posts filled within mental health as of July 2019; and the comparative number for each corresponding period in the previous ten years. [33736/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of section 39 providers that hold agreements for providing mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33737/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality as per A Vision for Change recommendations and demographic changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of approved psychiatric nursing posts by speciality; the number of posts filled on a temporary basis; the number of posts currently unfilled, vacant or unmatched; the location of the unfilled, vacant or unmatched posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric nurses entitled to retire as of 17 July 2019; the number entitled to retire within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33740/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health inpatient beds here; the number operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33741/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of involuntary admissions in 2018; and the percentage of admissions following a referral by a family member, a member of An Garda Síochána and a referral by a doctor, respectively. [33742/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE on psychotropic drugs in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [33743/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount expended by the HSE on talk therapies in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the specifications of the type of talk therapy provided. [33744/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional staff appointed to the CAMHS service in each community healthcare organisation, CHO, to date in 2019; the net increase in staff numbers resulting from such recruitment in each CHO to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33745/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33746/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult health units in 2018; the length of each of these stays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33747/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists by age and gender, in tabular form, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, and local catchment areas. [33748/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of self-harm presentations by children under 18 years of age in each of the years 2016 to 2018, by presenting hospital. [33749/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in CAMHS as of 17 July 2019. [33750/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment at 17 June 2019; and the number of such children waiting more than two, three, six, 12 and 18 months, respectively. [33751/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels of CAMHS for each team operating nationally. [33752/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations of the national youth mental health task force. [33753/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that died by suicide in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33754/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of the telehealth pilot sites for mental health services. [33756/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists and assistant psychologists employed by the HSE to provide free counselling services in each of the years since 2016; and the cost by year and CHO. [33785/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional psychologist and assistant psychologist positions for free counselling services provided for in budget 2019; and the number of posts filled to date. [33786/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progression towards a seven day week in all community mental health services; the remaining obstacles to the goal; the outstanding costs which have been identified; and the timeline for delivery of same. [33788/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of progression towards a 24/7 community mental health service; the remaining obstacles to the goal; the outstanding costs which have been identified; and the timeline for delivery of same. [33789/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a dedicated advocacy service for mental health service users; and the base establishment costs and expected annual budget supports for same. [33790/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS beds operational as of July 2019. [33791/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of overtime and agency staff for mental health nursing roles in Cork north Lee, Cork south Lee and north Cork areas, respectively, in the past 12 months; and the cost in 2016 and 2017. [33792/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of overtime and agency staff for mental health nursing roles by CHO in the past 12 months; and the cost in 2016 and 2017 for these areas. [33793/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals accepted by the community CAMHS teams during the first six months of 2019, by local health office area; and the equivalent figures for 2018, in tabular form. [33794/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the expansion of rehabilitation services to respond to the needs of those with enduring mental illness and challenging behaviour; the location of the additional services; the number of additional staff employed in whole-time equivalent terms; the number of service users in receipt of such services; and the way in which this compares to 2018. [33795/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the model of care for specialist perinatal mental health services; and the number of additional staff in whole-time equivalent terms appointed to date in 2019. [33796/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the way in which he has provided increased access to talk therapies to date in 2019; the number of additional service users availing of the therapies; and the number of persons availing of talk therapies in each CHO area. [33797/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional enhanced peer support workers delivered to date in 2019 in line with the A Vision for Change recommendations. [33798/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts to develop a seven days a week service for CAMHS; the number of CAMHS teams operating on such a basis; the CHOs in which they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33799/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHS clinical staff in whole-time equivalent terms recruited to date in 2019, by CHO; and the number of CAMHS staff in whole-time equivalent terms that left the service over the same period by CHO. [33800/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of positions in whole-time equivalent terms for children’s mental health intellectual disability teams being advertised for recruitment by CHO. [33801/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the implementation of the CAMHS advocacy model; and the CHOs in which it is available and utilised. [33802/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the roll-out of the agreed minor capital fund to enhance mental health facilities and infrastructure; the projects undertaken in 2019, by location; and the funding allocated to each in 2019. [33803/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [33804/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [33805/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of June 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting zero to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [33806/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 June 2019. [33807/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33808/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children presenting at emergency departments here with self-harm injuries, suicide attempts and-or overdoses in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the location of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33809/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average, shortest and longest wait, respectively, facing a prisoner awaiting a transfer from the Irish Prison Service to the Central Mental Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34451/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of completing the recruitment required for the full implementation of A Vision for Change. [34452/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual spend in each of the years 2016 to 2018, and to date in 2019, on maternal mental health services at all stages of pregnancy; the locations in this regard; the reason for each category of spending; and the new developments planned or in the process of establishment. [34453/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spending on new mental health developments in 2018 and to date in 2019. [34454/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spending on new mental health developments planned for the remainder of 2019 and 2020, respectively. [34455/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual funding provided and subsequently drawn down and spent on maintenance and upkeep of approved mental health units in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [34456/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an emergency fund for maintenance and repairs to tackle major issues in approved mental health centres identified in the recent Mental Health Commission inspection report. [34457/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of cleaning provided at each approved mental health centre; the units cleaned in each case; and if staff costs were for agency contract or in-house in 2018 and to date in 2019, respectively. [34458/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to pay for transport services for mental health service users to attend services and appointments by LHO and CHO. [34459/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of relevant staff working in the mental health services that received and completed Children First training. [34460/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the percentage of staff in place as they relate to recommended staffing levels laid down in A Vision for Change by service and profession. [34461/19]
