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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Buckley: 100. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent suspension of ambulance staff in County Cork due to issues relating to work rotas; the efforts he has made to resolve same and ensure that ambulance services in the county are safely staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5128/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Buckley: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all projects funded under the service reform fund that address the mental health needs for persons experiencing homelessness; the individual levels of funding provided; the portion of funding this makes up; and if a description, goal and the timeframe for the completion of each project will be provided in tabular form. [4949/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Buckley: 359. To ask the Minister for Health the key workers employed by the HSE by respective CHO areas and additional catchment areas they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5172/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Data (5 Feb 2019)

Pat Buckley: 579. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the key workers employed by her Department or organisations under her aegis; and the respective catchment areas in which they operate under or services they are assigned to. [5181/19]

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: I thank Deputies O'Loughlin, O'Callaghan and Browne for bringing this important Bill to the House. This is in keeping with the recent trend of raising awareness in the House of mental health issues and their equal place alongside physical health issues. Just as everyone will experience varying levels of physical health in the course of life, we all struggle daily to maintain and preserve...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (31 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this issue today. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for scheduling this discussion and the Minister of State for his input. It is 2019 and I had hoped to be coming in here in a more optimistic frame of mind but I am still disappointed. In his opening remarks the Minister of State referred to investment, recruitment, a lack of funding and so on. I would like...

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: That was because of the banking crisis.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: The Government should not screw the taxpayer.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: The Government is not getting value for its spending.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: That has nothing to do with people-----

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: I actually think-----

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: That is what it says in the Bill.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: I can give the Minister of State the quotes-----

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: That is condescending.

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: We are here to talk about the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill 2018, a name which I will simplify for people outside of this Chamber as a rainy day fund, or as we call it, another bank bailout fund. This Bill will see up to €2 billion transferred from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund into the reserve fund. More worryingly, €500 million...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: I want to speak on the same issue. We have heard many Members speak this morning about the nurses and midwives and I have listened to the Taoiseach speak about the fear of borrowing money or about it being affordable for the taxpayer. However, the Taoiseach can still propose - and we will be discussing it later - taking €500 million of taxpayers' money and putting it into a so-called...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SENO has the power to reduce the hours of an existing SNA; if so, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4484/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the hours of an existing SNA can be reduced in cases in which new SNA allocations are awarded to a school which then operate at full hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4485/19]

No Consent, No Sale Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (29 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: This Bill is very basic. It simply seeks to put into law and make real what the Government and the Central Bank consider best practice. It is not a dreamt up idea but a real solution to halt the scourge of vulture funds and is the right thing to do. No bank should sell one's loan to a vulture fund that has no morals or respect for human life. The only thing these vulture funds respect is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2019)

Pat Buckley: In the programme for Government a commitment is given to build further capacity for the child and adolescent mental health service, CAMHS. Last year I was informed by the Government that an additional 114 assistant psychologists and 20 psychologists would be recruited, which I welcomed. In a response to a parliamentary question this month it was stated CAMHS was operating with only 39 out...