1655. 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]
1654. 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]
1653. 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]
1652. 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]
1651. 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]
1650. 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]
328. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of psychologists employed at higher education institutes; the cost of each position annually; and the location each position is based. [33787/19]
148. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the date on which the Revenue Commissioners first publicised it had been operating a zero VAT rate concession to food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29107/19]
147. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance the dates since January 1991 on which the Revenue Commissioners published advice to the effect that the zero VAT rate for food supplements was specifically restricted to vitamins, minerals and fish oils by concession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29106/19]
127. 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]
83. 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]
242. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for limiting of child fares on bus and rail services to under 16s (details supplied); and his plans to develop greater access to free and lower fare public transport services. [27092/19]
552. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a club (details supplied) will be granted funding under the sports capital programme; the details of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25273/19]
399. 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]
1314. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is ring-fenced for the completion of the Dunkettle roads upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/19]
1313. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in delivering the Dunkettle roads upgrade project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/19]
308. 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]
307. 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]
306. 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]
276. 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]
173. 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]
172. 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]
171. 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]
170. 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]
148. 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]
147. 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]
146. 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]
890. 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]
737. 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]
90. 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]
13. 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]
472. 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]
471. 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]
470. 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]
415. 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]
368. 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]
329. 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]
328. 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]
289. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available for the families of victims of crime abroad to help them to attend court dates and trial hearings that may be financially prohibitive independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6405/19]
579. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the key workers employed by her Department or organisations under her aegis; and the respective catchment areas in which they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5181/19]
359. 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]
312. 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]
100. 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]
54. 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]
112. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the hours of an existing SNA can be reduced in cases in which new SNA allocations are awarded to a school which then operate at full hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4485/19]
111. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a SENO has the power to reduce the hours of an existing SNA; if so, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4484/19]
566. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reopen the Midleton to Youghal railway line for public transport purposes; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2747/19]
372. 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]
316. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to collate a full list of all IRA volunteers, republicans and civilians executed by the Free State during the Civil War, whether carried out officially, unofficially or summarily, and to be published in view of a statement in Dáil Éireann on 24 November 2011. [51058/18]
315. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage 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 in view of a statement in Dáil Éireann on 24 November 2011. [51057/18]