Results 421-440 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: According to the National Intellectual Disability Database Report 2007, which was published in November 2007, there are 25,613 people registered on the Intellectual Disability Database of which 24,898 are in receipt of a service in 2007. 305 people (1% of those registered) are without a service at present and are identified as requiring appropriate services in the period 2008-2012. 410...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Disability Database Unit of the Health Research Board has informed my Department that there are 29,089 people registered on the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database. The Annual Report of the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database shows that there were 895 people or 3.3% of those registered on the database availing of residential services. The National Physical...
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: I am pleased, as Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children with special responsibility for people with disabilities and mental health, to congratulate my colleague, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, on continuing the tradition which has built up over the years of providing funding each year in his budget for people with disabilities. The provision of this funding...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, "A Vision for Change", which was launched in January 2006, acknowledges links between social inclusion and mental ill-health and the pervasive impact of stigma and discrimination on those experiencing mental ill-health. The report provides strong evidence linking poverty and mental ill-health and recognises the impact that the lack of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: 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 (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: 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 (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive an additional â¬75m in 2007. This funding included monies to provide additional residential places and additional hours of personal assistance for people with a physical and sensory disability. The Government is also honouring its promise in relation to the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: 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. This includes the acquisition and development of property under its remit. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social 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 (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social 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 (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: 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. This includes the acquisition and development of property under its remit. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (11 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy "A Vision for Change", which provides the basis for the future development of mental health services, envisions an active, flexible and community-based mental health service, with a greatly reduced need for hospital admissions. It is recommended that in the future, mental health services should be delivered by a range of specialised...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Middletown Centre for Autism project is a North-South initiative between the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Education Northern Ireland with an input from a number of specialist groups, including the Department of Health and Children and the Department of Health Northern Ireland. To-date my Department has made no financial contribution to the funding of the project.
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (12 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: From the 1st January 2008 the rate of payment for Domiciliary Care Allowance will be increased from â¬281.30 per month to â¬299.60 per month.
- Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: Ireland was in the first group of countries to sign, subject to ratification, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when it opened for signature on 30 March this year. The Government established a high level, cross-departmental implementation group earlier this year to advise on any changes to the Government's national disability strategy that may be required to enable...
- Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Government intends to ratify the convention as quickly as possible consistent with the need to ensure all necessary requirements under it are being met. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform chairs the cross-departmental implementation group, the work programme of which encompasses all legislative and administrative matters that need to be aligned with the convention to...
- Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: We will ratify it as soon as possible. In answer to the Deputy's other question, the cross-departmental group will report and on the basis of the report, we will decide if anything further needs to be done.
- Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: I agree with Deputy McGrath that any comedian trying to be funny at the expense of a person with disabilities is engaging in appalling behaviour that should not be allowed. I understand that the issue of Kilcornan will be the subject of an Adjournment debate in the House later. If the Deputy wishes, he can attend. Otherwise I can arrange to have the reply sent to him.