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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides a range of services, including home support hours to people with disabilities. In their National Service Plan for 2017, the HSE expects to deliver 2.75 million Home Support Hours to over 7,400 people, including children, with a disability. This is an increase of 150,000 hours over last year's target. As the Deputy's question relates to service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Closure (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal status of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes in February 2013. The Government is aware of the continuing needs of people with a disability who rely on individual payments that support choice and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 was signed into law on 30 December 2015. The Act provides a modern statutory framework to support decision-making by adults with capacity difficulties. The Act is being commenced on a phased basis. New administrative processes and support measures, including the setting up of the Decision Support Service within the Mental Health Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 to 356, inclusive, together. The HSE’s report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion”,(2011) proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from institutional settings to the community. The plan is being rolled out at a regional and local level and involves full...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: In 2015, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic), the Department of Health (DoH), the Health Service Executive (HSE) Social Care and Mental Health Directorates and Genio on the establishment and operation of the Service Reform Fund (SRF). The SRF will support the implementation of reforms in the Disability and Mental Health Services by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Redundancy Payments (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: Cheshire Home is funded under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004. with services based throughout the country including, Tullow, Co. Carlow. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has in place Service Level Agreements with these providers funded under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 that set out the level of service to be provided for the grant to the individual organisation and requirements in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: There are no plans for the establishment of a database for children with a congenital condition causing loss of eyesight. With regard to services for people with disabilities, the Health Service Executive's two current Service Planning Databases in the disability sector are the National Intellectual Disability Database and the National Physical and Sensory Disability Database. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Frank Feighan for raising this important issue. I know he is committed to developing services for senior citizens, health services and disability services in the Roscommon area. Although it is Government policy to facilitate older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible, there will always be a cohort of people who need long-term care. Quality residential...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Senator Feighan for his remarks. I know how committed he is to the protection of our senior citizens and the elderly, particularly in the Roscommon area. I take his point that the bureaucracy associated with the different stages can sometimes lead to delays. I will be responsible after this debate for passing on Senator's Feighan message that we need to ensure progress is made with...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: It is my pleasure to introduce this Bill to the Seanad. In A Programme for a Partnership Government, the Government set out its aim to increase access to safe and timely care as close to patients' homes as possible. We outlined that progressing this objective would be a priority for the partnership Government. In our programme, we committed to extending the entitlement to a medical card...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

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Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank all Senators for their valuable contributions, support and positive criticism and new ideas. This is an important Bill. Its provisions will be a welcome development for two groups of people who have additional medical needs - children with disabilities in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance and those aged over 70 and their dependants. Children in receipt of the domiciliary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (29 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman in 2011 and 2012 regarding the legal status of both the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant Scheme in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes in February 2013. The Government is aware of the continuing needs of people with a disability who rely on individual payments that support choice and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Reports (29 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (29 Mar 2017)

Finian McGrath: The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is...