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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Funding (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: The Government has made improved access to home support services a priority. We have committed to an additional investment of €52 million in Budget 2020 to bring the total funding for home supports to €487 million in 2020. In 2020 the HSE will deliver over 19.2 million hours of home support, representing a substantial increase of 1 million hours more than this year’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396, 397 and 401 together. Budget 2019 made allowance for an additional €55 million for Mental Health Services to build on existing services. This is made up of the €20 million continuing cost in 2019 of developments initiated in 2018, combined with €35 million for further new developments. Since 2012, the Mental Health HSE Budget has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2020 (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: HSE Mental Health services will receive €1.026 billion in funding in 2020, an increase of €234m since 2016, and an increase of €39m over 2019. The additional €39m euro announced for mental health services in budget 2020 is additional funding and does not rely on any carry-over funding from 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2020 (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: HSE Mental Health services will receive €1.026 billion in funding in 2020, an increase of €234m since 2016, and an increase of €39m over 2019. The additional €39m euro announced for mental health services in budget 2020 is additional funding and does not rely on any carry-over funding from 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2020 (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: HSE Mental Health services will receive €1.026 billion in funding in 2020, an increase of €234m since 2016, and €39m over 2019. The €39 additional million euro announced for mental health services in budget 2020 is additional funding and does not rely on any carry over funding from 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (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: Home Help Service Provision (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: Proposed Legislation (15 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: Nursing Home Services (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: Home Care Packages Administration (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: Home Help Service (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: The Government has made improved access to home support services a priority. We have committed to an additional investment of €52 million in Budget 2020 to bring the total funding for home supports to €487 million in 2020. In 2020 the HSE will deliver over 19.2 million hours of home support, representing a substantial increase of 1 million hours more than this year’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: The Government has made improved access to home support services a priority. We have committed to an additional investment of €52 million in Budget 2020 to bring the total funding for home supports to €487 million in 2020.  In 2020 the HSE will deliver over 19.2 million hours of home support, representing a substantial increase of 1 million hours more than this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Chairman for the invitation to come before the committee. I welcome the establishment of the committee and look forward to seeing its work unfold over the coming months. Having engaged with the Traveller community at numerous events, visits and launches in recent years, I am acutely aware of the need for continued support for the community. On 9 October, I had the honour of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: Many questions were raised. Deputy Collins might remind me if I miss any one of them. The Deputy asked for a "yes" or "no" response on whether €25 million of the €55 million allocation for last year has not been spent. The answer is "no". There is €12 million yet to be spent and there is two plus months of this year remaining to spend it. I am meeting representatives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: Can the Senator clarify the name of the report to which he refers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I would say that is the report I referred to and it is under the jurisdiction of the Minister of State in my Department, Deputy Catherine Byrne. She is the lead Minister on that so I have not seen the plan. That is a whole-of-government report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: Specifically on the recommendations by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care and refreshing A Vision for Change, which is the overarching policy that drives the Government's mental health policy, as the Senator will be aware we have been refreshing the policy document for some time. I hope to bring the final version to Government in the next two or three weeks....

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I do not have the information to hand but I can find out for the Senator and will revert to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: Yes, I did and this year €39 million has been added to the mental health budget, which brings the total to €1.026 billion. Traveller health is part of that. However, when it comes to moneys, there are many competing demands but they are all factored in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: I do not dispute that there is a crisis. This committee was established in response to a dreadfully serious issue, which is how politics is supposed to work. I do not in any way, shape or form intend to diminish the seriousness and challenges of this issue. I want to be as proactive as I can with this committee, and anybody else, who will try to reach out and achieve a solution. As for...