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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Staff (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if the ambulance service in Midleton, County Cork has been fully staffed each day for the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8157/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 453. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused more resource hours for their child in view of the stress caused to the family in providing care; if he will examine the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8394/17]

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: They are serious accusations.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: We would not mind a bit of stability.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 434. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the continuing operation of an ambulance service based in Midleton, County Cork, and increase its hours of operation from the current 12 hours, in view of the heavy demand on this service relative to neighbouring areas which retain a similar service. [6961/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Data (14 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 435. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call-outs for services in each area of Cork, particularly Midleton and Youghal, for 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [6962/17]

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: I will be brief. I thank the Minister of State. I have developed a bit of a knack of speed and power reading so I will get to it straight away. The answer is very welcome and I welcome these major projects. I also welcome the minor ones. In the conclusion of the Minister of State's written reply, he says in the last line: "In the interim I am satisfied that the identified and assessed...

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: May I respond to that? I have one tiny response to that.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: It is a two-year period. This report was in 2013. It is 2017 now and still nothing has been done and those houses are still lying idle. I do not mean to be disrespectful to the Minister of State. I will give him the report if he wants it. It might be a bit of a help for the next one.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: Nothing has been done on this report.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: I totally accept that but not on this report.

Topical Issue Matters: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: In October 2016 I submitted two parliamentary questions on flooding in east Cork, predominately Midleton. The Minister of State is probably well aware that in 2015, many areas in east Cork were totally destroyed. The main road from Cork to Waterford was blocked for several weeks. The area I want to speak about specifically is an area in Midleton, namely, Towns Park, Mill Road, Midleton. I...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Statements (9 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: I want to ask the Minister about symphysiotomy. Last Tuesday, a woman in her 80s rang me in tears. She spoke about wanting to end it all. She was under pressure because her medical card had been rescinded. I definitely want to know why it was rescinded. It was very hard to listen to an 80 year old woman crying because she wanted to end her life. The Minister is aware of my background in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the drug roflumilast from being covered by medical cards in view of its prohibitive cost for persons and its effectiveness in treating the severity of COPD. [5661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the chronic disease COPD from those covered by the long term illness scheme; and his plans to change this. [5662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Awareness (1 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 71. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to deliver a comprehensive mental health education package for schools and to work with the Minister of Education and Skills to improve school environments to improve mental health for young persons. [4632/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (1 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 112. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the multidisciplinary group set up in 2016 to combat the recent spate of suicides in Cork; and his plans for a statewide framework for tackling such crises in the future [4630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (31 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: 530. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a psychiatrist who had been dealing with inpatient care at St. Vincent's Psychiatric Hospital, Fairview, tendered a resignation in the summer of 2016 and left the post just after Christmas, and has not yet been replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4020/17]

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: I will be brief. In his opening statement, Dr. Turner mentioned the current funding model, but he also referred to a reallocation of that funding. Will he expand on what he meant by that? Where would he prioritise and reallocate the funding? Would a new bed capacity review be needed to get exactly what we need as an answer for where the system is failing?

Select Committee on the Future of Healthcare: Health Service Reform: Dr. Brian Turner (25 Jan 2017)

Pat Buckley: I understood Mr. Turner to say that the funding could be reallocated better. Is he suggesting that it is not being spent properly or the resources are not being properly utilised despite the money that has gone into the health service?