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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (14 Feb 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: Home Help Service Provision (14 Feb 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: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 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: Departmental Properties (14 Feb 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 (9 Feb 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: Mental Health Services Staff (9 Feb 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: Mental Health Services (9 Feb 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: Home Help Service (9 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 to 193, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (9 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: It is Government policy that long-term nursing home care should be a last resort and we want to develop home care services to provide a more viable alternative to nursing home care for a greater number of people. It is my view, and that of the Government, that we need a standalone funding scheme designed for homecare that recognises its particular characteristics together with regulation...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (9 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (9 Feb 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: Home Help Service Provision (9 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Blood Donations (8 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I am responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Harris. While I might not be able to give the Senator all the responses he needs, I will certainly relay his views to the Minister. The remit of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, IBTS, is to provide a safe, reliable and robust blood service to the health system. It keeps all its deferral...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Blood Donations (8 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: To reiterate, there are two different groups of sexually transmitted infections, and individuals infected by some of them are permanently excluded from donating. Perhaps that is the reason. As I have said, and as the Senator has said himself, the lifting of the lifetime ban and other changes introduced recently were to ensure a fairer system. We need, however, to ensure we take precautions...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (8 Feb 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: Home Help Service Provision (8 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198 to 200, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (8 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: 'A Vision for Change' has guided national mental health policy for the past 10 years and its term came to an end in 2016. The Department of Health, following a recent request for tender, awarded a contract for an expert evidence review and analysis of national and international best practice in the development and delivery of mental health services. The review aims to identify sites of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (8 Feb 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: Mental Health Services (8 Feb 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: Hospital Staff Data (8 Feb 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.