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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 623. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the chronic shortage of acute inpatient mental health beds in the Wexford and Waterford mental health area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 624. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a 25 bed acute mental health admissions unit in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10216/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ment al Health Services Provision (28 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 625. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a new acute mental health unit for the Waterford and Wexford area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10217/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Psychological Services (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: The Minister of State referred to the amalgamation of Wexford and Waterford mental health services. There was no amalgamation. The Wexford services were simply cut and the name "Wexford" was tacked on to the Waterford services. People who needed those services in Wexford were then sent down to Waterford. There was no increase in the service provision in Waterford and no replacement of...

Topical Issue Debate: Psychological Services (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I wish a speedy recovery to my opposite number, the Minister of State, Deputy Helen McEntee. The Mental Health Commission is the body charged with the health and safety of inpatients in mental health units. It is the mental health equivalent of the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA. The mental health acute unit in University Hospital Waterford serves the Waterford and Wexford...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific steps he is taking with the EU, the UK Government, the National Assembly for Wales and the French Government to minimise the economic impact of Brexit on County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8694/17]

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific steps he is taking with the EU, the UK Government, the National Assembly for Wales and the French Government to minimise the economic impact of Brexit on County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I appreciate that Brexit will affect the entire nation and we need an all-nation approach to it. However, Wexford effectively is a border county. It will be systemically affected throughout in tourism because most of our tourists are from the UK. In the industry sector, there are exports of concrete products and other fabrication-type products. In the agrifood sector nearly everything is...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: If the land bridge through the UK is lost, there will potentially be customs at the ports going into Wales and then going out again when trying to get to Calais. The ferry going directly from Rosslare to France could become the only and certainly the main access route to mainland Europe. We have already seen a significant increase in ro-ro freight going through Rosslare Europort to the...

Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: First Stage (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Mental Health Act 2001; to incorporate certain provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 relating to treatment of patients under the Mental Health Act 2001; to improve the provision of mental health services; to promote the rights of persons subject to the Mental Health Act 2001; and...

Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: First Stage (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (22 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the appointment of an ombudsman to oversee and monitor the behaviour and actions of boards of management of national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8943/17]

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Training (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 32. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that all of his staff, departmental staff and all civil servants who fall under his Department undertake training with respect to mental health first aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8368/17]

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Training (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that all his staff, Departmental staff and all civil servants who fall under his Department undertake training in mental health first aid and to make a statement on the matter.

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Training (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I acknowledge the significant moves forward by the Department in this area. I ask the Minister to encourage further advancement in the area, particularly as we know that in the area of social protection, staff members very often deal with people who have faced economic crises or are in poverty. It is in the interests of the staff to be able not only to self-identify and identify their...

Other Questions: Departmental Staff Training (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: I welcome the Minister's interest and appreciate his understanding in this area. Sometimes the difficulty is probably that the people who get training are probably the most understanding, compassionate people and very often the very ones who do not need it. I appreciate there are 6,000 staff members and that this will not happen overnight but I ask the Minister to consider the situation and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: Under the programme for Government commitments were made to mental health matters and, similarly, in the confidence and supply arrangement, implementation of Vision for Change for mental health was a condition of support for the Government. In a letter released over the weekend to Deputy Howlin and me from the Mental health Commission, it is clear that the imminent closure of somewhere...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 581. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied there is sufficient regulation for the large scale storage of sludge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8471/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (21 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 582. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied there are sufficient regulations for the transfer of large scale sludge from one county to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Districts (16 Feb 2017)

James Browne: 23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review Garda district boundaries in the Wexford division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7634/17]