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Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Mental Health Services. (10 Dec 2002)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Senator for raising this matter which I am happy to address on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children. I will begin by emphasising the Government's commitment to addressing the concerns of psychiatric nurses about their safety and security, and outlining the measures in place and the significant steps being taken in this regard. In 1998 the inspector of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Communications Technology. (10 Dec 2002)

Tim O'Malley: The Government understands the importance of the availability of communications infrastructure in delivering e-business, e-government and the information society to all parts of the country. The widespread availability of open access, affordable, "always on" broadband infrastructure and services for businesses and citizens is a priority for the Government and the Department. A modern, high...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters. - Swimming Pool Projects. (10 Dec 2002)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and giving me the opportunity to outline the current position in relation to the Castlebar swimming pool application under the swimming pool programme administered by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. The aim of the swimming pool programme is to assist local authorities in the development of swimming pools. However, the types of public...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter. - Hospitals Building Programme. (28 Nov 2002)

Tim O'Malley: I am pleased to have this opportunity to update the House on the progress of developments at Carlow District Hospital. A total of €2.54 billion at year 2000 prices has been approved by the Government for investment in the health services under the National Development Plan 2001-2006, the purpose of which is to create an infrastructure that will bring significant and tangible advances in...

Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Tim O'Malley: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh, for your kind invitation to speak in the Seanad today, giving me the opportunity to make a statement on the report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals. Under the provisions of sections 247 and 248 of the Mental Treatment Act, 1945, the inspector issues an annual report on psychiatric hospitals and services and the care of patients therein. The report assists in...

Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Tim O'Malley: I forgot in my opening remarks to congratulate you, a Chathaoirligh, as a fellow Limerick man, on your return to the Seanad and election to your new post. I thank Dr. Dermot Walsh, Dr. Liam Hanniffy, Dr. Michael Hughes and all the staff in the inspectorate for the report before us. I thank each of the Senators who have contributed to the debate for the warm welcome they have given me in my...

Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Tim O'Malley: —and the whole political spectrum to do something about it. I have an urgency about the problems in the area of mental health and will do everything I can to address them, but I must get the help of everybody in identifying the areas where action needs to be taken. I welcome the debate on this whole area. As a pharmacist for many years, I have listened to people with various problems,...

Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Tim O'Malley: Senator Norris made many points. On my appointment to this ministry, the first institution I visited was St. Ita's Hospital, Portrane, about which I had heard so much. I have given a promise that I will return. Progress has been made in the hospital, but it is a slow process because the institution is huge. The inspector was there again yesterday. Many speakers, particularly Senator Norris,...

Seanad: Report of the Inspector of Mental Hospitals, 2001: Statements. (7 Nov 2002)

Tim O'Malley: The Senator does not look like a man who is worried or under too much stress. He can report back to the health board at its meeting tomorrow that he has discussed the matter with me and that I listened to him. In regard to the Senator saying there would be trouble, I do not know whether to take that as a threat or a promise. On the query about radiotherapy, that is not a matter for discussion...