120. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health with respect to the moneys allocated towards the development of community mental health teams, amounting to €35 million in 2012, €35 million in 2013, €20 million in 2014, and €35 million in 2015, if he will provide in tabular form the numbers intended to be hired in each year; the numbers for whom the recruitment process has been complete; the numbers who are now active on the payroll; when the recruitment process will be completed with respect to each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9415/15]
117. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the numbers waiting for their first appointment for counselling within the mental health service of counties Carlow and Kilkenny, detailed into those waiting for longer than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9410/15]
115. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the total allocation provided to mental health services in counties Carlow and Kilkenny for each year from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the actual spending in respect of mental health services in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9408/15]
114. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for early intervention teams in counties Carlow and Kilkenny, the number of children waiting for their first appointment, detailed into those waiting for longer than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9407/15]
113. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form for the child and adolescent mental health service in Carlow-Kilkenny the number of children admitted to an adult inpatient unit in each year from 2011 to 2014 inclusive; the number of children admitted to an adult inpatient unit in each month of 2014; the numbers waiting for their first outpatient appointment with CAMHS, detailed into those waiting for longer than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9405/15]
112. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the peak age for admission into psychiatric care for persons under the age of 18 years of age, for persons between the ages of zero and 25, for all persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9398/15]
104. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to detail the peak age for exclusion from primary and secondary level education, taken separately and together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9397/15]
471. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on promoting positive mental health and resilience training in primary and secondary level schools, detailed separately, in each year from 2012 to 2014; the amount planned to be spent on such measures in 2015; the guidance that has been provided to schools on how to implement these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8858/15]
444. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there was an underspend, as against the original allocation of circa €6 million, in mental health services in the Galway-Roscommon region in 2014; if he will provide an exact figure for the underspend in 2014; the way this underspend occurred; if he will assess its impact on mental health services in the region; if the underspend will be carried forward into 2015 and added to the allocated budget for this year; the amounts allocated to mental health services in each year from 2011 to 2013 in the Galway-Roscommon region; the total actually spent in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9346/15]
394. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health in view of the funding announcement for the Grove site in Tuam, County Galway, if he will confirm if it is the Health Service Executive's intention to move the mental health day-hospital in Toghermore House, Tuam, to the Grove; if so, the future plans for Toghermore House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8959/15]
383. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the total, from the amount allocated to the mental health budget, that has been spent on promoting positive mental health and/or resilience training in primary and secondary schools, detailed separately, in each year from 2012 to 2014; the amount planned to be spent on such measures in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8877/15]
382. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the number of specialist perinatal mother and child psychiatric units; if he will identify each one; in the absence of such units, the way the serious issue of postnatal depression and other perinatal mental illnesses are treated; if he is satisfied that such treatment is appropriate and sufficient; if not, his plans to develop specialist peri-natal mental illness units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8855/15]
381. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the total allocation for spending on mental health in each year from 2012 to 2014; the amount actually spent in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8854/15]
380. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the total mental health budget that has been spent on child and adolescent mental health services in each year from 2008 to 2014; the total amount allocated to the services in 2015; the percentage of the total mental health allocation this comprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8853/15]
379. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the numbers waiting for their first appointment for counselling within each local service area of the mental health service, detailed into those waiting for longer than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8852/15]
371. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, for each child and adolescent mental health service for each service area, for each year from 2011 to 2014, the number of children admitted to adult inpatient units; the number admitted by month for 2014; the number waiting for a first outpatient appointment, detailed by waiting more than one month, three months, six months, nine months, 12 months, 18 months and 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8795/15]
365. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form for each local health area, the number of early intervention teams for children; the total number on each team; the numbers of children in each area waiting for a first appointment with an early intervention team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8768/15]
364. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of patients, broken down by status as either voluntary or involuntary patients, that have been subjected to electro-convulsive therapy without their express consent, in each inpatient acute psychiatric unit in each year from 2011 to 2014 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8767/15]
310. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in County Galway can expect a decision on an application for Irish citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8812/15]
146. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Taoiseach the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in his Department, or those under his aegis, since January 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9094/15]
144. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Taoiseach the number of persons currently on the live register in Tuam, County Galway, or the next smallest applicable area; the number on the live register in Tuam on 1 March of each year, from 2012 to 2014, inclusive. [8478/15]
140. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way she will address concerns that have been expressed regarding the proposed new special needs model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8771/15]
136. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the proposed new special needs model will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8772/15]
247. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocation his Department made to provide for an inner relief road for Tuam, County Galway; when the inner relief road will be complete; if he has received representations on this matter, from individual councillors on Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8477/15]
220. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in her Department or those under her aegis since January, 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9091/15]
199. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers to the office of An Tánaiste since January 2014, specifically in respect of certain persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8497/15]
156. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in his Department, or those under his aegis, since January, 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9089/15]
152. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in her Department, or those agencies under its aegis, since January, 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9093/15]
98. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Defence the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in his Department, or those under his aegis, since January, 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9090/15]
97. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in his Department, or those under his aegis, since January, 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9088/15]
88. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in his Department, or those under his aegis, since January, 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9092/15]
81. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total severance packages, individually detailed, received by any special advisers in his Department, or those under his aegis, since January 2014, specifically in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8498/15]
38. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons within the Tuam area, County Galway, who are currently on job activation schemes, detailed by type of scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8478/15]
132. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a surgical procedure, in view of the fact that the person is waiting two years for the procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8435/15]
37. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when the mobility allowance will be replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8035/15]
7. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health if reports that the Health Service Executive's 2015 service plan target, to reduce the number of young persons with mental health problems admitted to adult psychiatric units, is unlikely to be met, are accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8034/15]
468. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [8104/15]
451. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive an appointment for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7956/15]
428. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the building will commence of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; when it will be operational; the cause of the delay from initial announcement by her Department until now in commencing building works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6645/15]
351. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive medical treatment, considering that this person was offered an appointment some months ago that has since being cancelled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6733/15]
197. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a child (details supplied) in County Galway, who was awarded a domiciliary care allowance in 2008, is not now regarded as a qualified child, in view of the fact that the child's medical condition has deteriorated over the years; when the child's parent will receive a decision on a domiciliary care allowance for a second child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6921/15]
162. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Taoiseach if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag Programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6438/15]
265. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider flying the amber fFlag from her Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6424/15]
261. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/15]
254. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6426/15]
241. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6429/15]
226. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the National Council for Special Education's proposed document entitled Delivery for Students with Special Educational Needs: A better and more equitable way, her views on concerns that if professional diagnosis is eliminated then children will be at the mercy of school staff that often have inconsistent levels of experience and training; her further views that without professional diagnosis teachers will be guessing at the problem which hinders the remediation process; and if it is not the case that if the learning difficulty is identified early on by a qualified practitioner the teacher has a much better chance to remediate with proven teaching strategies that meet the particular learning need. [6478/15]
222. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that children with an assessed low-incidence-special-educational need will no longer be entitled to special-needs-teaching hours under the proposed new model of allocation; if at present, each child who receives resource-teaching has the legal right to a certain number of hours of such teaching, as determined by the guidelines, and provided by the special education needs organiser. [6457/15]
221. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills her views on claims that the proposed new model being designed to allocate resources to children with special needs in mainstream schools has the potential to discriminate against so-called high performing schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6456/15]
219. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider flying the Amber Flag from her Department's buildings on a chosen day in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6428/15]