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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The motorised transport grant was introduced in 1968 by way of circular 7/68. It is a grant which may be made payable by the Health Service Executive towards the purchase of a car and-or adaptations to a car being purchased by a person with a severe disability who is 17 years or older and up to 65 years of age, where such a car is essential for him or her to obtain or retain employment....

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001, the previous office of the inspector of mental hospitals has been replaced with the office of the inspector of mental health services, which is part of the Mental Health Commission. Dr. Teresa Carey has been appointed to the position of inspector of mental health services and, together with her team of assistant inspectors, has commenced a...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. However, my officials have asked the Health Service Executive's national director for primary, community and continuing care to investigate the matter raised and reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Disability Bill 2004: Disability Bill 2004 (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has responsibility in the first instance for matters related to the Disability Bill 2004. My Department has forwarded the proposals in question to that Department for its attention.

Written Answers — Rehabilitation Services: Rehabilitation Services (14 Jun 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 Service Funding: Health Service Funding (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 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 — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Since 2005, there are two separate Votes for health funding. Vote 39 for the Office of the Minister for Health and Children covers the running expenses of the Department and certain other functions. Health services in the main are funded through Vote 40 for the Health Service Executive and the Carmichael Centre is funded by the HSE. Overall funding of the HSE, as well as for Departments...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 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 (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The expert group on mental health policy is currently preparing a national policy framework for the further modernisation of the mental health services, updating the 1984 policy document, Planning for the Future. The expert group, which is currently examining the future direction and delivery of all aspects of our mental health services, has a number of sub-groups looking at specialist issues...

Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: As the Deputy is aware, work is now well under way on the preparation of a national strategy for action on suicide prevention. This strategy, which involves the project management unit, Health Service Executive in partnership with the national suicide review group supported by the Department of Health and Children will be action-based from the outset and will outline the priority initiatives...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities. (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Senator Ulick Burke for raising this matter. I am pleased to provide information to the House about the current position in respect of the additional funding provided for services for children and adults with disabilities in 2005. The additional revenue and capital funding that is being provided in 2005 as part of the Government's multi-annual investment programme for services for...

MRSA Incidence. (14 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Deputy McGuinness for raising this matter and I am happy to have the opportunity to respond. The strategy for the control of antimicrobial resistance in Ireland, SARI — including MRSA — was launched by the Department of Health and Children in June 2001. Since then, approximately €20 million in funding has been made available under the strategy. This SARI funding is in addition...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for personal assistance services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Suicide Prevention: Statements. (2 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank Deputies who contributed to the debate. I would welcome a debate at any time and obviously we have not had enough time this afternoon. Several other speakers wished to contribute. In my initial remarks I welcomed the President's intervention in calling a forum and the points made by Dr. Bates on the "Marian Finucane" programme recently. I hope the other speakers were not insinuating...

Suicide Prevention: Statements. (2 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The Deputy should bear with me, I did not interrupt anyone over the last two hours. Many of the recommendations are ongoing. There are several recommendations on training doctors. That will take years to do. I have strong views on the education of doctors and their participation in the mental health area. I have said that training of doctors in the psychiatric area has been taken over by the...

Suicide Prevention: Statements. (2 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I agree that over the years, there has been little leadership in the area of mental health. I am giving that leadership. While there are no instant fixes, I want to do it in collaboration with many people, especially voluntary groups. We must work with them in driving forward the positive mental health message. As the economy has progressed, those who have not succeeded, in society's view,...

Suicide Prevention: Statements. (2 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I welcome the opportunity to make a statement in this House concerning the level of suicide in Irish society. Suicide is a serious social problem in our country. In 2003, the number of registered deaths in Ireland attributed to suicide was 444. This high incidence of suicide in the population is not confined to Ireland but is a growing global problem. A disturbing feature is the male suicide...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation. : Hospital Accommodation. (1 Jun 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. A working group on child and adolescent psychiatry was established by the Minister for Health and Children in June 2000 to make recommendations on how child and adolescent psychiatric services should be developed in the short, medium and long-term to meet identified needs. The first report of the working group on child and adolescent...