Results 441-460 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins
- Health Service Inquiries. (13 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. On Tuesday, 11 December 2007, the HSE published a report into allegations of physical and sexual abuse in the Brothers of Charity services in Galway, at the Holy Family School and Woodlands Residential Service at Renmore, Galway City and Kilcornan Residential Services, Clarinbridge, County Galway. The inquiry was established in 1999 when...
- Health Service Inquiries. (13 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The report details terrible abuse suffered by some of the most vulnerable members of society. It is further evidence of how some of the most vulnerable people in society were badly let down in the past. On behalf of the Government, I reiterated on Tuesday the Taoiseach's formal apology to all those affected by abuse in institutions operated or funded by the State, including the Brothers of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 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 — Health Services: Health Services (13 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 — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (18 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. A National Registry of Deliberate Self-Harm, which is a national system of population monitoring for the occurrence of deliberate self-harm, has been operating in general hospitals in the Republic of Ireland since 2001 and is managed by the National Suicide Research Foundation. In each of the years 2005 and 2006, there were approximately...
- Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (18 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputy should be aware that the Primary Medical Certificate is a requirement of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme which the Department of Finance has statutory responsibility for. I would like to bring the Deputy's attention to two schemes administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE): the Motorised Transport Grant and the Mobility Allowance. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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 new residential, respite and day places and also for the continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability from psychiatric hospitals and other...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 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. As the Deputy may be...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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. As the Deputy may be...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The National Disability Strategy, which was launched in September 2004, provides for a framework of new supports for people with disabilities. The Strategy builds on a strong equality framework, which is reflected in several pieces of equality legislation. The main elements of the Strategy are: The Disability Act 2005; The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; Six...
- Written Answers — Hospital Properties: Hospital Properties (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 171 together. The Deputies' questions 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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 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 new residential, respite and day places, therapy services and also for the continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability from psychiatric...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 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 new residential, respite and day places and also for the continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability from psychiatric hospitals and other...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 197 together. Draft National Standards were produced by the National Disability Authority (NDA) in association with the Department of Health and Children. These draft Standards were forwarded by the Minister for Health and Children to the interim Health Information and Quality Authority (iHIQA). Building on this work, HIQA recently established a...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: As the Deputy is aware, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has recently established a National Review Group to carry out a Strategic Review of HSE funded Adult Day Services for People with Disabilities including Sheltered work. This review will identify the range, configuration and objectives of future adult day services that are most appropriate to the needs of people with disabilities and...
- Written Answers — Acquired Brain Injury: Acquired Brain Injury (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: According to the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database Committee Annual Report 2007 there are 613 people registered with "Head Injury" and 1076 people registered as "Stroke Hemiplegia". There is no category on the Database for Acquired Brain Injury. The Deputy should be aware that a collaborative project between the Health Research Board and Headway Ireland is being undertaken in...
- Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: My Department has sought a full report from the Health Service Executive in relation to this case.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 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 — Health Services: Health Services (19 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 (19 Dec 2007)
Jimmy Devins: The Health Research Board (HRB) collects data on all admissions to psychiatric in-patient facilities in Ireland. Data on patients history of drug use is not captured. However, the following table outlines the number of admissions to Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals with a diagnosis of drug disorders over each of the past five years. Year Drug Disorders 2006 663 2005 777 2004 724...