• 2019-07-04
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Reports · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–81
  • ✓ voted for Amendment again put: motion passed · 78–41
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the model he is planning for the crisis text line service for mental health; the other models this is based on; the rationale for choosing this model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27650/19]
• 2019-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent annual report of the Mental Health Commission which found unacceptable failings in hygiene and maintenance at units across services; and his plans to improve conditions and strengthen mental health patients' rights. [27651/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalents of advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in psychiatry by CHO area. [23181/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of unpaid assistant psychologist positions operated by the HSE at present and over the past three years; the service the position was linked to; the average hours worked; if the hours were contracted; and if additional financial support was provided. [17237/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of the 74 inpatient CAMHS beds fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17381/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the procedure when a patient under 18 years of age presents to an emergency department following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17382/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for inpatient CAMHS beds; the length of time patients have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17383/19]
• 2019-04-11
  VOTE
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019

  A bill to give further effect to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC of 20 November 2006, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1430/2007 of 5 December 2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008 of 31 July 2008, Regulation (EC) No. 1137/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009 of 6 April 2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 213/2011 of 3 March 2011, Act concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 623/2012 of 11 July 2012, Council Directive 2013/25/EU of 13 May 2013, Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 and Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2016/790 of 13 January 2016 and, for that purpose, to amend the Dentists Act 1985, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, the Pharmacy Act 2007, the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 and the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011; to make provision for certain other amendments to those Acts; to make provision for certain amendments to the Health Act 1953, the Health Identifiers Act 2014 and the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion passed · 102–2
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting list to access CAMHS services by region, CHO; the length of time each person has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15523/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an initial mental health assessment by region and CHO; the length of time each has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15524/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rate of referral to additional mental health services following initial assessment for children and adolescents by the service they were referred to, region and CHO. [15525/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the planned date for completion of the cost and implementation plan for providing 7/7 child and adolescent mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15581/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the mental health team for those experiencing homelessness operating at Parkgate Street, Dublin 8; if the service is open to new referrals; the number of persons availing of the service; the number of persons on the waiting list for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the redrafting of the Mental Health Act 2001; the date the heads of Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/19]
• 2019-04-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the redrafting of the A Vision for Change mental health policy; the timeline for the development and implementation of the new policy; when a clear cost plan is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15584/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact the SouthDoc in Youghal, County Cork is not in use; the rationale for same; his plans to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13316/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a programme (details supplied); the efforts he has made to work with the initiative through the Department of Health in Northern Ireland; and his plans to do so [13852/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the establishment of an Oireachtas mental health committee to oversee the implementation of the previous committee's report and scrutinise upcoming mental health legislation in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12390/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for the future of Midleton Community Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12389/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the hours resourced and cost per hour of the number of professionals providing dialectical behaviour therapy through HSE funding by area in tabular form. [12416/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to further support access to dialectical behaviour therapy across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/19]
• 2019-03-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high demand for dialectical behaviour therapy access in the north Lee area of County Cork and the surrounding areas; and his plans for supporting access in this area further in view of the fact that there are currently no psychologists providing the therapy in the area. [12418/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount collected by the HSE from public patients who were involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act 2001 since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9235/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the parents and-or guardians of children involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act 2001 are subject to inpatient fees; if so, the amount per year that is collected from this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9236/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of damages and settlements paid out by or for the HSE in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by CHO, respectively, in tabular form; and the nature of the complaint settled. [9477/19]
• 2019-02-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide a specific separate Traveller health budget in future budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9618/19]
• 2019-02-20
  VOTE
  Confidence in Minister for Health

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion failed · 53–58
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in January 2019, 39 out of 72 CAMHS beds were operational and the HSE has listed staffing as a major cause of this problem; his plans to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5127/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent suspension of ambulance staff in County Cork due to issues relating to work rotas; the efforts he has made to resolve same and ensure that ambulance services in the county are safely staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5128/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all projects funded under the service reform fund that address the mental health needs for persons experiencing homelessness; the individual levels of funding provided; the portion of funding this makes up; and if a description, goal and the timeframe for the completion of each project will be provided in tabular form. [4949/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the key workers employed by the HSE by respective CHO areas and additional catchment areas they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5172/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 25 September 2018, if the findings of the review will be published in full as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2478/19]
• 2019-01-17
  VOTE
  Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018

  A bill to amend the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 to establish specific criteria applicable for orphan medicinal products for the purposes of the Health Service Executive making a relevant decision regarding adding an item to the Reimbursement List

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 83–51
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the respite care services available for parents and guardians of children with intellectual disabilities in CHO 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50600/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for CAMHS in CHO 4 in counties Cork and Kerry. [50601/18]
