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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: It is Government policy to promote care in the community for older people so that they can continue to live in their own homes for as long as possible. The only statutory scheme in place at present to support older people is the Nursing Home Support Scheme, commonly known as ‘A Fair Deal’, and there have been calls to extend this scheme to cover home care services. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) is a system of financial support for those in need of long-term nursing home care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their income and assets while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that people are cared for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Expenditure (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: As indicated in the HSE Service Plan 2017, the Counselling in Primary Care Service expects to see around 8,900 adults this year, and collaboration is also progressing between mental health and primary care in relation to developing counselling for those under age 18. Around 3,000 adults will also be seen by the HSE National Counselling Service. Other service initiatives aimed at developing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. As these are service matters 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 (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: When the NHSS commenced in 2009, a commitment was made that it would be reviewed after three years. The Report of the Review was published in July 2015. Arising out of the Review, a number of key issues have been identified for more detailed consideration across Departments and Agencies. An Interdepartmental/Agency Working Group has been established to progress the recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Sep 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: HSE Reports (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I am familiar with the recently report published by the HSE referred to by the Deputy, including concerns around funding or other serious issues highlighted in the report. As the HSE has established an Implementation Team to follow through on the recommendations of this Report, I have referred the question to the Executive for a detailed reply to the Deputy. The Deputy can be rest assured...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: The HSE is currently providing a 24-hour service through its Acute Units located in General Hospitals for people requiring urgent mental health assessment and treatment . Work is ongoing to expand upon the services available in the community to ensure a 7-day a week service. Based on an extensive data collection process, areas have been identified that would require additional resources...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: The long term beds provided by public nursing homes are an essential part of our infrastructure, and without them many older people would not have access to the care that they need. The standard of care delivered to residents in these units is generally very high, but we recognise that many of our public units are housed in buildings that are less than ideal in the modern context. For this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (28 Sep 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: Mental Health Services Funding (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: As reflected in the agreed Programme for Government, the Government remains strongly committed to developing all aspects of mental health policy and services. This includes, for example, on-going reviews of both the Mental Health Act 2001, and A Vision for Change. We will increase also the HSE Mental Health budget annually, as resources allow over future years. In the region of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Waiting Lists (28 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: The number of patients awaiting a psychology appointment across all Community Healthcare Organisations at the end of July, including those waiting more than a year are as follows: Total number Of which are waiting more than a year 0-4 years 981 151 5-17 years 5830 2035 18-64 years 1491 380 65+ years 113 18 The HSE has a Service Improvement Initiative underway for Psychology Services;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (28 Sep 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.

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Incidence (27 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I accept that no Deputies are being personal in this matter. I have heard their concerns and know that all three are very genuine. I am not going to get involved in the clinical argument as that is not my role or function. However, I will take the concerns, raised on the floor of the House, back to the Department and discuss them with the senior Minister, Deputy Harris, to see if I can get...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: All I can do is provide the Deputies with an assurance that I am well aware of the issue. I have spoken to a number of their colleagues in the other House and to Deputies who are not in the Chamber today. To their credit, I think every Oireachtas Member has reached out to me on the issue of Roscommon. I am travelling there on Monday and intend to meet with Tony Canavan, the chief medical...

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Incidence (27 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputies from Kerry for giving me the opportunity to update the House on this matter. Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The health protection surveillance centre of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputies who have raised the matter and continue to keep the focus on this important issue in what is a very disturbing period for all of us. The HSE is committed to ensuring that all aspects of mental health services are delivered in a consistent and timely fashion. In 2015, the mental health division of the executive determined that it was necessary to conduct an...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (27 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator who has been very consistent, dedicated and committed to this cause. I commend this and I thank him for raising this important issue. As a country, we invest considerable resources in training our non-consultant hospital doctors, NCHDs. As recently as Tuesday this week, a report published by the RCSI highlighted that more than 80% of trainee doctors have said that...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (27 Sep 2017)

Jim Daly: I undertake to get the Senator an update on the recommendations of the MacCraith report from the Department and furnish the Senator with a detailed update on how many recommendations were made, what actions have been taken, how many have been implemented and what steps have been taken to ensure the full enactment of all of the recommendations. I will do this without delay. I thank the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (27 Sep 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.