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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for respite care. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's north...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for speech and language therapy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: In December 2004, my Department, through the Health Research Board, approved the expenditure of up to â¬5 million for autism research as part of a new major international research initiative to help improve international understanding of the genetic causes of autism. The Health Research Board is collaborating with organisations in the United States and Canada to award research grants to...
- Written Answers — Autism Incidence: Autism Incidence (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 113 and 114 together. The national intellectual disability database report provides a profile of the population with intellectual disability as it was on a particular date and details the existing level of specialised health services for this group. However, the information pertaining to diagnosis is specifically excluded, as the database is not designed as a...
- Written Answers — Autism Incidence: Autism Incidence (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: In December 2004, my Department, through the Health Research Board, approved the expenditure of up to â¬5 million for autism research as part of a new major international research initiative to help improve international understanding of the genetic causes of autism. The Health Research Board is collaborating with organisations in the United States and Canada to award research grants to...
- Written Answers — Autism Incidence: Autism Incidence (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: International literature recommends a range of services for persons with autism which begins with assessment and diagnosis at the earliest possible point followed by an assessment of need to identify the health, educational and other supports required by an individual with autism over their lifespan. My Department is working with the Health Services Executive, the Department of Education and...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern regional area to investigate the matter raised and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes the provision of psychological services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the Health Service...
- Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: That was unnecessary.
- Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: I never said that. Deputy Sherlock is running again.
- Health Services. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of acute hospital services and the appointment of new or replacement consultant posts. As...
- Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: As the House will be aware, the policy of the Department of Health and Children for the development and delivery of services for older people is to maintain them in dignity and independence at home for as long as possible in accordance with their wishes as expressed in many research studies; to restore to independence at home those older people who become ill or dependent; and to encourage...
- Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: I will deal with the figures, if the Deputy can be as patient as I was. There are a number of reasons there are increasing demands on the home help service, one of which is the demographic fact that approximately 6,000 people are coming into the over-65 bracket every year with a proportionately higher percentage increase in the more dependent over-80 category. The aim of the home help service...
- Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The HSE south western area confirmed the following figures for the last three years: In 2002 the number of home help hours was 527,622 and the corresponding funding was â¬3,558,849; in 2003 the home help hours were 441,096 and the funding was â¬4,745,000; in 2004 the home help hours were 428,642 with funding of â¬4,565,000. I acknowledge a discrepancy in the figures. I will confirm the...
- Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: I must correct the Deputy. The Tánaiste does not have 14 spin doctors but it is a good line.
- Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: Does the Deputy believe everything he reads in the Sunday Independent?
- Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Government has made services for older people a priority and is fully committed to the development of a comprehensive health service capable of responding quickly, fully and effectively to the health service needs of older people. In recent years, health and social services for older people have improved both in hospitals and in the community. Since coming into office, the Government has...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes the development and modernisation of mental health services in east Galway and Roscommon. Accordingly, my Department has...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2005)
Tim O'Malley: In the Book of Estimates for 2004, the estimate for mobility allowance was â¬2.949 million.