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- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (28 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: By end-July 2011, approximately 23,800 applications for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme had been received since the scheme commenced in October 2009. Of these, over 18,700 had been processed, almost 1,800 had been withdrawn and there were approximately 3,250 applications in progress. The processing of approvals for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme was suspended for a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The setting and monitoring of standards by the Health Information and Quality Authority relating to public health services other than mental health are provided for in the Health Act 2007. The rules providing for the registration of healthcare professionals in the public and private sectors are provided for in several other pieces of legislation. However, I am informed that in this question...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy's question refers to a public nursing home in Galway. In 2010, the Health Service Executive completed a review of the future viability of the facility as a long stay residential unit. The review recognised that significant refurbishment and a new design of the facility was required. This included extra showering and toilet facilities, single rooms, family room and storage to meet...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (29 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 174 and 175 and 177 to 180, inclusive, together. This Government is committed to implementing A Vision for Change and reforming our model of health care delivery so that more and better quality care is delivered in the community which will facilitate access to housing, education and employment. A Vision for Change also recognised that all citizens should be...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I wish to inform the Deputy that Mobility Allowance is administered by the Health Service Executive. If an application is refused, the Health Service Executive issues formal notification informing the applicant of his/her right of appeal and indicating the relevant health office to where the appeal should be sent. Therefore I have arranged for that part of the Deputy's question to be...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (29 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will appreciate that all developments have to be addressed in the light of the current economic and budgetary pressures and any decisions taken by the Executive must have regard to this and the current moratorium on the recruitment of nursing and non-nursing staff. Following his appointment as Minister for Health my colleague Dr Reilly T.D. instructed the HSE to advise him of...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: Government policy is to support older people to live at home and in their communities for as long as possible and, where this is not an option for whatever reason, to support access to high quality long term residential care. It is intended that the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive, and all other relevant agencies, whether in the statutory or non-statutory sectors will...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 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.
- Family Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising this topical issue as it provides me with an opportunity to clarify the current situation. Domestic violence is a serious health and human rights issue. In March 2010, the Government launched a four year strategy to provide a framework for sustainable intervention to prevent and effectively respond to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Cosc is the...
- Family Support Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I do not disagree with anything the Deputy says. We are agreed that domestic violence is an absolute scandal. However, we must also address the elephant in the room. If there are that many women running with their children in fear of their lives to find refuge in places outside their homes, what are we doing about the perpetrator? If the Deputy and I were attacked tonight on our way home,...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Research Board (HRB) manages the National Psychiatric InâPatient Reporting System which collects information on in-patient activity in psychiatric hospitals and units. The latest Annual Report published by the HRB on Activities in Irish Psychiatric Hospitals and Units is for 2009. However, the HRB has indicated that of the 19,619 admissions to psychiatric hospitals and units in...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: A working group, led by the Executive Clinical Directors, with Regional Mental Health Specialists, Information and Planning Specialists has been established to drive this process. A Pilot Project to collect data relating to the provision of community-based adult mental health services for general adult psychiatry and psychiatry of old age is underway. It is expected that the pilot phase...
- Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has operational responsibility for the delivery of health and social services, including those at facilities such as the one referred to the Deputy in Westmeath. I understand from the question that the HSE has responded to the Deputy on the issue raised and I am not able to say when these restrictions will be lifted. From a national perspective the Deputy will...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: In relation to the case referred to by the Deputy I understand that on 25 July an application was received, on behalf of the person in question, in the offices of HSE West for treatment under the E112 Treatment Abroad Scheme. A report has been obtained from the HSE on the application for funding, and the subsequent appeal of the initial decision. Unfortunately the decision of the...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 612 together. The Inspector of Mental Health Services has recommended the closure of three wards at St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar; namely, St. Marie Goretti, St. Bridget's and St. Enda's wards. A new community nursing unit is under construction on the St. Mary's care centre site. It is expected that patients from St. Marie Goretti and St....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.