Results 801-820 of 15,389 for speaker:Helen McEntee
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (4 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: Home care services are critical to allow older people to stay in their own homes for as long as possible and to avoid excessive admissions to acute hospitals. It is clear that the resources available for home supports need to be strengthened and we have committed in the Programme for Government to improving the situation. As a first step, an additional €40 million has been made...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (4 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: "notes:— in line with the Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government acknowledges that:— 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy entitled A Vision for Change, which laid out a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (5 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue this question has been referred for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (5 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (5 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (5 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (6 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: The Irish National Dementia Strategy was launched in December 2014, with the objective of increasing awareness, ensuring early diagnosis and intervention and developing enhanced community based services. In parallel with the Strategy the Department of Health and the HSE have agreed a joint initiative with the Atlantic Philanthropies to implement significant elements of the Strategy over the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Crime Data (6 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: In the first instance, murder constitutes a criminal act and a Garda investigation must take place before any cases of what is later classified as murder-suicide can be confirmed. Murder-suicide cases in Ireland, as in most other countries, are rare. However, the National Suicide Research Foundation recently confirmed that, since 2004, there have been at least 21 murder-suicide cases in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (6 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (6 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (6 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: The amount allocated to mental health services under the HSE’s National Service Plan will increase by €41 million, or just over 5%, to €826 million for 2016. This represents a net increase of €115 million to the mental health Budget since 2012. The Department of Health has provided start-up funding for the HSE’s ‘Dual Diagnosis’ clinical...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: Home care services are critical to allow older people, including people with dementia, to stay in their own homes for as long as possible and to avoid excessive admissions to acute hospitals. They can also provide respite to carers and support them in their caring role. The HSE’s National Service Plan for 2016 provided for a target of 10.4 million Home Help Hours to support about...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: The HSE Service Plan 2016 prioritises the development of a range of Early Intervention and prevention mental health initiatives for young people. This includes the consolidation of the ten existing Jigsaw services nationally,and the provision of new services at Dublin, Cork and Limerick. As the details raised by the Deputy on a further roll-out is a service issue, this question has been...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Oct 2016)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 403 and 418 together. As these are service issues, I am referring these questions to the HSE for direct reply.