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Written Answers — Residential Health Care Facilities: Residential Health Care Facilities (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I have not been furnished with such a list referred to in the Deputy's Question. However, it is recognised that the age and profile of current public stock together pose significant challenges for the HSE. The Department is currently reviewing the provision of public residential care in the light of the need to meet national standards and regulations, local demographic pressures and the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (15 Nov 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 (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The legislation underpinning the scheme does not require that an offer of funding be taken up within three months. However, the HSE does specify that applicants to the scheme who have been granted funding must notify their local Nursing Homes Support Office of their nursing home of choice within a specified period. The HSE acknowledges that, in some cases, it may not be possible to...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is issued to applicants in the chronological order by date of determination of their application. The HSE maintains a national placement list to facilitate this. Once an applicant has been granted funding under the scheme, s/he can avail of a nursing home bed straight away and does not have to wait for those who were ahead of him/her on the...

Written Answers — Hospice Services: Hospice Services (15 Nov 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 (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593, 601 and 605 together. The Government is committed to implementing A Vision for Change and reforming our model of healthcare delivery so that more and better quality care is delivered in the community. In this regard I have asked the HSE to prepare an implementation plan, which will identify specific recommendations of A Vision for Change that can be...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE's National Guidelines for the Standardised Implementation of the Nursing Home Subvention Scheme state that: "The HSE can continue to pay subvention to cover temporary absences. However if this period of absence continues for more than one month, the HSE should investigate the matter further to establish the likelihood of the person returning to the nursing home. Staff in subvention...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595 and 596 together. I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly in relation to the questions raised on the HSE's disability strategy for Counties Meath & Louth, the services offered for persons on the intellectual disability data base in those Counties, the bodies that provide disability services on behalf of the HSE in those...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (15 Nov 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 Allowances: Health Service Allowances (15 Nov 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 — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme is due for formal review commencing in 2012. The scheme will be three years in operation at that stage. The reason for allowing this period to elapse is to ensure that trends and statistics will be available in order to inform this work. The review will look at the ongoing sustainability of the scheme, the relative costs of public versus private provision...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (15 Nov 2011)

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

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand the Deputy wishes to understand the rationale behind the closure of Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit. The unit provides continuing care, day care and respite services to people in Laois/Offaly and bordering areas of Kilkenny, Carlow, Tipperary and Kildare. The Health Service Executive has advised that the reducing funding allocation being experienced across all HSE services,...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Valentia Community Hospital is a voluntary facility which has a service level agreement with the HSE under section 39 of the Health Act 2009. The legislation underpinning the Nursing Homes Support Scheme requires all private nursing homes and voluntary nursing homes which previously received funding under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 to negotiate and agree a price for the cost of care...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (15 Nov 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 (15 Nov 2011)

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

Written Answers — Nursing Home Closure: Nursing Home Closure (15 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. Question No. 642 answered with Question No. 632.

Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (15 Nov 2011)

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

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has advised me that expenditure on health services for people with a disability in 2011 will be approximately €1.5 billion. 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. The relatively lower reduction of 1.8%, compared to other areas of the health...

Written Answers — Hospital Closures: Hospital Closures (17 Nov 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I appreciate that the Deputy wishes to understand the rationale behind the closure of Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit. The Unit provides continuing care, day care and respite services to people in Laois/Offaly and bordering areas of Kilkenny, Carlow, Tipperary and Kildare. The Health Service Executive has advised that the reducing funding allocation being experienced across all HSE...