Results 1,801-1,820 of 2,629 for speaker:Tim O'Malley

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the matter she refers to is receiving urgent attention and that satisfactory interim arrangements have been made pending the conclusion of investigations.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (27 Jun 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 (27 Jun 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 (27 Jun 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 Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: Unfortunately, there is no record of my Department having received the Deputy's letter of the 22nd March. My Department has been in contact with the Deputy since the issue was brought to its attention this week. The matter is being investigated by my Department and a reply will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: As the Deputy may be aware, the future direction and delivery of all aspects of our mental health services, including child and adolescent psychiatry were considered in the context of the work of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy. The Government published the Group's report entitled "A Vision for Change" in January, 2006. The Report provides a framework that outlines a set of values...

Written Answers — Mental Illness Incidence: Mental Illness Incidence (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: According to the World Health Report 2001, Mental Health: New Understanding, New Hope, a significant number of people are affected by mental health problems at any one time. It estimates that about one in four individuals will have a mental health problem at some point in their lives. The WHO in its 2003 Report, Shaping the future, has calculated the global burden of disease and found that...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, "A Vision for Change" was launched on the 24th January, 2006. This policy envisions an active, flexible and community-based mental health service where the need for hospital admission will be greatly reduced. The Government has accepted the Expert Group's report as the basis for the future development of the mental health services. In...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: The report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, "A Vision for Change" was launched on the 24th January 2006. This policy envisions an active, flexible and community-based mental health service where the need for hospital admission will be greatly reduced. The Government has accepted the Expert Group's report as the basis for the future development of the mental health services. The...

Written Answers — Counselling Services: Counselling Services (27 Jun 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. However, I have been informed by the Health Service Executive that the psychology departments within the Health Service Executive provide bereavement counselling to any children or teenagers referred...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: As the Deputy may be aware, the future direction and delivery of all aspects of our mental health services, including child and adolescent psychiatry, were considered in the context of the work of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy. The report of the Expert Group, entitled "A Vision for Change", was launched in January 2006. It has been accepted by the Government as the basis for the...

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (27 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: Reach Out — a National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, 2005-2014 which was launched by An Tánaiste and Minister for Health in September, 2005 builds on the work of the National Task Force on Suicide (1998) and takes account of the efforts and initiatives developed by the former health boards in recent years. The approach to the Strategy is a straightforward one. Four levels of...

Written Answers — Mucoepithelial Dysplasia Incidence: Mucoepithelial Dysplasia Incidence (28 Jun 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 (28 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: I have been advised by the Health Service Executive that the matter raised by the Deputy is currently being examined in the Local Health Office in Wexford.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: My Department has issued the following proposed developments to the Health Service Executive (HSE) in relation to expenditure for Disability Services in 2006. €58.8m has been provided in 2006 to meet costs associated with the following: Services for Persons with Intellectual Disability and Those with Autism; €39.5m 255 new residential places; 85 new respite places; 535 new day places; and...

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (28 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 146 together. According to the Central Statistics Office, the number of registered deaths by suicide by age group and gender for each of the years 2002-2005 is as follows: Age Group 2002 2003 2004 2005 1-4 0 0 0 0 5-14 3 4 2 3 15-24 105 112 93 80 25-34 127 91 94 94 35-44 77 107 98 90 45-54 74 80 79 80 55-64...

Seanad: A Strategy for Cancer Control in Ireland: Statements. (28 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: I am pleased to have the opportunity to describe the substantial developments that have taken place in recent years in all aspects of cancer policy and, in particular, to outline for the House the main elements of the new national strategy for cancer control 2006, which the Tánaiste launched on 12 June last. Cancer is a major challenge to our health services. It is a major cause of morbidity...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Jun 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Jun 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.

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Jun 2006)

Tim O'Malley: The proceedings in the House yesterday and today have reminded Deputies on both sides of the House of the tragic events of the years leading up to the mid-1990s, when more than 1,700 people became infected with hepatitis C and HIV as a result of the administration within the State of infected blood and blood products. Nothing can make those men, women and children well again, or erase the...