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- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (3 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Crime Prevention (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputy Mitchell for raising the issue. As she has already pointed out, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, is in committee. He apologises for not being able to take this topic himself. The Minister thanks the Deputy for raising this matter. In fact, he answered a parliamentary question on 22 May last put down by the Deputy on this same issue. He mentioned to the...
- Crime Prevention (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I apologise if the reply provided placed undue emphasis on firearms. The Deputy's contribution clearly indicates that the issue is a wider one. While the Government cannot make demands of private individuals in respect of how they secure their premises, it is obvious the recommendation on regulation will be considered to be the optimum available and that people will buy into it. My view on...
- Mental Health Services (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank the four Deputies who added their names to this Topical Issue matter and the three who spoke on it. I am reluctant to read the prepared answer because if I do not know about mental health and what is being done with the aforementioned â¬35 million by now, I should not be here at all. To take up Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan's final point, the gap between the publication of Barry...
- Mental Health Services (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: We are developing a whole-school approach for the emotional well-being of young children and how they feel about themselves. It is a different approach and we have to be very careful about it, because we do not want to emphasise that it is a negative thing. It must always be about something very positive and how one feels about oneself and about others. Mr. Tony Bates is developing that...
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Positive Ageing Strategy: Positive Ageing Strategy (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Programme for Government has committed to completing and implementing the National Positive Ageing Strategy so that older people are recognised, supported and enabled to live independent full lives. The Strategy will set the strategic direction for future policies, programmes and services for older people in Ireland. It will set out a common framework for the development of operational...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Interim Report of the Steering Group on the Review of the Mental Health Act 2001 was published on 21 June and is available on the Department's website. The commitment to undertake this review was included in the Programme for Government and is one to which the Government and I attach great importance. I fully endorse the recommendation of the Steering Group that a rights based approach...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (4 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospice Services: Hospice Services (4 Jul 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 (4 Jul 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (4 Jul 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 (4 Jul 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 Service Executive Properties: Health Service Executive Properties (5 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Health Service Budget: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I support the sentiments of the Minister of State, Deputy Shortall, that it would be wonderful to be in this Department at a time of full and plenty with the country awash with money. God knows, there were times when the Government was hard-pressed to know what to do with it. We are in an entirely different space now and we are trying to ensure the front-line health services both within the...
- Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (10 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: For Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) teams to work effectively, a range of disciplines, skills and perspectives are required so that children and adolescents are offered a care and treatment package appropriate to their individual needs. The Third Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Report 2010-2011 has highlighted gaps in the completion of CAMHS teams....
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Jul 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 (10 Jul 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The issues raised by the Deputy are more appropriate for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly the Department has asked the HSE to provide the details requested directly to the Deputy.