Results 801-820 of 1,150 for speaker:Frank Fahey

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The categories of persons identified in subsection (2) are readily identifiable and would generally be regarded as having a legal standing. To include a carer or family carer who is not also a relative, guardian, legal representative or personal advocate could be problematic. It would not be clear to the HSE what responsibilities such a person was willing or entitled to take in relation to an...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: She is performing well for a new Deputy.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: It is not anticipated that extra manpower will be required within the Health Service Executive for the administrative work. That will be done by those already involved in that activity but obviously there will be different roles so there should not be a problem in that respect. Amendment No. 64 seeks to compel employees of the Health Service Executive to apply for an assessment of a person...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Will the Deputy clarify what she is seeking in amendment No. 64?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Yes.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I cannot accept Deputy Lynch's views in respect of amendments Nos. 118 and 116. It is quite clear the complaints officer can rule on the adequacy of the service statement. I do not think it is necessary therefore to rule on the inadequacy. Ruling on the adequacy of the service statement means that whatever inadequacies are there will be taken into account. I do not propose to accept that...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: How?

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: It will take precedence over this so there will not be two assessments.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I do not think it necessary. As explained on Committee Stage, if an assessment is being carried out under the Education Act, then that assessment must take into account the health situation and will cover both, to ensure there is not duplication of assessments. I honestly believe that the position the Deputy is trying to achieve is adequately covered in the small number of cases where a...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: This amendment proposes to give examples of personal social services for the purposes of the Bill. Existing health legislation covers some personal social services such as residential care. Any expansion of the scope of such provision by way of defining personal social services would therefore be more appropriately dealt with in that legislation. Having listened to the arguments of the...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: Part 2 deals with all health services as provided by the Health Service Executive. It would not be appropriate to define health services in this Bill. The same applies to personal social services. If Deputy Stanton would outline the advantage of including this limited number of areas in the Bill, I could perhaps refer that to the Department of Health and Children.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The definition of health service in the Bill is "a service ... provided by or on behalf of the Executive". That means that all services provided by the Health Service Executive are included in this Bill, including those which the Deputy mentioned in his amendment. This includes personal social services, such as personal assistance and so on. I am prepared to return to the Department of Health...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: I will not.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: The amendments seek to unite the functions of the assessment officer under section 8 and the liaison officer under section 11 under the title "needs officer". While I have certain sympathy with the thrust of the arguments put forward, the House will be aware that an assessment officer has statutory independence to identify the individual needs arising from an assessment without regard to...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: There will not be.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: On Deputy Stanton's question, which embraces the issues raised by the other speakers, the role of the assessment officer is to operate within the Health Service Executive system to identify the series of services that can be provided from within existing or planned resources. The HSE is working out the detailed arrangements for the practical implementation of the legislation. It is...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: With respect to Deputy Stanton, I have answered the question. The liaison officer must take account of resource constraints when putting together the service statement.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: If a person with an assessment statement requires services that cannot be provided because of a lack of resources, those services must be left out of the service statement. That is the reality. Since we entered into discussion on amendments, the DLCG was quite adamant that it wanted an independent assessment of need. It is for this reason that the independent assessment of need must be...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: There is nothing in the Bill that does not allow for that. That is an important clarification, which perhaps I had not made sufficiently clear before this.

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2005)

Frank Fahey: On Deputy Finian McGrath's point that the battle for rights goes on, I suggest that the battle for services goes on. I agree with him that there are gaps in the service.