Results 281-300 of 9,163 for speaker:Jack Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Training (5 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the development of national training standards for all those involved in the provision of substance misuse services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (5 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 531. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek the policy reasons from the Health Service Executive as to why it refuses to publish revised costs of care in public nursing homes; if he is aware that this is outstanding for five years; if he is concerned about transparency in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19396/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (5 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 532. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with his Department's implementation of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009; if he is aware that under the Act private and voluntary nursing homes are being forced to provide care for fees that are on average 58% below those paid to their public counterparts nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 533. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to act on the report, Accounts of the Public Services 2010, published in 2011 where the Comptroller and Auditor General informed him that the cost of care in Health Service Executive nursing homes was significantly higher than in private nursing homes; if his attention has been drawn to the comments in the report that residents were wrongly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (5 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 534. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that independent research undertaken by the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre states private nursing homes are the majority providers of specialist dementia care; if he is further aware that three quarters of persons who avail of nursing home care are of high or maximum dependency, with 80% of the care provided by the...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: I am pleased to be able to speak on this Bill on behalf of Fianna Fáil, with Deputy James Browne, spokesperson on mental health, and in my role as party spokesperson on drugs, and on tackling the country's crippling drug problem. It is an area in need of major reform in terms of our approach. Every day we hear stories of individuals, families and communities around the country that...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: I agree with Deputy Farrell. It provides the flexibility and is a very compassionate amendment. It is important that we allow this transfer and flexibility if such issues arise within a family. I welcome the amendment. It is a positive move.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: On a matter of clarification, the Minister mentioned a "relevant parent" in one of the amendments. Is that reflected in the Bill? It mentions "certain employees". Is it worth mentioning "a relevant parent" and "certain employees" in the Bill? As a matter of clarification, would that be worth including?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: Thank you.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Paternity Leave and Benefit Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Chairman.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (8 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: I am pleased to be able to speak on this issue today. As the youngest Deputy in the House, I will focus on the impact of the FEMPI legislation on young people - school and college leavers - entering the Civil Service. The legislation was brought in six years ago to curtail expenditure on public pay. Unfortunately, the measures were necessary at the time and the economic recession...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (8 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: Such a move is not sustainable and would cost us in the region of €2 billion. The impact would instantly wipe out the available fiscal space at the expense of investment in front-line services. We are also in uncertain times following the Brexit referendum. Ultimately, people have worked too hard, sacrificed too much and the country has come too far to jeopardise our economic...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest: Statements (8 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: What about the gardaí?

Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: I seek an update on the Road Traffic Bill 2016 published earlier this year, which relates to randomised roadside drug testing. Will the Tánaiste provide a timeline for the Bill's progress through the House.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Groups (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 5. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for appointment to senior hospital management positions and for board appointments in each of the hospital groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21105/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Groups (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: My question is about the criteria for appointment to senior hospital management positions and for board appointments in each of the hospital groups. What is the process? Are all of the senior executive positions within the groups publicly advertised, with interviews? Are all board appointments in the hospital groups publicly advertised?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Groups (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: I asked the Minister about the process for appointments. He outlined eligibility criteria but he did not outline a transparent process. We are seeing a complete replication of the same management that was previously in hospitals in senior executive and chief executive management positions in the hospital groups. I will offer some examples. One CEO of a group was previously a CEO of a main...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Hospital Groups (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: The Minister mentioned exceptional circumstances but the issue is that the same chief executives have become chief executives of the groups. Their positions in the hospitals must be filled so a hospital senior executive manager has to move from another place. We are seeing a de factolocum system for managers in our health service. It is a managerial merry-go-round. It is a cosy cartel,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 552. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to deal with the increased waiting times at general practitioner clinics; his further plans to extend free general practitioner care with the current difficulties in meeting existing demand in general practitioner clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20453/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Trusts (12 Jul 2016)

Jack Chambers: 57. To ask the Minister for Health to halt the devolution of control of hospitals to trusts as part of the new ten year health plan; and his plans to put hospital trusts on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20452/16]