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Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 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 funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 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 services. This includes responsibility for speech and language therapy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 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 mental health services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Community Physiotherapy Service: Community Physiotherapy Service (12 Apr 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Department of Health and Children has no regulations, orders or guidelines that pertain directly to eligibility for community physiotherapy services. However, eligibility for such a service may be accessed by those who are entitled to a medical card. Under the Health Act 1970 determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive, HSE, other...

Written Answers — Community Physiotherapy Service: Community Physiotherapy Service (12 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 include the provision of physiotherapy services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Executive's national director for...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (12 Apr 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The motorised transport grant was introduced in 1968 by way of Circular 7/68. It is a grant which may be made payable by the Health Service Executive towards the purchase of a car and or adaptations to a car being purchased by a person with a severe disability who is 17 years or older and up to 65 years of age, where such a car is essential for him or her to obtain or retain employment....

Written Answers — Occupational Therapy Service: Occupational Therapy Service (12 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 responsibility for the provision of funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 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 mental health services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 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 mental health services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Mental Health Tribunals: Mental Health Tribunals (12 Apr 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The main vehicle for the implementation of the Mental Health Act 2001 is the Mental Health Commission which was established with effect from 5 April 2002. The detailed work programme of the commission is a matter for the commission itself to determine, in accordance with its statutory functions under the Mental Health Act. However, the commission has indicated that one of its main priorities...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Apr 2005)

Tim O'Malley: No date has been set for the completion of the rehabilitation action plan, which is being considered as part of my Department's overall review of services for people with disabilities.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 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 mental health services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 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 aids and appliances. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Apr 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together. I understand that the Deputy is referring to the need to minimise the degree to which people with disabilities are required to undergo repeated medical eligibility assessments. I would support measures to address this matter. I envisage that this matter will be considered in the context of the needs assessment process being developed...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 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 funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (12 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 services. This includes responsibility for the allocation of capital funding to voluntary agencies. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...