Results 241-260 of 2,674 for speaker:John Moloney
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The 2008 Service Plan, developed by the HSE and approved by me, included â¬50m for the development of additional disability services. The standard expenditure sanction issued to the HSE for 2008 stipulated that the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance would be required in the event of any proposal to spend this money for any other purpose. Clearly, it is essential...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The 2008 Service Plan, developed by the HSE and approved by my Department, included â¬50m for the development of additional disability services. The standard expenditure sanction issued to the HSE for 2008 stipulated that the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance would be required in the event of any proposal to spend this money for any other purpose. Clearly, it is...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: 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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The 2008 Service Plan, developed by the HSE and approved by my Department, included â¬50m for the development of additional disability services. The standard expenditure sanction issued to the HSE for 2008 stipulated that the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance would be required in the event of any proposal to spend this money for any other purpose. Clearly, it is...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD) report for 2007 identified 329 individuals with intellectual disability, all aged 20 years or over, as being accommodated in psychiatric hospitals. It should be noted that registration on the NIDD is voluntary. An integral part of the National Disability Strategy is the Multi-Annual Investment Programme, (MAIP), announced in the 2005...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The proposed National Strategy for the Provision of Rehabilitation Services is currently in the early stages of development by the Department of Health and Children and HSE. To date a number of planning meetings have been held between the Department and the HSE with the first Working Group meeting due to take place in July. It is expected that the Strategy will: Define the scope of...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: As the Deputy is aware the education of a child, irrespective of their disability, is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Education and Science. Where applicable, the Health Service Executive supply support services to enable the particular person to avail fully of the educational system being offered. With regard to a matter raised by the Deputy in paragraph one of details supplied,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The 2008 Service Plan, developed by the HSE and approved by my Department, included â¬50m for the development of additional disability services. The standard expenditure sanction issued to the HSE for 2008 stipulated that the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance would be required in the event of any proposal to spend this money for any other purpose. Clearly, it is...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The 2008 Service Plan, developed by the HSE and approved by me, included â¬50m for the development of additional disability services. The standard expenditure sanction issued to the HSE for 2008 stipulated that the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance would be required in the event of any proposal to spend this money for any other purpose. Clearly, it is essential...
- Seanad: Mental Health (Involuntary Procedures) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (25 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I express my thanks to the Leader, Senator Cassidy, and to my colleague, Senator Phelan, for their welcome. Coming into the House for the first time as Minister of State, I am pleased the issue is related specifically to the area of mental health. In that regard I thank Senator Boyle and Senator de Búrca. It is not unorthodox for either Senator Boyle or Senator de Búrca to introduce this...
- Seanad: Mental Health (Involuntary Procedures) (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (25 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: Thank you.
- Research Funding (26 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I recognise the concerns of Deputies Doyle and McHugh and that a number of presentations were made to the Joint Committee on Health and Children. I sympathise with the Deputies in respect of the one line response. I will put the issue of transnational research to the HSE. I am pleased to take this opportunity to address the issue raised by the Deputies. I wish to assure the Deputies that...
- Public Transport. (26 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The Minister for Transport regrets very much the loss of employment and the loss of bus services in the Celbridge area arising from the withdrawal of the Circle Line services. Any application for the introduction of new services to and from Celbridge will be urgently considered by the Department of Transport. This incident highlights what the Minister has stated since taking up office, that...
- Legal Aid Service. (26 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter today. The Minister is aware that the Deputy met his predecessor earlier this year and had a useful and thorough discussion of the issues arising, during which the Deputy had an opportunity to set out her concerns regarding access to civil legal aid services in Carlow. Civil...
- Environmental Policy. (26 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I thank the Deputy for raising the matter. The programme for Government commits to phasing out the use of incandescent light bulbs in favour of more energy efficient alternatives. While the national climate change strategy proposed a levy on low efficiency bulbs, a more direct approach is necessary. In his carbon budget statement of 6 December 2007, the Minister for the Environment,...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The 2008 Service Plan, developed by the HSE and approved by me, included â¬50m for the development of additional disability services. The standard expenditure sanction issued to the HSE for 2008 stipulated that the prior approval of my Department and the Department of Finance would be required in the event of any proposal to spend this money for any other purpose. Clearly, it is essential...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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.