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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Expenditure (29 May 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 (29 May 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 (29 May 2018)

Jim Daly: Responsibility for the provision of healthcare in prisons rests with my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prisoner Health (29 May 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (24 May 2018)

Jim Daly: A review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) was published in July 2015. Arising out of the review, a recommendation was made to examine the treatment of business and farm assets for the purposes of the financial assessment element of the scheme. The Programme for a Partnership Government also committed to reviewing the NHSS to remove any discrimination against small businesses and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Protected Disclosures (24 May 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (24 May 2018)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 139 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (24 May 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 (24 May 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 Help Service Data (24 May 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: Health Services Data (24 May 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: Health Services Staff (24 May 2018)

Jim Daly: The State’s general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of the State and other EEA states. Where specific skills prove difficult to source within the State and EEA, an employment permit may be sought from the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation by an employer to hire a non-EEA national. Ireland operates a managed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (24 May 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (24 May 2018)

Jim Daly: A review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) was published in July 2015. Arising out of the review, a recommendation was made to examine the treatment of business and farm assets for the purposes of the financial assessment element of the scheme. The Programme for a Partnership Government also committed to reviewing the NHSS to remove any discrimination against small businesses and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Digital Archiving (23 May 2018)

Jim Daly: The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht thanks the Senator for raising this issue. Legal deposit legislation is an important instrument in national cultural policy. In most countries it is relied on to ensure the published output of the nation is collected and preserved by one or more prescribed institutions in order that citizens and researchers within the country and abroad...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Digital Archiving (23 May 2018)

Jim Daly: I understand the points the Senator makes. They appear to be valid suggestions. He makes the point that submission of the data would be on voluntary basis and the Bill should be strengthened in that regard. As I outlined, the Bill is on Second Stage in the Dáil and there is still ample opportunity for the Houses to deal with some of that detail, in particular on Committee Stage. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Waterways Issues (23 May 2018)

Jim Daly: Waterways Ireland has informed the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Josepha Madigan, that the Shannon-Erne waterway locks will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. as of 17 May 2018 onwards throughout the summer season. Operational hours will continue to be subject to ongoing review to ensure Waterways Ireland delivers a high quality service to waterway users in the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Waterways Issues (23 May 2018)

Jim Daly: I do not believe the Senator and I could do any more to promote the Shannon-Erne waterway through Waterways Ireland than we have in our contributions. As someone from west Cork, I have a strong sense of my county's natural assets and the need to promote them. Therefore, it goes a little against the grain to promote the Senator's local area, but I do not resent doing so. I congratulate him...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (23 May 2018)

Jim Daly: On behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, I thank the Senator for raising this matter. The Minister acknowledges her interest in the subject and regrets that he is unable to be present. The Senator will be aware that a significant courts building programme was included in the Government's 2012 infrastructure stimulus package which included the construction and extension or...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (23 May 2018)

Jim Daly: I welcome the students from Kilteevan national school to the Seanad. I am sure they are proud to see one of their public representatives highlighting the need for better infrastructure for the Courts Service in County Roscommon.I am sure it is a proud moment for all of them. I hope they enjoy their visit to the Oireachtas. I again thank the Senator. Her duty, as a public representative,...