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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: We are not born with racist attitudes. It is always adults who instill them into society. It is a learned behaviour and it is something we need not only to confront in society but in terms of the law. It is a big issue and a consequence of such behaviour is that these people will retrench into their own communities and we do not want that. We need people to mix and be part of the general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I was checking that with my officials because the ones we know of are those in regard to the GAA and the local authorities. The multi-agency integration groups in all local authorities work very well. It is at that local level we can have a bigger impact. National publicity campaigns are important but I am not certain that the people we need to convince regarding these issues take any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: With regard to reception centres and accommodation, where we can have an impact is in the speeding up of the process in terms of status.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: That all follows from it.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Appeals (29 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: Services for People with Disabilities (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Day services for adults with disabilities provide a network of support for over 25,000 people who have a wide spectrum of need, ranging from those with severe and profound disabilities who are likely to need long-term specialist service provision to people with lower support needs and greater potential for community participation and inclusion. Pending completion of the national estimates,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237, 256 and 260 together. 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. Some of the funding will also be used to advance activities in the area of suicide prevention and to initiate the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 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: Home Help Service (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: In the context of measures recently adopted to reduce Home Help expenditure, the focus of the HSE is to ensure that services are directed towards personal care for the most vulnerable, in line with individual assessed need and resource availability at local level. As this is therefore 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 (29 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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: In view of the public sector moratorium and the significant additional reductions in staff numbers required over the next two years, the HSE is exploring all avenues available to it regarding the to opening of the community nursing unit at Inchicore. No decisions have been taken in relation to its future vis a vis St. James's Hospital at this stage, and all legal issues will have to be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Allowances (29 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: Speech and Language Therapy (29 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: Respite Care Services (29 Nov 2012)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 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 Subventions (29 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: Home Help Service (29 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: Motorised Transport Grant (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are no proposals to expand the qualifying criteria for the motorised transport grant.

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank all Senators who contributed to the debate and acknowledge the widespread support for the Bill. I will deal with the direct questions put by Senators Denis O'Donovan and John Whelan. It will be an issue for other countries to decide whether they will designate a liaison officer. It will be a matter for the English authorities to decide whether they will designate an officer from the...

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am sure the Minister is far more persuasive and does not need to use that type of threat.