Results 601-620 of 1,150 for speaker:Frank Fahey

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Ten years.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: The timescale has to be progressive.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Section 25 of the Bill states: Subject to subsection (4) and section 29, a public body shall ensure that its public buildings are, as far as practicable, accessible to persons with disabilities. Section 25(3)(a) of the Bill states: Buildings, which are public buildings on the commencement of this section or which become public buildings 40 after such commencement, shall be brought into...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: The amendment I brought forward on Committee Stage in the Dáil to allow for a review of the operation of the Bill's provisions within five years of commission covers the amendments tabled. The five year timeframe links the timing of the review with the end date of the multi-annual investment programme of 2009. The Government amendment was in response to proposals made by the DLCG which...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendments Nos. 7 and 21 are technical amendments which relate to the reference in the Bill to personal advocates assigned by Comhairle to assist, support and represent persons with a disability to apply for access services under Part 2 in addition to social services generally. As the Comhairle (Amendment) Bill 2004 has yet to be enacted I have been advised by the Parliamentary Counsel that...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Yes.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: It still is. It is not affected by this technical amendment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 8 would require assessment reports to contain a priority list of services and the timing for their delivery. The principle already established in the Bill is that the assessment report would set out all required services and indicate the order for their provision, together with the optimal time scales for their delivery. I am not convinced that the amendment proposed would add...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: There will be flexibility with regard to service statements. As further resources become available, a service statement can be added, or if personal circumstances change, a service statement can be added. When it comes to the reality of how this will operate, on the basis of it being a person centred seamless approach from the HSE, then a person can expect to have a continuous relationship...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are technical amendments which recognise that under section 8(8) the applicant will be invited rather than required or obliged by the assessment officer to attend a meeting.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 12 is a technical amendment which seeks to provide clarity in section 9(4) that it is the person with disability who is the subject of an assessment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: As I promised Senator Terry last week when she noted her concern to identify unmet service needs, I have reviewed the provisions in section 13. Notwithstanding Senator Terry's amendment on the matter, I am pleased to present amendment No. 14 which requires the inclusion of additional data in the HSE report to provide a fuller picture of those with unmet needs. The amendment will ensure the...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Unmet aggregate needs will be identified and the HSE will be required to outline all identified needs to indicate the periods of time ideally required to provide services, the sequence of provision and the estimated costs involved. The amendments will facilitate a detailed analysis of service provision and areas of unmet need. The data will be available to the public in published reports. The...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Pretty much.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: We have reviewed the situation and are satisfied that Government amendment No. 14, which will require that additional data is included in the HSE report, will give a fuller picture of those unmet needs. This will ensure that it will deliver a profile of the persons who are not getting all the services identified in the assessment. Amendment No. 14 will insert a new paragraph (e) in section 13(1).

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: No.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Yes. I do not have a problem with that.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: Amendment No. 16 seeks to insert a further ground of complaint in regard to the contents of the assessment. As I stated last week, any person who considers he or she has a disability can apply for an assessment, as outlined in section 9(1). Those who apply for an independent assessment will therefore receive one. Otherwise, there is a ground for complaint under section 14(1)(a). In regard to...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: The Disability Bill, as published, includes a provision that allows the Health Service Executive or head of the education service provider to refuse to implement the recommendation of a complaints officer. In such cases, the opinion would be set out in writing and could be appealed by the applicant. I was pleased to table an amendment in the Dáil which deleted that provision. Government...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Frank Fahey: When the Bill was published, there was a provision therein that allowed the Health Service Executive or head of the education service provider to refuse to implement the recommendation of a complaints officer.