Results 941-960 of 1,663 for speaker:Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the witnesses for attending this meeting. They are welcome. We are all singing from the same hymn sheet, which is that it is important that people remain in their homes for as long as possible. I acknowledge the work done by carers, both those who are paid to do it and the family members who provide care out of love. It is important to remember all of them today and to acknowledge...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Does she think they could be convinced to return to the caring sector? It is predicted that demand will increase by 50% in the next 12 years. Why are systems not being put in place more quickly to ensure the health service can cope with this? Staff turnover is high. Can this be addressed as a matter of urgency, especially as it has been advised that continuity of care is of the utmost...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Why is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That has to be worked on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It will not be long before that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Regulation of Home Care Provision: Discussion (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Pushed on.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (30 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if the implementation plan for the national neurorehabilitation strategy will be submitted to him by the HSE by June 2018 as agreed; the timeframe for implementation; and the investment that will be ringfenced in 2019 to support its implementation [23857/18]
- Other Questions: Occupational Therapy (29 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. I appreciate that his heart is in the right place in this regard. His intentions are good. I ask him to keep in mind that consultation is imperative if anything is to work. I ask the Minister of State to comment on the suggestion in the standard operating procedure that referral information will be sufficient in terms of birth and development...
- Other Questions: Occupational Therapy (29 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 47. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns being expressed by occupational therapists in relation to new assessment of needs procedures for children with disabilities. [23505/18]
- Other Questions: Occupational Therapy (29 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Minister of State is very welcome to the Chamber. I ask him for his views on the concerns being expressed by occupational therapists in respect of the new assessment of need procedure for children with disabilities.
- Other Questions: Occupational Therapy (29 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: The Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland, AOTI, has outlined concerns about the HSE's standard operating procedure for assessment of need. Specifically, occupational therapists are very concerned about the HSE's implementation from 30 April 2018 of the standard operating procedure for the assessment of need. Among other things, they say that "90 minutes is not a sufficient...
- Order of Business (29 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: Ba mhaith liom ceist a chur ar an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna. Under the programme for Government, the Government committed to enhancing the life of a person with a disability. If so, why does no special school in Cork or elsewhere nationally have a career guidance teacher? This sends the wrong message. Does the Government expect the people in question to have no aspirations in life?...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I commend the Co-Chairman on getting the three committees together. It was a very good idea and it is something with which we should move forward. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee to share their very personal experiences with us. It is great to see that they are all in a good place and that positivity is radiating out of them. They have all done well. I am the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That is shocking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is shocking. I note what Mr. Kearney said about hidden disability. I come across that very often. People see it as a plus and as a minus but it is something around which greater public awareness and training are required regarding how to deal with someone who does not appear to have a disability but does. It is something I am interested in discussing further with the witnesses. How...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: I commend the Co-Chairman on getting the three committees together. It was a very good idea and it is something with which we should move forward. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee to share their very personal experiences with us. It is great to see that they are all in a good place and that positivity is radiating out of them. They have all done well. I am the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: That is shocking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Joint Committee on Education and Skills and Joint Committee on Health
Supports for People with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (29 May 2018) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: It is shocking. I note what Mr. Kearney said about hidden disability. I come across that very often. People see it as a plus and as a minus but it is something around which greater public awareness and training are required regarding how to deal with someone who does not appear to have a disability but does. It is something I am interested in discussing further with the witnesses. How...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (29 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 110. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place to address the impact that demographic changes and an ageing society will have on persons with disabilities. [23506/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs (24 May 2018)
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the key measures in the Action Plan for Jobs 2018 for persons with disabilities. [22873/18]