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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Staff Recruitment (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: That is something he could do with the management as a public representative, as the Minister does not manage the UHL or, indeed, any of the acute hospitals throughout the length and breadth of the country. That is done by the HSE and the management team in place. I will relay the Deputy's concerns to the Minister and make him aware of the issue.

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the committee for its invitation to appear today. I will be very brief because I appreciate that questions and answers are probably more constructive and I have already submitted a prepared script for the members' attention. As members are aware, public funding is provided to nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme, NHSS, which is a system of financial support...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: Shall I go ahead and-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Deputy Cassells for his questions. The issue with the additional charges is that there is a disparity among different homes. They are private entities. I do not think it is within my gift to instruct them on a prescriptive method, that they should charge no more than this or no less than that or whatever else. As for the best way to deal with additional charges, the biggest...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: The Senator has not asked a question. I appreciate that the capacity issue is a challenge for us. As part of the Project 2040 plan, it is planned that 2,600 additional beds will be put into the system. As a policymaker, I am focusing on alternative models of care so that we that we do not end up relying on nursing homes as the only alternative to the home. I have taken many strides to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Chairman. We face many challenges in housing policy. One of the first issues I noted when I took up my current position was that when public representatives ask local community organisations or housing bodies like Respond or Clúid to develop housing projects for the elderly in places such as Bishopstown or Mallow, the organisation or body in question will get 95% funding...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: Consideration is being given to whether 5,000 homes could be brought onto the market if the 80% requirement were removed. The additional issue that must be borne in mind is whether a person whose mother or father is in a nursing home wants the family house, with all of its private belongings and possessions, to be rented out to someone else. We need to be careful about this sensitive aspect...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I suspect that the budget would be-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: The budget is coming into close focus. There is pressure on housing and the budget is approaching. The matter is being actively considered. Meetings are happening as we speak. There will be meetings between the Departments on this issue in the coming weeks. I will not go any further than that. I do not want to pre-empt where this process will conclude. It is difficult to get the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: It is a constant challenge. HIQA provides a challenge. Any independent objective analysis would conclude that what HIQA has achieved is extraordinary and benefits the older person who is cared for in a nursing home. To be fair, HIQA has dragged us kicking and screaming into the 21st century in the area of care for the elderly. HIQA continues to challenge us on a daily basis. The...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I can and I cannot. The officials will have the work done in gathering the data by the end of November. That process feeds into the interdepartmental working group. Then it is up to me to get a report from the interdepartmental working group. I am saying it will be by year-end, but with an opt-out clause.

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: That is a good way of putting it. I am keen to have it by year-end but I cannot guarantee it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: There is one more point on the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The committee may be aware of the involvement of the commission. It is dealing with the nursing homes on contractual issues. The commission is examining the issue but I am unsure whether it would be prepared to become involved. I understand the commission will issue guidelines to the nursing homes. The...

Committee on Public Petitions: Nursing Home Casebook (Resumed): Minister of State at the Department of Health (26 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: It relates to security of tenure. It means a resident in a nursing home one day cannot be thrown out three days later. The idea is that nothing adverse like that could happen. The committee should be aware of that as well.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Sep 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.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank both Deputies for focusing our attention on this important issue. I agree with both in that I would like to see increased investment. The Government has increased the investment in home help budget on budget. I am very hopeful that we will do it again this year. It is important to note, however, that there is a dual challenge; it is not just about funding. If we had all the...

Seanad: Scoping Inquiry into CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (25 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: I will be as brief as possible. To return to the question of open disclosure, it is clear that the lack of disclosure and the way disclosure eventually took place had a major impact on the affected women and families. Their experience is reflected eloquently in their own words, which are threaded through Dr. Scally's report. The Scally report underlines that disclosure is not just about...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Jim Daly: Under NHSS rental income is considered income for the purpose of the financial assessment, and is assessed at 80% less any allowable deductions. Allowable deductions include income tax and, therefore, any income tax arising from rental income should be deducted; other deductions include some health expenses, levies required by law to be paid, and interest on some loans in respect of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (25 Sep 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: Mental Health Services Provision (25 Sep 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.