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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: 90% of all mental health needs are addressed in Primary Care with 10% being referred to specialist secondary care services. These services operate predominately in a community context with approximately 10% of the community caseload presenting requiring in-patient care admission. Over 20,000 admissions to mental health in-patient care occur each year and in each case the decision to admit is...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: Hospital Services (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for raising this issue as it provides me with an opportunity to reaffirm the Government's commitment to developing palliative care services. Government policy for palliative care is based on the report of the national advisory committee on palliative care from 2001. Palliative care is primarily concerned with quality of life. The Government's objective of the continued...

Seanad: Smoking Ban (13 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I am responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Reilly. I am aware that this matter was raised by Senator Crown yesterday during the debate on the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2001. As a result of the introduction of the smoke-free at work legislation in 2004, and other tobacco control measures since then, awareness of the risks of smoking and exposure to second-hand tobacco...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. The Mental Health Commission has attached a condition to the registration of St. Ita's Hospital which requires the closure of the existing Male and Female Acute Units by 31st August 2011. Officials and Clinicians from North Dublin Mental Health Services had meetings with the Commission regarding requirements to address this condition and...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE is currently clearing the backlog of applications that accrued while the Nursing Homes Support Scheme was suspended. Approvals are being issued to those applicants processed to final stage in the chronological order in which they were received in the Central Office in Tullamore. Almost 500 applications were dealt with in June and a further 504 applications have been dealt with since...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Requests for funding for footwear are made by Health Service Executive (HSE) approved clinicians on a standardised application form on behalf of clients with medical cards or long-term illness cards. Approval for funding is based the detailed information received and prioritised to ensure that people with the most urgent assessed needs have their needs met first, within budget. The HSE has...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act 2004 the day to day operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health services is a matter for Health Service Executive. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I welcome this opportunity to make a statement to the House on A Vision for Change. While I will read the official speech as there are details contained in it which the House needs to know, I hope the debate which will ensue will be more free-flowing. In 2006, A Vision for Change was widely welcomed as a progressive, evidence based and realistic document which proposed a new model of service...

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: It is good to see we can still have a bit of banter. I thank all the Senators who contributed. This was the sort of debate I hoped we would have, with individual issues raised but it was on the generalisation of mental ill health and how we deal with it. After listening to Senator Norris's contribution, I am reminded of Ivor Brown's paper on the great illusion, which asked if it is an...

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Not everyone who requires support needs to attend a high-tech clinic. Perhaps people need to stay in their homes and receive telephone calls or postcards. Perhaps it is just about keeping in touch. When it comes to suicide, to a great extent people want to be treated with kindness, respect and dignity. I hear this every day. We are too wedded to the medical model when it comes to mental...

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: We can do it with what we have. We do not have an option, so we must do it. I thank the House for its interest. It is encouraging to hear people who are not just interested in, but also well informed on many different aspects of this matter. We all live in the one space. This is how it should be.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for this question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.