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Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: It is my Department's understanding from inquiries made of the Health Service Executive that the east coast intellectual disabilities development committee, of which the agency mentioned by the Deputy in details supplied is a member, met on the fourth of this month and agreed proposals with regard to development funding for 2005. This information was collated by the Health Service Executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 May 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 the matter referred to by the Deputy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Seanad: Hospital Services. (12 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I am taking the Adjournment debate on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank Senator Bannon for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to give the House an update on the project. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, HSE, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the HSE has the...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (12 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Senator for raising the matter, as it affords me the opportunity to outline to the House the Department of Education and Science's strategy for capital investment in education projects and the position regarding the application received in the Department for additional accommodation at Portlean national school, Kilmacrennan, County Donegal. Modernising facilities in our 3,200...

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (11 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Suicide is a serious social problem in this country with 444 deaths from suicide registered in 2003. Young males have shown a significant increase in the rate of suicide in the last decade, with 305 such deaths in 1994 rising to 358 in 2003. However, it is important to point out that youth suicide in Ireland is not the highest in the EU. The most recent analysis suggests it is fifth highest....

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: An 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 report of Comhairle na nOspidéal, Consultant Staffing in the Mental Health Services, is currently being examined by the expert group which is due to report later this year.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: It would be inappropriate at this time to comment on the individual case referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy may be aware, the Mental Health Act 2001 was enacted in July 2001. The main vehicle for the implementation of the provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001 is the Mental Health Commission, which was established in April 2002. It is an independent statutory body, whose primary...

Written Answers — Special Needs Children: Special Needs Children (11 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: Broadly speaking, there are two main sources of information in relation to children born with special needs: (1) major screening programmes such as the EUROCAT, congenital malformation register, and the national metabolic screening programme; and (2) individual studies carried out by hospitals and university departments. Hereditary factors are prominent in many conditions to a variable...

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Property: Health Service Executive Property (11 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: The responsibility for the provision of security at Myshall rested with my Department from September 2002 to December 2002. During that period the total cost of the security to my Department was €18,606.36. Since January 2003, it has been the responsibility of the Health Service Executive south eastern area — formally the South Eastern Health Board. My Department has asked the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 May 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 rehabilitative training. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 May 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 the recruitment and employment of speech and language therapists and child psychologists. Accordingly,...

State Airports. (10 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter on the Adjournment this evening. As he will be aware, the State Airports Act 2004 mandates the board of the Dublin Airport Authority to do everything necessary to give effect to the restructuring of the State airports. The Deputy will also be aware that section 5(2) of that Act specifies that the "appointed days" for Shannon and Cork Airports, that...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 May 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 the funding of non-governmental organisations. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Health...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 128, 152 and 155 together. 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 the provision of such services for people...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (10 May 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 mental health services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 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 physiotherapy. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's western...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (10 May 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 mental health services in Roscommon. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 May 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 mental health services in Ballinasloe. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 May 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 the provision of funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the executive's...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (10 May 2005)

Tim O'Malley: As the Deputy may be aware, I appointed the expert group on mental health policy in 2003 with the specific task of preparing a new policy framework for the mental health services updating the present policy document Planning for the Future which was published in 1984. The group, which is currently examining the future direction and delivery of all aspects of our mental health services is...