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Health Services: Motion. (25 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: What about the 35,000 people who have availed of the National Treatment Purchase Fund? Do they exist or are they a figment of our imagination?

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together. The Deputy's questions relate to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have these matters investigated and to have a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: In 2003, the Minister for Health and Children established a project team to critically examine all options for the redevelopment of the Central Mental Hospital. Several options, including the option of remaining in Dundrum, were examined under the various criteria, including clinical quality and strategic fit, cost in capital and revenue, timescale, future demands, integrated services,...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The data from the national intellectual disability database for 2005 published on 29 September 2005 identify 396 individuals with intellectual disability, all aged 20 years or over, accommodated in psychiatric hospitals, which is a decrease of 78 since 2004. In 2005, €2.5 million was allocated for the relocation of persons with intellectual disabilities from mental hospitals to more...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Disabled Drivers Association obtains no central State or national lottery funding but receives payment on a per capita basis from the Health Service Executive for all individuals receiving training from it. The Disabled Drivers Association receives its training funding from FÁS.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Disability Federation of Ireland pre-budget submission 2006 has been received by the Department of Health and Children and is being considered in the context of the 2006 Estimates process.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy. With regard to the...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Senator Finucane for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline to the House the action planned by the Department of Education and Science to progress the application for capital funding for Kilfinane national school. Modernising facilities in our 3,200 primary and 750 post-primary schools is not an easy task given the legacy of decades of under-investment in...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I wish to begin by thanking Senators for moving this motion and for giving me this opportunity to clarify the issues raised and to make clear my unequivocal belief that the home help service is the cornerstone of public care provision for older people. The aim of the home help service is to enable people to remain at home, where appropriate, who would otherwise need to be cared for in...

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Does Deputy Rabbitte wish to abolish pharmacies? Is that what he is saying?

Regulatory Reform. (19 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I hope they looked after him.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The expert group on mental health policy is examining all aspects of our mental health services, including child and adolescent psychiatry. The report of the Irish College of Psychiatrists referred to by the Deputy is being taken into account by the expert group. The group is due to complete its work by the end of this year. Additional funding for all mental health services, including child...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: My Department is not currently conducting research into the numbers and needs of children who are carers of parents with disabilities and does not have any plans at present to do so in the immediate future.

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: "Reach Out"— a national strategy for action on suicide prevention — was launched by the Tánaiste on 8 September this year. This strategy builds on the work of the national task force on suicide, 1998, and takes account of the efforts and initiatives developed by the former health boards and the voluntary sector in recent years. In the course of the development of the strategy, wide...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Health Service Executive, HSE, provides a range of services including home support and personal assistance services, aids and appliances, therapy services etc. for babies who suffered brain damage at birth. The HSE also funds agencies to assist families. My Department is considering the future funding of early intervention multidisciplinary funding for children in the context of the 2006...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.