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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (3 Apr 2019)

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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

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 Provision (3 Apr 2019)

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: Proposed Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Expert Group Review of the Mental Health Act 2001, which was published in 2015, put forward 165 recommendations. Approximately 70% of these relate to amendments to the 2001 Act.  The Deputy will be aware that Government approved plans to proceed with the general scheme of a bill and officials are working on the heads of this comprehensive amending bill which will legislate for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The review process of 'A Vision for Change' policy in now nearing its completion. The review has been overseen by an expert committee, and the recommendations of the committee will be presented for Departmental and Ministerial approval in Quarter 2, 2019. The final policy document will be published after these approvals have been obtained. In parallel with this approvals process, an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for the opportunity to speak on it in the Seanad on behalf of my colleague, Minister for Health. It is appropriate that we are debating this issue during Organ Donor Awareness Week. Organ donation is among the most selfless acts we can bestow on one another. The improvement in the quality of life for organ recipients and their families cannot...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I have no interest in engaging with the Senator in the politics that he wants to engage in on this issue. I want to distance myself from his interpretation of what I have said in suggesting that the Minister, the Department or I do not want this to proceed. He knows this is only playing politics with the issue and if he wants to do that, that is fine.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Government is totally committed to increasing organ donation and transplantation rates to the benefit the patients and their families. We welcome the Senator's support for our efforts to increase the rate of deceased organ donation. Deceased organ donation, however, cannot proceed without the support of next of kin, as I outlined in my previous contribution, even in circumstances where...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: As the Deputy knows, we do not want to see the strike either and have no desire to see the dispute continue. The issue has been outlined in the House several times. Paramedics are represented by three different unions. If we included a fourth, there would be an issue of fragmentation in the representative role. We must try to work around that challenge. We take on board-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: There would still be an issue of fragmentation. How many unions would represent one group of people? Would it be five or six? At an operational level, it would be difficult for the HSE to deal with four, five or potentially even six different unions that were trying to negotiate for one group of people.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: We have received and circulated an update this week. I cannot give the Deputy an exact timeline for when the programme will be established, but I am happy to share the update from the HSE with him after Questions on Promised Legislation, if that is okay.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: We will have to wait until the confirmation of the capital plan, which will be completed in approximately one month, for an update on that matter.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: One confirmation I can give the Deputy is there is no correlation whatsoever with anything happening with the children's hospital. This is not an issue with capital. As the Deputy will appreciate, I do not have with me today the details on something that happened yesterday but I will get an update on it. There are 22 primary care centres being delivered nationwide this year and they are a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (4 Apr 2019)

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: Hospital Appointments Delays (4 Apr 2019)

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: Home Care Packages (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (4 Apr 2019)

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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (4 Apr 2019)

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.