Results 41-60 of 662 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Jimmy Devins
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: 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. A total of â¬51.2 million has been allocated since 2006 which represents over a third of the overall requirement. In addition to the extra funding required to finance 'A Vision for Change', existing resources need to be...
- Written Answers — Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 148 together. Since the establishment of the HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention in 2005, additional funding of â¬3.05 million has been provided for the implementation of 'Reach Out' â the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, 2005-2014. This brought the total funding available to support suicide prevention initiatives to â¬8...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: 'A Vision for Change' the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which was launched in January 2006, has been accepted by Government as the basis for the future development of our mental health services. The Report recommends inter alia that a plan to bring about the closure of all psychiatric hospitals should be drawn up and implemented, and that the resources released by these...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: The last few years have been very significant in the area of mental health with the launch of two important Strategy Documents, 'Reach Out' â A National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention, which was launched in September 2005, and 'A Vision for Change' the Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy, which was launched in January 2006. 'A Vision for Change' outlines a...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I officially launched the Six-Year Cancer Audit Report, St. James's Hospital 2001-2006 on 7 April last. High quality information which is timely, accessible and accurate is vital to the implementation of the Health Service Executive National Cancer Control Programme. Statistics in relation to cancer incidence are collated by the National Cancer Registry. The Registry has published a number...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: Following a submission to the Joint Committee on Health and Children in December 2004, the Post Polio Support Group received a substantial increase in their funding from approximately â¬84,000 to over â¬300,000 per annum. The organisation is in receipt of an annual grant of â¬398,806 from the Health Service Executive. I am aware that access to the long-term illness scheme has been an...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together. 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. The Executive, therefore, is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 147 together. 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...
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75 million in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on 1 June 2007 for the under...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-09 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75 million in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on 1 June 2007 for the under...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-09 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75 million in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on 1 June 2007 for the under...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75 million in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on 1 June 2007 for the under...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under 5's...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: As part of the Multi-Annual Investment Programme 2006-2009 under the Disability Strategy, the Government provided the Health Service Executive with an additional â¬75m in both 2006 and 2007. This funding included monies to provide new and enhanced services for people with disabilities, to implement Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which came into effect on June 1st 2007 for the under...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: I met with representatives of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland in October 2007 and discussed the issue raised by the Deputy. I subsequently wrote to Mr. Joe Mooney, Director of Muscular Dystrophy Ireland, on 7th February 2008 outlining the position in relation to funding research trials into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the United Kingdom. There is no mechanism or budget for Government funding...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: 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.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Apr 2008)
Jimmy Devins: The National Intellectual Disability Database was established in 1995 to ensure that information is available to enable the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive and the voluntary agencies in Ireland to provide appropriate services designed to meet the changing needs of people with intellectual disability and those with autism and their families. The Database...