Results 881-900 of 2,980 for speaker:Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (23 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Community groups such as Allenwood Men's Shed, Co Kildare, may apply for Lottery Funding to help with start-up costs to the Department of Health or the Health Service Executive.

Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Deputy Howlin and the other speakers for their contributions on this important issue. As the Minister, Deputy Harris, outlined, the Government is supporting the reading of the Bill for a second time but cautioning the House that much work will have to be done before it proceeds further. The Minister and the Government fully subscribe to the objective of the Bill, which is to protect...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Deputy McConalogue for raising this issue and for giving me an opportunity to update the House on the serious matter he has raised relating to Letterkenny General Hospital. The Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, has asked me to convey his apologies to Deputy McConalogue as he is unavoidably detained elsewhere. He has asked me to address this matter for Deputy McConalogue. I...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I have been advised by the HSE that those responsible in Letterkenny have confirmed that the emergency department is under pressure. The reason provided – this is as specific as I can be – is that there are high attendances there and a number of delayed discharges and a suspected winter vomiting bug outbreak. That is as specific as I can be about the reasons around what is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Senator for raising this important topic for discussion. It is an issue in which he has had a keen interest for many years and I am delighted to be in a position to update the Seanad on it. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, has asked me to convey his apologies and regrets that he cannot be here. As co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, PHECC, is the independent statutory agency with responsibility for standards, education and training in the field of pre-hospital emergency care. The council is the regulator for emergency medical services and its role is to protect the public. Automated external defibrillators can be placed in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the matter is one for local authorities, the relevant Minister is the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Deputy Simon Coveney.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (17 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Clear standards are in place and everyone must sign up to them. Anyone who knows what a defibrillator looks like - Senators will have seen them in various locations - is aware that the standards are outlined clearly. Given that no reference had been made to Eir or local authorities before my arrival in the House, the information provided by the Senator is new to me. I have given an...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and I welcome the opportunity to provide information to the House on the matter. In light of increasing demand, a key challenge for our health system is to ensure patients have timely access to health services. The Government is committed to a sustained focus on improving waiting times, particularly for those waiting longest. The number...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Gynaecology services in general hospitals are, in the main, linked to local obstetric services through shared consultant appointments. These services are seen as the poor relation to maternity services. Given that obstetric patients cannot wait for services, in times of high demand, the gynaecology patients can be left to wait longer than one would have hoped. Nationally, waiting lists for...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Deputy Kelleher for raising this matter. It is clear that the Deputy has been personally affected by his engagement with the parents. Those of us who enjoy good health and whose children enjoy good health sometimes take it for granted. Anybody listening to the Deputy could not help but be moved by the dreadful experiences those families have had. However, this is an opportunity to...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (16 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I acknowledge that Deputy Kelleher is not being political or over-dramatic on this. He is simply reflecting the situation of certain families and the challenges that face them. He is absolutely correct, and we agree, that waiting times are not acceptable in this case, with children in the circumstances the Deputy outlined. Having the theatre built is one thing but recruiting the nurses to...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: He is in the Seanad.

Mental Health Services Funding: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I am sharing time with him. On behalf of the Government, I welcome the opportunity to restate its commitment to our mental health policy and the development and improvement of mental health services. Real and significant developments in mental health services have been initiated since 2012. At a time when other budgets were being cut, investment was prioritised and increased to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (15 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 441 and 442 together. Following publication of the Men's Health Policy (2008-2013), an independent report was commissioned by the HSE under Peter Baker to review the National Policy. Subsequent to this the HSE has developed and completed an Action Plan. The HSE has established a Group under the Health and Wellbeing Programme and is currently progressing its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Health Policy (15 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Healthy Ireland: A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013-2025 was approved by Government in February 2013. It sets out a vision and four over-arching goals to improve the health and wellbeing for the entire population of Ireland over the coming generation. Implementation of the Framework over the period to 2025 will take account of emerging evidence, research, international best...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (10 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The Obesity Policy provides an opportunity to work across Government, sectors of society and communities. As part of the increased health budget, 5 million Euros will be allocated to the Healthy Ireland Fund which will provide for projects in a variety of settings such as education, workplaces and communities. This will support actions taken across a number of sectors including education,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (9 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There is a growing interest in and understanding internationally of the contribution healthy workplaces can make to healthier societies and the benefits of this to business both in terms of more productive workforces and the ability to attract and retain the best employees. The World Health Organization (WHO) considers workplace health programmes as one of the best-buy options for...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Accommodation (8 Nov 2016)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As somebody who is as anxious as Deputy Cowen in respect of the retention of the ambulance service in Edenderry, I thank him for raising this important matter. It is a good opportunity to brief the House on this matter. Since 2006, the National Ambulance Service, NAS, has operated a service from Ofalia House, a HSE care facility in the Edenderry area. This service was most welcome when it...