Results 561-580 of 7,823 for speaker:Jim Daly
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (24 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme, commonly referred to as 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. As outlined in the HSE's National Service Plan for 2019, the NHSS is expected to support 23,042 people in 2019. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (24 Oct 2019)
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 Help Service (24 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The Health Service Capacity Review 2018, published in January, outlines projections of demand and capacity requirements for a range of health services to 2031. As our population, particularly our older population continues to grow, key projections from the analysis indicate, for the period 2016-2021 - 12% growth in overall population; - 59% growth in 65+ population; and - 95%...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Statutory Instruments (23 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: Community Nursing Units are an essential part of our national infrastructure. However, many public units are housed in buildings that are less than ideal in the modern context. The Government’s Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016 to 2021 programme provided the framework to allow for an enhanced programme to replace, upgrade and refurbish these...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Act Review (23 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The report of the Expert Group set up to review the Mental Health Act 2001 was published in 2015. The report contains 165 recommendations and proposes a move away from the often paternalistic interpretation of the existing legislation as well as including provisions which are intended to strengthen the protections for people who are detained without consent in approved centres. The broad...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Closures (22 Oct 2019)
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 (22 Oct 2019)
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: Traveller Community (22 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The National Office for Suicide Prevention in the HSE has responsibility for the implementation of Connecting for Life, Ireland's National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Members of the Traveller community are considered as a priority group under the strategy and feature across many objectives and actions in the strategy. I have asked the National Office for Suicide...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (22 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The National Service Plan 2019 set a target to deliver 18.26 million hours to over 53,000 people, including 360,000 hours as part of an Intensive Home care Package. By the end of July more than 10 million hours of home support had been delivered nationally and almost 52,000 people were in receipt of the service. The latest preliminary data available to me indicates that this...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (22 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The proposed policy change to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), to cap contributions based on farm and business assets at 3 years where a family successor commits to working the productive asset, has been approved by Government. The Department developed draft Heads of Bill while considering a number of complex ancillary policy and operational matters which may need to be addressed in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (22 Oct 2019)
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 Savings (22 Oct 2019)
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: Care of the Elderly Provision (22 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 326 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 Data (22 Oct 2019)
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 Beds Data (22 Oct 2019)
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 Data (22 Oct 2019)
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 Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2019)
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 Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2019)
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 Provision (22 Oct 2019)
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: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2019)
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.