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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Expenditure (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: 'A Vision for Change' came to the end of its 10-year term in 2016 and preparations for a review and updating of policy have been underway since early last year. In September 2016, an external evidence and expert review was commissioned from WRC Consultants as the first step in determining the parameters of a revision of A Vision for Change. This review was completed on 17 February 2017,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (2 May 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: The Department has been engaging with the IFA and small businesses over recent months. We would expect to have a conclusion to this in the coming weeks.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising this extremely important issue. I know a programme such as the "Dispatches" programme can be very upsetting, particularly for someone with a child with a mental health problem or disability, and even more so for a parent whose child is there. As the Senator said, three young people with mental health problems have been sent over there. I am sure people in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: It has been brought to my attention that many of the cases shown in the programme were historical cases and since then HSE officials have made regular visits to the children sent over there. As I said, there were visits in October before the new facility was occupied and there have been visits since then. Those high-intensity cases or the ones with most specific needs are kept under regular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Expenditure (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 to 229, inclusive, together. The provision of new facilities, or other non-capital initiatives, to enhance forensic mental health provision nationally is central to modernising mental health services in line with the strategy document A Vision for Change. The delivery of the replacement facility for Central Mental Hospital at Portrane and the ICRUs is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Data (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: As this is a service issue, this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: The National Positive Ageing Strategy (NPAS), published on 24 April 2013, provides a framework for cooperation to address age-related policy and service delivery across Government and society in the years ahead. The Strategy is intended to promote older people’s health and well being so that older people can continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and family life in their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: It is Government policy to promote care in the community for older people so that they can continue to live in their own homes for as long as possible. The only statutory scheme in place at present to support older people is the Nursing Home Support Scheme, commonly known as the ‘A Fair Deal’. This Government is committed to establishing a new statutory home care scheme and my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (13 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265, 267 and 268 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: It is absolutely unacceptable that a young person would not be able to receive the level of support needed. Again, we are doing everything we can and not only through the recruitment process. We are trying to improve the environment, facilities and technology to make our mental health services facilities places in which people want to come and work. The fact of the matter is that within...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. I share their concerns, as do the people who are providing the service. They understand the difficulty they are facing and the impact it is having on the young people in the area. It is the policy of the HSE, under its annual service plan, to provide an age-appropriate mental health service for those under the age of 18. Mental health...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Human Rights (12 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senator for raising the issue and apologise that the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, is not able to attend. In our international relations, Ireland supports the promotion and protection of the human rights of all persons, irrespective of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Ireland believes that consensual same-sex relationships between adults should not be criminalised and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Human Rights (12 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: The Government shares the Senator’s grave concerns on this issue. The Minister will continue to monitor the situation through the Irish embassy in Moscow and join with international partners to ensure a full and thorough investigation takes place into these actions.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Authority Members' Remuneration (12 Apr 2017)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Senators for raising this issue and the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government sends his apologies for not being able to attend the Chamber. Effective local government structures are an essential part of our democracy. In turn, effective local government cannot be achieved without the hard work and commitment of elected members in service of their...