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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...

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 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...

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...

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]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National LGBTI Strategy (17 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the development of the national LGBTI inclusion strategy with particular reference to actions related to mental health; if his Department has consulted with the Department of Health regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42199/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (17 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of access to Spinraza in view of a fresh price offer by the drug company in July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42669/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (17 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 175. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recent statement (details supplied) regarding the proven success and efficacy of Translarna as a drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42670/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (17 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding contractual, pay and pension concerns raised by community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (17 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding local authority development contributions and the practice of double charging; the information a county council can request to ensure that development contributions already paid in respect of a development are properly deducted from subsequent charges in view of the fact that the development has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (16 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce VAT on food supplements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42124/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (16 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 190. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 20 March 2018, the position regarding refitting Government buildings (details supplied) in County Wexford to enable consolidation of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42128/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Customs and Excise Controls (16 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 20 March 2018, the position regarding works to consolidate the Revenue Commissioners' customs terminal accommodation (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding providing a new classroom at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42182/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Claims Agency (16 Oct 2018)

James Browne: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the ongoing delay with a claim for compensation lodged with the State Claims Agency in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42467/18]