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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland (18 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 33. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she is satisfied with the level of IDA activity in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42555/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (18 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding increasing mental health awareness and providing information on coping skills among children, parents and teachers in primary schools here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41800/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 65. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for new measures to address the shortfall in consultant psychiatrist numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43915/18]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: What are the Minister's plans for new measures to address the shortfall in consultant psychiatrist numbers?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: I welcome the opportunity to raise the worrying issue of the shortage of psychiatrists in our health system. The PSPC found there were problems, in particular, with recruitment in psychiatry, where there were 458 established posts but only 364 of them had been filled, which is approximately 79%. However, this level is based on established posts, not on the number that should be in place...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: I appreciate that pay is a significant and important factor, but the conditions under which many consultant psychiatrists must work is also causing particular problems. They were taken out of the hospitals and put in the community, and rightly so, under A Vision for Change, but the buildings are not fit for purpose. I have been in many of them and they are often decrepit or lack proper...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 73. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time targets in place for children needing orthodontic treatment in County Wexford and the south east and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43559/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: My question concerns the waiting time targets in place for children needing orthodontic treatment in County Wexford and the south east.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: At this stage, the waiting list for orthodontic treatment is simply out of control. Nationally, there are over 18,000 children on the waiting list, of which 7,500 have been waiting over two years. In the south east, 3,000 children are waiting for treatment with 1,500 waiting over two years and over 150 waiting over four years for orthodontic treatment. In my county of Wexford, 700 children...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: I hope the Minister applies as much pressure as possible to ensure that this specialist is put in place. Children who are assessed towards the end of primary school are coming up to the leaving certificate still not having received the treatment they desperately need. It is undermining their self-confidence and in some cases, their mental health. I ask the Minister to ensure that this is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) for an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43667/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the details of each building project contained in the current capital plan at each development stage including new builds, extensions and improvements; the cost of each project by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43189/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding extensions of duration of planning approval in view of the commencement of section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, with particular regard to the non-functioning of the commenced section 57 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018; and if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Ports Facilities (24 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works has discussed, drafted or prepared plans for new properties or to acquire existing properties at or near Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, in preparation for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43653/18]

Sale of Illicit Goods Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Oct 2018)

James Browne: No, I have not. I am delighted to support the Sale of Illicit Goods Bill and commend my party colleague, Deputy Breathnach, for his work and research in this area. With the House’s support, this Bill will tackle the trade of illegal goods, including the illegal sale of alcohol, tobacco and solid fuel. The Bill intends to make it an offence to buy these goods on the black market...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (24 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if the urgent need for a tax credit certificate to be issued to a person (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44159/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (24 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant psychiatrists in each CHO and in each acute hospital; the number in each that are not on the specialist register; and the number that are locums in tabular form [44058/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Applications (24 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 315. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an illness benefit payment for a person (details supplied); when the payment will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44208/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Life Insurance Policies (25 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding life assurance providers rejecting applications based on a mental health condition from which a person has since recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40656/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (25 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Revenue Commissioner's decision to make P60s available on an online basis only; the position regarding taxpayers that do not have access to a computer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44322/18]