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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (21 Nov 2017)

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 Funding (21 Nov 2017)

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 (21 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: Each year 4,000 people in Ireland develop dementia – an average of 11 people every day. Currently there are approximately 55,000 people living with dementia in the Republic of Ireland, and this number is expected to almost treble to over 150,000 by 2046. These numbers highlight the need for us as a nation to acknowledge and understand the condition and its impact on individuals and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (21 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: The evaluation of the Children’s Palliative Care Programme, which was published in November 2016, contains 20 recommendations for the further development of children’s palliative care services. The Evaluation noted that the Children’s Palliative Care Programme had made a major difference to the lives of children with palliative care needs and their families and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (21 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: The State's Capital Programme “Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021” which was published on 30 September 2015 included an investment programme in health infrastructure. Based on this, the HSE prepared its programme of investment in public nursing home facilities. The programme which was announced on 26 January 2016 included the...

Committee on the Future of Healthcare Report: Motion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to do so. I thank all Deputies who have contributed and assure them that these contributions are noted and will be brought back to Deputy Harris, the Minister responsible for the implementation of this report. I also thank the Deputies who contributed to the Sláintecare report committee. I was an early member of that committee myself but had to come off it...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I could not agree more. A certain amount of people will always need to see a consultant psychiatrist. My job is to ensure that people are appropriately referred and where they are not appropriately referred, my job is to ensure that we have policies so that does not happen and that those people do not clog up the system and prevent those who really need to see a psychiatrist from doing so....

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I again thank the Deputy for his focus on this matter. Any focus he puts on this area is always welcome, and we all want to work together towards achieving the best outcomes we can. A Vision for Change was a very ambitious document for its time. It was formulated in 2006 in a very different Ireland that had a strong, burgeoning economy. We were very ambitious back then, and rightly so....

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I certainly will. I am already working on a mental health helpline for more appropriate referral. The Deputy makes a very good point about GPs having access to 24-hour guidance and direction on what to do in such a situation. We will actively consider that and are considering it at present. Skype is also a very useful tool as people can talk in real time to very qualified people. There...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: The Government is committed to increasing the mental health budget annually, as shown by the substantial additional funding of €200 million for mental health from 2012 to 2018. The implementation of A Vision for Change has been given specific priority in recent years with the additional ring-fenced funding specifically aimed at modernising mental health services in line with the...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Staff (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I am not sure which Minister the Deputy was referring to when he referred to a Minister who says everything is fantastic and wonderful and so on. No one is saying that. I am saying we need to acknowledge how far we have come with a view to improving and building on that further. We cannot always focus on the negative. That is merely the point I am making. The answer to the Deputy's...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: A Vision for Change, published in 2006, set out a ten-year policy framework for Ireland's mental health services. It recommended that interventions should be aimed at maximising recovery from mental illness and building on service user and social network resources to achieve meaningful integration and participation in community life. The Government is committed to increasing the mental...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I appreciate the Deputy's passion with respect to this service. He has a serious conviction and commitment to the cause, and I salute that. I will ask the HSE to outline the answers to the questions he has posed. I cannot answer as to what it will do locally. Therefore, I will ask the HSE to communicate directly with the Deputy to provide clarity on that. I appreciate that every...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: Good2Talk Counselling and Psychotherapy Support Services is a counselling service based in Mullingar that covers County Westmeath. Good2Talk was awarded funding through the HSE resource office for suicide prevention of €25,000 for 2014 and €39,600 for 2015. In addition, it received €18,000 under the National Lottery grant scheme for 2016, and has, I understand, made...

Other Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: This is not a reflection on Good2Talk; it is a change in the system for allocating funding that was announced to all organisations, including Good2Talk, in 2015. Many of the organisations are admittedly doing very good work but on an ad hoc basis. We need to streamline that and understand what everyone is doing. It is one of the reasons I want to see the introduction of a national phone...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: According to census 2016, the number of people with psychological or emotional conditions increased from 96,004 in 2011 to 123,515 in 2016. The Government has taken action to address this and the consequent increase in demand for services. Over the period in question, there has been a substantial parallel increase in awareness of mental well-being in society and a reduction in the stigma...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I do not agree with the Deputy's analysis or with how he looks at everything being less ten years on. The €200 million increase in the mental health budget is very substantial and I challenge the Deputy to point to any other area the Government is in charge of that experienced an equivalent pro rataincrease during the recession the State has endured. On the more substantive issue of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I will not comment on a case regarding Cork County Council. If the Deputy has an issue with how Cork County Council dealt with a particular case that has come to his attention, I respectfully suggest he take the matter up directly with Cork County Council, which, I am quite sure, will be more than happy to provide any clarification required on the matter.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: He did not need to.

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: I am delighted to have the opportunity to address the House on health matters. The Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, sends his apologies that he is unable to attend. I know that some Senators have raised particular matters which I will address later in my opening statement. I will start by giving an overview of some recent developments. Any discussion will probably start with...