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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (2 Mar 2017)
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 (2 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: Homecare is an increasingly important part of the supports we offer to older people, and will continue to increase in importance into the future, as our ageing population grows. Government policy is to promote care in the community for older people so that they can continue to live in their own homes for as long as possible and long-term nursing care should be a last resort after home...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for raising these issues. The policy of the HSE, as reflected in its annual service plan, is that young people under the age of 18 years should receive age-appropriate treatment and, when necessary, be placed in age-appropriate settings. That does not happen 100% of the time but achieving that is the goal. Child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, have been...
- Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: I fully agree with the Deputy. The Minister for Education and Skills is present and he will be responsible for rolling out the 400 hours of health and well-being classes in our schools, which are much needed. This is an area we must focus on more and develop further. Again, it means keeping our young people out of the mental health services and specifically out of CAMHS. When one looks at...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: The HSE Mental Health Division has a multifaceted response to people at risk of self-harm or who have had a self-harm episode. This includes referral by GP to Community Mental Health Teams for the appropriate service; liaison psychiatry services onsite in Model 3 and 4 and acute hospitals; a comprehensive mental health on-call service in Emergency Departments in the acute hospitals for people...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 and 471 together. As these are service issues, I am referring these questions to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) is a system of financial support for those in need of long-term nursing home care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their income and assets 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 people are cared for in the...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (7 Mar 2017)
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: Hospital Facilities (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service issues, I am referring this questions to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 495 to 498, inclusive, together. As these are service issues, I am referring these questions to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (7 Mar 2017)
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 (7 Mar 2017)
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: Health Services Data (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 572 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: A Vision For Change, our national Mental Health Policy, was introduced in 2006. Among its recommendations were that approximately 10,650 Mental Health Whole Time Equivalents were required to fully implement the policy. This figure was based on Ireland’s then population of 3.917 million, as indicated in the 2002 census. The population of Ireland today, based on the most recent...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (7 Mar 2017)
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 Help Service Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)
Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.