Results 21-40 of 112 for 5 million speaker:Finian McGrath

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Respite Care Services (10 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: ...and home services in the past three years has been amazing, but if there are particular gaps in counties, I will listen to the position on them. At national level, the HSE received funding of €5 million to support the development of respite care services. That funding was subsequently allocated among community health organisations in the form of 12 respite care houses. As I...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (6 Dec 2007)

Finian McGrath: ...important debate. One of the aims of the budget is to protect the vulnerable. This is also my political objective. Before discussing the details of the budget, I wish first to welcome the €2.5 million allocated in respect of cystic fibrosis services at Beaumont Hospital. I warmly welcome the additional support provided to patients and their families at the hospital, which is located...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Finian McGrath: I thank Deputy McConalogue for raising this important matter. First, I am delighted that as part of the budget 2018 announcements, €40 million in additional finding was provided for winter pressures in 2017 and a further €90 million for measures to improve access to scheduled and unscheduled care in 2018. As such, we are planning for these particular issues. This is a signal...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (18 Dec 2007)

Finian McGrath: ...broad that there is a serious risk, in the event of a constitutional challenge being brought, that the provisions of the Act will be held to be invalid having regard to the provisions of Article 15.2 of the Constitution. He has recommended that as a matter of urgency, primary legislation should be re-enacted to confirm the orders that have been made to date under the Act and to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (26 Jun 2019)

Finian McGrath: ...Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx. 944,000 customers with direct eligibility. In Budget 2019 the funding for the free travel scheme was increased by €5 million to a total of €95 million. Providing an accurate projection of the cost of extending the free travel scheme to all children in receipt of domiciliary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Equality/Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill: Discussion (14 Dec 2016)

Finian McGrath: ...with many of the arguments the Senator put forward. I am well aware of the issues in the disability sector, as the Senator well knows. I have been involved in disability rights for the past 25 years. I know about the poverty and the exclusion. I know the details. I have spent the past six months meeting all the families again. I have a strong record in that area. This is not pie in...

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (8 May 2018)

Finian McGrath: ...raising this very important issue of residential psychiatric care beds in County Tipperary. Mental health care remains a priority in the programme for Government. Since 2012, approximately €200 million, or 28%, has been added to the HSE mental health budget, which now totals more than €910 million. This is a significant investment by any standard. A Programme for a...

European Union (Accession of the Republic of Croatia) (Access to the Labour Market) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Jun 2013)

Finian McGrath: ...respect of such issues, it is important that families be kept together. However, to return to Croatia, Members are aware from their geography and history books that Croatia has a population of 4.5 million, of which 86% are aged between 15 and 64. As I stated previously, the labour force comprises approximately 1.7 million people and its unemployment rate is approximately 18%, which is...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Finian McGrath: ...on this issue, we all have to do our bit to ensure patients are put first, at the top of the queue. We need to plan for the future. The number of people with cancer will double over the next 15 years, mainly for demographic reasons. There are 120,000 cancer survivors in Ireland at present. They comprise 3.3% of the population. These issues are covered in my agreement with the...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Finian McGrath: ...2008. This is very important. Section 4 provides for an increase of €100 in the annual rate of early child care supplement bringing the annual rate to €1,100 and the quarterly rate to €275. The increases will apply from the first quarter of 2008. Again, one sees the emphasis on child benefit and child care. It is very difficult for families with young children. Child care costs...

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2011)

Finian McGrath: ...implementation plan for A Vision for Change, setting out deliverables, a timeline and who is responsible? Can the Taoiseach commit to increasing funding of mental health services from 5% to 8% of the health budget by 2016 to ensure transparency by ring-fencing an annual mental health budget? The funding issue should not be allowed to be an obstacle. This week we discovered that the port...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Finian McGrath: ...campaign I read and was strongly influenced by Sam Smyth's great article on cystic fibrosis. When elected I included cystic fibrosis services in my agreement with the Taoiseach. It is in section 5 of my agreement and is something on which I am determined to deliver. We need a dedicated unit at St. Vincent's Hospital and we need it as soon as possible. I agree that cystic fibrosis...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Finian McGrath: ...Benefit or Invalidity Pension and their current rate of payment. After the medical assessment, if a person's disability is rated as moderate, severe or profound their previous payment continues at 50, 75 or 100 per cent, respectively. The wage subsidy scheme (WSS) is an employment support which provides financial incentives to private sector employers to employ people with a...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (11 Oct 2018)

Finian McGrath: ...and after the financial crash. This objective has been achieved. There have been considerable increases in the disability services budget and I am delighted to have secured an additional €150 million for 2019. That brings the disability budget to €1.838 billion. That is a record amount of spending on disabilities. This will allow us to tackle pressing issues such as...

Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Finian McGrath: .... This reduction in income limits is being introduced to reduce expenditure on medical cards for the over-70s or in other words, the code is emerging here. It is forecast that this measure will generate €12 million in savings during the second half of 2013 and €24 million in a full year. That is what this legislation is about. It is not about reform but is about attacking...

Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (19 May 2005)

Finian McGrath: I support amendment No. 5, which proposes to deleted the word "Disability" on page 5, line 30, and substitute it with the words "Rights of Persons with Disabilities". We are referring to the core issues in the legislation when we speak of the rights of people with disabilities. It is important to reflect that the disability movement and in particular people with disabilities have been talking...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 May 2017)

Finian McGrath: ...representing all interested parties will be responsible for the governance and implementation of the action plan. With regard to Home Support, in 2017 the HSE is committed to the provision of 2.75 million Home Support Hours to people with disabilities, which is an increase of 150,000 hours over the target for 2016 of 2.6 million hours. I am conscious of the impact of long waiting times on...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (7 Mar 2006)

Finian McGrath: ...involvement of the DES will continue; if Farrell Grant Sparks and the trustees will dictate the future role of the DES in relation to Marino Institute of Education in view of the injection of €5/6 million from the DES on an annual basis; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8832/06]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (19 Feb 2019)

Finian McGrath: ...and procedures is one of my top priorities and is a key commitment in the Programme for Government. The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) advise that as of the end of January 2019, there were 85,632 children waiting for an outpatient appointment, of which 34.5% (29,558) were waiting more than 12 months, and 21.9% (18,767) were waiting more than 18 months. A breakdown by hospital, as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Emergency Departments (1 Oct 2019)

Finian McGrath: ...in additional capacity. Progress has been made on increasing capacity in UHL. The average number of open inpatient beds increased by 4% between 2017 and March 2019. Since 2017, an additional 25 beds have been opened in UHL, including eight as part of last year's winter plan. A capital budget of €19.5 million has been approved for the provision of a modular 60-bed inpatient ward...