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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (18 Jun 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: Health Services Staff Remuneration (18 Jun 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 (18 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 481 to 483, inclusive, together. As these are 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: Health Services Expenditure (18 Jun 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.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: I am not aware of a six-month waiting period for reimbursement. It is important to note that there are capacity issues on this side of the Border.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: There is a cross-border directive that allows people to travel. There are those from the North coming down to the South for procedures, as are people from England, Spain and other places. That is EU law. I have never come across the issue of the compensation representing a delay. I would be interested to hear what the Deputy-----
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: If there is somebody who has had to wait for six months to be reimbursed, I would be interested to get the detail from the Deputy.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: I appreciate the opportunity to confirm to the House, as I did last night, that there is no freeze in the allocation of home help hours. There is no cut to the allocation of home help hours. As a matter of absolute fact, fewer people are waiting for home help today than there were this day last year. Every week the Government provides €8 million to the HSE to provide home help.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: There is no change to that. There will be €8 million available next week and a further €8 million in the following and subsequent weeks. There is €400 million plus in the year.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: There is no freeze to home help. There are no cuts to home help.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: There is no promised legislation on this matter but, as the Deputy knows, I have been engaging with him and his colleagues on this matter for some time. I gave a commitment to meet him and his colleagues again by the middle of July. That meeting was agreed at this morning's diary meeting and the Deputy will get an invitation to meet me, Ms Liz Kinsella and the other people involved in the...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: -----to give him an update on developments in respect of the crisis house, the planning permission, and the design.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: It is not correct to say that nothing has changed. To be fair to the National Ambulance Service, it has made very significant improvements to its response times. Unfortunately, there will always be errors and there will always be situations beyond the control of people on the ground and people at management level which cause those response times not to be met. I commend the National...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: There is no promised legislation on this issue but the Deputy will be aware that a new surgery was opened in Tipperary this year which has had a significant impact on improving waiting times. There are still, however, too many people waiting for cataract surgeries. A number of initiatives are being developed in the Cork-Kerry area, community healthcare organisation, CHO, area 4, in...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: That is not a question on promised legislation.
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (13 Jun 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 (13 Jun 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 Eligibility (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: In 2018 the HSE moved to a single funded Home Support Service combining the Home Help service and the HCP scheme into a single service – the Home Support Service for Older People. These services, funded by the HSE, are provided either by directly employed HSE staff or by voluntary and private providers who have formal arrangements with the HSE to deliver the services. The type of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Expenditure (13 Jun 2019)
Jim Daly: Homecare is an important support that enables older people to remain in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. It is also key for patient facilitating timely discharge from acute hospitals. This year, the budget for Home Support services is almost €446 million, an increase of approximately €30 million on the 2018 allocation. In accordance with its...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (13 Jun 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.