Results 1,401-1,420 of 2,629 for speaker:Tim O'Malley
- Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (16 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (16 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 a reply on this issue sent directly to the Deputy.
- Seanad: Health Services. (16 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: I thank Senator Feighan for raising this matter. The Roscommon mental health services have undergone significant changes over the past two decades. The move away from institutional care to community care has brought the mental health services in Roscommon closer to the service user. The move from hospital-based care to individualised care has empowered the user to take a more proactive role...
- Hospital Accommodation. (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: I am delighted to have the opportunity to answer this question on behalf of my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children. It is the Department's policy to maintain older people in dignity and independence at home in accordance with their wishes, and at the same time to provide high quality residential care for older people when living at home is no longer possible. The...
- State Property. (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: I thank Deputy Mc Guinness for raising this matter and assure him that the widest possible consultation will take place. I do not disagree with the comments he made because I am very clear as regards what we intend to do in this regard. I have been advised by the HSE that all decisions regarding the disposal of lands attached to psychiatric hospitals will be taken in the context of the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have a reply on this issue sent directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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. Part of this responsibility covers the assessment of and entitlement to aids and appliances.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: The report of the expert group on mental health policy, A Vision for Change, was launched on 24 January 2006. The report proposes a holistic view of mental illness and recommends an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to addressing the biological, psychological and social factors that contribute to mental health problems. It proposes a person-centred treatment approach which addresses each...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 a reply on this issue sent directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: In the Estimates for 2006, significant additional funding totalling â¬100 million has been included for the improvement of health services for people with disabilities. As part of this provision, funding of â¬10 million has been made available to address core under-funding and core staffing issues in services provided by the non-statutory sector. The Health Service Executive has been asked...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229, 280 and 286 together. In the Estimates for 2006, significant additional funding totalling â¬100 million has been included for the improvement of health services for people with disabilities. As part of this provision, funding of â¬10 million has been made available to address core under-funding and core staffing issues in services provided by the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 a reply on this issue sent directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Charitable Funding: Charitable Funding (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 a reply on this issue sent directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: 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 a reply on this issue sent directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: Under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness, an interdepartmental working group, chaired by the Department of Health and Children, was established to examine the feasibility of introducing a cost of disability payment â PPF3.10.11. The National Disability Authority, on behalf of the working group, and in line with its own remit, commissioned research into the feasibility of a cost of...
- Hospitals Building Programme. (22 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: I thank Deputy Cassidy for raising this matter. I will deal with the Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. The original general hospital in Mullingar was built during the 1930s and subsequently extended through a phase one development which was officially opened in 1990. Planning then commenced on the second phase of...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Feb 2006)
Tim O'Malley: Section 11 of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 requires the Minister to lay a copy of the report before Dáil Eireann not later than three months after submission to her. The VFM report referred to by the Deputy was presented to the Minister on 16 December 2005 and accordingly, a copy will be laid before the Dáil within the three month period to 16 March, 2006. The...