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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Help Service (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: Home care services are critical to support older people to stay in their own homes and communities, to prevent early admission to long-term residential care and to support people to return to their homes following an acute hospital admission. These services may be delivered directly by HSE staff or indirectly through not-for-profit and private providers contracted by the HSE. In 2012...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Help Service (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: We wish to ensure home care is affordable for everybody. Not-for-profit organisations are not restricted, but under the current framework they must adhere to the same regulations. I understand that some of the groups might like to develop a private element of their business. They will be able to do so next year. However, based on a legal challenge that took place and a possible legal...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Help Service (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: To ensure the Deputy is not under any illusion, we are not trying to protect private business here. We are trying to ensure there is a fair system. The system currently in place means we cannot provide a block grant. Most of the not-for-profit organisations receive a significant amount of their funding from the HSE. They provide an excellent service and I am not saying otherwise. They...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Home Help Service (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: I cannot answer that now. I will meet with the Deputy to discuss it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: In line with the programme for Government, I remain firmly committed to developing all aspects of our mental health services, including child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS. Additional funding in budget 2017 has resulted in an overall provision of €853 million for all HSE mental health services. The HSE service plan for 2017 prioritises improvement of all aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Conditions (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: TILDA, the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, examines the social, economic, and health circumstances of a representative sample of around 8,000 community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older, resident in the Republic of Ireland. It provides a valuable source of research on the current and future needs of an ageing population to inform policy responses to population ageing. Every two...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: Connecting for Life is Ireland’s National Strategy to reduce Suicide 2015 – 2020. It sets out a vision where fewer lives are lost through suicide, and where communities and individuals are empowered to improve their mental health and wellbeing. This vision is to be realised through seven goals. These are better understanding of suicidal behaviour; supporting communities to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) is a system of financial support for those in need of long-term nursing home care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their income and assets while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that people are cared for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) is a system of financial support for those in need of long-term nursing home care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their income and assets while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that people are cared for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: The Capital Programme announced in January 2016 provides for the replacement and refurbishment of 90 public nursing homes across the country over the next five years including the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon. Under this Programme it is proposed to deliver a new build 100 bed community nursing home by 2021. This will replace existing beds where the physical environment requires...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: I understand the the Health Service Executive responded to the Deputy on the 18 April in relation to PQ 18029/17.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: Residential care in Ireland is provided through a mix of public, voluntary and private provision. It is worth highlighting that the net budget for long-term residential care in 2017 is €940m and the Nursing Homes Support Scheme will support 23,603 clients by the end of the year. The Health Information and Quality Authority is the independent authority established under the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: This Government is focused on the continual improvement of our mental health services. It is important that any such improvements are evidence-based and informed by national and international research. This can be seen in our national strategy to reduce suicide, Connecting for Life, which builds on previous work and contributes key elements to moving forward. It is based on extensive...