Results 381-400 of 1,150 for speaker:Frank Fahey

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Section 13 obliges the Health Service Executive to maintain records on assessments and services provided under Part 2 to inform service planning. The HSE is also required to present an annual report outlining service needs, timeframes within which services will ideally be provided and the sequence of such provision. I tabled an amendment on Committee Stage which will ensure the collection of...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I am satisfied that the points made by the Deputies are covered. The unmet aggregate needs will be spelt out in detail and financial provision will be made. I am prepared to consider extending the position somewhat in response to Deputy Stanton's concerns.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: It will come before the House.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 99a seeks to address concerns expressed on Committee Stage that a complaint about a failure to complete an assessment might not be possible under section 14(1)(b). I am pleased to bring forward this Government amendment to bring clarity to the situation. Amendments Nos. 98, 99 and 104 seek to insert further grounds of complaint either where an assessment is denied or about the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The amendment we introduced to ensure that it will happen within a certain timescale confirms that. In the initial Bill we stated that it would have to start within three months and we have now amended it to read that it has to be completed within a reasonable period of time and that the regulations will provide for that period of time. As in everything else in the Bill, the statement of...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: If Deputy Lynch and the Labour Party were in Government——

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Let us be clear and practical, if the Labour Party were in Government the funding might not be sufficient either because what good Government is about is providing resources as far as is possible from the point of view of the Exchequer and good governance. We are all agreed that a significant amount of resources is needed for the disability sector. There is no argument about that. Whatever...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: It is not about "trust me". We have responded adequately to the five points recently put before us by the DLCG. I am satisfied that we have tried to accommodate the requirements as far as they have been put to us reasonably in this House. As I stated yesterday, I am still open to suggestion. In regard to the assessment of need, it would be carried out without regard to the cost of providing...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: In answer to the questions asked by Deputies Gerard Murphy and Lynch, the appeals officer does not have to take resources into account in respect of the statement of assessment. The appeals officer may return to the HSE to request that resources be made available with respect to the service statement but he or she does have to have regard to resources if resources are not available. There is...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: There is not rights based legislation which is judicable in the courts in any country in the world.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: For once and for all, let us move on from this point. Let us stop trying to fool people.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I assure the Deputy that if Sinn Féin gets into Government here, there will not be judicable rights based legislation either.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The Deputy came in for the last day of the debate on this Bill in the Dáil——

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Let us be honest with each other and not try to fool people.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I move amendment No. 99a: In page 17, lines 17 and 18, to delete "was not provided within the period of time specified in section 9(5)" and substitute the following: "was not commenced within the time specified in section 9(5) or was not completed without undue delay".

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 148a arises from proposals by Deputies on Committee Stage that there should be provision for extending the period for a complaint. I agreed to review the matter of exceptional cases. Having done so, I have decided to insert wording in section 22 that will allow the regulations to provide for an extension of the period where there is a reasonable cause for not meeting the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I concur with what Deputy Finian McGrath had to say about the very good work being done by those providing services throughout the country. I agree that everybody must be treated professionally. I agree there are examples of good practice with an enlightened approach. Many Deputies have outlined difficulties that exist in the provision of services, some practical examples of which Deputy...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The DLCG said yesterday that it would prefer to see the appeals process carried out by a Department other than the Department of Health and Children instead of by an ombudsman, but the Taoiseach did not feel that such an option could be considered. We therefore proceed with the appeals officer as proposed in the legislation. I would love to see NAMHI back in the process, and I urge Deputy...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I move amendment No. 109a: In page 17, line 41, to delete "within one month" and substitute the following: "as soon as may be but not later than 10 working days after such receipt".

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (26 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I move amendment No. 113a: In page 18, to delete lines 43 and 44 and substitute the following: "commence an assessment within the period specified in section 9(5) or to complete an assessment without undue delay, a recommendation that the assessment be provided and completed within the period specified in the recommendation;". Section 15(8)(b) allows the complaints officer to investigate...