• 2018-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS inpatient beds that are operational by unit and month over the past 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51059/18]
• 2018-12-05
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–69
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of suicides recorded among members of the Defence Forces in the past three years, respectively; if no number is recorded, his plans to compile such information on members' health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50567/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Defence

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the efforts he and the Defence Forces have made to provide mental health supports for Defence Forces personnel. [50568/18]
• 2018-12-04
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–88
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 6–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 10–84
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–89
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 8–84
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his views on overcrowding in CUH Cork emergency department. [49925/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the action he will take to address the long outpatient waiting times at Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49926/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for paediatric occupational therapy appointments in County Cork; and the action being taken to address long waiting times. [49927/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for paediatric speech and language therapy appointments in County Cork; and the action being taken to address long waiting times. [49928/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the long waiting times for primary care ophthalmology appointments in County Cork. [49929/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing vacancies in St. Finbarr’s hospital, Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, Mallow General Hospital and Midleton Community Hospital, County Cork; and the steps being taken to address the recruitment and retention crisis in same. [49930/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant vacancies in St. Finbarr’s, CUH, Mercy and the South Infirmary hospitals, County Cork; and the steps being taken to address the recruitment and retention crisis in same. [49931/18]
• 2018-11-29
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 3 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–59
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 22–61
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 21–71
• 2018-11-28
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 · 5 divisions

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–59
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 31–61
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 43–45
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 34–64
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 9–90
• 2018-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of new buildings and services at Youghal and Midleton community hospitals, respectively; the progress over the past 12 months; his plans for the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48910/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of the recommendations of the expert review of the Mental Health Act 2015 that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48500/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the telecounselling pilot project in County Wicklow; when it will be launched; the way in which it will operate; the target group; the estimated cost per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48501/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the projects and programmes delivered to date in terms of addressing the mental health needs of homeless persons; if counselling has been provided to these persons; the location the counselling takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48502/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient mental health beds for both adults and children provided separately that are operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48503/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the service location of each neuroradiologist position occupied or vacant across the State, in tabular form. [46716/18]
• 2018-11-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the service location of each radiologist position occupied or vacant across the State, in tabular form. [46717/18]
• 2018-11-07
  VOTE
  Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 33–69
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will meet a person (details supplied) who recently corresponded with him in relation to efforts to secure mental health support for their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44595/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for allocating just one place on a training course for a group (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44665/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who received classes with a group (details supplied), respectively each year for the past three years; and the estimated number of trainers that will be trained in 2019. [44667/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to staff shortages the ACCESS programme for mental health care for persons in homelessness at Conyngham Road, Dublin 8 has closed to new referrals; the rationale for same; his plans to resolve the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45547/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the alternative care being offered to homeless persons with mental health care needs following the closure of the ACCESS programme at Conyngham Road, Dublin 8 to new referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45548/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the full complement of staff required to operate the ACCESS programme for mental health care for persons in homelessness at Conyngham Road, Dublin 8; the number of vacant roles; the length of time each has been vacant, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45549/18]
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–11
• 2018-10-23
  VOTE
  Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018

  A bill to provide for and regulate termination of pregnancy; to make provision for reviews at the instigation of a pregnant woman, or a person on her behalf, of certain medical opinions given in respect of pregnancy; to make available without charge certain services to women for the purpose of termination of pregnancy in accordance with this Act and, for that purpose, to amend the Health Act 1970 and certain other enactments; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act; to amend the Bail Act 1997; to repeal the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies) Act 1995, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 and provisions of certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

  • ✓ voted for the motion motion passed · 102–12
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died by suicide on the grounds of HSE facilities in the past three years, respectively. [42641/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have died by suicide following presentation at, or treatment by, the HSE for mental health in the past three years, respectively. [42642/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 11 April 2017, the progress he has made in ensuring that the HSE compiles data which can provide insight into the numbers of persons who have died by suicide while in its care or shortly after seeking its care in order to improve services. [42643/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions being recruited for by the HSE in the mental health section; the details based on the discipline of the position; and the length of time of the vacancy and the stage the recruitment process is at. [42645/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of new positions that will be created in the new budget period; and the details of the discipline and level of these positions. [42646/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of his efforts to attract new applicants for vacant positions in the mental health service, including initiatives or measures that are being planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42647/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a new clinical psychologist has been hired to replace the vacancy at a service (details supplied); if not, the rationale for same; the timeline for a replacement to be hired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42652/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of national incident report forms that were filed over the past four years, respectively, including 2018, in which death was registered as the outcome of self-injurious behaviour, including a breakdown on the basis of facility by CHO area; and if the behaviour was logged as intentional or unintentional. [42683/18]
