Results 681-700 of 7,179 for speaker:James Browne

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: 3. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Mental Health Commission’s call for it to be given powers to regulate community-based care services. [41052/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: I understand only one out of the 168 recommendations from the expert review group has been implemented. The review group is now three years out of date. As the Minister stated himself, the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act is beginning to become obsolete, which is unacceptable. Over 90% of all people receiving supports received them in non-approved centres. Only 10% of centres...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: The Fianna Fáil Bill that attempts to amend part of the Mental Health Act will go through Second Stage in the Seanad in October. Effectively, that is an attempt to force the Government's hand to bring forward the comprehensive Bill that is required to reform the Mental Health Act in light of modern human rights changes in that area. Mr. John Saunders, chairman of the Mental Health...

Other Questions: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: 10. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for psychology appointments in primary care; and the number waiting more than a year. [40960/17]

Other Questions: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: I ask the Minister for Health to indicate the number of persons waiting for psychology appointments in primary care and the number waiting for more than one year.

Other Questions: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: It is 25 years since Ireland signed up to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The statistics show that of the 8,000 on the waiting list, almost 6,000 are children, with in the region of 2,000 waiting for more than a year for primary care psychological services. That was at the end of June 2017. It is fair to say that figures like those are clear evidence that there is a crisis in...

Other Questions: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: I welcome the Minister of State's response. There does need to be a type of one-stop shop for a first appointment so that a person can be put onto the correct list. Children are waiting ages for the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, only to be told they should have been on the CAMHS list. Likewise, children are waiting for ages on the CAMHS list only to be told they need to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Sep 2017)

James Browne: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if will address the delay in building a new purpose built school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41122/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is proposing to limit the impact of Brexit on farmers in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the provision of a defibrillator in each public building owned by his Department and agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41927/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding for mental health services and facilities that has been returned unspent from each CHO in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41394/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres that provide mental health services; the number of centres in each CHO; the number of staff providing services at each centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health nurses graduating in 2016 and 2017 respectively; the number of these graduates offered permanent contracts, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to prioritise employment opportunities for recent mental health nursing graduates here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41398/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage CAMHS received in funding from the mental health budget for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41399/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children qualified for children’s physiotherapy services in County Wexford; the number of children on a waiting list to receive the services; the estimated waiting time for each child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for their first assessment for possible qualification for treatment with the children’s physiotherapy services in County Wexford that are designated into different priority levels or categories; the number of children in each category; the criteria defining each category; the respective average waiting list in each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated on average by each physiotherapist working for children’s physiotherapy services in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41403/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Physiotherapy Provision (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists employed by the HSE and or children’s physiotherapy services in County Wexford; if there are vacancies for physiotherapists treating children in County Wexford; if so, the number of such vacancies; the length of time that each vacancy has existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Oct 2017)

James Browne: 444. To ask the Minister for Health if the inpatient unit at Linn Dara, Cherry Orchard, Dublin 10, which was partially closed in May 2017, has been fully reopened. [41914/17]