Results 641-660 of 1,095 for speaker:Jimmy Devins

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Health Research Board (HRB) collects data on all admissions to psychiatric in-patient facilities in Ireland. Data on patients history of drug use is not captured. However, the following table outlines the number of admissions to Irish Psychiatric Units and Hospitals with a diagnosis of drug disorders over each of the past five years. Year Drug Disorders 2006 663 2005 777 2004 724...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 191 together. As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme 2006 — 2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional €75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005,...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 and 192 together. In 2006, additional revenue funding of €26.2m was made available to the Health Service Executive to develop services in line with the recommendations of "A Vision for Change". This included funding of €7.5m as part of the Government's multi-annual investment programme, for the provision of additional community based mental health...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional €50m investment which was announced in the 2008 Budget. This funding included monies for the continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability from psychiatric hospitals and other inappropriate...

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (18 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. A National Registry of Deliberate Self-Harm, which is a national system of population monitoring for the occurrence of deliberate self-harm, has been operating in general hospitals in the Republic of Ireland since 2001 and is managed by the National Suicide Research Foundation. In each of the years 2005 and 2006, there were approximately...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (18 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy should be aware that the Primary Medical Certificate is a requirement of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme which the Department of Finance has statutory responsibility for. I would like to bring the Deputy's attention to two schemes administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE): the Motorised Transport Grant and the Mobility Allowance. The...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive an additional €75m in 2007. This funding included monies to provide new residential, respite and day places and also for the continuation of the implementation of the transfer of persons with intellectual disability from psychiatric hospitals and other...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. As the Deputy may be...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. As the Deputy may be...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive an additional €75m in 2007. This funding included monies to provide additional residential places and additional hours of personal assistance for people with a physical and sensory disability. The Government is also honouring its promise in relation to the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi Annual Investment Programme under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive an additional €75m in 2007. This funding included monies to provide additional residential places and additional hours of personal assistance for people with a physical and sensory disability. The Government is also honouring its promise in relation to the...

Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: Ireland was in the first group of countries to sign, subject to ratification, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities when it opened for signature on 30 March this year. The Government established a high level, cross-departmental implementation group earlier this year to advise on any changes to the Government's national disability strategy that may be required to enable...

Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Government intends to ratify the convention as quickly as possible consistent with the need to ensure all necessary requirements under it are being met. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform chairs the cross-departmental implementation group, the work programme of which encompasses all legislative and administrative matters that need to be aligned with the convention to...

Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: We will ratify it as soon as possible. In answer to the Deputy's other question, the cross-departmental group will report and on the basis of the report, we will decide if anything further needs to be done.

Human Rights Issues. (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: I agree with Deputy McGrath that any comedian trying to be funny at the expense of a person with disabilities is engaging in appalling behaviour that should not be allowed. I understand that the issue of Kilcornan will be the subject of an Adjournment debate in the House later. If the Deputy wishes, he can attend. Otherwise I can arrange to have the reply sent to him.

Health Service Inquiries. (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. On Tuesday, 11 December 2007, the HSE published a report into allegations of physical and sexual abuse in the Brothers of Charity services in Galway, at the Holy Family School and Woodlands Residential Service at Renmore, Galway City and Kilcornan Residential Services, Clarinbridge, County Galway. The inquiry was established in 1999 when...

Health Service Inquiries. (13 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The report details terrible abuse suffered by some of the most vulnerable members of society. It is further evidence of how some of the most vulnerable people in society were badly let down in the past. On behalf of the Government, I reiterated on Tuesday the Taoiseach's formal apology to all those affected by abuse in institutions operated or funded by the State, including the Brothers of...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 Dec 2007)

Jimmy Devins: The Middletown Centre for Autism project is a North-South initiative between the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Education Northern Ireland with an input from a number of specialist groups, including the Department of Health and Children and the Department of Health Northern Ireland. To-date my Department has made no financial contribution to the funding of the project.