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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (26 Apr 2018)

James Browne: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will include plastic rings in future legislation examining the pollution of plastics here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18372/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (26 Apr 2018)

James Browne: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the Gorey area in County Wexford should be designated a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18385/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (1 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me an opportunity to speak about serious mental health cases among young people. On RTÉ's "The Big Picture - Young and Troubled" broadcast last Thursday we witnessed some heart-rending examples of the distress being experienced by young people with mental health issues and their families as they tried to access child and adolescent mental...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (1 May 2018)

James Browne: I was struck by the comments made by one young person on the RTÉ programme who said people felt abandoned and lost in the system. That probably sums up the experience of many young people and their families in trying to access mental health services. The second interim report of the Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care was published last week and one of the most...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mental Health Services Provision (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 42. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the working group tasked with streamlining children's mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18544/18]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 61. To ask the Taoiseach the population of each of the New Ross, Enniscorthy and Wexford Garda districts, respectively. [18683/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of each primary and secondary school in County Wexford that does not have a physical education hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18595/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sergeants, inspectors and superintendents, respectively in County Wexford on 21 April 2011 and on 21 April 2018; the district to which each person was posted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18681/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date upon which each superintendent was appointed to the Enniscorthy Garda district in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18682/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines regarding travel expenses for local authority members who are also members of the HSE regional health forums in view of their additional travel burden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18838/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the CHOs that do not make individual placement support available to their mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Laboratory Facilities (1 May 2018)

James Browne: 234. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of PCI cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/18]

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2018)

James Browne: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am happy to move Fianna Fáil's Mental Health Parity Bill 2017 on Second Stage. This Bill, if enacted, will compel a conceptual shift in attitudes and behaviour towards mental health at the highest level of policymaking and governance within the Department of Health and, consequently, the Health Service Executive, HSE. Fianna...

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2018)

James Browne: The mental health area has suffered systemic neglect and lack of resources. If anybody is in any doubt about this they only need to see RTÉ's "The Big Picture" from last week. It is, unfortunately, truly reflective of what so many parents and patients throughout the State are experiencing with mental health services. The numbers are reflected in the percentage of funding that is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (2 May 2018)

James Browne: 35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to review the CLÁR areas based on the 2016 census returns; the timeline for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18965/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

James Browne: We are now in public session. I welcome Mr. Martin Rogan, CEO and Ms Aisling Doherty, mental health promotion officer from Mental Health Ireland. From SpunOut.ie, I welcome Mr. Ian Power, executive director and Mr. Jack Deacon, deputy director. From Jigsaw, I welcome Dr. Joseph Duffy, CEO and Dr. Gillian O'Brien, director of clinical governance. On behalf of the committee I thank you for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank Mr. Power. We will now hear the opening statement of Dr. Joseph Duffy, CEO of Jigsaw.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank Dr. Duffy. We will now hear questions from members of the joint committee. To explain how this process works, a number of speakers are known as lead questioners and they will have seven minutes to ask questions and get answers. There are four lead questioners and when they are finished, all other members will be able to ask questions in blocks. The lead questioners are Deputies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

James Browne: The witnesses have less than two minutes to answer all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank Mr. Rogan. I shall pause the meeting for a moment to allow Deputy Buckley to take the Chair.