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Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Do members agree that we should publish the submission on our website?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is it agreed that it be published? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Deputy Brendan Ryan, who has been waiting patiently, is next.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Of course Mr. Kavanagh may.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: It is very frustrating. I want, on my own behalf, to welcome our guests and thank them for their extremely comprehensive report. I know the work they have done on it. We have had many arguments, even at Cork County Council level, that local knowledge means local experts. Our guests are the local experts. I have listened to the questions and debates here today and it sometimes feels as if...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: I was coming to that. We will make a decision and I will be putting proposals to the committee shortly, or I can do so now while our guests are here because we are in public session. The petition concerns the Fermoy weir on the River Blackwater in County Cork. Members have contributed and the proposal is to request observations from the relevant stakeholders on the evidence provided at...

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is Deputy O'Keeffe making a proposal?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Absolutely. Is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Fermoy Weir: Discussion (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Is that agreed? Agreed. I am conscious of the time and the needs of other committees. I thank Mr. Kavanagh and Mr. Lawton for attending and making such a thorough presentation. I thank them for their engagement with the committee. They are very welcome to sit in the Visitors Gallery while the committee goes through the final petitions on which it will make a formal decision.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 May 2019)

Pat Buckley: Petition No. P0007/19 is in the name of Professor Terence Duffy. It is proposed to forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the petitioner and close the petition. Is that agreed? Agreed. The second petition is in the name of Mr. Grant Jackson. It is proposed to forward a copy of the response received from the Department of Justice and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: The programme for Government contains a commitment that no child should be admitted to an adult psychiatric ward or unit. According to a recent newspaper article, however, a lack of beds is forcing Wexford children into adult psychiatric units. The paper reports that children with severe mental health problems are being admitted to adult psychiatric wards due to the lack of age appropriate...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: The newspaper quotes a single father whose 16 year old son first attempted suicide at 14 and who says his child has been denied essential treatment.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (16 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: 276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of unpaid assistant psychologist positions operated by the HSE at present and over the past three years; the service the position was linked to; the average hours worked; if the hours were contracted; and if additional financial support was provided. [17237/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: 306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the 74 inpatient CAMHS beds fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17381/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (16 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: 307. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure when a patient under 18 years of age presents to an emergency department following self-harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (16 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for inpatient CAMHS beds; the length of time patients have been on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17383/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: It has been brought to my attention that certain protected disclosures within the health services have not been acted upon properly. I have also been informed that a number of these cases have not been investigated. One of my sources has told me that they no longer feel safe in the workforce after making a protected disclosure. While nothing was done, no one was reprimanded regarding a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: It is not an accusation.