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Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: It is a two-year period. This report was in 2013. It is 2017 now and still nothing has been done and those houses are still lying idle. I do not mean to be disrespectful to the Minister of State. I will give him the report if he wants it. It might be a bit of a help for the next one.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: Nothing has been done on this report.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: I totally accept that but not on this report.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: In October 2016 I submitted two parliamentary questions on flooding in east Cork, predominately Midleton. The Minister of State is probably well aware that in 2015, many areas in east Cork were totally destroyed. The main road from Cork to Waterford was blocked for several weeks. The area I want to speak about specifically is an area in Midleton, namely, Towns Park, Mill Road, Midleton. I...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: I want to ask the Minister about symphysiotomy. Last Tuesday, a woman in her 80s rang me in tears. She spoke about wanting to end it all. She was under pressure because her medical card had been rescinded. I definitely want to know why it was rescinded. It was very hard to listen to an 80 year old woman crying because she wanted to end her life. The Minister is aware of my background in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 416. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 417. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Awareness (1 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 71. To ask 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 to improve mental health for young persons. [4632/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (1 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 112. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 530. To ask 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]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: I will be brief. In his opening statement, Dr. Turner mentioned the current funding model, but he also referred to a reallocation of that funding. Will he expand on what he meant by that? Where would he prioritise and reallocate the funding? Would a new bed capacity review be needed to get exactly what we need as an answer for where the system is failing?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: I understood Mr. Turner to say that the funding could be reallocated better. Is he suggesting that it is not being spent properly or the resources are not being properly utilised despite the money that has gone into the health service?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 137. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 138. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 139. To ask 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]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: I will be very brief. I appreciate the honesty shown on the issue of beds. I am delighted with the honesty shown on the issue of accountability because it has come up over and over again. In the past ten years have the delegates seen a lot more demands on private hospitals? Based on the current system, do they think there will be a demand for a lot more private hospitals? Is it a...

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Private Hospitals Association (18 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: I am sorry, but I missed that point.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: With all due respect, Sinn Féin proposed that a couple of weeks ago.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 45. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will put in place a mechanism within his Department to track house price inflation and assess whether any such inflation is being caused by the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will provide a commitment that if such evidence emerges, he will suspend the scheme pending a full review. [35458/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (17 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 470. To ask 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]