Results 4,061-4,080 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Mental Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I did not say that. I said that in the previous two years there had been a lifting of the moratorium in order to allow provision to be made for an 100 additional places and that we needed to examine seriously how we could get specific posts back into the service. We still do not know how many will leave the service at the end of February. If the numbers who left in previous years are...
- Mental Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Staff relations issues need to be dealt with under the mechanisms put in place. That has always been my belief and should happen. It is not the case that we are not aware of the issue, as we are very conscious of what is happening. We are keeping a close eye on the matter which I hope will be resolved, as such issues are usually resolved. On there not being a unit available for admissions...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive is facing challenges in respect of all services in 2012. In the case of Community Nursing Units for Older People these include challenges regarding staffing, funding, and environmental factors around the age and structure of the units. In addition further losses of staff are anticipated between now and the end of February 2012. It is clear that on a business as...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy is aware it is a matter for the Health Service Executive to deliver services both nationally and locally within its budget and overall health policy priorities in line with the overall resources available to it. The HSE is facing challenges in respect of all services in 2012, and in the case of Community Nursing Units these include challenges regarding staffing, funding and...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: At the end of November 2011 the HSE indicated that there were 121 public long stay residential care units in operation across the country providing 8,098 residential care beds (this includes temporarily closed beds). Of these, 6,036 were designated long-stay beds under the Nursing Home Support Scheme (NHSS). The balance, 2,062 provide short-term care, i.e. rehabilitation, respite,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: It is planned to relocate the Warrenstown in-patient service from Blanchardstown to St. Loman's Hospital, Palmerstown on an interim basis, pending transfer to a new unit in Cherry Orchard. The facility at Warrenstown can only accommodate 6 in-patient beds and this results in an inefficient utilisation of the staff resource available. The recently vacated and redecorated in-patient facility...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The cost of care in public and private nursing homes is published on the HSE's website at: http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Find_a_Service/Older_People_S ervices/nhss/costs.html The HSE is committed to examining all options to maximise the resources available for nursing home care, e.g. skill mix, rostering arrangements and reconfiguration etc. It should be noted that the 2010 Long-Stay...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: At the end of 2011 there were 404 private nursing homes, 48 voluntary nursing homes and 121 public nursing homes registered to operate with the Health Information and Quality Authority.
- Written Answers — National Disability Strategy: National Disability Strategy (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595 and 596 together. The current Programme for Government commits to publishing, "following wide consultation, a realistic implementation plan for the National Disability Strategy (NDS), including sectoral plans with achievable time scales and targets within available resources and ensuring whole-of-government involvement and monitoring of the Strategy, in...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 813, 851 and 893 together. Temporary arrangements were put in place at St. Brendan's Hospital, Grangegorman over the Christmas period to ensure continuity, quality and safety of services for all patients. Because of this a number of female patients had to be transferred from Unit 3B to a low secure ward on the Grangegorman Campus. I visited the hospital...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (11 Jan 2012)
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 (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2012 is currently under consideration by the Minister and the Government. Decisions in relation to funding individual care programmes and service levels for 2012 will not be made until the Minister approves the National Service Plan for 2012 in accordance with the Health Act 2004
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2012 is currently under consideration by the Minister and the Government. Decisions in relation to funding individual care programmes and service levels for 2012 will not be made until the Minister approves the National Service Plan for 2012 in accordance with the Health Act 2004.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 821, 822, 837, 910 and 911 together. A special allocation of â¬35m for mental health was announced in Budget 2012 in line with the Programme for Government commitments. Details of how this funding will be apportioned are still being worked on in the context of the HSE's draft National Service Plan (NSP) for 2012 which is currently under consideration by...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
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 — Community Care: Community Care (11 Jan 2012)
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 (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2012 is currently under consideration by the Minister and the Government.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (11 Jan 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The level of funding available for the health budget this year, and the extent of savings required in the health sector, is being considered as part of finalising the HSE Service Plan 2012 which is currently underway. The HSE has statutory responsibility for the delivery of health and personal social services, and the question of funding specific care programmes, or individual non statutory...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Jan 2012)
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.