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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 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 Data (16 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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue to which I am replying on behalf of my colleague, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. The housing assistance payment, HAP, is deemed to be a social housing support under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. As a long-term housing support, an assessment of housing need must first be completed in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I will pass the Deputy's comments, concerns and frustrations on to the Minister. I accept she would not be on her feet raising this issue today if everything was being processed within two days and the process was running as smoothly as my presentation in response to issues she raised would suggest. I will pass the Deputy's concerns on to the Minister. That is my job here. That is how...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: LIHAF is primarily aimed at the activation of sites for housing development that may not otherwise be viable and is not in and of itself a traffic management measure. This LIHAF project will provide the essential infrastructure to realise the full potential of the lands in the south-east quadrant of Maynooth for housing provision and assist in alleviating traffic congestion in the town....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I could not agree with the Deputy's last line more. It is not about money alone. Money alone will not solve this problem. I have stated that on the record of this House. While I got an additional €52 million in this year's budget, if I got an additional €152 million, I could not wipe out the current waiting list. While I do not intimately understand the Wexford situation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I am very much surrounded by Kildare Deputies in the House today.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Network (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: Representatives of Kildare county. I thank the Deputy for raising the matter and providing the opportunity to discuss the Maynooth project under the local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. As the Deputy will be aware, in 2016, the Government approved 30 LIHAF projects that then received final approval in late...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. Home supports enable older people to remain in their own homes and communities, as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital. As outlined in the HSE’s national service plan for 2019, the HSE maximises the utilisation of current resources prioritising those requiring discharge from acute hospitals. Significant resources and...

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2019: Motion (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2019,a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 20th September, 2019."

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I am aware of the report to which the Deputy refers, and I want to acknowledge the good work the mental health commission continues to do to ensure standards continue to improve across the range of healthcare facilities that look after some of our most vulnerable adults and young people. There is no excuse for many of the issues highlighted in the report, which the Deputy listed. It is down...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: On the issue of children being admitted to adult facilities, in 2008 three out of every four children admitted to mental health units went into adult units. Thankfully, the situation has reversed and now about one in every four children are admitted to adult services, while three out of every four are admitted to age appropriate services. Last year, the figure was 84. To date this year, it...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank Deputy Butler for her continued interest in and support for this matter. I can confirm that the 1 million additional home help hours, which will bring next year's allocation to 19.2 million, will be available from 1 January. These home help hours will support people to continue living in their own homes. I have already indicated that some of these hours will be used to test the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I am very familiar with the campaign waged by the Deputies opposite and acknowledge their efforts to have this drug made available. This is the first time I have been made aware of a delay. I will find out this afternoon what has happened and will revert to both Deputies with the reason for the delay.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (15 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 Data (15 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: Mental Health Services Data (15 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: Community Care (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 329 to 331, inclusive, together. A key principle underpinning Government policy is to support older people to live in their own home as long as possible. There will, however, always be people whose needs are best met in a residential care setting or supported housing model. There are 10 Supported Care Homes in Community Healthcare Organisation Area...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Payments (15 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 Homes Support Scheme (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), 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. In Budget 2020 the Government has provided an additional €45m investment in the NHSS, increasing its...