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- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on the issues raised by Senator O'Donnell. According to provisional HSE TrolleyGAR data, there was a 17% increase in patients waiting on trolleys year to date in University Hospital Limerick accident and emergency department in September 2019 compared with the same period last year. In September 2019, there were 897 patients counted on trolleys...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The Senator made a comprehensive case at the committee last week, not just to me and the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, but, more importantly, to Mr. Paul Reid, CEO of the HSE, and Mr. Liam Woods, who, along with the senior team in the HSE, addressed the issue of the scanner. The hospital can do no more than put forward a proposal for funding. The HSE is currently examining the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Staff Recruitment (9 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: I thank the Senator and acknowledge her contribution, along with that of her colleague, Senator Kieran O'Donnell, at the committee last week. She put a formidable case for dealing with the challenges that exist in University Hospital Limerick. She was not behind the door when it came to making the point to the HSE management team and the ministerial team present. Her frustration is...
- Seanad: Health and Childcare Support (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: Section 7 of the Childcare Support Act 2018 provides for the persons who are eligible to apply for financial support under the national childcare scheme. The Government, through this Bill, is amending section 7 to ensure that all British citizens, whether resident in Northern Ireland or elsewhere, will retain the same right as Irish citizens to apply for the national childcare scheme....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (9 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 (9 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The Sláintecare Implementation Strategy commits to the introduction of a statutory homecare scheme in 2021. As part of this, work is on-going to determine the optimal approach to the development of the scheme within the broader context of the Sláintecare reforms and in 2019 work is focusing on the design of the scheme, the options for regulation, and a review of existing services....
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (9 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: 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 been increased by almost 40%, from €711 million to nearly...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (8 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 Data (8 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The Department of Health is currently engaged in the development of a new statutory scheme and system of regulation for home-support services. The introduction of a system of regulation will ensure that all service-users receive high-quality care and that the public have confidence in the services provided. The options for regulation are currently being explored. I have asked the HSE to...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 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 Data (8 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 Provision (8 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 Staff (8 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 (8 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 Applications (8 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 Funding (8 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 272 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 5 providing...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (8 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 (8 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: Psychological Services (8 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 (8 Oct 2019)
Jim Daly: The allocation of mental health services, including those for young persons, is agreed in the context of the HSE annual Service Plans, following the annual Estimates process. The Department of Health, in conjunction with the HSE, regularly monitors delivery of the HSE Service Plan each year. The overall aim of developing mental health services for young people, including new e-mental health...