Results 361-380 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins

Hospitals Building Programme. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: If the Deputy is willing and the Leas Cheann Comhairle is willing——

Hospitals Building Programme. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: Absolutely.

Schools Building Projects. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I believe I have the right answer this time.

Schools Building Projects. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the House the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the current position regarding the future plans for gaelscoil Bharra. Modernising facilities in our 3,300 primary and 731 post primary schools is not an easy task given the legacy of decades of...

Victim Impact Statements. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I thank Deputy Charles Flanagan for raising this important issue and I am grateful for the opportunity to address it. My colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is conscious of the need to support victims of crime in their contacts with our criminal justice system. Over the past few years, this Government has taken steps to ensure that the victim...

Victim Impact Statements. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: It is a very detailed response.

Victim Impact Statements. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I shall pass the written reply on to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: Since the establishment of the HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention in 2005, additional funding of €3.55 million has been provided for the implementation of "Reach Out" — the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, 2005-2014. This brought the total funding available to support suicide prevention initiatives to €8 million and this level of funding continues into...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: "A Vision for Change" the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which was launched in January 2006, has been accepted by Government as the basis for the future development of our mental health services. The vision embodied in this policy is to create a mental health system that addresses the needs of the population through a focus on the requirements of the individual. The...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's specific question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Hospitals Building Programme. (6 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I am taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children. I thank Deputies Stagg and Wall for raising the issue. Over recent years, considerable funding has been made available for the completion of capital projects at Naas General Hospital. In 2003, a major €75 million capital project was completed at the hospital which included four...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: The Office for Disability and Mental Health was established by the Taoiseach at the end of January 2008. The Office supports me as the Minister for Disability and Mental Health in exercising my responsibilities in four Government Departments, namely the Departments of Health & Children; Justice, Equality & Law Reform; Education & Science and Enterprise, Trade & Employment. The new Office...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I refer the Deputy to the response which I gave this afternoon to Priority Parliamentary Question No. 1. In addition, waiting lists for health services are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a reply...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 128 together. The estimated additional cost of the implementation of 'A Vision for Change' is €150m over 7-10 years. A total of €51.2 million has been allocated since 2006 which represents over a third of the overall requirement. There are substantial resources already invested in mental health. In 2007, it is estimated that €1 billion was...

Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, entitled "A Vision for Change", which was launched in January 2006, provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over a 7 to 10 year period. "A Vision for Change" acknowledges gaps in the current provision of services for people with eating disorders and makes several recommendations for the...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: The provisions of the Criminal Law Insanity Act 2006 have made additional demands on the forensic mental health services particularly outside Dublin, however the situation is improving. An enhanced forensic mental health service is now being provided within the prison system. Increased funding has enabled the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) to provide consultant-led clinics in all prisons...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2008)

Jimmy Devins: "A Vision for Change" the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which was launched in January 2006, has been accepted by Government as the basis for the future development of our mental health services. The Report recommends inter alia that psychiatric hospitals should be closed in order to free up resources to provide community based multidisciplinary team-delivered mental...