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Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (22 Feb 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 — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 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 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 residential places. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (17 Feb 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 payment of and entitlement to domiciliary care allowance. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Seanad: Mental Health Commission Annual Report 2003: Statements. (17 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Seanad Éireann and Senators Henry and Glynn who were responsible for this debate being held. I thank all Senators who contributed to a very mature discussion on the area of mental health and the work of the Mental Health Commission. I will endeavour to respond to as many points as possible in the time allowed. Senator Browne made a good suggestion about a report-free year. Many...

Seanad: Mental Health Commission Annual Report 2003: Statements. (17 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I welcome this opportunity to make a statement in the House concerning the second annual report of the Mental Health Commission. This report relates to the year 2003. The Mental Health Commission was established in April 2002 under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001. The Act is a most significant piece of legislation and its purpose is twofold. First, it provides a modern framework...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 135 together. 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 speech and language therapy, for...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: In line with the recommendations of the 1984 report, Planning for the Future, health service providers have developed, and continue to develop, a comprehensive, community-oriented mental health service as an alternative to institutional care for persons with mental illness. In recent years significant capital funding has been provided towards the development of acute psychiatric units linked...

Written Answers — Seachtain na Gaeilge: Seachtain na Gaeilge (16 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Scaipfear eolas faoi Sheachtain na Gaeilge thar timpeall na Roinne. Freisin, le linn 2005, tá sé ar intinn agam scéim a ullmhú de réir Acht na dTeanga Oifigiúla 2003, chun tuairisc a thabhairt ar na seirbhísí a chuirfear ar fáil trí Gaeilge. Mar chuid den ár ullmhúchán chun an scéim seo a dhréachtú, beimid ag cur cúrsaí teanga gaeilge chun cinn i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Feb 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 dealing with complaints. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 of the south eastern...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 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 to voluntary organisations. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 speech and language therapy for people with a physical and/or sensory disability....

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (15 Feb 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. To ensure the smooth transition and delivery of services, I met representatives of the executive and the Order of St. John of God and...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: As the Deputy is aware 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. To ensure the smooth transition and delivery of services I met representatives of the executive and representatives...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Feb 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 residential places. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (15 Feb 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (15 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Persons presenting with eating disorders are generally treated through the local mental health services. Outpatient psychiatric services are provided from a network of hospitals, health centres, day hospitals and day centres. Where inpatient treatment is deemed necessary, it is provided in the local acute psychiatric unit or hospital, beds being allocated on the basis of patient need at any...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215, 221, 226 and 227 together. 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 to voluntary...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: AWARE received national lottery funding of €20,000 in 2003. It received a grant from my Department of €40,000 and national lottery funding in the amount of €30,000 in 2004. As the Deputy may be aware, an additional €15 million revenue funding will be made available for the further development of mental health services, including voluntary organisations, in 2005. Details of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: GROW received funding in the amount of €297,676 from my Department in 2003. Further grants totalling €143,000 were made available to the organisation by my Department in 2004. As the Deputy may be aware, an additional €15 million revenue funding will be made available for the further development of mental health services, including voluntary organisations, in 2005. Details of the...