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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: I am in good form today and I agree with the Chair on working together to get services right. I thank the witnesses for appearing before the committee. Today, I want to highlight some of the good news. The good news is normally not one of the best sellers when it comes to any part of the health service. We cannot be negative all the time. I welcome the approval of five additional posts...

Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: On New Year's Day, it was reported that the Taoiseach told the media the Government is set to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was said it would be done with votes in the Oireachtas in February. The reality is that ratification is very much necessary but we still have serious outstanding gaps in legislation in order to meet the standards of the...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: It is a privilege to stand in the Chamber and talk on a very sensitive issue but also one that is long overdue to be dealt with. The first point I want to raise is the history of this country when it comes to women's rights, which has been abysmal and shameful, and I think everybody has a part to play in that. I want to pay tribute to everybody who took a stand in 1983, which includes women...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. I will try to be brief as possible as I have a lot to include in a couple of minutes. Listening to the presentations today, the two things that really get to me, and I do not envy the witnesses' job, which is an extremely difficult and challenging one, are CAMHS and teams. A soccer team has 11 players while a rugby team has 15. It goes on and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: Deputy Brassil mentioned visibility when it comes to recruitment. Can we go into the schools? Perhaps that has been done. Can we get packages, work with unions and say to people that when they qualify in five years, they will work in specific CHO areas and outline the opportunities they will have, along with wage structures, increments, information on where they can improve and so on? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: How can the agencies recruit agency staff and pay them and the HSE cannot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: That is what I am saying about wasting money. We cannot pay the same as agencies but when those agencies hire staff, they charge the HSE more than what they are paying the agency staff. It is a double standard. There is triple the standard pay difference between agency staff that are well capable of working within the system and probably want real jobs. It is not Mr. Reaney's fault but I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: I understand that because of the atmosphere and the better rights. We ask the questions to get the answers so that the public know too. It is about supporting CHOs as well as supporting us. We all want to do things correctly and we hope to have a proper system for everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Community Health Care Organisations: Discussion (18 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank Mr. Reaney. I have many more questions but I will leave it there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Scrutiny of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 (17 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: I thank all the witnesses. I listened intently to all the arguments and points raised. Sinn Féin broadly supports Deputy Ryan's Bill. The Deputy has listened to the debate. We acknowledge the Bill would possibly have to be heavily amended, but that is a matter of tweaking. Stepping back and looking at the broad picture - Deputy Dooley touched on this and was spot on - it is about the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: 851. To ask the Minister for Health if a report has been commissioned by him or submitted to his Department by an external body on or relating to the Mental Health Commission; if these reports found issue with the Mental Health Commission; if the reports are of the view it is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55039/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: 852. To ask the Minister for Health when the appointment of the board and CEO of the Mental Health Commission began. [55040/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: 853. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the enacting, signing, commencement and implementation of primary and secondary legislation related to the Mental Health Commission; and when outstanding work in this regard will be completed. [55041/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: 854. To ask the Minister for Health the respective annual budgets for the Mental Health Commission since its establishment; the details of costs incurred, in tabular form; the date on which funding was allocated; and if funding was returned. [55042/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the recruitment process for staff for the Mental Health Commission; and the steps in the process such as approval, advertising, interviewing, offers and commencement of employment. [55043/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission (16 Jan 2018)

Pat Buckley: 856. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of the services provided by the Mental Health Commission; the dates these services began; and his future plans for greater service provision. [55044/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)

Pat Buckley: I welcome Professor O'Connor, Dr. O'Shea, Dr. Osborne and Dr. O'Brien. I sat on the Committee on the Future of Healthcare and it is an honour to sit on this one. The witnesses are a breath of fresh air. One of our biggest issues has been honesty, accountability, responsibility and leadership. Professor O'Connor mentioned it all in her opening speech. What struck me was something that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (14 Dec 2017)

Pat Buckley: I do not actually have a question today. I just want to commend the witnesses' on their honesty. I have 40,000 questions but we do not have time for them. We need these discussions, so well done.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2017)

Pat Buckley: Given the Taoiseach's commitment to mental health, will the Government commit to having a debate on the National Youth Mental Health Task Force report 2017 published this week?

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2017)

Pat Buckley: It is Christmas.