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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Appointments Administration (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: From my knowledge, that is the correct figure; there are in the region of 3.2 million outpatient appointments per annum. There is feedback from the hospitals which are using the text messaging system that it has had a positive impact, which is encouraging. The HSE is anxious to have a national standardised system that it can apply in all hospitals in order that they can all learn what is...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Senator Joan Freeman and acknowledge her contribution, not only on this legislation but to the cause in general. I welcome every opportunity we get to highlight the issues and challenges faced in the mental health system. I do not mind hearing about the bad stories and more of them because they all give me an insight. It is important that we all maintain a balance when speaking...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: The Senator is happy to withdraw amendments Nos. 2 and 3.

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I will work with the Senator in the interim to facilitate the amendments. I want to be clear that the Government welcomes amendments Nos. 1 and 4 which have been tabled by Senator Freeman. These replace the original section 2 of her Bill with revised provisions. While we have concerns about the text, we support the aims of these provisions. As I have already said, Senator Kelleher's...

Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I did not have time to elaborate.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services Provision (7 Feb 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: Palliative Care Services Provision (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 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: Palliative Care Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: The Night Nursing Service is operated by the Irish Cancer Society for cancer patients and by the Irish Hospice Foundation for non-cancer patients. This service plays a vital role in ensuring quality and continuity of care at the end of life stage, and enables people who wish to die at home to do so. Night Nursing is accessed by referral through community-based specialist palliative...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: Thanks to improved lifestyles and increased healthcare, people in Ireland are living longer lives. An estimated 55,000 people in Ireland have a form of dementia, and this figure is expected to nearly treble to 150,000 by 2046. While the majority of people with dementia are aged over 65, it is important to remember that one in ten people diagnosed with dementia are under 65. As a response to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Feb 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.

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputies for their constructive and positive approach; both of them are known for that so it is no surprise in this particular matter. I accept there are many more unanswered questions and their job as representatives is to get answers for those people who are very anxious about it. Deputy O'Rourke acknowledged the cost to individuals who have to pay for the device. They need...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Response Times (6 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I will certainly go back to the Minister, for whom I am deputising here. I am happy and more than willing to go back to him. I will repeat the Deputy's request with sincerity and I will do justice to how she has presented it on the floor of the House. She is right when she says that the answer I have read is not acceptable to the family in question. Ifs, whats and buts are no comfort for...

Topical Issue Debate: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputies for the opportunity to speak about the provision by the HSE of a new management device for children with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes places a substantial burden on the individual, on society and on the economy. Much of this burden is attributable to short-term and long-term complications. Almost 190.000 people in Ireland have diabetes. As the prevalence of diabetes...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Response Times (6 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank Deputy Smyth for the sincerity and appropriateness with which she has brought this issue to the House. I extend my sincere sympathies to the family of that young gentleman and for the harrowing story and circumstances they endured. I am very conscious that no mealy-mouthed words I will issue today with statistics or figures will go any way towards answering the what-ifs, the maybes...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (6 Feb 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 Data (6 Feb 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 (6 Feb 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 (6 Feb 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 Staff (6 Feb 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.