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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (11 Jun 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 Staff (11 Jun 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 Staff (11 Jun 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: Care of the Elderly (11 Jun 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: Respite Care Services Data (11 Jun 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 (11 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 695 to 702, inclusive, together. As these are 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 Provision (11 Jun 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 Help Service Data (11 Jun 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: Hospitals Funding (11 Jun 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...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank Deputy Calleary for his acknowledgement of our previous engagement, which also included the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, Senator Swanick, and Councillor Gerry Coyle, who, like all representatives in the area, is very animated about this issue. I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. It provides me with an opportunity to update the House on this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I have asked Tony Canavan to provide me with an accurate list of bed occupancy for the two facilities, Áras Deirbhle and Belmullet Community Hospital, in the past 12 months and I expect to have that shortly. I will be happy to discuss the reply with Members to get to the bottom of it. There are two sides to this story and I do not want to play judge and jury but I want to have all the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rockall Island Ownership (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: The Minister, Deputy Creed, sends his apologies. He cannot be here today because he is in Japan on official business. He has asked me to take this Topical Issue debate for him and to extend his apologies. He will be happy to provide more clarity to the Members opposite when he is back in the House. In the meantime, he has asked me to give this reply on his behalf. Ireland’s...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rockall Island Ownership (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I am sure nobody is more frustrated with the timing of the trip to Japan than the Minister himself, having to leave on the cusp of this. I think everybody in the House appreciates that it was not his wish to avoid engagement with any of the Deputies opposite. I am certain he will be more than happy to engage with them on his return. I will certainly pass on the sentiments expressed by the...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: Irish people quite rightly take great pride in our Defence Forces and the contribution they make to our domestic security, international peace and security and the broad range of supports they provide to other Government Departments and agencies on an ongoing basis. Many of us have witnessed at first hand the important work the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service undertake, both at home and...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the House for raising this business. There has been much speculation and media attention in recent weeks asserting that there might be a cut in the funding available for home care. This is not the case and I am glad to have the opportunity to clarify the position. Home supports enable older people to remain in their own homes and communities. They also facilitate the timely...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: The rostering arrangements pose a challenge to the HSE. It does not have the IT systems it should have in an ideal world to manage that aspect of it. Putting it in now while we are devising a new scheme will not happen and so they will need to make do with what they have for the remainder of this scheme, which is a year and a half or two years. I want to meet the CHO leaders to hear how...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: Recruitment and training pose a very serious challenge for us. There is a shortage of people and we are finding it difficult to attract qualified personnel into the sector. Under Sláintecare, we have committed to have a new scheme by 2021. I have committed to unveil the design of that scheme and answer all these questions in January 2020, six months from now. When I came to office,...

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: There were more people waiting for a home help this time last year than this year. That is neither here nor there, but when people talk about-----

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: Because I have the figures.

Home Help Service Provision: Statements (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: I will. I am quite happy to do so. I would prefer if I could answer one question at a time without interruption. The figure is just a fact concerning the crisis about which everybody is talking. I am not proud that there are 6,000 people unhappy and waiting, but there were more waiting this time last year. However, that is not the point I wanted to make. To answer the Deputy's...