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Topical Issue Debate: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: In its key message, the final report of the youth mental health pathfinder project states that urgent action is required on youth mental health in Ireland. It states that evidence shows the majority of children and young people in Ireland are highly resilient but suicide and self-harm rates among our children and young people are extremely high by international standards. The rate for young...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 320. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reconsider the inclusion in the demonstration project of persons under 18 years of age as eligible for receipt of a personalised budget with regard to the provision of personalised budgets for persons with a disability, as recommended by the task force on personalised budgets to the Minister of State for disability issues. [27500/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Data Protection (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 326. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had discussions with the Department of Justice and Equality regarding lacunae in data protection legislation that may be preventing mental health professionals from informing family members or others that are at risk of violence from a patient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27557/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Meetings (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, has met officially with a person (details supplied) since their appointment; the date and location of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 418. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the differing public health standards here, in contrast to Northern Ireland, in which a procurement model will purchase quadrivalent winter influenza vaccinations for persons under 65 years of age including persons at risk, pregnant women and healthcare workers for the 2018 to 2019 flu season; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 419. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department is unwilling to adopt a new procurement approach to ensure that persons here are optimally protected from the most potent influenza viruses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27939/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 420. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department will not procure a quadrivalent vaccination for the forthcoming winter influenza season in view of evidence that over 50% of hospitalisations from influenza arose from the B strain Yamagata, which will not be included in the trivalent vaccine procured for the 2018 to 2019 influenza season; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 421. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the World Health Organisation, WHO, published recommended composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2018 to 2019 northern hemisphere influenza season, which recommends the strains to be contained within both quadrivalent and trivalent influenza vaccines; if he will request the Health Service Executive, HSE to follow this guidance;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 422. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the rise in hospitalisations and deaths from influenza this season; his plans to make a provision to prevent the same occurrence during the 2018 to 2019 flu season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Working Family Payment (26 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the way in which the working family payment is treated as income when registering for social housing supports while council mortgage applicants cannot include the working family payment as an income. [27547/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: I call on Ms Jean Manahan, chief executive officer of the Irish Council for Psychotherapy, to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: Thank you. I invite Ms Kate O'Flaherty to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: There were a number of questions for Ms Tansey. We will have to be brief as we have already gone way over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: Could Dr. Barry respond briefly on the question of emotional skills in schools, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: We are struggling for time and we will have to hurry up here, I am sorry. I call Deputy Neville.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: I must ask the Deputy to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: Would Ms Tansey like to respond to the question on NEPS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Early Intervention and Talk Therapy: Discussion (27 Jun 2018)

James Browne: I do not think so. The other two were related to how NEPS was coping with the caseload and third level students.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 59. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to bolster mental health services in County Wexford and the south east following the decision of three consultant paediatric psychiatrists to resign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28204/18]