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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: We are well aware of that confusion.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: I cannot give a date.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: I am happy to convey Deputy Pringle's sentiments to the Minister. This issue has been raised in the House almost every day this week and the answer remains the same. It concerns union recognition, as the Deputy is well aware.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: I am taking this question on behalf of the Minster of State, Deputy Finian McGrath. An additional €10 million was allocated to the budget for respite care, specifically home care packages. Disability network managers are also being introduced around the country, as Deputy Nolan is aware. It is hoped that once that recruitment is complete, the services available to people will...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: As the Deputy is aware, as we have debated this issue many times in the House, the timeframe will be confirmed in the capital plan which is being finalised by the HSE. The Minister is awaiting that plan to come from the HSE and it will be published as soon as it ready.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy. It is an interesting issue. I agree that it does not just save money, it saves lives and protects quality of life, not only for the individual but for the families involved. It has enormous potential. I have undertaken to the Deputy's colleague, Deputy O'Reilly, already that when I return to my office, I will take up the matter with the chief medical officer in the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: As I said earlier, the demand for home help hours has always outstripped the supply. The biggest challenge for west Cork, which I also represent, is getting people to provide the service. It is not funding, it is getting personnel. When the Government came into office, we were spending €300 million annually on home help whereas we spent €450 million this year. While that is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Jim Daly: I appreciate what the Deputy says and the frustration he and other Deputies feel. I have an issue with the tone of some of the responses that go out from the HSE to individuals. I accept what the Deputy says. There are too many difficulties with the current system. If I adopt a patchwork approach to fixing cases individuals, however, it will take ten years. That is why we want to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (30 May 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: Health Services Provision (30 May 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.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: There was approval by the Government this morning at its Cabinet meeting to proceed with this as planned. I have an answer for some of the matters raised by the Deputy but they are somewhat extensive for this forum. The Bill will move to pre-legislative scrutiny in the health committee, where the Deputy would be welcome to tease out the matters he has raised. The Deputy should be under no...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: We have agreed to talk about this on Thursday. I am happy to take questions from individual Members to address direct questions. That might be the most productive way of dealing with this issue. I trust that is okay with the Deputy.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Misuse of Drugs (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue in the House today. Revenue's Customs service has primary responsibility for the prevention, detection, interception and seizure of controlled drugs intended to be smuggled or illegally imported into the State. An Garda Síochána has primary responsibility for the investigation of any offences relating to the smuggling or illegal importation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Misuse of Drugs (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: It is an offence to cultivate, import, export, produce, supply and possess cannabis, except in accordance with a ministerial licence issued by the Minister for Health. The Misuse of Dugs (Exemption) Order 2017 limits the purposes for which such licences for cannabis can be issued, including, for example, forensic analysis or research, including research involving the cultivation of cannabis...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to update the House on the paediatric development at CUH. A national model of care for paediatric healthcare services in Ireland has been developed by the HSE and sets out a vision for high quality, integrated, accessible healthcare services for children from birth to adulthood with an emphasis on early detection and prompt treatment. The model will ensure that all...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I promise not to mention it so as to avoid the risk of annoying the Deputy opposite, but I will not announce the details of the capital spending plan now. They must be submitted by the HSE and finalised.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: A submission has been made to the HSE to include phase 3 in its capital plan, but it is yet to be finalised by the HSE's steering committee on capital projects and submitted to the Minister. As such, I cannot preordain what the plan will contain or announce it selectively in the Chamber on a case-by-case basis. We must wait to get the plan from the HSE. When it comes to the Department, the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I refute the Deputy's allegation that there is a dishonest element to the reply. I cannot preordain what will happen with the capital plan. When the Department receives it from the HSE, the Minister will publish it for everyone's information.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: It is funded up to the detailed design and planning stage. The Deputy understands the phases of development from when he worked in what is now the Department of Health.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: A submission in respect of phase 3 is being made under the capital plan, but I cannot confirm-----