Results 661-680 of 2,674 for speaker:John Moloney
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: 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 (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 243 together. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to arrange to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy in relation to Disability expenditure in 2007. In the 2008 Budget, â¬50m was provided to the Health Service Executive (HSE) to fund a range of additional services under the Multi Annual...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: As the Deputy is aware from correspondence received from me, this matter is currently with my Department for consideration.
- Written Answers — : (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: While I understand that the doctor in question may not always have been available to meet with the person concerned during the period from 2 October 1998 to 19 October 2000, I also understand that the doctor spoke at length with the person concerned on 1st November 2000 and also set out the position in writing on the same date.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 286 together. The Irish Thalidomide Association has made a submission outlining their views regarding the matters raised in the Deputies' questions. I would like to inform the Deputies that the Minister and Departmental officials have met with the Association. I can assure the Deputies and the Association that the submission is currently under active...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: The Department of Health and Children does not collect information on children identified with Autism on a national or international basis. Information pertaining to diagnosis is specifically excluded from the National Intellectual Disability Database as the database is not designed as a medical epidemiological tool. Accordingly the database does not record the incidence of Autism or any...
- Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: The study "Inquested Deaths in Ireland: A study of routine data and recording procedures" was commissioned by the National Office for Suicide Prevention, carried out by the National Suicide Research Foundation and published in December 2007. The study focused on all deaths that occurred in 2002 that led to a coroner's inquest â approximately 1,800. Deaths by suicide accounted for about...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question 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 a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: The Ombudsman has previously emphasised the principle that the Health Service Executive has a duty, where it is professionally involved in the assessment and management of people with a disability, to impart information, in good time, about allowances for people with a disability. Accordingly, persons who were unaware of the existence of the Mobility Allowance and who may have satisfied the...
- Seanad: Female Genital Mutilation (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: I will be taking the Adjournment on behalf of my senior colleague, Deputy Harney, who is unable to attend the Seanad this evening. I thank Senator O'Malley for the opportunity to speak on this important matter. I also believe that female genital mutilation is a barbaric act, which constitutes an assault causing serious harm to the girls and women on whom it is performed. Female genital...
- Seanad: Site Acquisitions (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: I thank Senator Corrigan for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the Department's capital programme for 2008 and to outline the current position on the provision of a secondary school for the Leopardstown-Stepaside area. The Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, would like me to clarify that modernising facilities in...
- Seanad: Site Acquisitions (26 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: I appreciate the Senator's ongoing interest in this matter. Given her hands on approach, it is important that the Minister discuss with her the question of whether the surplus capacity is as large as indicated in my response. I will convey her points to the Minister during our meeting tomorrow morning and I hope he will contact her as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: 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 to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Department of Health and Children is not carrying out a national review of autism services. However, I understand that the HSE is currently reviewing autism services. Therefore as 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, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Department of Health and Children does not collect information on children identified with Autism and Asperger's on a national or international basis. Information pertaining to diagnosis is specifically excluded from the National Intellectual Disability Database as the database is not designed as a medical epidemiological tool. Accordingly the database does not record the incidence of...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD) was established in 1995 and has in excess of 25,500 registrations. The database was established to ensure that information would be available to provide appropriate services to people with an intellectual disability and their families. An Audit of the Intellectual Disability Database has been carried out. The aim of the audit is to assess...