Results 501-520 of 14,127 for speaker:David Stanton

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

David Stanton: On amendment No. 49, there is no link between the assessment report prepared without regard to the cost of or the capacity to provide any service identified as being appropriate to meet the needs of the person and the subsequent service statement specifying the health services or education to be provided. As it stands people may never receive certain services outlined in their assessment...

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

David Stanton: I support these two amendments, particularly amendment No. 62. It might be difficult at times to consider whether another person can form an opinion. Even if a person is unable to form an opinion, he or she may be unable to make an application due to physical impairment. If a person is unable to form an opinion, it is likely that he or she cannot make an application. A person may be unable to...

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

David Stanton: We realise that the commencement period is to be within three months but the concern is that it may go to the wire and not start until the three months is up. My amendment No. 66 puts the case that in urgent circumstances the assessment should commence immediately and should be completed without undue delay. The Bill does not give an end point. The amendment seeks to impose some pressure to...

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

David Stanton: The permission is given on the last day, the deadline. If a deadline is given, it will be kept and met in almost every eventuality. Some people have illnesses with a sudden onset and they may need help urgently.

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

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 73: In page 14, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "(2) A liaison officer shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions.". This again relates to the role of the liaison officer. The functions of the liaison officer, which are outlined in the legislation, include taking account of the resources available to the executive, practicability...

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

David Stanton: This amendment is focused on the practicality of the liaison officer working in the Health Service Executive. When a liaison officer is performing his or her functions, the person will have to find the services that are there. I am not sure how the liaison officer is to operate, and I asked the Minister on a few occasions yesterday evening and today how the person is to function within the...

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

David Stanton: I am not sure whether the Minister is for or against the amendment because he did not address it. I have made my case and I assume that he will not accept the amendment. However, I wish to press it.

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

David Stanton: How does the liaison officer operate under this restriction? I understand the need for it, as we know that resources are limited, but how will the officer know what resources are actually available?

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

David Stanton: Does that mean that the regional branches of the HSE will have a ring-fenced amount of finance available for disability services each year? If that is the case, when will it start?

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

David Stanton: I support the thrust of these amendments. However, the wording is confusing. The deletion of the phrase "without undue delay" after "the service statement shall be prepared" could mean there is no rush in preparing the statement but only in regard to its provision once it is complied. By removing the first instance of the phrase "without undue delay", these amendments serve to afford more...

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

David Stanton: We should keep this matter in perspective. It is an important issue but not the most vital we have discussed in recent weeks. Nobody asked for the first instance of the phrase "without undue delay", after "a service statement should be prepared", to be deleted. We are all pleased with the Minister of State's proposal that the phrase "without undue delay" should be included after "service...

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

David Stanton: The deletion of the first instance of the phrase "without undue delay" and the insertion of that phrase only at the end of the subsection means its import may be interpreted as applying only to the furnishing of the service statement and not also to its preparation. The retention of the first instance of the phrase, along with the inclusion of the second instance, will ensure the necessity of...

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

David Stanton: I wish to speak on amendment No. 93 in my name. In my opinion it is necessary to insert an appropriate timeframe for the exchange of information between service providers and applicants.

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

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 93: In page 16, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(b) The public body shall communicate with the persons in this subsection the information regarding services that may be provided by the public body that it considers that the applicant is entitled to, as soon as practicable after receiving the assessment report, but within a maximum period of 6 weeks...

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

David Stanton: According to the Bill, people with disabilities must have a disability which is permanent or likely to be so and which must involve a substantial restriction and so on. People with disabilities who have medical cards must currently have regular assessments in order to have their cards renewed, even though we know they will not recover from their disability. The amendment provides for...

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

David Stanton: I move amendment No. 95: In page 16, between lines 45 and 46, to insert the following: "(e) identifying the services which are required but which are currently unavailable, resulting in unmet needs of the persons assessed, with a view to making those services available.". This amendment relates to section 13 which deals with the maintenance of records by the executive and related matters....

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

David Stanton: I am inclined to agree with the Minister of State, although I think he is talking about aggregate needs and not the individual needs of each person concerned. I will not press the amendment but I ask the Minister of State to consider a mechanism to ensure the needs of each individual are also recorded and maintained by the executive when maintaining records. I am talking about unmet needs and...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (25 May 2005)

David Stanton: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she is taking to promote the use of higher quality foods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17393/05]

Written Answers — Milk Prices: Milk Prices (25 May 2005)

David Stanton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the communication she has had with the European Commission regarding current and future milk prices; the action she has taken or intends to take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17392/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (26 May 2005)

David Stanton: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence the level of Defence Forces support that will be sent to Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17528/05]