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- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Community Care (14 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputy Wall. Before this ever became an issue he asked me to visit the building. As he has described, it is a building any of us would live in. It is an incredible five-star building. We are not addressing the central issue in the reply but perhaps we can in the supplementary questions. Domestic violence is a serious health and human rights issue. In March 2010 the Government...
- Community Care (14 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputy Wall. The meeting can be arranged. During the negotiations on the budget, the Minister for Justice and Equality made it quite clear that Teach Tearmainn was one of the issues dealt with in regard to domestic violence. He made it quite clear he intended to invest whatever additional money he could gather into service provision. Service provision at the front line is the key....
- Hospital Services (14 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Health. I appreciate the Deputy raising the issue. The Government has determined that, in line with its commitment to reduce the size of the public service, health sector employment numbers must be reduced to approximately 102,100 whole-time equivalents in 2012. The end-2011 outturn was 104,400 whole-time equivalents. Therefore, a net reduction...
- Hospital Services (14 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I do not have the information on the on-call hours to hand. If the matter of the on-call hours is clarified, I will ensure the Deputy receives information on it. As he knows, however, some times there might not be clarity around an issue. Up to eight hospitals have been identified as having particular challenges with staffing, of which University Hospital, Galway, is one. This is being...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Mar 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 (14 Mar 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (14 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Primary legislation and resources will be required to introduce a statutory regulation system for home care services. The question of possible changes to legislation, including regulation and inspection, for Home Care services for older people is under consideration. The Department is at present examining this matter in the overall context of the licensing of Health Care providers....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (14 Mar 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.
- Symphysiotomy: Statements (15 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputies who raised the issue in the first instance and I thank those who spoke. All of those who spoke have conveyed not only a great degree of sympathy but also the degree of urgency with which this issue must be addressed. I commend the brave women who have spoken out. I have no wish to dismiss men's experience, which is considerable, but as a woman it is very difficult to...
- Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (15 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy as a matter of urgency.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131, 136 and 142 together. The Health Service Executive (HSE) National Service Plan for 2012 provides for a reduction of 3.7% in funding to specialist disability services. However, the Service Plan states that at least 2% of this should not impact on services and needs to be generated from other savings and increased efficiencies. As part of the ongoing work...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (15 Mar 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 — Health Services: Health Services (15 Mar 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 — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been again referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Carers Strategy: National Carers Strategy (21 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The development of a National Carers Strategy 'to support carers and to address issues of concern' is a key commitment in the current Programme for Government. While issues relating to carers span a number of different Departments, the Taoiseach has allocated responsibility for co-ordination of the preparation of the Strategy to me with the support of the Minister for Social Protection. The...
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (21 Mar 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 — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (21 Mar 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 (21 Mar 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.