Results 81-100 of 1,031 for speaker:Pat Buckley in 'Written Answers'

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]

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: 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: Ambulance Service Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 434. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 435. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 362. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 363. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 409. To ask 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;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 410. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 453. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 640. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 31. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Process (8 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 73. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 357. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 745. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to grant an importation licence for medical cannabis containing THC for a person (details supplied) [12922/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 929. To ask 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Staff (28 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 393. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems currently being experienced at CUH accident and emergency by 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]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (28 Mar 2017)

Pat Buckley: 394. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problem being caused to ambulance services due to the current inability of 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...