Results 81-100 of 2,629 for speaker:Tim O'Malley
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: 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.
- Asylum Applications. (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: It is important that I preface my remarks by pointing out that it has been the policy of successive Ministers for Justice, Equality and Law Reform not to comment on individual asylum applications. However, it is a fundamental principle underlying the asylum process that when asylum seekers come here and seek our protection that their cases are fairly and independently examined. The...
- Hospital Services. (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: I am replying on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Harney, the Minister for Health and Children. I thank Deputies Crowe and O'Connor for raising this matter on the Adjournment. In late 2005, the Health Service Executive, at the Minister's request, undertook a review of tertiary paediatric services. McKinsey and Company were engaged by the HSE to advise on the future strategic organisation of...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Apr 2007)
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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (3 Apr 2007)
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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Apr 2007)
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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Deputy may be aware that the HSE provides a range of services for children with disabilities such as home support, respite, day services, therapies, and residential services. The funding for these services has been augmented over the last three years through the Multi-annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 and Multi Disciplinary funding to underpin the implementation of Part 2 of the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Government is committed to the full implementation of "A Vision for Change" the report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy and has accepted the report as the basis for the future development of mental health services. Although "A Vision for Change" does not specifically mention gender based violence, it identifies violence as one of the risks that may lead to mental health...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Government is committed to the full implementation of "A Vision for Change" the report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy and has accepted the report as the basis for the future development of mental health services. "A Vision for Change" recommends that advocacy should be available as a right to all service users in all mental health services in all parts of the country....
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Health Research Board (HRB) is the statutory body with responsibility for improving health through research and information. My Department provides funding for mental health research to the HRB as part of its overall vote. The Mental Health Research Division (MHRD) of the Health Research Board carries out national and international research, information gathering and the dissemination...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: In May 2006, the Government approved the development of a new national forensic mental health facility at Thornton Hall, Co. Dublin and the disposal of the site at Dundrum. The Health Service Executive has established a project team to progress the redevelopment of the Central Mental Hospital.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, entitled "A Vision for Change", was launched in January 2006 and provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high quality mental health service over 7 to 10 years. It recommends the provision of two child and adolescent community multidisciplinary mental health teams per 100,000 of the population. In 2006, a sum of â¬26.2...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The Government is committed to the full implementation of "A Vision for Change" the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy and has accepted the Report as the basis for the future development of our mental health services. In March 2006, I appointed an independent monitoring group to monitor progress on the implementation of the recommendations of "A Vision for Change". The group...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: As the Deputy may be aware, a sum of â¬75 million for revenue purposes was provided to the Health Service Executive for Disability Services in the 2007 Budget. This sum incorporates the 2007 element of the Government's multi-annual investment programme for the National Disability Strategy. This Strategy is committed to enhancing the level and range of multidisciplinary support services to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
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 (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: The full provisions of the Mental Health Act 2001 have been in operation since 1 November 2006. The Act significantly improves safeguards for persons who are involuntarily admitted to approved centres. All involuntary admissions are now subject to an automatic and independent review by a mental health tribunal. Since November 2006, over 500 mental health tribunals have been held to review...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: 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 matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: Psychological assessments for educational purposes is the responsibility of the Department of Education and Science and the National Educational Psychological Service. The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) was established to expedite the provision of treatment for patients on public hospital waiting lists who have been waiting longest for surgery. I have no plans to expand the remit of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Apr 2007)
Tim O'Malley: 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.