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Housing: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for bringing forward this motion and I thank Deputy Darragh O'Brien for the work he has done. We know what is happening. Rent prices are out of control. That is the case across my county of Wexford, whether it is Enniscorthy, Gorey, Wexford town or New Ross. In particular, vulnerable people - older people, single people and carers - are being priced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: I put out a press release about it yesterday. Before getting into the substance of this matter, who was responsible for submitting an 80-page document - a report on consultants' recruitment and retention - yesterday evening?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: Why was it submitted so late?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: If this was a once-off and from one person, we would not notice it but I have served on this committee and the Committee on the Future of Healthcare. Trade unions, voluntary groups, individuals, professional representative bodies and everybody else get their stuff in on time but with the HSE it is a common and consistent practice that a massive amount of information is dumped on us the night...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services Staff: Discussion (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: I am usually criticised for just asking pointed questions and not talking around them. My comments were all directed to the HSE. Perhaps others will have commentary to contribute. In particular, what is being done to address the difficulties recruiting nurses and keeping them in the job, and finding training places for psychiatrists? Clearly, what has happened to date is not working. It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 106. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a mental health perinatal nurse to Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25739/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 121. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be examined in view of the need for an urgent medical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25798/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Ireland (13 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for Inland Fisheries Ireland to ensure salmon a safe passage at a privately owned tailrace and a weir on the River Slaney at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25912/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (12 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding plans for the development of the railway line in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25103/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (12 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with the Minister for Health to discuss installing defibrillators in schools here; if so, the date the meeting took place; the outcomes arising from the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24293/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 699. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of home help or home care packages when a person (details supplied) is below 65 years of age but suffers from various diseases, including partial blindness and multiple sclerosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24766/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (12 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 813. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses by area within the north County Dublin area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25221/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (12 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 895. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has yet to receive notice of a rescheduled appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25500/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fuel Oil Specifications (12 Jun 2018)

James Browne: 1055. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in the Irish Sea will be implemented; if so, when it will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24767/18]

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: From the Seanad (31 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, and his departmental staff for their help and support on the Bill in the past year and a half. It is my first experience of bringing a Bill through the Oireachtas. It was a learning experience. There was significant support across the House for the Bill on each Stage. I also thank the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, with whom I spoke personally...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Solar Energy Guidelines (31 May 2018)

James Browne: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will liaise with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to prepare official guidelines to regulate solar energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23803/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (31 May 2018)

James Browne: 54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to meet with the Iranian Ambassador; the previous occasion on which he met with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24000/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Meetings (31 May 2018)

James Browne: 55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times the Irish Ambassador in Ankara has visited Iran in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24001/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Data (31 May 2018)

James Browne: 56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff based in the Irish Embassy in Iran at the date of its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24002/18]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Data (31 May 2018)

James Browne: 57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff based in the Irish Embassy in Ankara, Turkey to date; the number of staff members based there at the date of the closure of the Irish Embassy in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24003/18]