• 2018-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of national incident report forms that were filed over the past four years, including 2018, which indicated self-injurious behaviour, including a breakdown on the basis of facility by CHO area and type of behaviour; and if the behaviour was logged as intentional or unintentional. [42684/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his priorities or preliminary plans for the allocation of additional funding for mental health services in 2019. [42025/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount which will be allocated to new mental health services in 2019; and the breakdown of the figure for current and capital expenditure. [42026/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on mental health services in 2018; and the breakdown for current and capital spending, inclusive of funding spent on new services. [42027/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of the health budget for 2019 that will be used to cover overspend in the health service from the previous years; if mental health funding will be protected from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42028/18]
• 2018-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologist vacancies in primary care by community healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41327/18]
• 2018-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychologist vacancies in the child and adolescent mental health service by community healthcare organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41328/18]
• 2018-10-03
  VOTE
  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015

  A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 23–65
• 2018-09-26
  VOTE
  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 · 2 divisions

  A bill to provide for the minimum price per gram of alcohol, to confer the power on the Minister for Health to, by order, increase that price, to provide for the labelling of alcohol products including the inclusion of health warnings and the alcohol content and energy content of alcohol products on alcohol product containers, to provide for restrictions in relation to the advertising and sponsorship of alcohol products, to provide procedures in relation to the exposure for sale and advertising of alcohol products in specified licensed premises, to confer power on the Minister for Health to make regulations for the purpose of prohibiting or restricting the sale of alcohol products in certain circumstances, to provide for enforcement measures, to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 and the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, and to provide for related matters

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 27–55
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 25–56
• 2018-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the Jigsaw review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38428/18]
• 2018-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the closure of a children's inpatient mental health unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38437/18]
• 2018-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when a children's mental health unit (details supplied) will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the crisis liaison services operating at accident and emergency departments nationally; the staff numbers employed; the position and title of each; the hospital from which they operate; the yearly costs for same; and the rationale for the service. [34754/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of recommendations of the complaint officer's report on a matter (details supplied). [34755/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of funding for the National Office of Suicide Prevention over the past five years to date in 2018. [35115/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding supplied for mental healthcare services at primary, secondary and third level educational institutions throughout the State; and the way in which this funding is used by institution, staff and initiatives. [35296/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operating in the adult mental health services and the child and adolescent mental health services, respectively, by facility. [35297/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated maximum capacity for child and adult mental health services bed numbers in the State, in view of staffing numbers and available facilities. [35298/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated number of new units and staff needed to meet the recommendations of A Vision for Change, in terms of child and adolescent mental health services beds in the State, adjusted for population growth. [35299/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of establishing the most recent child and adolescent mental health services inpatient unit; the number of beds provided by this unit and in operation; the staff required to operate these beds; and the annual cost of this, by category of costs. [35300/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum, site; and the estimated cost of refurbishment for it to be fit for use. [35301/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the provision of additional mental health inpatient beds for adults, children and adolescents in the coming years; the funding set aside for this; the progress which has already been made; the targets and deadlines in place; the number of beds expected; the staff required for operation; and the estimated annual cost of operation after establishment. [35302/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of support for mental health early intervention initiatives; his plans for enhancing and adding to existing services; and the funding required for this. [35303/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual costs of operating counselling at primary care in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [35304/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons accessing counselling at primary care services in each of the past three years and to date in 2018 by location, age and gender. [35305/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for an initial appointment for primary care counselling for adults, children and adolescents, respectively, by CHO and primary care service. [35306/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average number of sessions availed of by each person accessing counselling at primary care in the past three years and to date in 2018 by CHO and primary care service. [35307/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts to improve access to primary care counselling, including the training, recruitment and retention of new psychologists to the service; and the estimated additional costs for staffing in each of the next five years, respectively. [35308/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for initiatives to encourage the study of psychology and for students of psychology to advance to clinical studies and work within the health service here; and the specific supports, grants or incentives for same. [35309/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of suicide crisis assessment nurse, SCAN, nurses in place nationally; the target number for these positions; and the number of these positions filled to date by service. [35310/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost for providing free counselling at primary care for all persons in receipt of a free general practitioner visit card. [35311/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of the free general practitioner visit card. [35312/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of providing free primary care counselling to those on medical cards for the past three years and to date in 2018. [35313/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of medical cards in the past three years and to date in 2018. [35314/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of initiatives to provide employment and housing supports for persons with enduring mental health conditions; his plans for new initiatives; the current and estimated future costs including staff required; his views on the importance of the matter in view of the link between employment and housing issues and the danger of readmission and relapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35315/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rationale for there being no mental health roles on primary care teams. [32247/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel. [31407/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent which has been spent to date on the refurbishment of Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel; and the amount the facility is costing in maintenance on a yearly basis. [31408/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been treated in Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel, in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018, respectively. [31409/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of beds operational in Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel; the maximum capacity; and the plans for expansion of current levels. [31410/18]
