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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

James Browne: 171. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the HSE’s new standard operating procedure for the assessments of need. [23094/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (24 May 2018)

James Browne: 172. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns expressed by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the HSE’s new standard operating procedure for the assessments of need that it conflicts with HIQA standards. [23095/18]

European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank my party colleague and spokesperson on the marine and fisheries, Deputy Gallagher, for bringing forward this important motion. The reason for the motion is that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has laid before the House a statutory instrument known as the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018. This statutory instrument allows...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)

James Browne: My question is more for Professor Kennedy. In 1950, there were 7.9 beds per 1,000 of the population and 22,000 citizens were hospitalised in psychiatric hospitals. According to the Health Research Board, HRB, there were 17,290 admissions in our hospital psychiatric units in 2016. That is a rate of 376 admissions per 100,000. The HRB went on to state that the rate of involuntary admission...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services in Prisons and Detention Centres: Discussion (23 May 2018)

James Browne: There is evidence of increasing patient violence against staff, the reason for which according to the staff with whom I have raised this issue is that the type of drugs being misused and abused by patients has changed. For example, 20 years ago they might have been misusing and abusing hashish, marijuana, heroin and benzodiazepines but they are now misusing poly drugs, which means they have...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (23 May 2018)

James Browne: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sergeants and inspectors, respectively, in County Wexford on 21 April 2018; the district to which each was posted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22372/18]

Other Questions: Garda Strength (23 May 2018)

James Browne: I wish to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of sergeants and inspectors in County Wexford on 21 April 2018, the district to which each officer was posted and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Other Questions: Garda Strength (23 May 2018)

James Browne: I thank the Minister. I raised the issue of under-resourcing in the context of sergeants and inspectors in County Wexford in order to convince the Government of the need to provide additional resources. I commend sergeants, inspectors and superintendents who are doing their duty across the country, including those officers in County Wexford who are working with insufficient resources. ...

Other Questions: Garda Strength (23 May 2018)

James Browne: Gardaí in Gorey recently reacted very quickly and arrested two men in a field near the town. When the Minister visited Gorey Garda station he probably noticed that the superintendent had to travel from Enniscorthy because that is where he is based. It is a very large area, encompassing Bunclody in the west of Enniscorthy to Blackwater, south to New Ross and all the way up to the border...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 283. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the hospitality skills oversight group examines the need to sustain hotels in rural towns and their associated economic benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Standards (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the recourse available to a business or individual against which complaints that are subsequently proved to be unfounded are made to the Food Safety Authority; if there is provision against malicious complaints especially in circumstances in which the making of a complaint can damage a business, even if the complaint is not proven; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria the HSE uses to warrant mental health supports as valid for patients using maternity services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22006/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 362. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 8 May 2018, the whole-time equivalent perinatal psychiatric posts located in each hub here in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22121/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 422. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent on treatment received by persons under 18 years of age in each country outside Ireland in each of the past four years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22553/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 423. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the HSE has spent providing care here for children transferred here under the care of jurisdictions outside Ireland in each of the past four years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22554/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a hardship fund for those who suffered significant damage to glasshouses during recent storms but do not plan to rebuild; if the environmental benefits of bringing forward a compensation scheme to facilitate the removal of broken glass on the ground has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 485. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department and Fáilte Ireland support economically deprived towns that receive economic boosts from tourism, specifically in a town (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22051/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 486. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the tourism action plan 2018-2020 will examine the role of hotels as economic drivers of rural towns; the measures he plans to support hotels as pivotal parts of tourism strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22053/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Hotel Accommodation (22 May 2018)

James Browne: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a sufficient capacity of hotel beds in County Wexford; the supports made available to the hotels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22054/18]

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Staff (17 May 2018)

James Browne: While I appreciate that the Minister of State, Deputy Jim Daly, could not attend this discussion, the appointment of non-qualified medical personnel as consultants is a matter for the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, notwithstanding that the focus of the discussion is on psychiatric consultants. The dangerous practice I have highlighted has been described as scandalous by the...