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Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Disabled Person's Grant. (10 Dec 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I have just said that I will take responsibility for this matter, which was only brought to my attention this afternoon.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Schools Building Projects. (19 Nov 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I am glad the Senator has given me the opportunity to outline to the House on behalf of the Department of Education and Science the current position regarding the provision of a learning-resource room at Fenor national school, County Waterford. The 2003 capital programme was published earlier this year and full details on individual projects are available on the Department's website. The...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Drug Treatment Services. (19 Nov 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Senator Ulick Burke for raising this matter on the Adjournment.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Drug Treatment Services. (19 Nov 2003)

Tim O'Malley: The decision to cease residential services was taken after widespread consultation with stakeholders through the forum of the east Galway future shape group. This decision represents an improvement in the addiction services of the Western Health Board as there are now 11 addiction counsellors in the east Galway service where heretofore there were three. The expanded service provided is...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Drug Treatment Services. (19 Nov 2003)

Tim O'Malley: —continues to be committed to providing a service that is evidence-based best practice. The Seanad adjourned at 7.55 p.m. until 10.30a.m. on Thursday, 20 November 2003.

Seanad: Broadcasting (Funding) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Nov 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the House for the opportunity to reply to the debate. I thank the Members for their contributions and I will now respond to some of the issues raised by them.

Seanad: National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements. (22 Oct 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I do not know where to start. I have heard quite a few contributions during the last hour. I fully agree with Senator O'Rourke about the importance of the report's implementation. That is the challenge for the Government. I have listened intently to all the speakers. Senator Brendan Ryan made the very good point that, when people are speaking about access to hospitals, they should be talking...

Seanad: National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements. (22 Oct 2003)

Tim O'Malley: If we all focus on patients—

Seanad: National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements. (22 Oct 2003)

Tim O'Malley: —we will get the results. There are many aspects to the report, including reducing the average working hours of junior doctors. Is anyone suggesting that it is wrong to reduce doctors' working hours? Are we to continue with that system? The Government has been courageous and I am delighted that the Hanly report underlines this fact. What we need is a consultant provided, not a consultant...

Seanad: National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements. (22 Oct 2003)

Tim O'Malley: We are concerned here with some key changes in the role of hospitals, ensuring that all hospitals provide the type and level of service for which they are best suited. The Government has emphasised that the recommendations involve not just a transfer of some services from smaller to larger hospitals, but also the other way around. That is extremely important. If the number of consultants is...

Seanad: National Task Force on Medical Staffing: Statements. (22 Oct 2003)

Tim O'Malley: The Hanly report proposes that local hospitals should have substantially increased services in a number of extremely important areas, such as elective day procedures and out-patient work. Instead of having to travel to the major hospitals for many medical and surgical procedures, the report proposes that these would be provided on-site in local hospitals, closer to local communities. This can...

Seanad: Council Regulation on Procedures for amending the Sirene Manual: Referral to Joint Committee. - Health Service Reform: Statements (Resumed). (25 Jun 2003)

Tim O'Malley: No.

Seanad: Autism Services: Statements. (11 Jun 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Members of the Seanad for giving me the opportunity to outline details of some of the initiatives that have been taken in recent years by this and the previous Government to enhance the level of support available to people with autism. The main areas on which I intend to speak relate to the health-funded services for people with autistic spectrum disorders and the educational services...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Mental Health Services. (29 May 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment. I also take the opportunity to welcome some friends from America to the Visitors Gallery. I hope they have had a good trip to Ireland. The acute psychiatric in-patient services for area 6 of the Eastern Regional Health Authority are currently being delivered from unit 9 at James Connolly Memorial Hospital, which has 22 beds. In...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Mental Health Services. (28 May 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Senator Henry for raising this matter on the Adjournment. The Central Mental Hospital admits patients from the criminal justice system and also from the psychiatric services under the provisions of the Mental Treatment Act 1945. In addition to in-patient care, the hospital provides a consultative assessment service for the Irish Prisons Service and for hospitals throughout the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Dental Service. (7 May 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Senator for giving me this opportunity to inform the House of the developments that have taken place in the dental services, which are aimed at providing services to those children with special needs. The House should be aware that the provision of dental treatment to patients with special needs is the responsibility of the health boards in the first instance. I am aware that the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Schools Building Projects. (1 Apr 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I am glad the Senator has given me the opportunity to outline the Department of Education and Science's current position regarding the allocation of funding for school building projects. The 2003 capital programme has now been published and full details in relation to individual projects are available on the Department's website at www.education.ie. The programme is designed to give the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Hospital Services. (1 Apr 2003)

Tim O'Malley: As Senator Quinn is aware, the Eastern Regional Health Authority is charged with responsibility for commissioning health and personal social services on behalf of the population of the region, and also on behalf of those outside the region who are referred for specialist treatment. The approved level of spending nationally for health services in 2003 is in excess of €9 billion. Of this,...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (27 Feb 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I welcome this opportunity to make a statement concerning the level of suicide in Irish society. As we are all aware, suicide is a serious social problem. The number of deaths in Ireland attributed to suicide in 2001 was 448. This represents an increase of 35 on the 2000 figure of 413. However, the high incidence of suicide in the general population is not confined to Ireland; it is a growing...

Seanad: Suicide Incidence: Statements. (27 Feb 2003)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Senators who contributed to this useful debate. I have had a huge interest in this topic for many years and the debate has been extremely useful. Senator Hanafin referred to a recent survey on attitudes to suicide carried out by Lundbeck. Why should companies that have a vested interest in the treatment of suicide conduct such a survey? I ask Senators to dwell on this point....