Results 1-20 of 343 for mental health speaker:John Moloney
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Jan 2011)
John Moloney: ...A National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 â 2014. 'Reach Out' calls for a multi-sectoral approach to the prevention of suicidal behaviour in order to foster cooperation between health, education, community, voluntary and private sector agencies. An additional â¬1 million was provided in the recent Budget for the NOSP for 2011 which will enable the Office to build on...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Jan 2011)
John Moloney: The Mental Health Commission is an independent statutory body established under the Mental Health Act 2001 to promote high standards in the delivery of mental health services and ensure that the interests of those involuntarily admitted to Approved Centres are protected. In accordance with the Act, the Inspector of Mental Health Services is required to visit and inspect every approved centre...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Jan 2011)
John Moloney: Notwithstanding the current economic circumstances and the necessary across the board reductions in Government spending, special consideration was given to disability and mental health in Budget 2011 through a maximum reduction of just 1.8% in the allocation for the two sectors. This relatively lower reduction, compared to other areas of the health budget, recognises that these services are...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Jan 2011)
John Moloney: Special consideration was given to the mental health sector in Budget 2011 through a maximum reduction of 1.8% in the allocation for this sector. The relatively lower reduction, compared to other sectors of health, recognises that these services are provided to vulnerable groups. A prerequisite for the lower savings target is the prioritising of services while reforming and modernising...
- Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Legislation (12 Jan 2011)
John Moloney: I assure the Senator that as far as I am concerned, there is no contest between climate change and the mental capacity Bill regarding the latter's importance. I have dealt with families and am involved in mental health. The area of disability is of the utmost importance. I hope that when it comes to a decision-making process on the importance of the Bill the Senator mentioned and to what I...
- Seanad: Mental Capacity and Guardianship Legislation (12 Jan 2011)
John Moloney: ...Obviously however, this has not happened. I reiterate this legislation is vital and anything that has been done in respect of the Vision for Change proposals, as well as the entire reform of the mental health services, absolutely depend on this legislation coming before the House. It is my absolute hope and belief that it will be ready by mid-February and I have asked the departmental...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...interest in ensuring the Bill's swift passage. Sections 7 and 8 of the Bill amend the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 to provide that enforceable conditions can be included in the order of the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board for the conditional discharge of a person detained in a designated centre under the 2006 Act. The Central Mental Hospital is the only designated centre...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...returns to the designated centre just as much as they are to apply to a person who is returned involuntarily. The safeguards ensure a person who returns or is returned will be brought before the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board as soon as possible after his or her return to have his or her detention reviewed. They also ensure the person will be subject to all of the provisions...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...with at this time. I do not use this as an excuse because it contradicts all we are doing in an effort to effect a sea-change and in the national campaign to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health. The nationwide campaign aims to remove the stigma and the connotations associated with the word "insanity". This issue will be dealt with in detail in the review. It was very...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ..., disability expenditure amounted to â¬1,581.88 million. By the end of 2010, disability expenditure is estimated to be â¬1,468.94 million. Special consideration has been given to disability and mental health in Budget 2011, through a maximum reduction of just 1.8% or â¬40 million overall in the allocation for the two sectors. The relatively lower reduction, compared to other areas of...
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...it would have certain effects. I would like to reiterate what they would be. First, it would allow the District Court to send people charged with minor offences to centres other than the Central Mental Hospital for examination when an issue of fitness to be tried arises. I recognise that is in line with the spirit of what the Deputy is saying. Second, it would allow higher courts to...
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...Lynch raised it on Committee Stage. I cannot accept the amendment, however, and I will explain why. Section 13 of the 2006 Act, as amended by this Bill, and the new section 13A will give the Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board the power to order the conditional discharge of patients. We all welcome that. The point at issue is that it will be for the judgment of the clinical...
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (14 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: This is possibly my second last time to speak on the issue of mental health. I hope to get an opportunity to speak on the introduction of the mental capacity Bill. It has been a pleasure listening to and debating reform of mental health services with Deputies Lynch and Neville during the past two and a half years. I will give my response to the amendment later. I recall on an early...
- Seanad: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...this area. I thank him for raising the matter as it provides me with an opportunity to reaffirm the commitments made in A Vision for Change and allowing me to dispel the notions that funding for mental health services has been parked. The capital projects continue. The new psychiatric units in Letterkenny, Clonmel and at St. Loman's, Mullingar are near completion. For the first time...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (2 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: No changes have been made in relation to the target for child and adolescent in-patient psychiatric beds. A Vision for Change' recognised that a small percentage of children with mental health disorders will require in patient admission and indicated that it was necessary to provide 100 beds nationally. As 20 suitable child and adolescent beds were in place at the time of publication, the...
- Seanad: Mental Health Services (1 Dec 2010)
John Moloney: ...social development dimension. It adopts a broad categorisation of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disability must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms of existing United Nations human rights conventions. Not long ago I met representatives of Amnesty International which has been campaigning for some time in respect of mental health as a...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (30 Nov 2010)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 147 together. The estimated additional cost of the implementation of 'A Vision for Change' the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy is â¬150m over 7 â 10 years. Development funding totalling â¬54 million has been allocated to the HSE since the launch of the Report in 2006. The following table provides details of non-capital...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Nov 2010)
John Moloney: ..., the nature and extent of this support can vary across the country. In this context, and as the Deputy is aware, a cross sectoral working group was established by the Office for Disability and Mental Health earlier this year to develop and agree a framework for the inclusion of young children with disabilities in mainstream preschool settings. I am advised that the Group's report will be...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Nov 2010)
John Moloney: As the Deputy is aware, a cross sectoral working group was established by the Office for Disability and Mental Health earlier this year to develop and agree a framework for the inclusion of young children with disabilities in mainstream pre-school settings. I am advised that the Group's report will be completed in the coming weeks. It will then be circulated to the Office of the Minister for...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (23 Nov 2010)
John Moloney: The Government will be considering the 2011 Estimates for the health service over the coming weeks in the context of its strategy for economic recovery and its target to reduce the general government deficit to 3% of GDP by 2014. Notwithstanding the difficult financial environment, the Government is determined to do everything possible to protect services, to respond to priority demographic...