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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (23 Jan 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 (23 Jan 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 (23 Jan 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 (23 Jan 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 (23 Jan 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 (23 Jan 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 (23 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 343 and 344 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as A 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 NHSS covers the cost of the standard components of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (23 Jan 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: Hospital Facilities (23 Jan 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 Home Accommodation Provision (23 Jan 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: Suicide Incidence (23 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: Murder and familicide are criminal acts and fall under the remit of the Department of Justice. Policies aimed at prevention and reduction of suicide are the responsibility of my Department. The National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is part of the HSE’s Mental Health Division and its role is to support, inform, monitor and co-ordinate the implementation of Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: Homecare is an increasingly important part of the supports we offer to older people, and will continue to increase in importance into the future, as our ageing population grows. The Department is currently engaged in a detailed process to develop plans for a new statutory scheme and system of regulation for home care services. While this is under development, both the Department and Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Combatting Cyberbullying (23 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: The protection of children online is primarily a matter for the Minister for Children in collaboration with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Minister for Justice and Equality. I also have a special and personal interest in this issue and I am in ongoing dialogue with the Taoiseach and ministerial colleagues in an effort to bring focus to this most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: The Health Act 1970 (as amended) provides that the HSE shall make available in-patient services for persons with full eligibility i.e. medical card holders and persons with limited eligibility. This includes the provision of in-patient services in a hospital or convalescent home. As the HSE has operational responsibility for the provision of these services, including determining how...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (18 Jan 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 Home Services (18 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: The Minister has no role in relation to the individual contract between a service provider, in this case a private nursing home, and the service recipient. However, in general terms, a nursing home should be in a position to cater for the assessed needs of its residents. Under the Health Act 2007 (Care and Welfare of Residents in Designated Centres for Older People) Regulations 2013)...

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank all Members for their contributions to the debate on the motion on the important matter of pay restoration for staff in section 39 agencies. It is clear from the contributions made in the House that we are all agreed that there is an issue which needs to be addressed. However, it is a complex one which will need careful thought and consideration to reach a solution. Like my...

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: Calls for all staff in the organisations to be made public servants simply cannot be agreed to by the State. Adding potentially 100,000 people to the numbers in the public service cannot be afforded by the Exchequer. Budgets were cut across the public service during the financial crisis and everyone was expected to make savings. Given that the large part of the budgets of section 39...

Section 39 Agency Staff Reimbursements: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: While it is understood pay cuts were imposed on section 39 employees, often we are relying on anecdotal evidence as to how they were applied. Different measures such as increment freezes, pauses in recruitment and reducing staff numbers may also have been used. I was happy to hear the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, advise the House that the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (17 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. First, I wish to acknowledge the distress for patients and their families, and the impact on staff, caused by overcrowded conditions in some of our hospital emergency departments, including the one in Letterkenny. Tackling overcrowding in emergency departments is a key commitment of this Government. As part of budget 2018, an extra €30...