Results 161-180 of 2,674 for speaker:John Moloney
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 May 2008)
John Moloney: The National Disability Strategy was launched in September 2004 following a number of positive legislative and policy measures in prior years, and contains a suite of elements, principally the Disability Act 2005, the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004, Sectoral Plans prepared by six government Departments during 2006, the Citizens Information Act 2007 and a...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (27 May 2008)
John Moloney: I understand from the Health Service Executive that they have issued a reply to the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 22 April 2008.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 May 2008)
John Moloney: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 May 2008)
John Moloney: 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 (29 May 2008)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 61 together. The National Intellectual Disability Database, (NIDD), report for 2007 identified 329 individuals with intellectual disability, all aged 20 years or over, as being accommodated in psychiatric hospitals. It should be noted that registration on the NIDD is voluntary. An integral part of the National Disability Strategy is the Multi-Annual...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 May 2008)
John Moloney: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (29 May 2008)
John Moloney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal 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 (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I understand from the Health Service Executive that a further letter has issued to the Deputy on the 30th May 2008.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: Mobility Allowance cases are reviewed financially on an annual basis and medically where appropriate. If the review process results in an unfavourable determination, formal notification must issue to the client informing him or her of their formal Right of Appeal and indicating where he/she should send the appeal. As the Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: 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 case investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I share the concerns of the Inspector of Mental Health Services regarding conditions in the long-stay wards of some psychiatric hospitals. I point out in this regard that capital funding of â¬145 million was provided and expended on the upgrading of mental health facilities under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2007 and additional funding of â¬20 million per annum will be provided...
- Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I thank the Deputy for his good wishes.
- Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I have also read the report of the Inspector of Mental Health Services, which was published on 29 May. I am in this job three weeks and I give a full commitment that, whatever has happened before, I intend pushing forward immediately with the sale of lands and properties owned by the HSE. I do not intend to travel just for the sake of travelling. The hospitals outlined specifically in the...
- Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I want to be direct in all my answers. I have no intention whatsoever of reviewing that. The Deputy asked me some minutes ago how we were to implement A Vision for Change and what we were going to do for the psychiatric services. The nonsense that we are talking about a prison and a hospital in the very same setting could not be further from the truth. It is two separate approaches and...
- Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I am trying to answer the question. On the one hand, the Deputy is blaming Government for not initiating change. On the other hand, I am criticised when I try to do that.
- Mental Health Services. (5 Jun 2008)
John Moloney: I am also being consistent.