Parliamentary questions

Garda Training

James Browne

305. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if mental health response units are available for members of An Garda Síochána to contact in cases of a mental health emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9360/18]

Garda Training

James Browne

306. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána has a dedicated mental health unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9362/18]

Garda Accommodation

James Browne

310. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if each capital application to his Department for An Garda Síochána projects in County Wexford will be provided; the type and extent of each application; the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9413/18]

Visa Applications

James Browne

354. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a visa application by a person (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10184/18]

Hospital Equipment

James Browne

380. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision and replacement of ceiling track hoists; if the HSE plans to review the process of provision and replacement of these hoists through Wexford County Council’s disabled person’s grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9262/18]

Patient Files

James Browne

400. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if information is available for social workers who attend Garda stations to assist vulnerable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9361/18]

Health Care Infrastructure Provision

James Browne

403. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if each capital application to the HSE from projects in County Wexford will be provided; the type and extent of each application; the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9410/18]

Medical Aids and Appliances Provision

James Browne

404. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the process in which a person in need of a ceiling track hoist must gain approval separately from the HSE for a hoist and the county council for the ceiling track for the hoist is unfair and inefficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/18]

Mental Health Services Data

James Browne

405. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who work in the mental health sector; the grade of each staff member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9421/18]

Mental Health Policy

James Browne

406. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the type and the general policy area of each mental health Bill prepared by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

James Browne

407. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children who, while in the care of the HSE, obtained treatment in the United Kingdom in each of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9425/18]

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

James Browne

408. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 13 January 2018, the number of the 1,096 nurses and midwives that requested CCPS verification from the NMBI in 2017 who are mental health staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9426/18]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

James Browne

457. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a primary care psychology appointment in County Wexford for more than three months, six months, 12 months, 18 months, 24 months and more than 36 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9726/18]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

James Browne

458. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if children in County Wexford can avail of urgent primary care psychology appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9727/18]

Home Help Service

James Browne

475. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if additional home help hours for a person (details supplied) will be provided. [9866/18]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

James Browne

483. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions on which persons under 18 years of age with eating disorders received treatment in the United Kingdom in each of the past four years; the legal basis for these treatments; the implications of Brexit for such treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9930/18]

Eating Disorders

James Browne

517. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of HSE provided children's inpatient beds specifically for eating disorders; his plans to increase the number and percentage of inpatient beds for children suffering from eating disorders in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10104/18]

Eating Disorders

James Browne

518. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of public emergency department beds for adults with eating disorders here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10105/18]

Fishing Industry Data

James Browne

543. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of seed mussels Northern Ireland and UK registered boats fished in the Irish Sea in territorial waters in each of the years 2003 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/18]

Departmental Expenditure

James Browne

610. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if each capital application to his Department for projects in County Wexford will be provided; the type and extent of each application; the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9414/18]

Rail Network

James Browne

639. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an application will be made to the European Union to revise the TEN-T core network, with particular reference to seeking core status for the Dublin to Rosslare Europort line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9825/18]

Rail Network

James Browne

642. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department's talks with the EU on the commitment in the programme for Government that in the first three months the new Government will apply to the European Union for the revision of the TEN-T core network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9865/18]

Housing Provision

James Browne

721. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if each capital application to his Department from projects in County Wexford will be provided; the type and extent of each application; the status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9412/18]

National Monuments

James Browne

781. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of all national monuments in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9586/18]

National Monuments

James Browne

785. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to address the need for repairs at a medieval castle and graveyard (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9420/18]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

James Browne

14. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the recently established working group tasked with streamlining children’s mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8826/18]

Mental Health Services Funding

James Browne

144. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if the proceeds from the sale of St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, will be invested in the provision of mental health services in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9128/18]

Psychological Assessments Waiting Times

James Browne

145. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a community-based primary care psychology appointment; the number who suffer from an eating disorder; the number awaiting an appointment more than three, six, 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9131/18]

Driver Test Waiting Lists

James Browne

186. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the delays affecting persons in County Wexford awaiting a driving test appointment at the RSA driving test centre, Gorey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9129/18]

Driver Test Centres

James Browne

187. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of full-time driving testers posted to the Road Safety Authority or RSA driving test centre Gorey, County Wexford, in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9130/18]

Illness Benefit Eligibility

James Browne

218. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a person's (details supplied) application for illness benefit; when payment will commence; if there was a delay in the processing of same; the reason a medical certificate signed by a doctor in the hospital was not acceptable; the reason the person was required to get and pay for a general practitioner to provide a medical certificate on their release from hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9124/18]

Action Plan for Rural Development

James Browne

34. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has examined ways to address rural isolation and loneliness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8511/18]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

James Browne

166. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a single farm payment by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8833/18]

Disability Support Services

James Browne

69. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce flexibility and support in the social welfare system for persons with mental health difficulties. [8302/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Browne

202. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a building project for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8602/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Browne

203. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the construction of an extension to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8603/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

James Browne

204. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to construct an extension to a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8604/18]

Home Help Service Provision

James Browne

292. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for home help by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8102/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

James Browne

330. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the reason the eye medication Macushield has been withdrawn from medical card holders; if a substitute medication will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8247/18]

Eating Disorders

James Browne

389. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of designated specialist beds for the treatment of eating disorders in the public mental health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8605/18]

GLAS Data

James Browne

454. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed GLAS payments to persons in County Wexford in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8600/18]

Inland Fisheries Ireland

James Browne

476. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for Inland Fisheries Ireland to assure salmon of 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. [8601/18]

Psychological Services

James Browne

511. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of meetings of the working group involving the HSE, Department of Health and Tusla that have been held; the timeframe of the working group’s key actions in line with its proposed terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8614/18]

Occupational Injuries Benefit Applications

James Browne

561. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position on an application for illness benefit by a person (details supplied); when payment will commence; if there was a delay in the processing of same; the reason a medical certificate signed by a doctor in the hospital was not acceptable; the reason the person was required to pay for a general practitioner to provide a medical certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8634/18]

Ports Development

James Browne

57. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop Rosslare Europort, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7542/18]

LEADER Programmes Funding

James Browne

282. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount approved for projects in County Wexford under the Leader programme in each of the years 2014 to 2020 by local action group; the amount paid out for projects to date in 2018 by local action group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7856/18]

National Broadband Plan Implementation

James Browne

85. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for full implementation of the national broadband plan in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7398/18]

Coast Guard Services

James Browne

248. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve buildings for the Coast Guard service in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7601/18]

Brexit Issues

James Browne

63. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to offset the impact of Brexit on farmers in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6855/18]

Home Help Service Eligibility

James Browne

342. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be reassessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6773/18]