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Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." On behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, I am pleased to present the Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018 to the House for consideration. As this legislation is quite detailed and technical, this speech is grouped thematically to make it easier to discuss the different elements of it. The manner...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I have listened attentively to all the Deputies and thank them for their useful contributions, comments and observations on the Bill. The Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, will work positively with Members as the Bill progresses through the Houses in the coming weeks and months. The Bill is detailed and technical legislation that will, when implemented, modernise and expand copyright and...

Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Law Provisions Bill 2018: Referral to Select Committee (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Written Answers — Department of Health: Internet Safety (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 to 153, inclusive, together. The Action Plan will be developed and contributed to by a number of Departments, including the Department of Health. As the Department of the Taoiseach has responsibility for the coordination of this Action Plan, the main questions posed would be better directed to that department. The Department of Health recognises the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: The Report of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) Review published in 2015 identified a number of issues for more detailed consideration, including a review of pricing mechanism by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), with a view to: - Ensuring value for money and economy, with the lowest possible administrative costs for clients and the State and administrative burden...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (18 Apr 2018)

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.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Qualifications Recognition (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Senator Noone for raising these issues and for giving me the opportunity to update the House on the position in regard to them. I am pleased to say that, at the end of February 2018, there were 2,977 consultant whole-time equivalents employed in the public health services, which is 98 more than at the end of February 2017 and an increase of 750 in the past decade. The number of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Qualifications Recognition (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for continuing to keep the focus and pressure on this issue. That will be welcome into the future. We will progress this as best we can.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. First, it is encouraging to note recent media reports which suggest that the receiver has agreed to enter into negotiations with Dublin City Council on the provision of affordable housing on the site with the aim of entering into a binding agreement which will result in the provision of additional affordable units. I wish the parties well in their...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I will seek clarification from the Department regarding its role and the negotiations. I will ensure that the relevant information is forwarded to the Senator directly. I will send him a transcript of the conversation here today and seek the clarifications he has sought from the Department.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Steering Group (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Senator Devine for raising the issue of parental representation regarding the care of children with complex medical needs. Both the Minister and I understand the importance of this issue for parents. Children with complex healthcare needs have substantial medical requirements as a result of one or more congenital, acquired or chronic conditions and there is frequently a need for...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Steering Group (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: The role of the Seanad and of the Dáil is not within my remit. Senator Devine will have to take that argument elsewhere. On the issue, all I can do is to clarify for Senator Devine again that it is not appropriate in this instance that parents would sit on this steering group because of issues of commercial sensitivity. That is why it has been agreed to establish a reference group...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Deer Culls (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: As Senator Coghlan will be aware, my Department together with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine published Deer Management in Ireland - A Framework for Action in 2015, which recommends a series of actions on deer management and conservation in a number of areas, including addressing the impact of deer in places where they are widespread. There is a significant challenge in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Deer Culls (18 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator. I will pass his sentiments on to the Minister and ensure she is aware of his concerns.

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy for the question. Home help has been a priority for me since taking on this position in the middle of last year, and this is evidenced by the consultation process the Minister and I launched shortly after my appointment to review how we do home help. I have accepted in various fora that the current system is not delivering as it should be. I am a believer that if we...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: The issue is the increase in intensive home care packages of 13% in County Meath, which more than balances out the drop in individual hours being delivered to which the Deputy referred. They are being delivered through packages for people as opposed to individually. Notwithstanding this, I accept what the Deputy has said and I accept his acknowledgement of the challenge in recruitment. It...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: At the risk of repeating myself, if we add up the increase of 56 intensive home care packages and the number of home help hours included in them, there is no decrease. Nationally, the number of home help hours has increased from 16.36 million last year to 17.1 million this year. This is a significant increase in the delivery of home help hours but I appreciate it is not enough. If we are...

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: A Vision for Change came to the end of its ten year term in 2016.  Preparations for a review and an updating of policy have been underway since early last year. An external evidence and expert review was completed in February 2017 providing a review of international best practice and the experience of implementing A Vision for Change. An oversight group has been established to...

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: The first meeting with provisional membership took place on 5 October 2017. The membership was fully finalised on 25 October 2017. The group is scheduled to complete its work by December 2018.

Other Questions: Mental Health Policy (19 Apr 2018)

Jim Daly: I can assure the Deputy that I will take her comments on board. I know she has a particularly keen interest in this area and has followed it carefully. I accept what she says about an independent implementation body and I assure her I will give it further consideration.