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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Oct 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: Home Care Packages Provision (11 Oct 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: HSE Staff (11 Oct 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: Home Care Packages Data (11 Oct 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.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this issue. The Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, has committed to tackling long waiting lists. It is acknowledged that cataract surgery is among the most common surgical procedures carried out in the ophthalmology speciality. It was with this knowledge, when proposals for the joint HSE-National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Waiting Lists (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: The important thing to note is that the number of patients waiting longer than nine months for a cataract procedure has gone from over 4,300 in July 2017 to 1,078 in August 2018. It is clear that in that 12-month period almost 3,300 people were taken off the list of those waiting in excess of nine months. That is where the focus has been. If the Senator looks at the earlier figures with...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, I am happy to provide an update to this House on the status of the Holy Angels Day Care Centre and its respite service in Carlow. As the Senator may be aware Holy Angels is a designated, specialised preschool for children aged 18 months to six years who have special needs and caters for children with a range of disabilities...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: I have given the Senator answers. I can clarify that the figure of €580,000 is for 2018, not 2019. It has been allocated by the HSE for the Holy Angels centre. The Senator said that not a cent had been given and the centre was relying on fundraising. That is not correct. Some €580,000 was given.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: I have no problem giving the answers that the Senator seeks if I am allowed to do so. She asked a number of questions about the future. I confirmed that the site had been secured and provided by the HSE, which allows it to progress to the next stage. She also asked about respite and I replied that a review of the services had been carried out. Many counties are well behind Carlow-Kilkenny...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to provide an update to the House on this issue. Chronic pain is a major problem, which the Senator, who is a practising medic, understands well. He has eloquently outlined the case here for those suffering from the condition. It is important that patients have access to diagnosis and effective pain management programmes as quickly as possible. The delivery of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: The Senator has shone a light on this issue and I welcome the opportunity to comment on it. I understand the Senator's passion, conviction and ability to comment on such issues as somebody who practises on the ground. That is what this forum is for and what politics is about. It is people like him who bring that knowledge with them to put the focus on the national organisation that is the...

Seanad: Mental Health (Capacity To Consent To Treatment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: It is no coincidence I am here in the Seanad on World Mental Health Day because, since I have become Minister of State, I have found the unstinting value and focus that the Seanad continues to put on mental health helpful. It has played a part in maintaining political focus and moving mental health centre stage in the political debate.As a result of what happened yesterday, we can now claim...

Seanad: Mental Health (Capacity To Consent To Treatment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: Front-line services are provided by consultants, nurses and psychologists and they must be paid. Pay increases are part of front-line services. There is no difference. In addition to the €29 million, €55 million is for new developments and services. The current range of services will be expanded for children and adolescents, adults, eating disorders, mental health of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: As this is a service matter I have I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: In order to support the employment of those with enduring mental illness, the Mental Health Services in the HSE intends to make individual placement support available in each CHO. The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach ensures the development of opportunities for people with mental health difficulties to remain in, or to access, work in mainstream settings and to support...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: The Home Support Service is a core service for older people and is highly valued by service users, their families and by the HSE. It provides supports which assist older people to live independently in their own homes for longer and enables large numbers of people to return home following acute hospital admission who otherwise would remain in hospital or would be admitted to long stay...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Agencies Funding (9 Oct 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: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (9 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (9 Oct 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.