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- Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (13 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, entitled "A Vision for Change", was launched in January 2006. It provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over the next 7 to 10 years. "A Vision for Change" acknowledges gaps in the current provision of services for people with eating disorders and makes several recommendations for the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, entitled "A Vision for Change", was launched in January 2006. It recommends, inter alia, that child and adolescent mental health services should provide mental health services to all aged 0-18 years. Implementation of the individual recommendations of "A Vision for Change" is a matter primarily for the HSE. The HSE established an...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (14 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, entitled "A Vision for Change", was launched in January 2006. It provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over the next 7 to 10 years. "A Vision for Change" acknowledges gaps in the current provision of services for people with eating disorders and makes several recommendations for the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Government launched the National Disability Strategy, in 2004 as a framework of positive action measures to support the participation of people with disabilities in Irish society. Two new pieces of legislation â the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act, 2004 and the Disability Act, 2005 form an integral part of this Strategy, along with the suite of six...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Health Services. (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Health (Charges for In-Patient Services) Regulations 2005 have provided for two different classes of persons on whom charges may be levied. These regulations were signed by the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Health and Children on 14 January 2005. Class 1 refers to people in receipt of inpatient services on premises where nursing care is provided on a 24-hour basis on those...
- Health Services. (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: While there is no intention at present to re-evaluate the policy, the charges will be kept under review for any anomalies that may arise. The decision by the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to pay the full disability allowance, which means that residents of institutions have more money to spend, should be welcomed by everybody.
- Medical Cards. (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: It is in giving that one receives.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: "A Vision for Change" the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which was launched in January 2006, recommends that mental health services within each mental health catchment area are provided through multidisciplinary community mental health teams. The Report considers that over 320 community mental health teams are required to service the mental health needs of adults,...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: I would like to assure the Deputy that the Government is committed to the full implementation of "A Vision for Change" and has accepted the Report as the basis for the future development of our mental health services. In March 2006, I appointed an independent monitoring group to monitor progress on the implementation of the recommendations of "A Vision for Change". The group will monitor...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: My Department has responsibility for two schemes to help people with mobility impairments. The Motorised Transport Grant may be paid by the Health Service Executive towards the purchase or adaptation of a car where the person requires it in order to obtain or retain employment. The current maximum rate of payment for this grant is â¬4,917.20. The Mobility Allowance is also payable by the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: In advance of the full implementation of the Mental Health Act 2001 on 1 November 2006, the Department, the Health Service Executive and the Mental Health Commission worked together to ensure that sufficient resources, in terms of both staffing and facilities, were in place to ensure the successful implementation of the Act. In 2006, an additional â¬26.2 million was provided for the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: Implementation of the individual recommendations of "A Vision for Change", the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy is a matter primarily for the Health Service Executive. The HSE has informed my Department that it is currently considering proposals for the possible configuration of the recommended catchment areas. The proposals are being considered in the context of current...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: I presume the question refers to the Independent Monitoring Group on "A Vision for Change", the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which I established in March 2006. Since then 5 meetings have been held. The Group's Terms of Reference are: To monitor and assess progress on the implementation of all the recommendations in a "A Vision for Change"; To make recommendations in...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 177 together. "A Vision for Change", the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy recommends that plans be drawn up for the closure of all psychiatric hospitals. The HSE has stated that it anticipates the closure of psychiatric hospitals and the reinvestment of the proceeds to take place on a phased basis. It has also emphasised that...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Feb 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, entitled 'A Vision for Change', was launched in January 2006 and provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over the next 7 to 10 years. It recommends the provision of two child and adolescent community multidisciplinary mental health teams per 100,000 of the population. In September 2006,...