• 2018-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in place at Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel; the roles they are in; and the cost of salaries for positions operating at the facility. [31411/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the progress of the implementation of the national framework for recovery in mental health 2018-2020 to date; the indicators being used to monitor the progress of each action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30705/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average cost of providing a single non-specialised mental health nursing position for out-of-hours care on an annual basis [30703/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a minimum of one crisis house in each catchment area [30724/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health catchment areas in place nationally by CHO. [30725/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing 24/7 crisis intervention cover for mental health; and the estimated cost of staff, additional staff required and other additional expenditure. [30726/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the HSE funding provided to the Jigsaw mental health service in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30732/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for counselling at primary care by CHO; the percentage waiting for in excess of 1, 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively. [30733/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the primary care teams operating across the State; and the details of all mental health roles in place. [30734/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a minimum of one mental health role on each primary care team. [30735/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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 estimated annual running costs thereafter. [30736/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing an additional CAMHS bed in tabular form. [28487/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing an additional CAMHS team in tabular form. [28488/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing an additional crisis house in tabular form. [28489/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing an additional suicide crisis assessment nurse in tabular form. [28490/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis assessment nurse positions now occupied; the number of vacant positions; and his plans for additional positions to be opened. [28491/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated average cost of recruiting a new consultant psychiatrist, including advertising and all related costs in tabular form. [28493/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing a seven-day week community mental health service across the State in tabular form. [28494/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the community mental health services operating a seven-day week schedules; the progress in developing this type of service model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28495/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of establishing a dedicated advocacy service for mental health service users in tabular form. [28496/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a regulatory body for counsellors and therapy services in tabular form. [28497/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost of ensuring that each primary care team has at least one mental health professional in tabular form. [28498/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average cost of providing a free counselling session at primary care. [28499/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in receipt of free counselling sessions in primary care in 2016 and to date in 2018, by CHO area; and the number that completed all eight free sessions in tabular form. [28500/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing an additional mental health homeless service liaison nurse or an equivalent position in tabular form. [28501/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of reopening the closed CAMHS bed at a centre (details supplied) in tabular form. [28502/18]
• 2018-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing a mental health nurse position in tabular form. [28503/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no ambulance unit attached to the ambulance base in east County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a report has been carried out regarding the impact of the loss of the ambulance base in east County Cork; if not, the reason therefore; and if he will institute a report on the impact of same. [24247/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the services available to assist young adults with a disability such as a person (details supplied) who had been availing of school transport accessing their continuing education as before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24817/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the mental health budget in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22059/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the CAMHS budget in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22060/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient mental health beds in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22061/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical psychologists employed by the HSE in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22062/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists employed by the HSE in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22063/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the spend on mental health agency staff by the HSE in each the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22064/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of community mental health teams in each of the years 2002 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [22065/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in CAMHS services as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date 2018, by CHO area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22066/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels by profession in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22067/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age who were admitted to adult mental health units in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22068/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the publication date of the review of the Jigsaw youth mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22069/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his policy and plans for the expansion of the Jigsaw youth mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22070/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, budget by CHO area as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22071/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the youth mental health task force recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/18]
• 2018-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels in child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, as a percentage of recommended A Vision for Change levels in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22073/18]
• 2018-05-15
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new assessment of needs process; and the work carried out with stakeholders such as a society (details supplied) that have expressed concerns on this matter. [21346/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the ten new beds that were to be opened in the Central Mental Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18175/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the opening of Portrane mental health facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18176/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number waiting in the prison system and in approved centres for admittance to the Central Mental Hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18177/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the medium and long-term residential rehabilitation beds that are provided for by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18178/18]
• 2018-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding that was provided to a hospice (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the basis upon which this funding level was arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/18]
• 2018-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated at a hospice (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and the rates of mortality or further transfer. [14303/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent psychiatrists employed by Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the composition of the liaison psychiatry team at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; the number of staff on the team; the profession of each; if they are whole-time equivalents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the working hours of the liaison psychiatrist at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10862/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for refusing persons with MS to be recognised as having a debilitating illness and so receive needed support such as a medical card. [5820/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if a report has been commissioned by him or submitted to his Department by an external body on or relating to the Mental Health Commission; if these reports found issue with the Mental Health Commission; if the reports are of the view it is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55039/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when the appointment of the board and CEO of the Mental Health Commission began. [55040/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the timeframe for the enacting, signing, commencement and implementation of primary and secondary legislation related to the Mental Health Commission; and when outstanding work in this regard will be completed. [55041/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the respective annual budgets for the Mental Health Commission since its establishment; the details of costs incurred, in tabular form; the date on which funding was allocated; and if funding was returned. [55042/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the recruitment process for staff for the Mental Health Commission; and the steps in the process such as approval, advertising, interviewing, offers and commencement of