847. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on proposals to re-configure day care services within the mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30851/15]
846. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an estimate for the cost of providing a consultant for child and adolescent mental health services teams in counties Louth and Meath. [30850/15]
845. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if it is a priority to address shortfalls in child and adolescent mental health services teams in counties Louth and Meath, further to the review of the organisation of community-based services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30849/15]
844. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update further to the review of the organisation of community-based services and its recommendations; the progress that has been made; and the timeframe envisaged to meet all of the recommendations. [30848/15]
843. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, funding allocated per head to mental health services in County Louth; and the way this compares to funding per head across the State. [30847/15]
842. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, funding allocated for mental health services, broken down by Health Service Executive administrative area and by county for the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30846/15]
841. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total staffing for each of the community mental health teams in each Health Service Executive administrative area, broken down into specialty; the projected required staffing levels required to deliver the service in accordance with the executive's service plans; the number of vacant positions that are being actively recruited for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30845/15]
840. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, details of existing child and adolescent mental health services, broken down by Health Service Executive administrative area and specialty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30844/15]
838. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of intermediate care vehicles deployed to 999 calls in each of the ambulance subregions for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30842/15]
837. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies by grade at each ambulance subregion at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30841/15]
836. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form outlining the number of staff employed in the National Ambulance Service by station, by grade and the number of administrative and frontline staff at each ambulance sub region for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [30840/15]
835. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that have been recorded in each of the nine ambulance subregions for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30839/15]
834. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the total number of calls in each of the nine ambulance subregions for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [30838/15]
833. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of ambulance response time figures, first responder figures and figures for deployment times for both ambulance and first responders for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [30837/15]
832. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the review of home care services undertaken; the stage which the review is at; and when it is expected to be completed. [30836/15]
831. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of the Health Service Executive progressing a range of measures aimed at improving home care provision and if he will outline these measures and indicate the outcomes that have been measured to date. [30835/15]
830. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of hours allocated for home help packages by county for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [30834/15]
829. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of funding allocated to home help in each county for the years 2011 to 2015, inclusive. [30833/15]
828. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the 2011 programme for Government commitment to implementing the national positive ageing strategy, in order that older persons could be supported and enabled to live independent lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30832/15]
827. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the long-awaited review of the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30831/15]
826. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in respect of investment in additional nursing home units in County Louth, further to reports issued to media from Louth Government Deputies in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30830/15]
825. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will outline any capital plan for investment in health services for older persons in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30829/15]
824. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of acute beds in each public hospital for the years 2011 to 2014 and the latest figure for 2015. [30828/15]
823. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of step-down beds in each public hospital for the years 2011 to 2014 and the latest figure for 2015. [30827/15]
802. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his views that the length of time lapsed in respect of the removal of the motorised transport grant is acceptable; when the policy will be brought to Government for the drafting of primary legislation; the timeframe for the introduction of a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30726/15]
801. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be provided to restoring the mobility allowance in budget 2016; the cost in the years 2008 to 2013; the number of persons who benefited from the allowance in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30725/15]
800. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on initiatives and proposals undertaken to which he identifies and addresses shortages of nursing staff and consultants throughout the public health service; his plans to adequately address this issue in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/15]
799. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated for mental health services, broken down per capita and by geographic area for the years 2011-2015, inclusive. [30723/15]
798. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the additional resources that have been allocated to counties Louth and Meath further to the pledge in A Vision for Change that 24-7 assessment will be provided for mental health patients; the progress that has been made to date. [30722/15]
797. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the out-of-hours psychiatric assessment services provided in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30721/15]
796. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of service delivery reform in the area of mental health as envisaged under A Vision for Change, particularly in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30720/15]
739. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown, by scheme project, of the State spend on suicide prevention and awareness projects, including on the National Office of Suicide Prevention, in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30474/15]
738. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he is familiar with the services provided by the suicide prevention group Save Our Sons and Daughters; if he will consider providing funding for suicide prevention and bereavement support to this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30473/15]
737. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health his views on the importance of investment in services to those bereaved by suicide, given that they are a special group who face especial difficulties, and who are at present supported, in the most part, by community services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30472/15]
736. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of mental health spending per capita and per region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30471/15]
735. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will consider conducting a public information campaign aimed at suicide awareness, similar to the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30469/15]
729. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify if his Department, in conjunction with the National Suicide Prevention Office, meets with local groups which provide suicide awareness and prevention services; his plans to provide ongoing supports to such groups, and to establish formal structures to allow for cohesive services between various bodies involved in these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30425/15]
728. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the current role of the Health Service Executive in counties Louth and Meath in working with suicide awareness and prevention groups; the mechanisms in place to ensure continuity of care for persons referred from general practitioners, or discharged from psychiatric services, who then engage with suicide prevention groups such as Save Our Sons and Daughters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30424/15]
727. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update regarding proposed suicide awareness training, which was to be provided to general practitioners; the number of general practitioners who have received this training to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30423/15]
695. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views that a serious anomaly exists within the early childhood care and education scheme, whereby the Departments of Children and Youth Affairs and Education and Skills and the Health Service Executive are failing children with special needs where they reach the cut-off age while within the scheme and are then forced to seek an exemption to complete the scheme; and his views that these organisations need to urgently address this situation. [30664/15]
694. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied that existing mechanisms in place enabling children with special needs to access early childhood care and education schemes and the community childcare subvention programme are parent-friendly and fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30663/15]
693. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide figures held by his Department, by county, on the number of children with special education needs who are partaking in the early child care and education programme and the community childcare subvention programme since the roll out of these scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30662/15]
692. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount of investment from capital spending his Department has made in counties Louth and Meath since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30661/15]
691. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide in tabular form, by county, the funding his Department has provided for city or county child care committees every year since 2011. [30660/15]
690. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount his Department currently spends on the provision of child care to school-going and preschool-going children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30659/15]
689. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications under the early years capital fund that he has received, by county, and the grant aid sought; the total budget available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30658/15]
688. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the annual cost to his Department in funding community and commercial childcare services in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30657/15]
687. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide a commitment to improve the standard and availability of child-care facilities, the provisions and supports that are available to child-care facilities which are proving to be financially unviable and at risk of imminent closure in areas where there are no alternative child-care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30656/15]
686. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update on the interdepartmental group which is working on future investment in early years and school-age care and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30655/15]