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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The Single Assessment Tool is a comprehensive IT based standardised assessment used to assess the health and social care needs of people (primarily those over the age of 65 years) who may be looking for home care or long-term care support from the HSE. The SAT uses the interRAI assessment system. InterRAI is a not-for-profit organisation consisting of a collaborative network of clinicians...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: Psychology services, along with psychotherapy and related talk therapies can play an important role in assisting those presenting with mental health issues, and can work alongside medical intervention, or in some cases can help people to deal with issues without the requirement for medication. The HSE provides a comprehensive range of community-based mental health services. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The proposed policy change to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), to cap contributions from farm assets at 3 years where a family successor commits to working the productive asset, has been approved by Government. My Department is working on the development of draft Heads of Bill while considering a number of complex ancillary policy and operational matters which may need to be addressed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The HSE’s National Service Plan provides for a target of 17.9 million home support hours to be provided to 53,182 people. This represents an increase of about 800,000 hours and home support for 2,682 more people over last year’s target. In addition, 235 intensive home care packages will provide 360,000 home support hours for people with complex needs.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The National Dementia Strategy, which is being implemented under the leadership of the HSE's National Dementia Office, contains 35 priority and additional actions to meet the challenges faced by people living with dementia in Ireland and to provide services to meet growing demand in future years. The Strategy emphasises the need for a "whole community response" to dementia, as the majority...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The Department of Health is currently engaged in the development of a new statutory scheme and system of regulation for home-support services. In preparation for the development of the statutory scheme, the Department commissioned the Health Research Board to carry out a review of the home-care systems in four European countries. In addition, the Department conducted a public consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Positive Ageing Strategy (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The National Positive Ageing Strategy (NPAS), published on 24 April 2013, provides a framework for cooperation to address age-related policy and service delivery across Government and society in the years ahead. The Strategy is intended to promote older people’s health and well being so that older people can continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and family life in their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rural Transport Services (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: In October of 2018 I proposed an App based taxi service dubbed "RUXI" to be developed to allow persons to offer transport to the public with the use of their own car subject to insurance, NCT and Garda vetting. The proposal is to target areas of rural Ireland that currently have no public transport or taxi services. My colleague, Shane Ross TD the Minister for Transport, Tourism and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: The refreshed national mental health policy 'A Vision for Change' is currently being drafted. It is anticipated that the Oversight Group will complete their work by the end of February 2019 and that the final published report will be submitted to Government for approval in March.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.