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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: One confirmation I can give the Deputy is there is no correlation whatsoever with anything happening with the children's hospital. This is not an issue with capital. As the Deputy will appreciate, I do not have with me today the details on something that happened yesterday but I will get an update on it. There are 22 primary care centres being delivered nationwide this year and they are a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: We will have to wait until the confirmation of the capital plan, which will be completed in approximately one month, for an update on that matter.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: As the Deputy knows, we do not want to see the strike either and have no desire to see the dispute continue. The issue has been outlined in the House several times. Paramedics are represented by three different unions. If we included a fourth, there would be an issue of fragmentation in the representative role. We must try to work around that challenge. We take on board-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: There would still be an issue of fragmentation. How many unions would represent one group of people? Would it be five or six? At an operational level, it would be difficult for the HSE to deal with four, five or potentially even six different unions that were trying to negotiate for one group of people.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: We have received and circulated an update this week. I cannot give the Deputy an exact timeline for when the programme will be established, but I am happy to share the update from the HSE with him after Questions on Promised Legislation, if that is okay.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (4 Apr 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: Hospital Appointments Delays (4 Apr 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 (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (4 Apr 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 Data (4 Apr 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (4 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The proposed policy change to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), to cap contributions based on farm assets at 3 years where a family successor commits to working the productive asset, has been approved by Government. My Department is working on the development of draft Heads of Bill while considering a number of complex ancillary policy and operational matters which may need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Data (4 Apr 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 Data (4 Apr 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.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I acknowledge the Deputy's bona fides in this area. I have had many conversations with him on the subject of mental health. I have always found him to be very responsive and responsible in his approach. He does not take a narrow view but, rather, seeks to serve the greater good. I share some of his frustrations regarding the national recruitment service and trying to see how it works....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I will have to revert to the Deputy regarding the locations for the pilots.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of mental health services in his area. As he knows, this is a priority. It is not just about money. Money will not solve the problems in the service but €105 million has been provided in new development funding over the next three years, very specifically to extend mental health services to a seven-day week. This is our first priority. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Generation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank Deputy Cowen for raising this issue, which I am pleased to take on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton. I will relay the his comments and concerns to the Minister. As the Deputy said, he accepts the Minister's apologies for not being here. He is not in the House at the moment and is unable to take the question but he will revert...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Electricity Generation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I am grateful for the Deputy's understanding that I am not on top of the brief and I cannot make policy statements in this area. I appreciate the Deputy being co-operative about that. I have prepared a concluding statement which does not address the specific issues the Deputy raised. I will ensure the Minister reverts to him and I note the timeline he set out for having details provided...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: We have made significant progress with CAMHS. Up to 83% of young people who wanted to access psychiatric care in the community, free of charge, were seen within 12 weeks. We are making significant progress, notwithstanding the challenges we face. I would love to preside over a 100% success rate but that utopia still escapes us. We will continue with our endeavour to improve the service.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I am aware of this review. The issue underpinning this is that the number of people who sought the service out-of-hours last year was 14. We have to look at available resources and see if that is the best use of them. We are engaging with the consultants on this, as well as patients, their families and the HSE, to see we are deploying our resources in the most appropriate manner.