541. 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]
527. 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]
526. 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]
502. 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]
125. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of housing units operated by the Probation Service in each respective local authority area, in tabular form; and the relevant services provided to the residents of these units. [17875/17]
264. 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]
394. 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]
393. 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]
929. 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]
745. 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]
357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the reason funding was refused by the HSE to supply a nurse to a person (details supplied) who has been out of school since February 2017. [13712/17]
73. 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]
31. 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]
640. 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]
453. 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]
410. 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]
409. 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]
363. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings that would accrue if a €100,000 cap was placed on all pensions paid out of the public purse including civil, the Judiciary, public servants and public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8382/17]
362. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings that would accrue if a €100,000 salary cap was placed on all civil servants including the Judiciary, public servants and public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8381/17]
435. 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]
434. 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]
417. 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]
416. 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]
112. 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]
71. 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]
530. 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]
139. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to any review of differential council housing rents in Cork County Council. [3317/17]
138. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the proposed review of differential local authority housing rents postponed by the previous Minister. [3316/17]
137. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a county or city manager can pass a review of differential council housing rents without the consent of the council members. [3315/17]
1297. 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]
510. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of repossessed shared ownership houses, including details of any which have been sold by local authorities since 2013 on a county by county basis and the moneys recouped by these sales, in tabular form. [1476/17]
470. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount Cork County Council was allotted for group housing in 2016; the amount that was drawn down by the council; if any has been returned; and if he will provide a breakdown of the projects in which the money was used, in tabular form. [41364/16]
45. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if he will put in place a mechanism within his Department to track house price inflation and assess whether such inflation is being caused by the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will provide a commitment that if evidence emerges, he will suspend the scheme pending a full review. [35458/16]
469. 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]
468. 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]
467. 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]
316. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of the funding allocated for the Cork County Council Traveller accommodation programme that has been drawn down in 2016; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of Traveller families are homeless in the area without any plans for them to be provided with housing at this time. [39783/16]
764. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to concerns that the records of the victims of a mother and baby home (details supplied) in Cork are not being stored safely; if there are plans to digitise the records; and if so, when this will be completed. [37312/16]
558. 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]
67. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the contingency plans in place to provide Irish Water with an additional €58 million in the event that the Oireachtas votes to abolish water charges in 2017. [35459/16]
214. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to build a new school at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/16]
367. 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]
353. 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]
431. 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]
229. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delay in land acquisition for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31974/16]
79. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ratify the United Nations convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which is due to be ratified by Christmas 2016. [31631/16]
585. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for not providing Bus Éireann drivers in County Cork with a hepatitis C vaccination when bus inspectors are provided with such a vaccination despite a number of assaults on drivers recently. [29407/16]
224. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to assist local councils with extra resources for preventative measures if the same level of flooding occurs again this winter and if there is an emergency plan in place for same. [29405/16]
580. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the road surface on the N25 Cork to Waterford road between Castlemartyr village and Youghal town in view of the fact it is in an extremely dangerous condition. [28151/16]
413. 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]