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- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: However, if an individual-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: If the Deputy wants to call me a liar, that is a very different set of circumstances.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I have been totally upfront.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: The Deputy's annoyance is understandable. I have no problem with that, but the facts still remain on the record of the House.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: My understanding is that there will be a decision this side of Christmas but I cannot box in the HSE in the negotiations by putting a deadline on it, but I am hopeful that there will be.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I will.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rare Diseases (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I am grateful to Senator Byrne for allowing me the opportunity to speak on this important matter. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is classified as a rare disease, which is defined in the EU as a disease or disorder affecting fewer than five in 10,000 of the European population. Although each disease is individually rare, there are a great many conditions and diseases. Collectively, rare diseases...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Rare Diseases (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I thank the Senator again. I appreciate her frustration in not getting the answers she was looking for. I suppose what she is looking for more than answers is a more comprehensive set of solutions. I will undertake to go back to the HSE, raise the Senator's concern about the upright MRI scan and check whether there are any proposals in this regard or whether it is on the agenda to purchase...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: National policy on palliative care is contained within the 2001 Report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care. While the quality and vision of the Report means it is still relevant today, it is recognised that the landscape of palliative care has changed in the intervening years, and it became apparent there was a need to identify measures to address the current needs of people...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (12 Dec 2018)
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: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: The Department of Health has no role in the provision of non-medical financial supports. You may with to contact my colleague Minister Regina Doherty T.D., as assistance may be available through the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's (DEASP) which operates a number of schemes including exceptional needs payments, through designated persons, formerly known as...
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I thank the Deputies for their constructive contributions to the Second Stage debate and their support for the Bill overall. As I indicated earlier, the purpose of this technical Bill is to amend the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 to provide that any non-Irish health and social care professional qualification which has previously been recognised in the State will not have to...
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).
- Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to address the House on the Second Stage of the Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2018. The Bill was initiated in the Seanad on 27 September 2018 and completed its passage through that House, without amendment, on 7 November 2018. It is a short, technical Bill with only five sections. It provides for...
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I will not be accepting these amendments as they are not necessary. As many speakers have already alluded to, consent to medical treatment by minors over the age of 16 is governed by section 23 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997. Furthermore, consent to medical treatment for minors is governed by case law, for example, the Gillick principle. The issue of parental...
- Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: I will not accept the amendments which propose making a range of detailed medical and personal information the subject of notifications to the Minister for Health. The Bill already provides for notifications of termination of pregnancy to be forwarded to the Minister to allow the application of the legislation to be monitored. However, the minimal amount of data will be collected to fulfil...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: As this is an operational matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers' Strategy (11 Dec 2018)
Jim Daly: The 2012 National Carers’ Strategy is a cross-departmental strategy that sets the strategic direction for future policies, services and supports provided by Government Departments and agencies for carers. The Strategy is to be implemented on a cost neutral basis. Each relevant Department is responsible for the implementation of their actions and the Department of Health co-ordinates a...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (11 Dec 2018)
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: Respite Care Services (11 Dec 2018)
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.