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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: In A Programme for a Partnership Government, under the residential care capital plan 2016 to 2021, it was proposed that an amount of €2.67 million be allocated for the refurbishment of a 38-bed community nursing home refurbishment in Youghal, County Cork and €10.3 million was proposed for a new build community nursing home on the grounds of Midleton Community Hospital. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Duffy. Is Deputy Brassil satisfied with that response?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I ask Mr. McLoone and Mr. Kelly to address the final point raised by Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank the delegates for attending. These matters are not easily dealt with - they never are - but we will take everything on board. A significant amount of useful information has been garnered today which will help the committee in its work. I do not envy the witnesses the tasks they must tackle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I welcome Deputy Louise O'Reilly. Deputy O'Reilly will be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I am very conscious that we have only four minutes, so the witness will not have an opportunity to answer all the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: Deputy Crowe raised a number of issues on recruitment, data, the living measures, employment engagements, the London rate and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: Deputy Brassil wishes to address a question to Mr. McLoone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I call Deputy Rabbitte.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I am conscious of time. If Mr. Kelly could park his answer, we will get to the remainder of the speakers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: The Deputy will get an answer, but I would like to give everyone else a fair turn. We will return to the matter in the last ten minutes. I call Deputy Crowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentation. I have some very brief questions. I am frustrated about the recruitment and retention issue. Mr. Duffy mentioned positions for nursing being oversubscribed, but there is a swallow hole of emptiness when it comes to looking for specific staff in areas of the mental health sector. I cannot understand it. If one needs a pound of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (25 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: 290. To ask the Minister for Health when the Jigsaw review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38428/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (25 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: 291. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the closure of a children's inpatient mental health unit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38437/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: 292. To ask the Minister for Health when a children's mental health unit (details supplied) will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38438/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Minister of State for her answer. I am not surprised that it is more of a generic one. I am happy that Cork was mentioned in the answer because normally when one asks about a pen in this House, it is not in the answer. It does not mention any solutions. It mentions 168,000 young people under the age of 18 who are waiting for this or that. There does not seem to be a plan....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I am frustrated. It is not a personal attack.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: Solutions would be better.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (20 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: More than 700 children with mental health difficulties are on a waiting list for specialist treatment services in the Cork and Kerry region, including 200 who are waiting more than a year. Delays in accessing CAMHS worsened recently in Cork North Lee, which closed to new referrals last month following the departure of a consultant psychiatrist. The HSE said referral rates among under 18s in...

Future of the Post Office Network: Motion (18 Sep 2018)

Pat Buckley: I commend Deputy Brian Stanley on bringing forward this motion, which I urge the House to support. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, and the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, both surprisingly said that it is important to remember that when a post office closes 70% of the business transfers to a neighbouring office, but the knock-on effect of a post office closure is that 100% of that service is...