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Other Questions: Suicide Prevention (8 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: ...to address this serious issue. Suicide prevention is a priority for the Government. Since 2012, we have increased the funding for the National Office for Suicide Prevention from less than €4 million to more than €12 million. While there has been a very welcome reduction in national suicide rates, I acknowledge that the rate in County Wexford is higher than we would hope. In...

Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Fund (10 Apr 2014)

Jim Daly: ...Ireland, while our own crumbling network is in crisis because of the depletion of resources for all local authorities and increasing challenges in maintaining the road network. In 2012, some €130 million was collected in road tax in County Cork, between the city and county councils. The moneys collected in road tax are sent straight to the Department every evening at 5 p.m. In...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Care of the Elderly (21 Mar 2018)

Jim Daly: ..., Ireland is experiencing the ageing of its population. As the Senator rightly pointed out, this is giving rise to some significant challenges for us. The proportion of the population aged 85 and over increased by more than 20,000 between 2006 and 2016 and is projected to increase by a further 36,000 by 2026. This effectively means that this age group is expected to more than double...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (15 May 2019)

Jim Daly: ...There will, however, always be people whose needs are best met in a residential care setting or supported housing model. There are 10 Supported Care Homes in Community Healthcare Organisation Area 5 providing accommodation and support services to older people with low to medium dependency levels. The residents cannot be maintained independently at home, but do not yet require nursing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Jim Daly: Thanks to improved lifestyles and increased healthcare, people in Ireland are living longer lives. An estimated 55,000 people in Ireland have a form of dementia, and this figure is expected to nearly treble to 150,000 by 2046. While the majority of people with dementia are aged over 65, it is important to remember that one in ten people diagnosed with dementia are under 65. As a response to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Childcare Services Provision (9 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: ...to planning, including crèche developments, fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government rather than the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. First 5: A Whole-of-Government Strategy for Babies, Young Children and their Families, published last year, has the strategic objective to maintain and extend the supply of high-quality,...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Jim Daly: ...optimise service provision within the constraints of available funding. The gross provision for the health Vote in 2017 was €14.801 billion, comprising €14.347 billion in current expenditure and €454 million in capital expenditure, inclusive of €195 million granted by means of a Supplementary Estimate. The supplementary requirement arose due to new...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Overcrowding (9 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: ...assessment units are functioning to assist admission avoidance. The University of Limerick Hospitals Group has reported that indications for an MRI scan have greatly increased over the past 15 years and that an additional MRI scanner would have an immediate benefit in faster discharge of patients and reducing admissions. Proposals for funding of a second MRI machine and replacement of...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (17 Jan 2018)

Jim Daly: ...our hospital emergency departments, including the one in Letterkenny. Tackling overcrowding in emergency departments is a key commitment of this Government. As part of budget 2018, an extra €30 million was made available to respond to winter pressures in 2017, with a further €40 million being provided in 2018. As part of these measures, nearly 150 additional beds have been...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: ...defence he has successfully secured and, in accordance with the National Development 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040, the capital allocation for Vote 36 - defence has been increased to €106 million for 2019, an increase of €29 million or 38% on the 2018 allocation. The national development plan provides for a total of €541 million over the period from 2018 to 2022....

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)

Jim Daly: ...and less healthy people. The REF managed by the Health Insurance Authority, HIA, the independent regulator of the health insurance market. In 2018 the fund redistributed approximately €732 million in premiums, out of a total of €2.85 billion in premiums paid. In 2017, the fund redistributed approximately €670 million of premiums, out of a total of about...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (8 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: ...There will, however, always be people whose needs are best met in a residential care setting or supported housing model. There are 10 Supported Care Homes in Community Healthcare Organisation Area 5 providing accommodation and support services to older people with low to medium dependency levels. The residents cannot be maintained independently at home, but do not yet require nursing...

Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (8 Dec 2015)

Jim Daly: ...it happened abroad, we would all be rushing ahead of ourselves to send money to the affected region as part of a humanitarian crisis response. It is time we helped our own. I very much welcome the €5 million announced by the Cabinet today and look forward to its immediate distribution to the businesses in Bandon town.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (15 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: ...There will, however, always be people whose needs are best met in a residential care setting or supported housing model. There are 10 Supported Care Homes in Community Healthcare Organisation Area 5 providing accommodation and support services to older people with low to medium dependency levels. The residents cannot be maintained independently at home, but do not yet require nursing...

Mental Health: Statements (Resumed) (21 Nov 2019)

Jim Daly: ...is a major development in the delivery of mental health services. It is a brand new central mental hospital, for which we will receive the keys in the next number of weeks. That is a €170 million project which is on budget and on time. It will significantly transform treatment for some of the sickest forensic patients in the system and the environment in which they receive it....

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (15 Nov 2017)

Jim Daly: ...giving an overview of some recent developments. Any discussion will probably start with money and budget 2018. In October the Minister for Finance announced a total health budget for 2018 of €15.3 billion. An additional €646 million in current expenditure was allocated, with more than €200 million for new developments. Budget 2018 will mean additional front-line...

Topical Issue Debate: Driving Licence Issues (26 Mar 2013)

Jim Daly: ...customer satisfaction in any shape or form. I would argue that people will have to plan more time and possibly take a half day or a full day off work to attend an NDLS centre, which could be located up 50 km from them, thus prolonging the process for the applicant. In my experience, having discussed this issue over the past few months with local photographers, they are more than aware of...

Mental Health Services Reports: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2019)

Jim Daly: ...was aimed to build infrastructure at a lower level to help prevent people having to go to CAMHS. I could have decided to carry out an initiative aimed at reducing CAMHS waiting lists and throw a couple of million euro and additional resources at it, but I pulled back and decided to be more proactive and try to get to people earlier and to get intervention working at a lower level. That...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (3 Jul 2019)

Jim Daly: ...during my visit. Residential care is provided through a mix of public. voluntary and private provision. It is worth highlighting that the net budget for long-term residential care in 2019 is €985 million and that over 23,000 clients, on average, at any one time will be in receipt of financial support. Public residential care units such as New Houghton Hlospital in New Ross,...

Seanad: Mental Healthcare in South-East Region: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Jim Daly: ...and with agencies both abroad and in the private sector to look for locum cover. I wish to strongly restate the Government’s commitment to mental health. This is reflected in the allocation of an additional €200 million for mental health services since 2012. While this amount is significant by any standard I will continue to press for further resources annually in line...