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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (24 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. In order to determine how much an applicant will contribute to the cost of their care, a financial assessment...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (24 Jan 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 (24 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Minister as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Minister as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (24 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Minister as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (24 Jan 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.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. As she will be aware, under the Health Act 1970, as amended, eligibility for health services is based primarily on residency and means. The Act provides that all persons ordinarily resident in the country are eligible, subject to certain charges, to public inpatient hospital services. The current public hospital statutory inpatient charge is...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: While I acknowledge the point the Senator is making, I emphasise that one does not need to be sick or be going to hospital in order to apply for a medical card. People are free to apply for medical cards on any given day and at any given time. They are encouraged to do so. Decisions are based on people's means. Many individuals make applications long before they go near a hospital or...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: As a percentage, it would be minuscule-----
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Card Administration (23 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: If we were to change the entire system for everybody, it would have substantial financial consequences for the health service. It is all very well to say that this would be a good idea, but from where would we take the money? Should we take it from the nursing home sector or the mental health sector? At the end of the day, we have a finite budget. We have to take all of these factors into...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and giving me an opportunity to update the House on the provision of community nursing units at St. Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon and the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon. The Government's overarching policy is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. While...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospitals Building Programme (23 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: There is no doubt about it.Senator Feighan could write the book on the politics of hospitals if anyone could. That is, he could write about getting them right. He had a great success story in Roscommon County Hospital. It was tough and arduous and many of us on the sidelines admired his tenacity in the face of a lot of opposition. He was on the side of right, for which politicians are not...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (23 Jan 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: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (22 Jan 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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (22 Jan 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 Appeals (22 Jan 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 to 310, inclusive, together. The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has been designated by the Minister for Health pursuant to Section 40 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act as a body authorised to negotiate with proprietors of registered nursing homes to reach agreement in relation to the maximum price(s) that will be charged for the provision of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Jan 2019)
Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as A Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The NHSS covers the cost of the standard components of long-term residential care which are: - Nursing...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (22 Jan 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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (22 Jan 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.