Results 4,861-4,880 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Bus Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I will convey the request for the meeting and I am sure it will be granted. The sub-committee to which Deputy Flanagan referred has been set up and it is very much about alternative modes of transport and rural transport. I am not saying the towns of Durrow and Abbeyleix are strictly rural, but they are not enormous areas of population either. We have to take a look at things like this,...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: While the current economic environment presents a significant challenge for the health system generally in delivering services, mental health services are being treated as a priority in so far as we can. In that regard, consideration was given to the mental health sector in Budget 2012 through a special allocation of â¬35m for mental health which was in line with the Programme for...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: A special allocation of â¬35m for mental health was provided in Budget 2012 in line with commitments in the Programme for Government. Funding from this special allocation will be used primarily to enhance both General Adult and Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Teams, improve access to psychological therapies in primary care and implement suicide prevention strategies. It is...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal,in October 2009 brought about a fundamental change in the way in which long-term nursing home care is funded and, consequently, the way in which nursing homes are funded. In the past, public nursing homes/community geriatric hospitals would have been allocated a lump sum annually by the HSE. However, the Nursing Homes Support...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The HSE National Service Plan 2012 outlines, as required in legislation, the type and volume of services to be provided this year in return for the resources made available by the Oireachtas. The Plan acknowledges that there will be an inevitable and unavoidable reduction in services this year because of the scale of the financial and staffing challenge facing the health service. However, it...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Government has recently approved the drafting of legislation to abolish the Board of the Health Service Executive and to provide for a Directorate to be the new governing body for the HSE in place of the Board. The intention is that the Bill will be drafted as a matter of urgency so that it can be considered by the Oireachtas as soon as possible. In tandem with the proposed new legal...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Terms of Reference for the review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme are: Taking account of Government policy, demographic trends and the fiscal situation - 1. To examine the on-going sustainability of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, 2. To examine the overall cost of long-term residential care in public and private nursing homes and the effectiveness of the current methods of...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Government policy in relation to older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care. While reiterating this Government's commitment to the future public provision of residential care for older people, we must also...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jun 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 — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487 and 488 together. Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory target, currently set at 3%, for the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. Part 5 also provides a framework for monitoring the employment target in all public bodies by committees under the aegis of relevant Ministers of the Government. Under the Act, public...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (19 Jun 2012)
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 (19 Jun 2012)
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 (19 Jun 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 (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I wish to inform the Deputy that I am familiar with the Ombudsman's Report - Too Old to be Equal - which is an investigation into the refusal of mobility allowance to people over 66 years of age and which was published in April 2011 The Department of Health has advised the Ombudsman that it accepts the Ombudsman's recommendation to revise the mobility allowance so as to render it compliant...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Wisdom Services is a voluntary body operated by the Daughters of Wisdom and provides services for people with a disability in the North Western region. It supports over 200 service users with 111 on campus, 75 in the community and 20 day attendees. I was very disappointed to learn that the Daughters of Wisdom, who operate Wisdom Services, have advised the HSE that they intend to withdraw...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jun 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jun 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jun 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.