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Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (12 Feb 2013)

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: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The active inclusion of family members in the treatment of patients with a mental illness is the preferred model of engagement and is encouraged where appropriate; however some service users do not welcome or consent to this approach and in a lot of routine situations it is not appropriate or necessary. The issue of confidentiality is central to the doctor patient relationship and is a vital...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 665 and 666 together. Final data in relation to admissions of children and adolescents to adult Approved Centres in 2012 is not yet available. However, provisional data from the Mental Health Commission indicates that it is in receipt of notifications of 106 admissions of 93 individual children to adult units in 2012. A Vision for Change recommends the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme is operated by the Health Service Executive. There are 18 Nursing Homes Support Offices nationally which are available to answer questions about the Scheme and to assist with the application process. The relevant Nursing Homes Support Office for the individual referred to by the Deputy is based in Naas. The phone number for the office is 045-880400.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) was traditionally provided to children aged 0 - 15 years, and care and treatment of 16 and 17 year olds was the responsibility of adult services. However, A Vision for Change recommended that CAMHS should be provided for all up to the age of 18 years. The implementation of A Vision for Change is a work in progress, and transitional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (12 Feb 2013)

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: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Feb 2013)

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: Positive Ageing Strategy (12 Feb 2013)

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 be a high level document outlining Ireland’s vision for ageing and older people and the national goals and objectives required to promote positive ageing. It will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (12 Feb 2013)

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: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I have no plans to carry out an investigation along the lines suggested by the Deputy. The Involuntary admission of persons to a psychiatric hospital or unit in the 1950's and 1960's was governed by the 1945 Mental Treatment Act. The 1945 Act allowed for the admission and detention without their consent, of a person as a 'temporary patient' or a 'person of unsound mind' following an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

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: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Details of the overall gross non-capital mental health budget are published annually in the Revised Book of Estimates. Based on that information, the table details the mental health budget for each of the years 2008 - 2012 inclusive: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 €m €m €m €m €m €1,043 €1,006 €963,324 €712,000...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 717, 719 and 723 together. The increasing number of deaths by suicide is of great concern to this Government. There is not a community in Ireland that has not been affected by suicide. We know that reducing suicide rates requires a collective, concerted effort and most importantly a collaborative approach. The National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP)...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Bereavement Support (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 718 and 720 together. Bereavement support for families and communities is critically important in the aftermath of a death by suicide. The aim of bereavement support is to support those immediately affected by the death, to allow them to express their grief and to prevent more suicides from happening in the same area. A range of local and national services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the National Office for Suicide Prevention by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2008 to 2012 is as follows: Year Funding €m 2008 4.5 2009 4.3 2010 3.7 2011 4.1 2012 7.1 In relation to 2012, I have asked the HSE for details of the actual spend on suicide prevention and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Bereavement Support (12 Feb 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) was established by the HSE in 2005 to oversee the implementation of Reach Out our National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 – 2014. Reach Out is a comprehensive and integrated approach to reducing the loss and suffering from suicide and suicidal behaviours. It encompasses the promotion, coordination, and support of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (12 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725 and 726 together. In 2012, a special allocation of €35m was provided for mental health to be used primarily to further strengthen Community Mental Health Teams in both adult and children’s mental health services, to advance activities in the area of suicide prevention, to initiate the provision of psychological and counselling services in...

Topical Issue Debate: Suicide Prevention (13 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I know there is limited time for these issues, but I would like to say that the figures Deputy Neville has given are simply the tip of the iceberg. Presentations to hospital emergency units are simply a reflection of the depth and scale of the difficulty. Deputy Neville will agree that when we talk about self-harm, it is not just about people who cut themselves or people who take deliberate...