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Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: Last Monday, it was reported in the press that there were no child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, available in emergency departments in Cork. The HSE said that the recruitment difficulties had affected the CAMHS service in Cork, particularly since the start of the year. Since January, it has been particularly difficult to maintain the non-consultant hospital doctors' on-call...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (12 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance if the restrictions on Charleville Credit Union's lending will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18454/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (12 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot obtain a grant to enable them to enter back into the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18435/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probation and Welfare Service (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of housing units operated by the Probation Service in each respective local authority area, in tabular form; and the relevant services provided to the residents of these units. [17875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost for providing a mental health nurse in all accident and emergency departments 24 hours a day, in every custody suite, in every Garda station and in every prison. [17630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the cuts to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17707/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors working in primary care in each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the annual expense incurred by these positions on the Exchequer. [17710/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Incidence (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suicides that have been recorded on the grounds of public hospitals following a presentation to accident and emergency departments in the past five years by hospital, in tabular form [17877/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 546. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by the exchequer for patient advocacy in mental health for each respective body from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [17890/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 556. To ask the Minister for Health the number of suicide crisis intervention nurses positions filled here; the number currently being advertised for; his future plans for new positions; and his views on the level which constitutes an adequate number of these position for best practice. [17930/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 557. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of establishing a crisis house for crisis intervention in mental health; the number currently in operation here; and the cost of these services to the Exchequer annually. [17932/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Expenditure (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 582. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing a medical card to all persons that require long-term treatment for mental health problems. [18018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if extra funding will be made available for cataract operations in 2017 and, if so, when. [18264/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 722. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) is unable to access high-speed fibre broadband. [18171/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: I echo the words of Deputy O'Loughlin. The Minister of State's answer referred to funding. Funding for the youth sector has been cut by 28.5% since 2008. This is a much wider issue than Rathangan and Kildare. It is a national issue. The Minister of State and the Government need to be honest and fund these services into the future. They are not emergency measures. Rather, they are...

Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: I thank Deputy O'Loughlin for raising this issue as well. I will try not to be repetitive. Scooters youth club was established in Rathangan in 1996 and has flourished with the support of the local community and local businesses since then. It meets the specific need for such services in this rural part of County Kildare. Approximately 50 young people access youth services in the town,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: Section 6 of the programme for Government relates to mental health and states that further investment must go into primary and secondary schools and additional counsellors must be provided. How many additional counsellors have been provided to date? What is the further commitment that was promised in August?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (6 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: 264. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: I take a different position from Deputy O'Connell on the Bill. I congratulate Deputy Gino Kenny on the work he has done as it takes a great deal of work to get a Bill to this stage. The Deputy pointed out that the legislation may not be perfect. It can be tweaked on Committee and Report Stages. Having listened to the points made by the previous speaker, there is clearly a misconception...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Pat Buckley: Dr. O'Grady said if we move on to Committee Stage and tweak the legislation that eventually, through the Barnes report and its recommendations and findings, the legislation would benefit Vera's family and other families. I do not mean to pick on anybody but if the Bill passed in its entirety today, it would not be as strong as it could be if we amended it. I do not want to extend people's...