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- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: 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.
- Written Answers — Disability Statistics: Disability Statistics (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: The Central Statistics Office has confirmed to the Department that it is planned to include a general question on the number of persons with a disability in the 2011 census of population but not to include questions on specific disabilities.
- Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together. As the Deputy's questions relates to service matters I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: 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.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: 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.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: 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.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Seanad: Mental Health Services. (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: I apologise to Senator Prendergast and the House for arriving a little late. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it gives me the opportunity to acknowledge at first hand the tremendous work being carried out by the many groups and volunteers throughout the country. I met Martin Rogan concerning a similar project in Dublin some months ago. These groups work to empower people with...
- Seanad: Cancer Prevention Programme (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: I thank Senator Keaveney for raising this matter on the adjournment of the Seanad, which I am taking on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, who could not be here. Skin cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in Ireland. In 2005 there were 26,776 new cancers registered with the National Cancer Registry, of which 6,196, 23.1%, were non-melanoma...
- Seanad: Cancer Prevention Programme (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: Given the statistics I have just read and the alarming and increasing numbers, it is my intention to do so.
- Seanad: Pharmacy Education (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: "In fairness" has also been shelved as the new way forward. The Senator might notice that those words are no longer used. I apologise that the Minister, Deputy Harney, cannot be present. I am taking the Adjournment matter in her name. Pharmacy graduates are obliged to complete one year of post-qualification training before they are eligible to become registered pharmacists. This is to...
- Seanad: Pharmacy Education (6 May 2009)
John Moloney: I can understand Senator Norris's frustration at a response that appears to defer the responsibility of Government to initiate and support the proposal. I reiterate this suggests the PSI plan will require the full support of the HSE and community pharmacies. It is not a matter of leaving the issue out and depending on the process to happen. From the briefings I have had with the senior...
- Seanad: Gangland Crime: Statements (30 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: I thank the House for the opportunity to address it on this important matter. At the outset, I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of Roy Collins, a respected member of his community who was so brutally gunned down, and to the family and friends of other victims killed in similar circumstances. An extensive Garda investigation into the killing of Mr. Collins is...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: 'A Vision for Change' the Report on the Expert Group on Mental Health 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 new mental health service infrastructure requirement. The Departments of Finance and Health and Children have agreed in principle...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: 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.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: A Vision for Change the Report on the Expert Group on Mental Health 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 new mental health service infrastructure requirement. The Departments of Finance and Health and Children have agreed in principle to...
- Written Answers — Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders (29 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: Provisional figures from the Central Statistics Office indicate that three people died from eating disorders in 2007 and another person died where an eating disorder was identified as an external factor but a different underlying cause of death was noted. Two people died from an eating disorder in the first six months of 2008; figures for the last six months of 2008 are not yet available.
- Health Services. (28 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: I apologise to Deputy Rabbitte for the fact that the Minister, Deputy Harney, cannot be available to respond to this Adjournment matter. I am therefore taking it on behalf of the Minister. Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin is Ireland's largest paediatric hospital and provides a wide range of secondary and tertiary paediatric care. A significant portion of paediatric orthopaedic...
- Special Educational Needs. (28 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I am pleased to take this opportunity to address the issues raised by Deputy Stanton. At the outset, I would like to reaffirm the Government's steadfast commitment to people with disabilities in Ireland and to the national disability strategy and its long-term goals and...
- Special Educational Needs. (28 Apr 2009)
John Moloney: I am being serious. The HSE and voluntary disability service providers are working together to ensure that of the existing resources available for specialist disability, services are used in the most effective manner possible. In the current challenging economic environment, there is a responsibility on all publicly funded services to review the way in which services are delivered and...