employment. [55043/17]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the nature of the services provided by the Mental Health Commission; the dates these services began; and his future plans for greater service provision. [55044/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the yearly data on waiting times for when psychiatric patients presented at accident and emergency departments and when they are either admitted for treatment or discharged in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52809/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the yearly number of psychiatric patients presented at accident and emergency departments, by hospital, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52810/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual funding provided for the psychiatry and psychology departments, by hospital, in each of the years 2010 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52811/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons admitted to psychiatric inpatient beds from the accident and emergency departments; the amount spent annually on these admissions by hospital in each of the years 2006 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52812/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost by quarter of the Little Things mental health campaign. [52813/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the LittleThings mental health campaign is being run by an external company; if so, the nature of the contract, including length of contract, agreed payment, nature of invoicing, details of the person or body that decides campaign messaging and other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52814/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents of self-harm, suicide attempts and suicides that were recorded in each inpatient psychiatric unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52815/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of return patients for each inpatient psychiatric unit in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52816/17]
• 2017-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that Fermoy community hospital remains open and is resourced adequately to meet the needs of the area [50661/17]
• 2017-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the mental health budget adjusted for population growth and increase in demand by year in tabular form (details supplied). [44962/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on mental health in 2017; the equivalent figures on a like-for-like basis in terms of services provided in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 taking into consideration reclassifications of expenditure between those dates. [43698/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the increased funding announced for mental health in line with the programme for Government commitment in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the amount of that funding for each calendar year that was actually drawn down or spent on mental health services, in tabular form. [43699/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Employment

  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]
• 2017-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of professions (details supplied) employed in CAMHS services in 2016 and 2017 [40563/17]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Education

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  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]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of SCAN nurses operating across the State; the catchment area of each and the yearly cost of this position and the service. [34464/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for further expansion of Jigsaw services; his views on the number of services needed; and the areas that are to be prioritised. [34466/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the mental health services receiving funding from the State; and the amount they were allocated in 2016 and 2017, respectively. [34467/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average yearly salary of a psychiatric nurse in the HSE that is not a manager or has any other specialisation. [34468/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE and State spent in the past five years, respectively, including 2017, on branded medications for psychiatric treatment; and the potential for savings from switching to generic products. [34469/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual budget for each crisis house operating in the State for the past five years, respectively. [34470/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of dedicated beds for adult psychiatric treatment by service. [34471/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of additional CAMHTs needed in the Health Service; and the additional cost of staffing these teams on an annual basis. [34472/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual budget for the past five years, respectively, for each CHO for child and adolescent mental health services. [34473/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average cost of the provision of an additional bed for child and adolescent mental health services. [34474/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average cost of the provision of an additional bed for adult mental health services. [34475/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average cost of the provision of an additional bed for psychiatry of old age services. [34476/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatry of old age beds in the State; the cost for this service in 2016 and 2017; his plans to increase the number of beds; and the location of same. [34477/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to move community mental health services to a seven-day working week model; and the estimated time this would take to transition. [34478/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost to move community mental health services to a 24-7 model; and the estimated time this would take to transition. [34479/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the mental health services provided to those living in direct provision; and the annual cost of this. [34480/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional investment required for mental health services to complete the implementation of A Vision for Change. [34481/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing SafeTalk training to all secondary level students over 16 years of age. [34482/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of operating an additional 11 crisis houses across the State, including initial set up costs, that would be incurred. [34483/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average estimated cost to ensure that all accident and emergency departments, Garda custody suites and prisons have a psychiatric nurse on duty at all times. [34484/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated average cost of the provision of an additional bed for psychiatry of old age services. [34485/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated average cost of ensuring the provision of at least one mental health professional on every primary care team in the State. [34486/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending free primary care counselling to persons that earn less than the living wage of €456 per week. [34487/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the services available to support persons with mental health issues to secure stable accommodation; and the estimated annual cost of these services. [34488/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the services to support persons with mental health issues to secure stable employment; and the estimated annual cost of these services. [34489/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding providing for mental health crisis hotline telephone services. [34490/17]
• 2017-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the Health and Safety Authority has inspected Bus Éireann depots in the Cork area in the past five years respectively. [34652/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the supports or grants available to help persons to get motorised wheelchairs; the date on which these supports were ended; and the rationale behind this decision. [32201/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health to set out the unallocated spend within mental health for 2017; expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 that are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods or changes to costs within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32300/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed refurbishment of Youghal community hospital under the residential care centres capital plan 2016 to 2021; and the amount of the €2.67 million proposed that has been allocated and drawn down. [32718/17]
• 2017-07-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposed construction of Midleton community hospital and long-stay unit under the residential care centres capital plan 2016 to 2021; and the amount of the €10.3 million proposed that has been allocated and drawn down. [32719/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons under 18 years of age that were admitted to adult mental health services in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26803/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of persons aged 18 to 25 years of age that were treated in adult mental health facilities in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26804/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 23 May 2017, if he or a representative will meet with a person (details supplied). [26881/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to work with the National Office of Suicide Prevention to provide age appropriate suicide prevention and awareness training to persons under 16 years of age such as SafeTalk and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, ASIST. [28475/17]
