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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I understand from the Mental Health Commission that the report of the inquiry which I requested under the provisions of section 55 of the Mental Health Act 2001 is being finalised and that it will be forwarded to me in the near future. I will consider the Deputy's question when the report is received.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: My Department has sought legal advice from the Office of the Attorney General on publishing the report referred to by the Deputy. Pending further consideration of the matter by the Office of the Attorney General, the Department has been advised against publication of the report either in full or in an edited format.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 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 assessment of and entitlement to the motorised transport grant. Accordingly, my Department has...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 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...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 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 services. This includes responsibility for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Hospital Services. (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: On behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, I wish to respond to the Deputy's concerns regarding dialysis services at Cavan General Hospital. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal...

Hospital Services. (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Deputy Healy for raising this matter on the Adjournment. Agreement was reached in 1996 to amalgamate acute services in south Tipperary requiring the transfer of surgical and accident and emergency services from Our Lady's Hospital, Cashel to South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel. This agreement provided for the development of older people, disability, palliative care and mental...

Job Losses. (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Deputies Neville and Cregan for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The Kerry Group acquired Kantoher Chickens in 1992. The company operated successfully up to five years ago when it began to sustain losses. These losses have grown in the interim and, despite the best efforts of the excellent local workforce, the company was unable to reverse this trend due to its size and the...

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I am deputising for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, who unfortunately cannot be here this evening.

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: He has been here and to suggest that he is afraid to come into the House is somewhat frivolous. I am glad to have the opportunity to reply to Deputy Costello on behalf of the Minister to outline the reasons for replacing Mountjoy Prison with a prison complex in north County Dublin. The Minister has made it clear that he has for some time been planning a move for the Mountjoy site to a new...

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: It is worth recording that two thirds of the cost price is being met from the sale of lands at Shanganagh Castle. There is no truth in the suggestion that the sale of Shanganagh is prevented by a restrictive covenant. The OPW, which was involved in this process and deals daily in land and property management on behalf of the State, has advised that the price paid could not be regarded as...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 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 services. This includes responsibility for speech therapy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western area to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 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 services. This includes responsibility for speech therapy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's eastern regional...

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (1 Feb 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The number of deaths by suicide as published annually by the Central Statistics Office and a breakdown of these figures by gender are set out in the following table. Year Male Female Total 1994 305 90 395 1995 321 83 404 1996 345 64 409 1997 386 92 478 1998 433 81 514 1999 358 97 455 2000 395 91 486 2001 429 90 519 2002 371 80 451 2003 358...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 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 assessment of entitlement and payment of the domiciliary care allowance. Accordingly, my Department...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Jan 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 is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of mental health services in the south-eastern area rests with the executive. My Department has requested the chief...

Accident and Emergency Services: Motion (Resumed). (27 Jan 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The delivery of accident and emergency services continues to receive attention at the highest political and official level. A new vigour has now been given to the issue by the Tánaiste. Her plan will be the focus of the highest level of political attention this year and I am confident it will deliver results. Much publicity has been given to the number of patients waiting on trolleys in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jan 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 225 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Responsibility for the provision of services to persons with intellectual disability and...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jan 2005)

Tim O'Malley: A key policy aim of the Health Strategy, Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You, is to deliver high quality services that are based on evidence-supported best practice. Essential elements for the execution of this aim are currently being developed under the health reform programme. A critical constituent in this process is the establishment of the Health Information Quality Authority,...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jan 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The additional revenue funding of €70 million and €60 million capital funding provided in 2005 for services for people with physical, sensory, intellectual disabilities, autism and mental illness is being used to put in place a broad range of new and enhanced services around the country. These include, among others, new residential, respite, day and home support services, together with...