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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (27 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (27 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions (27 Jun 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: Nursing Staff Recruitment (27 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Senator Clifford-Lee for raising the issue of the number of public health nurses currently serving the Dublin north area. Both the Minister, Deputy Harris, and I understand and appreciate the excellent care these nurses provide to local communities and are anxious to ensure appropriate staffing levels across the country. The Department of Health published Working Together for Health...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Staff Recruitment (27 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I note the Senator's concerns. It is a difficult balance to get all of these staffing challenges right. One cannot push too many nurses into the public health nurse programme without leaving the acute side short, so it is about getting the balance right and trying to manage the available resources, while trying to increase the overall intake of nurses. As I outlined, there is a workplace...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (27 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to update the House on this matter. A Programme for a Partnership Government places a particular focus on a number of key programmes and strategies, including publishing a plan for advancing neurorehabilitation services in the community. The national policy and strategy for the provision of neurorehabilitation services in Ireland for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (27 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I appreciate the Senator's frustration and understand his commitment to Roscommon University Hospital, as the history books will verify. Any objective analysis would confirm his passion as a public representative about the future development of Roscommon University Hospital and the risks he took in his political and personal life for the betterment of the hospital and his belief in its...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (27 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach as ucht an deis a bheith i measc na Seanadóirí ar an ócáid speisialta seo. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important discussion on the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 brought forward by Senator Joan Freeman as it concludes its journey through the Seanad before being taken to the Dáil. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: The provision of acute inpatient care to the adult population of north Tipperary, which is in CHO 3, is provided between the acute unit in University Hospital Limerick, which has 50 beds, and the acute psychiatric unit in Ennis, which has 39 beds. The 44 bed department of psychiatry based at St Luke's General Hospital, Kilkenny, is the designated approved centre for acute inpatient...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: The Deputy was present at the meeting with local Oireachtas representatives on 2 May and he has consistently been proactive on this issue. On 11 May, I wrote to the chief officer of CHO 5 outlining that there is a need to restore some acute bed provision for adults in Tipperary following the closure of St. Michael's unit some years ago and given the consequent transport and access...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I would be more than happy to continue the engagement I have had with the Deputy. I am concerned about the issues in south Tipperary and have a good understanding of them. I am awaiting a response from the chief officer of CHO 5. I asked my officials this week to follow up to ensure that I get a written response, which I expect to have in the next week or ten days. As soon as I have it, I...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Deputy Butler for the question. Dementia adviser services are provided at eight demonstrator sites across Ireland, supporting approximately 1,700 people with dementia and their carers and families in 14 counties. Dementia advisers offer a highly responsive and individualised information and signposting service. The national dementia strategy was launched in December 2014 to meet...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I appreciate the Deputy's comments. I am happy to continue that engagement, given the group is very constructive in its approach to these issues. The question asks about the appointment of one dementia care adviser for each of the CHO areas, of which there are nine in the country. As the Deputy will know, given she knows so much about this issue, there are already eight dementia care...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: That is appreciated and understood. The other challenge that I must consider in the overall picture is that, while having advisers in place is a wonderful support, assurance, point of contact and human interaction for families, the services to which people will be directed are insufficient. In terms of funding, I must try to get the balance right between developing services in the community...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: The national dementia strategy was launched in December 2014 and seeks to increase awareness and understanding of dementia, ensure timely diagnosis and intervention, and provide enhanced community-based supports and services. The strategy was developed to meet the challenges faced by the 55,000 people living with dementia in Ireland and to provide services to meet growing demand in future...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy for his acknowledgement. I agree that it should not have been necessary for him to reach out to a Minister to have the issue in his county resolved. Regarding the wider question on a new national dementia strategy, the strategy itself is not the issue. It is ambitious, and one of the key elements underpinning it is a change of culture in society so that, rather than...

Other Questions: National Dementia Strategy (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: We are effectively saying the same thing but, to be fair, I am not sure that people do not understand the situation. Given dementia's unfortunate and increasing prevalence, the incredible number impacted includes people who are making decisions at senior levels within the Department and HSE. However, I take the Deputy's point that this must be a priority for resourcing. The battle is on...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. This year, the HSE consolidated the funding for home help and standard home care packages, which now operate as a single home support service. This new approach will provide significant benefits: the services will be easier to understand; the application and decision-making processes will be streamlined; and it will be easier for people availing of home support to move...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. There are local and national issues. As the Deputy will be aware, I published the results of a public consultation which I launched after taking office last October. I have stood over my commitment to bring about the scheme for home care to mirror the fair deal scheme and ensure people will be guaranteed access to the home care they require under statute, in a similar...

Other Questions: Home Help Service Provision (28 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: I can assure the Deputy that there are not enough resources but the particular issue he is experiencing in his area is a capacity issue involving staff availability. It is the same in my area of west Cork, as I mentioned. There are 45,000 hours which have been paid for but not used in CHO 2, which is a management issue for the HSE to address. It has assured me that it will up the ante in...