658. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Covid-19 safety guidelines and rules which apply to the English language education and English as a foreign language sector; if these are the same as other higher level educational environments; if there are differences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/20]
703. 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]
247. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the potential that some employers might not be fully passing the wage subsidy scheme payment to their employees; the recourse for workers in this situation; and the steps he is taking to stop such practices and support workers that fall victim to it. [23897/20]
272. 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]
80. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to continue recognition of driver licences from the UK and Northern Ireland to the end of 2020 and post Brexit. [22724/20]
1201. 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]
1097. 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]
1030. 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]
334. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to collate a full list of all IRA volunteers, republicans and civilians executed or killed by the Free State during the Civil War whether carried out officially, unofficially or summarily to be published. [20405/20]
333. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to issue a State apology for all IRA volunteers, republicans and civilians executed by the Free State during the Civil War whether carried out officially, unofficially or summarily. [20404/20]
332. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to issue a State apology for the republicans (details supplied) murdered by the Free State at Ballyseedy on 7 March 1923 when they were chained to a live landmine which was then detonated. [20403/20]
331. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans for the commemoration of the Civil War and particularly the remembrance of the republicans executed officially, unofficially or summarily in addition to those murdered by the Free State, the number which has never been officially collated. [20402/20]
1398. 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]
1397. 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]
1396. 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]
1395. 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]
1394. 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]
1393. 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]
1392. 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]
1390. 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]
1389. 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]
1388. 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]
1387. 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]
1386. 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]
1385. 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]
1384. 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]
1383. 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]
1382. 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]
1381. 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]
1380. 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]
1378. 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]
1376. 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]
1375. 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]
1374. 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]
1373. 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]
1372. 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]
1371. 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]
1370. 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]
1369. 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]
1368. 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]
1367. 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]
1366. 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]
1365. 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]
1364. 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]
1363. 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]
1362. 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]