Results 1-19 of 19 for sligo speaker:Jim Daly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services Provision (12 Dec 2019)

Jim Daly: ...below. The number of hospice beds has increased by 44% over the past five years. Table CHO Service Number of beds 1 North West Hospice, Sligo 8 2 Galway Hospice, Galway 18 3 Milford Care Centre, Limerick 30 4 Marymount Hospice, Cork ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospice Services Provision (20 Nov 2019)

Jim Daly: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. Since opening in 1998, the North West Hospice has provided a valuable palliative care inpatient service to the people of counties Sligo and Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan, as the Senator outlined. While the quality of care provided continues to be excellent, the specialist inpatient unit no longer meets best practice in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospice Services Provision (20 Nov 2019)

Jim Daly: ...north west. I again thank the management and staff of the hospice for the quality care they provide for the people of the north west. The addition of four more inpatient palliative care beds in Sligo is part of a wider move to increase the availability of specialist inpatient palliative care services. There are currently 214 inpatient palliative care beds in hospices at a national level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Administration (10 Oct 2019)

Jim Daly: ..., as well as facilitating timely discharge from hospital.  At the end of August, preliminary data indicates that the HSE had provided over 1.1million hours of home support in CHO 1 which includes Sligo and Leitrim and 3,941 people were receiving the service.  However, I acknowledge that in some cases access to the service may take longer than we would like and there were 226...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2019)

Jim Daly: ...in the Dementia Adviser Service established by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) in mid-2014. The service covers 12 counties: Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Limerick, parts of Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Dublin. Seven of the 9 posts have been funded by the HSE since 2016, while the Mayo post is funded by Community Action on Dementia Mayo. €400,000...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (11 Jul 2019)

Jim Daly: ...in the Dementia Adviser Service established by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) in mid-2014. The service covers 12 counties: Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Limerick, parts of Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Dublin. Seven of the 9 posts have been funded by the HSE since 2016, while the Mayo post is funded by Community Action on Dementia Mayo. €400,000 has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (9 Jul 2019)

Jim Daly: ...Advisers working in the Dementia Adviser Service established by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) in mid-2014.  The service covers 12 counties: Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Limerick, parts of Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan, Monaghan and Dublin.  Seven of the 9 posts have been funded by the HSE since 2016,  while the Mayo post is...

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

Jim Daly: ...at night but to go into day hospitals to receive the necessary treatment. This treatment does not need to be part of a stay-over service. Deputy Rabbitte spoke about online services and I was delighted to hear her say it. Today I was in Sligo. Deputy MacSharry is gone now but I was there with my colleague, Deputy McLoughlin. I looked at an online pain clinic. The consultants in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Garda Stations (25 Jun 2019)

Jim Daly: ...for the provision and maintenance of Garda accommodation and is working with Garda authorities to deliver on that investment. The Minister is very familiar with the need for new facilities in Sligo and is keeping a close eye on progress. The Garda Síochána building and refurbishment programme for 2016-2021 is based on the agreed priorities of An Garda Síochána.It...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: At present, there are 11 specialist inpatient palliative care units or hospices, with four in Dublin and one each in Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Limerick and Sligo. Each inpatient unit has a catchment area covering one or more counties or parts of counties. The number of hospice beds has increased by 44% over the past five years. In addition, every county has a specialist...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Jim Daly: ...but €105 million has been provided in new development funding over the next three years, very specifically to extend mental health services to a seven-day week. This is our first priority. Sligo Leitrim mental health services provide a broad range of mental health services to the populations of Sligo, Leitrim, south Donegal and west Cavan. Services provided encompass general...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (5 Feb 2019)

Jim Daly: In Sligo / Leitrim children over the age of six are assessed by HSE School Aged Teams. At present there are 71 children aged between 6 and 17 years on the waiting list to see a psychologist and be assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder. In relation to Sligo / Leitrim, plans are currently underway to have assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder completed by private assessors. With regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (16 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: ...of the notified capital allocation next year, including the development of the National Forensic Mental Health Services Hospital at Portrane. Work is also expected to commence shortly on the new Mental Health Unit at Sligo University Hospital.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (10 Oct 2018)

Jim Daly: ...are no immediate plans to commence a pain management service in Mayo University Hospital. The pain management service within Saolta is currently delivered from University Hospital Galway and Sligo University Hospital with a limited service in Letterkenny University Hospital. I acknowledge there are waiting lists for pain relief services at University Hospital Galway and Sligo University...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (16 May 2018)

Jim Daly: ...form the basis of discussions with colleagues in government on the financing of this important programme of work. Senator Feighan has specifically asked me to speak today on proposed plans for Sligo University Hospital. I can confirm that the HSE has been working with the Saolta hospital group on the development of specific proposals for all its hospitals. Currently, this includes a...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Staff Recruitment (2 May 2018)

Jim Daly: ...of a consultant endocrinologist, a clinical nurse specialist for paediatric diabetes and to another position in the adult service is ongoing. Diabetes services are also being advanced at Sligo University Hospital. Having raised the issue with the Saolta University Health Care Group, the Department of Health has been informed that the procurement process for the diabetes day unit in Sligo...

Services for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (27 Mar 2018)

Jim Daly: ...of children with disabilities and sectoral representatives regarding early engagement with people with disabilities on recommendations Nos. 9 and 10 of the report. Today, its officials were in Sligo to hear the views of people with disabilities and their families. The Government acknowledges the immense contribution made by family and other unpaid carers in ensuring that older people and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Jim Daly: My Department has asked the Health Service Executive to provide the Deputy directly with the information requested in respect of Sligo University Hospital. 

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2017)

Jim Daly: ...and surgery for patients with cancer. Other hospitals within the Saolta group also provide some cancer services under the direction of UHG. For example, medical oncology services are available in Sligo University Hospital, Letterkenny University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital and Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe. The Letterkenny breast cancer service operates as a...