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

Jim Daly: There has been no cut to the budget for home help hours in the Cork-Kerry area. I can confirm for the Deputy that there has been a significant increase this year in the overall allocation of home help hours made available for the Cork-Kerry CHO 4 area, which is the area I happen to represent as well. I can tell the Deputy that there has been no cut and no reduction. There has been an...

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

Jim Daly: As regards funding for the fair-----

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

Jim Daly: There is no reduction in the allocation of home help hours for this area. There is an increase in the number of home help hours there this year.

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

Jim Daly: The Deputy has raised two questions, one of which is the broader question of whether we should review what we do and, if so, how we should review it. As Deputies are well aware, the current process is independent of politicians. Under the Act, the Minister of the day does not decide whether drugs are approved. As the Deputy knows, the timeline for the negotiations was extended. The...

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

Jim Daly: I do not have a timeline or a specific date to bring an end to it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this issue and for the opportunity to speak on it in the Seanad on behalf of my colleague, Minister for Health. It is appropriate that we are debating this issue during Organ Donor Awareness Week. Organ donation is among the most selfless acts we can bestow on one another. The improvement in the quality of life for organ recipients and their families cannot...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I have no interest in engaging with the Senator in the politics that he wants to engage in on this issue. I want to distance myself from his interpretation of what I have said in suggesting that the Minister, the Department or I do not want this to proceed. He knows this is only playing politics with the issue and if he wants to do that, that is fine.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Organ Donation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Government is totally committed to increasing organ donation and transplantation rates to the benefit the patients and their families. We welcome the Senator's support for our efforts to increase the rate of deceased organ donation. Deceased organ donation, however, cannot proceed without the support of next of kin, as I outlined in my previous contribution, even in circumstances where...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 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 (3 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 (3 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 (3 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 Services (3 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 (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS), commonly referred to as Fair Deal, is a system of financial support for people who require long-term residential care. Participants contribute to the cost of their care according to their means while the State pays the balance of the cost. The Scheme aims to ensure that long-term nursing home care is accessible and affordable for everyone and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (3 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 Provision (3 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: Mental Health Services Provision (3 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: Proposed Legislation (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: The Expert Group Review of the Mental Health Act 2001, which was published in 2015, put forward 165 recommendations. Approximately 70% of these relate to amendments to the 2001 Act.  The Deputy will be aware that Government approved plans to proceed with the general scheme of a bill and officials are working on the heads of this comprehensive amending bill which will legislate for...