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- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 366 together. As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: The estimated additional cost of the implementation of 'A Vision for Change' the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy is â¬150 million over 7 â 10 years. Substantial resources are invested in mental health services; overall spending on these services amounts to an estimated â¬1 billion. Implementing 'A Vision for Change' is essentially about the reallocation and...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: 'A Vision for Change' the Report on the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy recommended that a plan to bring about the closure of all psychiatric hospitals should be drawn up and implemented and that the resources released by these closures should be re-invested in the mental health service. The Departments of Finance and Health and Children have agreed in principle to the release of the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: 'A Vision for Change' the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy which has been adopted as Government policy, says that to provide an effective community based service, community mental health teams should offer home based treatment and assertive outreach and a comprehensive range of medical psychological therapies relevant to the need of the services users and their families. In...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: A Vision for Change'- the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over a 7 to 10 year period. Recommendations in the Report are consistent with commitments in the Programme for Government. The Report proposes a holistic view of mental illness and recommends an integrated multidisciplinary...
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: The recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health and Children regarding the 'High Level of Suicide in Irish Society' published in 2006 and the Committee's recent updated Report are consistent with the actions identified in 'Reach Out' the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 -2014. The HSE, through the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP), oversees the...
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 400, 401, 403 and 404 together. 'Reach Out' â A National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, provides a policy framework for suicide prevention activities in Ireland. The HSE, through the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP), oversees the implementation of the strategy. Initiatives which have been progressed by the NOSP include developing...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: The Government is committed to a coherent strategy for social inclusion based on the lifecycle approach set out in the national partnership agreement Towards 2016. In addition, the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion (NAPinclusion), complemented by the social inclusion elements of the National Development Plan 2007-2013: Transforming Ireland â A Better Quality of Life for All, sets...
- Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (9 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: My Department does not directly fund any organisations which provide services for people with eating disorders. The Deputy may however wish to note that Bodywhys, the Eating Disorder Association of Ireland, has applied for National Lottery Funding and a decision is expected to be made on this application shortly. As the HSE provides funding to various voluntary organisations providing health...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I thank Senators Mullen, Regan and O'Donovan for their specific contributions. I hope I can be equally specific in my response. I will start by referring to the points raised by Senator Mullen. I wish to put on record that I am a pacifist also. I want to be clear, however, that I do not think that issue comes into it. I hasten to add that I am not a killjoy either, which was the word...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: That is his initial point and I will come to it in a few minutes. The Minister also said that any basic research on practical shooting will see that it considers itself an extreme sport. In his opening response, the Minister also said that this is an imported gun culture and has nothing to offer Irish society. The Senators said that experts attached to the Olympic movement have no...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I accept there is a skill involved, but the difficulty in moving from the skill to the sport element is if the additional marking involves accreditations based on the power of the gun used. I wonder about the sporting element of that. Either way, only seven of 70 votes were in favour of granting membership to the IPSC, based on the notion that they did not respect the fact that practical...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I have never had the privilege to take part in either activity. The style of play in both paintball and airsoft is completely based on the low range of the device, which is about 40 metres for airsoft. It is far removed from real combat, due to the limitations of the devices themselves. This is a world away from practical and dynamic shooting, where 9 millimetres is the minimum calibre...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I do not think we can presume the future when we are trying to deal with a current issue.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I do not think that the chairman of the Sports Shooting Association of Ireland would make such a strong point for fear that his organisation might be next. Other bodies do not support practical shooting, and they have also made their position clear. The National Association of Sporting Rifle and Pistol Clubs have also supported the Minister's position, as has the National Target Shooting...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: That is not what is happening.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: Senators have expressed the view that they feel the Minister is acting unilaterally in not taking into consideration sound advice. Senator Alex White asked on what his advice is based, what his strategy is and how he reached this point. I will talk for a minute about the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party which seems to attract enormous interest in here and in the Sunday newspapers. Other...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I recognise that. There is no big deal about the fact that Members went to a parliamentary party meeting and queried the Minister on aspects of legislation. That happens every week. An item on the agenda is forthcoming legislation. People are invited to participate. It is not a matter of the Minister coming in and saying to the-----
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2009)
John Moloney: I will come to that. It is not a matter of coming into the parliamentary party meeting every Tuesday and facing Members who will ask a Minister questions. The opposite is the case. There is an invitation on the agenda to engage in conversation or debate regarding forthcoming legislation. I do not believe the Minister attempted to placate people by offering some safeguards or rubbishing...