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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has a statutory responsibility to live within the budget voted to it by the Oireachtas. In this context, the HSE recently developed a range of measures to reduce expenditure overall to the end of the current year. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: When the Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced in October 2009, a commitment was made that it would be reviewed after three years. The reason for allowing this period to elapse is to ensure that trends and statistics will be available in order to inform the work. A public consultation process to inform the review concluded in mid-July. The Department will be publishing a summary report of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The level of funding available for the health sector next year is being considered as part of the Estimates process for 2013, which is currently underway. Deliberations by the Government on expenditure allocations for next year will continue up until Budget time, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage pending the outcome of this process. Notwithstanding the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE recently finalised a public Procurement Framework for new Home Care Packages, which is being rolled out across all regions. The aim is to ensure greater care consistency, via selected providers meeting specified standards, across all Local Health Offices. The Framework, which fills in service gaps to complement HSE provision, will be reviewed around mid 2013. The new procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2013 (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2013 it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year. In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The capacity of the Health Service Executive to provide approved levels of home support services is continually reviewed in the context of overall resources available at particular times. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Deputy Ó Caoláin has always had an active interest in mental health issues. There is a floor for the number of staff employed and the Mental Health Commission makes sure that is the case. We should be grateful to the commission. Ms McGuinness will outline the details of the numbers. We are reviewing the Mental Health Acts because so much of the service will be moved into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I dealt with that.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Treatment outside the jurisdiction is only considered when there is no suitable facility in the State or where specialist skills are clinically indicated but are unavailable here in Ireland. In relation to the query raised by the Deputy regarding specific detailed information in a range of circumstances, some of the information is not available in the format requested. However, as this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 to 216, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding from the €35 million special allocation for mental health will be used primarily to further strengthen Community Mental Health Teams in both Adult and Children’s mental health services in respect of which €25 million has been estimated. Up to €3 million of the fund will be used to advance activities in the area of suicide prevention and a cost of €5...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The development of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) has been prioritised by the HSE in recent years and considerable progress has been made to date. A special allocation of €35 million was provided in Budget 2012 for mental health, in line with commitments in the Programme for Government. Funding from this special allocation will be used primarily to strengthen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (22 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Like the Minister, I also thank Deputy Clare Daly and her colleagues on the work they have done and the effort they have made to ensure that focus has not been lost in respect of this issue. I know how difficult it can be to draft legislation such as this. The Government shares the concern expressed by Deputy Daly in her Private Members' Bill to the effect that pregnant women whose life is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The allowance in question was made as a pay award under the Programme for Competitiveness and Work (PCW) which was agreed in 1999 for Assistant Principal and Principal Officer grades on a selective basis across the Civil Service. The intention of such an allowance, as agreed with the Unions, was the enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness, rewarding of special or scarce skills etc. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (27 Nov 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 — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 and 660 together. The Programme for Government gives a commitment to develop a National Strategy on Dementia by 2013which will increase awareness, ensure early diagnosis and intervention, and enhance community based services for people living with this condition. The first stage of the process was to assemble the research and evidence upon which the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2013 it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year. In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.