Results 1-20 of 160 for speaker:Martin Daly

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (12 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: Like the Minister of State and every Member in this House, I was deeply disturbed by the scenes broadcast on the recent "RTÉ Investigates" programme. While immediate and decisive action is required in those specific cases in Glasnevin and Portlaoise - and I fully support the Government's commitment to that - this must also be a catalyst for wider reflection. How are we going to care...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: I oppose this amendment. Regarding the term "psychosocial disabilities", involuntary admission is a very unusual instrument in the State. We have a very low rate of involuntary admission compared to other jurisdictions most especially the UK, which is our closest neighbour. It is a really serious step for any practitioner in the community to involuntarily admit someone. This is based on...

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: I support the Minister on this. Language is important. Trying to come up with language that pleases everyone is difficult, but the terms "mental health difficulties" and "psychosocial disability" are too broad for some of the conditions we are talking about. My understanding of the term "mental health disorder" is someone who has a clinically diagnosed condition that is persistent and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: I thank the Cathaoirleach for convening this meeting and giving us the opportunity to take questions. I thank the witnesses who have come here today and have taken time out. It is an extremely important issue. There is a lot to be welcomed in the Mental Health Bill that is proposed, and there is probably a consensus around that. I wish to speak about the area of involuntary admission,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: Regarding Mental Health Reform, there seems to be a question around language regarding mental disorder versus mental health difficulty. Does Mr. Watt agree mental health difficulties could expand to cases of how I am feeling this morning because I have had a row with my wife, for example, or how I might feel stressed here in this committee asking questions for the first time? I do not want...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: I thank Mr. Watt for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: When I gave my opening remarks, I wanted to pay tribute to the Mental Health Commission for the brilliant work it does on the reporting and governance of the mental health service, and also to the gardaí. As a rural GP, I and my colleagues have relied on gardaí in situations where we were supposed to have assisted admission teams but they were impossible to get. We were waiting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Mental Health Bill 2024: Discussion (11 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: Dr. Keane mentioned section 49 and the link to section 12.

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: As the Minister of State knows, as does the Minister, housing is the most pressing challenge facing the State today and will define the Government's success. While the previous Government met its targets under the Housing for All policy, rising demand means we are now acting swiftly to further increase supply and improve affordability. The public, especially younger generations, expect...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Disability Services (10 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: 11. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [27569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: 1534. To ask the Minister for Health her views on claims made in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30054/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (10 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: 1543. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is a shortage in supply of the ADHD medication concerta in pharmacies; the measures being taken taking to resolve the issue; if there are suitable alternatives available for users of concerta; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30104/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (10 Jun 2025)

Martin Daly: 1544. To ask the Minister for Health if a psychiatric bed will be made available in the Mater Hospital for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30107/25]

Flood Relief: Statements (29 May 2025)

Martin Daly: I begin by sincerely acknowledging the Minister of State's continued commitment to tackling flood risk across the country. I have worked closely with him in my own constituency of Roscommon-Galway and I have first-hand knowledge of his deep engagement with local communities and his determination to deliver real, practical outcomes. His leadership has been instrumental in progressing key...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (29 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland assesses the appropriateness of maintaining full trade ties with Israel under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, in view of the ongoing blockade of Gaza and warnings of imminent famine, including the possible deaths of thousands of children; and if Ireland considers that trade pressure is now necessary to compel...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (29 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 216. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will support the suspension of elements of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, particularly trade preferences, should the upcoming review determine that Israel is in breach of Article 2 of the agreement concerning respect for human rights and international law; to outline Ireland's position within that process; and if he will...

Gaza: Motion (28 May 2025)

Martin Daly: I want to put on record my horror at the actions of Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza. It has been a totally disproportionate reaction to the 7 October attacks. Those were despicable but the killing of 54,000 people and deliberately targeting by hunger and total war a whole population of people is inexplicable and unforgivable. We have to use our best influence through the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (28 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 364. To ask the Minister for Health if she supports the inclusion of Galway University Hospital as a Model 4 Hospital with a regional cancer centre for the north west, in the context of Sláintecare reform and equitable access to care; and if she will liaise with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to ensure provision is made for this in the...

Independent External Medical Audit for Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh: Statements (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: It is with significant regret that I have to speak today. I am a member of the medical profession. I am not an orthopaedic specialist but I am a doctor of nearly 40 years' standing. The Thomas audit of the management of developmental dysplasia of hips in children in CHI at Temple Street and Crumlin and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh is deeply disappointing and unsettling, most...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Agreements (27 May 2025)

Martin Daly: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's role in supporting the Dutch-led initiative, now backed by a majority of EU member states, to initiate a formal review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and to state whether the Government will advocate for trade measures should Israel continue to impede the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. [27434/25]