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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (22 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: The proposed policy change to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), to cap contributions from farm assets at 3 years where a family successor commits to working the productive asset, has been approved by Government. My Department is working on the development of draft Heads of Bill while considering a number of complex ancillary policy and operational matters which may need to be addressed...

Older People: Motion [Private Members] (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Táim buíoch as ucht an deis labhairt faoin ábhar tábhachtach seo. Sa chéad áit, ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil chuig na Teachtaí as ucht an méid atá ráite go dtí seo. I thank the Deputies opposite for raising this important issue. In particular, I thank Deputy Mary Butler, who always has been, if anything, highly...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: In response to the Deputy, I read a prepared script on the issue that the Deputy presented for discussion, namely the 2014 report. I outlined to Deputy Donnelly the number of recommendations that were acted on. He has asked for clarity on the recommendations that have been implemented and I will request that clarity from the HSE which is the organisation that is delivering the service and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I am not sure what to say to the Deputy. She has made her case. Were we to add up the totality of developments that are taking place at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, it would total almost €40 million. If the Deputy believes that is baloney, that is a matter for her.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I did not interrupt the Deputy, so please allow me to continue.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: It is a significant investment. The Deputy may not be aware, but only a limited pool of resources are available for the developments that all of us seek for our hospitals throughout the country.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: Either I will let the Deputy speak or I will continue speaking, but I will not speak while the Deputy is speaking over me.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: We would all like to see many improvements to our local hospital network. We all fight for and champion same. That is the Deputy's right, but she must also respect and acknowledge that the contribution being made to the hospital in Drogheda and the well-being of the patients who use it is significant. It might not provide for everything she wants. That is fine, and it is her entitlement...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cancer Screening Programmes (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I will be taking this debate on behalf of my colleague, the Minister, Deputy Harris. I thank Deputy Donnelly for raising the issue. The Minister understands that the question is in the context of the recent incident in Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin - the Deputy has now confirmed this - that has been the subject of a number of media reports. While it is normal practice not to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Applications (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy and I welcome and acknowledge his comments about staff in the medical card section. As well as being a Minister of State, I am a constituency Deputy like Deputy Healy, and I often have occasion to deal with the staff in the medical card section who I find unfailingly courteous, obliging, helpful and responsive. I also note what the Deputy told me. According to the HSE,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: On behalf of the Minister for Health, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and giving me the opportunity to provide an update to the House on the planned new X-ray facility to support the expanded accident and emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. The Government is committed to making tangible and sustainable improvements in our health services. This...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medical Card Applications (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government is conscious of the importance of the medical card system in ensuring people whose needs do not enable them to access general practitioners, GPs, and other health services will be provided with such supports in line with legislative provisions. As the Deputy will be aware, the medical card system is based primarily on the assessment...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Dementia Strategy (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senators for raising the issues. As a response to the challenges facing people with dementia and their families and carers, the national dementia strategy was launched in December 2014. It contains 35 priority and additional actions and its implementation is led by the national dementia office in the HSE. Plans are progressing to further implement the dementia strategy through...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: National Dementia Strategy (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I regret the Senator's disappointment but the HSE's service plan is in the gift of the HSE and has not yet been passed back to Government. It is up to the HSE as the Minister does not write the service plan. It must examine all areas and divide up its budget and present it to the Minister, which I expect will happen by the end of the month. In the interim, I cannot start part-writing it...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising the issue of access to children's early intervention services and psychological assessment in north Dublin. As the Senator is aware, there is a very high demand for early intervention services. Regrettably, there are now very significant waiting times in Dublin north city and county as well as other areas. There are a growing number of local factors driving...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I understand what it is like for a child to be diagnosed with needs and for a child not to get services. I am a parent of a child with special needs. Like the Senator, I am a former school principal and understand the situation very well. I also understand, as the Senator does as he formerly held my current ministerial position as a Minister of State, the challenges that exist within the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I do not mind whether the Senator accepts what I say and I am making it a matter of absolute fact.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: It is completely immaterial what my opinion or belief is.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: I do not mind what the Senator accepts or does not accept.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (21 Nov 2018)

Jim Daly: It is completely immaterial what my opinion is. We are working on a finite budget. There are competing demands for that budget across a wide variety of sectors.