Results 221-240 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: That included six departmental sectoral plans and the co-ordination of the implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. I recognise the importance of effective rehabilitation to those who have suffered a stroke or brain injury. I will outline the main steps taken to improve rehabilitation services but I first want to mention...
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: The initiatives outlined above, such as the commitment to the development of a national rehabilitation strategy, the investment in neurosurgery in Beaumont Hospital, as well as those outlined previously by the Minister, Deputy Harney, are examples of the steps this Government is taking to improving rehabilitative care. With the establishment of the office for disability and mental health and...
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: That is not a correct assessment.
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: That is not true.
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: We are providing the service.
- Hospital Staff. (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I am taking this debate on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. The Government is committed to ensuring the delivery of the best quality health services possible and doing so both effectively and efficiently. Ensuring patient safety is of paramount importance, to ensure that people can have confidence in the services and that the best possible...
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: Absolutely.
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: That is not true.
- Health Services: Motion (22 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I am happy to avail of the opportunity this debate provides to clearly outline the Government's commitment to providing a high quality rehabilitation service for all people with acquired brain injury, as well as disability services generally. As we are all aware, an acquired brain injury can occur at any time as a result of an accident, assault, fall, brain haemorrhage or viral infection....
- Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children. I thank Deputy à Caoláin for raising this issue. The Health Service Executive north-east transformation programme involves widespread and fundamental change and is designed to build a health system that is in line with the model of care emerging internationally. The programme is...
- Hospital Services (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I am taking the matter on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children. I thank Deputy Thomas Byrne for raising this very sad issue and extend my sincere sympathies to the family of the deceased at this difficult time. I understand that an internal review of the circumstances pertaining to the death of the lady concerned and her infant son at Our Lady of...
- Child Protection Issues. (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I thank Deputy Shatter for raising this issue and welcome the opportunity to respond on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Brendan Smith, Minister of State with responsibility for children, who is in Armagh at a North-South function and cannot attend the debate. The Minister welcomes the publication by the Health Service Executive on 15 April 2008 of the review inquiry into child protection...
- Child Protection Issues. (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: In some jurisdictions where a statutory arrangement is in place, there is anecdotal and indeed research evidence that such problems have been encountered.
- Child Protection Issues. (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: The consideration of putting the Children First guidelines on a statutory basis will be taken account of in the review which is nearing completion in the Office of the Minister for Children. This is a complex area which has been the subject of serious consideration by previous Ministers with responsibility for children. Any such decision could not be taken lightly as there is international...
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I met with representatives of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland in October 2007 and discussed the issue raised by the Deputy. I subsequently wrote to Mr. Joe Mooney, Director of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland on 7 February 2008 outlining the position in relation to funding research trials into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the United Kingdom. There is no mechanism or budget for Government funding of...
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (17 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I met with representatives of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland in October 2007 and discussed the issue raised by the Deputy. I subsequently wrote to Mr. Joe Mooney, Director of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland on 7 February 2008 outlining the position in relation to funding research trials into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the United Kingdom. There is no mechanism or budget for Government funding of...