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Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) is a system of financial support for those in need of long-term nursing home care. In order for an applicant to be eligible for the NHSS they must be deemed to be in need of long term nursing home care during the Care Needs Assessment stage of the application process. As the scheme was particularly designed, including in law, for residential care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long Stay Residential Units (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (14 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: He did not need to.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: According to census 2016, the number of people with psychological or emotional conditions increased from 96,004 in 2011 to 123,515 in 2016. The Government has taken action to address this and the consequent increase in demand for services. Over the period in question, there has been a substantial parallel increase in awareness of mental well-being in society and a reduction in the stigma...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I do not agree with the Deputy's analysis or with how he looks at everything being less ten years on. The €200 million increase in the mental health budget is very substantial and I challenge the Deputy to point to any other area the Government is in charge of that experienced an equivalent pro rataincrease during the recession the State has endured. On the more substantive issue of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I will not comment on a case regarding Cork County Council. If the Deputy has an issue with how Cork County Council dealt with a particular case that has come to his attention, I respectfully suggest he take the matter up directly with Cork County Council, which, I am quite sure, will be more than happy to provide any clarification required on the matter.

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: Good2Talk Counselling and Psychotherapy Support Services is a counselling service based in Mullingar that covers County Westmeath. Good2Talk was awarded funding through the HSE resource office for suicide prevention of €25,000 for 2014 and €39,600 for 2015. In addition, it received €18,000 under the National Lottery grant scheme for 2016, and has, I understand, made...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: This is not a reflection on Good2Talk; it is a change in the system for allocating funding that was announced to all organisations, including Good2Talk, in 2015. Many of the organisations are admittedly doing very good work but on an ad hoc basis. We need to streamline that and understand what everyone is doing. It is one of the reasons I want to see the introduction of a national phone...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I appreciate the Deputy's passion with respect to this service. He has a serious conviction and commitment to the cause, and I salute that. I will ask the HSE to outline the answers to the questions he has posed. I cannot answer as to what it will do locally. Therefore, I will ask the HSE to communicate directly with the Deputy to provide clarity on that. I appreciate that every...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: A Vision for Change, published in 2006, set out a ten-year policy framework for Ireland's mental health services. It recommended that interventions should be aimed at maximising recovery from mental illness and building on service user and social network resources to achieve meaningful integration and participation in community life. The Government is committed to increasing the mental...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I again thank the Deputy for his focus on this matter. Any focus he puts on this area is always welcome, and we all want to work together towards achieving the best outcomes we can. A Vision for Change was a very ambitious document for its time. It was formulated in 2006 in a very different Ireland that had a strong, burgeoning economy. We were very ambitious back then, and rightly so....

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I certainly will. I am already working on a mental health helpline for more appropriate referral. The Deputy makes a very good point about GPs having access to 24-hour guidance and direction on what to do in such a situation. We will actively consider that and are considering it at present. Skype is also a very useful tool as people can talk in real time to very qualified people. There...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: The Government is committed to increasing the mental health budget annually, as shown by the substantial additional funding of €200 million for mental health from 2012 to 2018. The implementation of A Vision for Change has been given specific priority in recent years with the additional ring-fenced funding specifically aimed at modernising mental health services in line with the...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I am not sure which Minister the Deputy was referring to when he referred to a Minister who says everything is fantastic and wonderful and so on. No one is saying that. I am saying we need to acknowledge how far we have come with a view to improving and building on that further. We cannot always focus on the negative. That is merely the point I am making. The answer to the Deputy's...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I could not agree more. A certain amount of people will always need to see a consultant psychiatrist. My job is to ensure that people are appropriately referred and where they are not appropriately referred, my job is to ensure that we have policies so that does not happen and that those people do not clog up the system and prevent those who really need to see a psychiatrist from doing so....