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- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am not here for questions.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: I am almost spoiled as most of the questions have already been asked. It is not merely a matter of reducing medical card cover for the sake of it. It is a matter of taking everything into context. There was a huge reduction in tax receipts coupled with the very great demands on the Department of Health and Children for further new services. In that regard I must support the strategy. I...
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: In the argument about care for those aged over 70, people were convinced that not only would they lose their medical cards but, as I heard myself in the church down town, that unless they stood to fight on the medical card removal issue they would also lose their free travel and other benefits. That was never in the debate at all. I hope at this point that advocates for those aged over 70...
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: I am not saying that. I am making the point â and I have suggested this to my parliamentary party â that the necessity for the Minister for Finance to come into the House and discuss so many major issues within an hour and a half is something we should all think about. Years ago, as I know from running a pub, the big fear at the time of the budget was that the local publican would go...
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: I am not worried about guillotines or heads rolling or any of that stuff.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: I am just referring to the issues that were raised. It was asked what would be the outcome of this measure for people with properties. To reiterate what the Minister, Deputy Harney, has already stated, this Bill gives effect to the Government's commitment not to impute income from property. For the purpose of assessing gross income under this Bill, income will not be imputed from any...
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: That was with regard to regions, possibly, but there would still be one entity in charge.
- Health Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: There is one boss in charge. It is a pity the debate should come down to personalised charges against the Minister for Health and Children. I have heard of a poster campaign, to which I am totally opposed. I wish her well as she continues with the health reform programme.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: A report on the review of the operation of the Mental Health Act 2001 was laid before the Oireachtas in May 2007 in accordance with the provisions of Section 75 of the Act. The report recommended a small number of amendments to the Act and also recommended that given that the full provisions of the Act had only been in operation since the 1st November 2006, a more detailed review be...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: In the 2008 Budget, â¬50m was provided to the Health Service Executive (HSE) to fund a range of additional services under the Multi Annual Investment Programme for people with a disability, including 200,000 additional personal assistant/home support hours. The Health Service Executive will provide a total of 3.2 million hours of personal assistant/home support this year to people with a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Department of Education and Science is responsible for the statutory provision of education in Ireland. There is no requirement under the Disability Act, 2005 to provide speech and language therapy services in primary schools. Under Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, children under five years have been entitled to an assessment of their disability needs since 1 June 2007. In preparation...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Department of Health and Children is not carrying out a national review of autism services. However, I understand that the HSE is currently reviewing autism services. Therefore as the Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The Department of Health and Children does not collect information on children identified with Autism and Asperger's on a national or international basis. Information pertaining to diagnosis is specifically excluded from the National Intellectual Disability Database as the database is not designed as a medical epidemiological tool. Accordingly the database does not record the incidence of...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Dec 2008)
John Moloney: The National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD) was established in 1995 and has in excess of 25,500 registrations. The database was established to ensure that information would be available to provide appropriate services to people with an intellectual disability and their families. An Audit of the Intellectual Disability Database has been carried out. The aim of the audit is to assess...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 to the Deputy.