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Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (24 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The purpose of the Motorised Transport Grant is to support people with severe disability to retain employment. Under the "Exceptional Circumstances" clause of the current circular governing the administration of the Motorised Transport Grant, eligibility for the grant may be considered for a person with a severe disability, for purposes other than employment retention, who lives in very...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (24 Apr 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 (24 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand that the Deputy is referring to a Director for Mental Health. My colleague Minister Reilly intends to bring legislative proposals to Government to abolish the HSE Board structure under the Health Act 2004 and to provide for replacement governance structures and enhanced accountability arrangements. In tandem with the proposed new legal structures, new administrative structures...

Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Currently, there are approximately 52,000 recipients of carer's allowance. Of these, approximately 22,000 are in receipt of half-rate carer's allowance in addition to another primary social welfare payment. The rates of payment were maintained for carer's allowance in budget 2012 and no changes were made to the means test for carer's allowance. The current income disregards for eligibility...

Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I agree substantially with what the Deputy said. The figure of 28 weeks is probably a low average but it is not possible to get the true average when there are two systems. Additional staff is being allocated to this work and, along with overtime and the new system them, this will have a significant impact. Deputy Catherine Murphy has been working in the public interest for long enough to...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Those assignments will include an assignment to provide factual input to an NTPF review of nursing homes which, prior to the commencement of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, received funding for long-term residential care under section 39 of the Health Act 2004. This would include Valentia Community Hospital.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (25 Apr 2012)

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 (25 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: My colleague Minister Reilly intends to bring legislative proposals to Government to abolish the HSE Board structure under the Health Act 2004 and to provide for replacement governance structures and enhanced accountability arrangements. In tandem with the proposed new legal structures, new administrative structures will be put in place within the HSE which will reflect the need for a...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Apr 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 (25 Apr 2012)

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

Newborn Screening Cards (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Following the receipt of a complaint regarding the retention of newborn screening cards, NSCs, also known as Guthrie cards, the Data Protection Commissioner, DPC, found that the retention of the NSCs without consent constituted a breach of the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003. Following numerous meetings between the deputy Data Protection Commissioner, representatives of the Department of...

Newborn Screening Cards (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I agree entirely with the Deputy. The issue is that we do not know the potential value of this material. We need to give people the opportunity to opt in or out. I believe most reasonable people will opt in on the basis that it has the potential to give us results to particular issues in the future that will benefit all of us.

Organised Crime (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am conscious that I may not have time to read out the whole reply, but I agree this is an important issue and I thank the Deputy for raising it. I am here on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who unfortunately cannot be present, as he is attending a meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg where his presence is required. I thank Deputy O'Dea for...

Organised Crime (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: There is a cohesive project in place which brings all prison governors together, and they meet regularly with the people who are charged with the security and management of the service. These prison officers are front-line staff; we can never dismiss what they tell us, and we will always have to take account of it. During my address today to the Prison Officers' Association, I announced...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 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 (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Jack and Jill Foundation service is part of a range of services provided to families funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and its other contracted service providers for children with life limiting conditions. Many children availing of services provided by the Jack and Jill Foundation also avail of other specialist hospital based and community based health supports and disability...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The total budget for long-term residential care in 2012, and for each year since the Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced, is set out in the table below. This is effectively the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme albeit that transitional arrangements must also be facilitated from within the budget, i.e. people in contract beds, people who choose to remain on subvention and saver...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Apr 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 — Rights of People with Disabilities: Rights of People with Disabilities (1 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It is the Government's intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the...

Seanad: Employment Support Services (1 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for accepting that I would not have the answer to his specific issue. However, if he lets me have a copy of the letter, I can certainly get, if not a solution, at least an explanation. The Department of Social Protection provides a wide range of second-chance education opportunities for unemployed people, lone parents and people with disabilities. The Department's...