• 2017-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide free parking for patients and close family of patients who are suffering with a prolonged or serious illness which requires regular hospital visits; and the details of existing schemes for this or hospitals in which free parking is available [26121/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason an application for autism spectrum disorder, ASD, assessment by a person (details supplied) has not yet been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25556/17]
• 2017-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no psychiatrist is available to a person (details supplied). [25662/17]
• 2017-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to issue an apology or support for a person (details supplied) who suffered abuse as a young woman in a hospital. [24188/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the details of calls to ambulance services from prisons here in each of the years 2014 to 2016 in tabular form. [22237/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of child and adolescent mental health teams, CAMHTs, operating across the State; the number of these which have a full complement of staff; the number of vacant positions; the length of time they have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20711/17]
• 2017-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the delivery of a new recovery-based model for the treatment of dual diagnosis or mental health and addiction in the HSE's services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20712/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost for providing a mental health nurse in all accident and emergency departments 24 hours a day, in every custody suite, in every Garda station and in every prison. [17630/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the cuts to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17707/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors working in primary care in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the annual expense incurred by these positions on the Exchequer. [17710/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of suicides that have been recorded on the grounds of public hospitals following a presentation to accident and emergency departments in the past five years by hospital, in tabular form [17877/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding provided by the Exchequer for patient advocacy in mental health for each respective body from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [17890/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis intervention nurses positions filled here; the number currently being advertised for; his future plans for new positions; and his views on the level which constitutes an adequate number of these position for best practice. [17930/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a crisis house for crisis intervention in mental health; the number currently in operation here; and the cost of these services to the Exchequer annually. [17932/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all persons that require long-term treatment for mental health problems. [18018/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if extra funding will be made available for cataract operations in 2017 and, if so, when. [18264/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems currently being experienced at Cork University Hospital, CUH, accident and emergency department as a result of poor ambulance turnaround times due to a lack of staff to receive ambulance passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problem being caused to ambulance services due to the current inability of emergency medical technicians, EMTs, to use their experience and training to determine the seriousness of call-outs to their services and judge, on a case-by-case basis, if the use of an ambulance is appropriate, resulting in patients who do not require an ambulance taking up resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to grant an importation licence for medical cannabis containing THC for a person (details supplied) [12922/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason funding was refused by the Health Service Executive to supply a nurse to a person (details supplied) who has been out of school since February 2017. [13711/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his views on the ongoing issues with the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12038/17]
• 2017-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12039/17]
• 2017-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty many parents are having in accessing child and adolescent mental health services for their children even when in severe and urgent circumstances; and his plans to ensure services are in place to avoid further use of adult services for children. [12182/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there was no ambulance or rapid response car in east Cork available to respond to an emergency involving a suicide on 11 February 2017 and local fears that the second ambulance in Midleton, County Cork, which operates on a 12-hour basis only, will be removed soon; if this is planned, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8156/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork has been fully staffed each day for the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8157/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused more resource hours for their child in view of the stress caused to the family in providing care; if he will examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8394/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the continuing operation of an ambulance service based in Midleton, County Cork, and increase its hours of operation from the current 12 hours, in view of the heavy demand on this service relative to neighbouring areas which retain a similar service. [6961/17]
• 2017-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call-outs for services in each area of Cork, particularly Midleton and Youghal, for 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [6962/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the drug Roflumilast from being covered by medical cards in view of its prohibitive cost for persons and its effectiveness in treating the severity of COPD. [5661/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the chronic disease COPD from those covered by the long-term illness scheme; and his plans to change this. [5662/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to deliver a comprehensive mental health education package for schools and to work with the Minister of Education and Skills to improve school environments in order to improve mental health for young persons. [4632/17]
• 2017-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the multidisciplinary group set up in 2016 to combat the recent spate of suicides in Cork; and his plans for a statewide framework for tackling such crises in the future. [4630/17]
• 2017-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a psychiatrist who had been dealing with inpatient care at St. Vincent's Psychiatric Hospital, Fairview, tendered a resignation in the summer of 2016 and left the post just after Christmas, and has not yet been replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4020/17]
• 2017-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of the delivery of funding for the new day care centre on the grounds of the community hospital at Cork Hill, Youghal; and if this funding has been drawn down. [1588/17]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instructions given to nurses to physically remove patients from beds; the details of such instructions, if they are still in place; the rationale for these instructions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39789/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the licensing of the drug naltrexone; and when it will be available on the GMS scheme to a person (details supplied). [39790/16]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding for alpha-1 patients to receive treatment with Respreeza or Zemaira; if he will reimburse those that have already started treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39791/16]
• 2016-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the closure of the community health clinic in Youghal, County Cork; the reason no prior notice was given to those who use the service; and his plans to ensure that local persons are not affected. [37313/16]
• 2016-11-17
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services Funding

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–88
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of his work to provide new treatments for Dravet syndrome in view of meetings with families affected and their call for access to cannabidiol. [32896/16]
• 2016-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that infants with hip dysplasia who require a hip spica chair, such as in the case of a person (details supplied), will receive one from the HSE due to the fact that they are not available in any other way. [32982/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his contingency plan regarding the closure of St. Raphael's Centre, Youghal, County Cork, in view of the fact that if all residents are not allocated by March 2017, a court granted extension will be required; and if there are any additional measures being put in place to prepare the residents for this life changingtransition. [31724/16]
