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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.

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

Pat Buckley: It is not an accusation and the Minister is also in receipt of it.

An Bille um an Ochtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2018 : An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: Sinn Féin strongly believes in the sovereignty and neutrality of Ireland and its people. Our approach to the EU has evolved as the EU itself has. However, our opposition to the emergence of a united states of Europe and an army to defend its interests has never faltered. PESCO is another step in the direction of an EU army that would see Ireland being pushed to raise military spending...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: Everyone is going to the North for operations.

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion. I commend Fianna Fáil on bringing it forward. I like the title of the Minister's speech, which is "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." I suppose that is true. How ironic that it is a quote from Nelson Mandela. I welcome that the Minister stated he was "committed to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: The latest available data from the HSE indicates that the 2018 national targets for access to child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, are not on track. Up to 2,453 children and adolescents are waiting for CAMHS appointments. Of those, 1,400 are waiting more than three months and 313 waiting more than 12 months. This fails to meet the HSE target that no young person should wait...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: We still have people waiting 12 months.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (3 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: 146. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list to access CAMHS services by region, CHO; the length of time each person has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15523/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (3 Apr 2019)

Pat Buckley: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adolescents waiting for an initial mental health assessment by region and CHO; the length of time each has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15524/19]