• 2016-10-06
  VOTE
  Mental Health Services · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 59–37
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 61–37
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of fully staffed primary care teams operating here and their catchment areas; and the definition of a full complement of staff. [28326/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the staffing arrangements for the MRI Centre in Cork University Hospital for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and if the number of staff available is hindering the ability of the centre to provide services when needed at these times. [22314/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a regulatory framework to allow for the registering of all residential mental health and drug and alcohol units to ensure that standards are being observed and proper evidence based care is being provided, especially where Health Service Executive funding is being allocated. [20946/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his progress in establishing 24/7 crisis intervention supports in adult mental health, such as introducing a seven-day week in day units or opening crisis houses as laid down in the A Vision for Change strategy. [20945/16]
• 2016-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the annual cost to the Exchequer of restoring entrance wage rates for psychiatric nurses. [19273/16]
• 2016-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that MRI scans are not currently carried out at Cork University Hospital on weekends; the rationale for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16701/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the form and terms of reference for the review panel on A Vision for Change; the progress of same; if the review will provide recommendations; and if and when it will publish a report. [13729/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his position on the re-allocation of €12 million from the mental health budget and the rationale for this given the current under-funding of mental health services. [13730/16]
• 2016-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the historical allegations of physical and sexual abuse at a hospital (details supplied), particularly those raised by Templemore Forgotten Victims, and a person (details supplied); his plans to appoint a panel to investigate these allegations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13911/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated and spent on facilities management of Health Service Executive properties for each of the years 2008 to 2015, respectively; and to provide a breakdown of this allocation detailing the properties for which the funds were spent. [12633/16]
• 2016-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that Cobh has been found to have the highest rate of cancer per capita in the State with the rate of prostate cancer 71% higher than the State average; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12826/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the provision of advanced health care directives and assisted decision-making for persons with mental health difficulties; and the cost of these services to the Exchequer [12100/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of Exchequer funding spent on mental health in 2015; and if he will provide an estimate of the expected total spend for 2016. [12073/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of SCAN roles required; the cost of creating these positions; and the timeline for this work. [12074/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of creating a position for a mental health nurse who liaises specifically with homeless services. [12075/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated for the cost of providing 80 additional child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient beds. [12077/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the provision of child and adolescent inpatient services in 2016. [12078/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the cost of providing an additional child and adolescent mental health services team annually. [12079/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on child and adolescent mental health services teams in 2015; the estimated costs in 2016; and the respective number of teams in operation for these years. [12080/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of recruiting a full complement of mental health intellectual disability nurses as recommended under A Vision for Change. [12081/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on counselling in primary care in 2015; the estimated amount to be spent in 2016; and the number of positions, counselling hours and clients this will provide. [12082/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health nurses currently employed in the health service; the number of positions unoccupied or being recruited; the cost to the Exchequer in 2015; and the estimated cost in 2016. [12083/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychotherapists currently employed in the health service; the number of positions which are unoccupied or being recruited; the cost to the Exchequer for this in 2015; and the estimated cost in 2016. [12084/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical psychologists currently employed in the health service; the number of positions which are unoccupied or being recruited; the cost to the Exchequer for this in 2015; and the estimated cost in 2016. [12085/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed in the health service; the number of positions which are unoccupied or being recruited; the cost to the Exchequer for this in 2015; and the estimated cost in 2016. [12086/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatrists currently employed in the health service; the number of positions which are unoccupied or being recruited; the cost to the Exchequer for this in 2015; and the estimated cost in 2016. [12087/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of complementary therapeutic practitioners currently employed in the mental health service; the number of positions which are unoccupied or being recruited; the cost to the Exchequer for this in 2015; and the estimated cost in 2016. [12088/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to publish an action plan for the reform of mental health supports ensuring adequate funding, good governance and oversight in line with A Vision for Change. [12089/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend access to counselling in primary care service to persons on lower incomes. [12090/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure all children and adolescents receive adequate mental health promotion, supports and early intervention in order to minimise the need for inpatient care. [12091/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to work with the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure persons with mental health difficulties have access to housing and tenancy support and are protected from becoming homeless, especially upon discharge from inpatient services or when leaving care. [12092/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to help support employment opportunities for persons who have a mental health disability. [12093/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the provision of a 24-7 crisis support service for mental health; the estimated set up costs and the required annual budget. [12094/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to involve persons with an experience of mental health difficulties in the design and delivery of services, including peer workers and peer-run services; and the estimated funding required to do this. [12095/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing an independent monitoring mechanism to report on the progress of the implementation of A Vision for Change and mental health reform. [12096/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to implement a regulatory framework for psychological therapies and to establish a statutory regime for governing the registration of counsellors and therapists; and the estimated cost of this. [12097/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists currently employed by the health service in primary care; and the cost to the Exchequer of these positions. [12098/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the new services which would be required in order to end the admission of children and adolescents to adult inpatient units; and the estimated cost of this to the Exchequer. [12099/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to establish a national advocacy service for mental health clients under 18 years of age and any expected funding this service might require. [12101/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the regulation and inspection of community-based mental health care services and any expected costs this might incur. [12102/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free general practitioner care for persons undergoing long-term mental health treatment. [12106/16]
• 2016-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing free primary care to all persons who require long-term mental health treatment; and if he will abolish the prescription levy for this group. [12107/16]
• 2016-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will respond to same. [9260/16]