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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Grant Schemes (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Members should recognise the Government is more than conscious of the effect the abolition of these two schemes will have on those who are reliant on them. This is the reason it took the Government so long, not that it was unaware of it. The Government has been considering these two schemes since coming into office. The difficulty is they are in contravention of the Equal Status Acts and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Grant Schemes (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In fact, the Ombudsman tells us that these schemes have been illegal for the last 13 years. That is not to put blame on anybody.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Grant Schemes (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: We looked at alternatives but each alternative we proposed was found to be illegal on the advice of the Attorney General. The group we have put together is wide-ranging and will examine transport needs. It will meet again on 25 March. With regard to the time frame, we hope to have a proposed scheme in place to replace the schemes we have abolished. It will not be an individualised scheme....

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: On behalf of the Minister for Health I wish to say it was because this is directly after an hour and a quarter of questions and the Minister had something else timetabled. I am sure he has not only seen the response but is still very committed to this area. With regard to the previous debate we had on Question Time, it is significant that two Deputies, both from the Opposition, raised the...

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Perhaps the Deputies are not as telepathically tuned in as the Government.

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes.

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I cannot possibly comment on what is reported in newspapers, as the Deputy knows. This is not an issue which has gone away. We need to continue to try to find a resolution to it. I will do my very best on this issue.

Topical Issue Debate: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The HSE operates a treatment abroad scheme, TAS, for persons entitled to treatment in another EU/EEA member state, or Switzerland, under EU Regulation 883/04 and Implementing Regulation 987/09 in accordance with Department of Health guidelines. Within these governing EU regulations and the Department of Health's guidelines, the TAS...

Topical Issue Debate: Treatment Abroad Scheme (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: There is a key piece concerning the discretionary element of the scheme, which is that the consultant should state that the person needs to be accompanied. People probably do not know about that, but they need to. A discretionary scheme has flexibility that does not apply to other schemes, which is helpful. Nonetheless, that discretion is not often applied evenly across the country....

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"recognises the Government’s commitments to people with a disability in the Programme for Government, including greater participation in employment, training and education with a revitalised National Disability Strategy; notes the considerable efforts to reform existing legislation...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I have already indicated that care provision in 2013 for the Home Help Service, will be restored to 2012 levels. As is the case with all aspects of HSE service plans, the Home Help services are reviewed on a regular basis, in the context of achieving agreed targets or taking account of evolving circumstances over the course of 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Programme Review (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 148 together. I recently approved the National Implementation Framework of the Value for Money (VFM) and Policy Review of the Disability Services Programme which was published on the Department's website (www.doh.ie) on 28th February last. The development of the Framework is one of the key actions identified in Future Health, the recently published...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 161 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 44 together. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive must prepare a service plan and submit it to the Minister for Health following publication of the Estimates. The National Service Plan which was submitted to Minister Reilly in December sets out the quantum and type of health services to be provided in 2013 within the overall level...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 75, 108, 157, 493 and 537 together. The Government is very conscious of the needs of people with a disability who require transport supports from the State and also conscious of the position of the Ombudsman that the Mobility Allowance and the Motorised Transport Grant schemes are illegal in the context of the Equal Status Acts. Minister Reilly and I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 95 together. Suicide is a tragedy that we are constantly working to prevent and also working to give more support to the families affected. Dealing with the current high levels of suicide and deliberate self harm is a priority for this Government. Reach Out our National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention makes a number of recommendations in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive must prepare a service plan and submit it to me for my approval following publication of the Estimates. The National Service Plan which was submitted to me in December sets out the quantum and type of health services to be provided in 2013 within the overall level of funding provided. In accordance with the Act I approved the National...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 122 together. The aim of neuro-rehabilitation is to enable the person to achieve the highest possible level of independence. Desired outcomes range from a return to full independence in social and work situations to a person requiring long-term support and care but with a higher level of independence than in the absence of neuro-rehabilitation....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (20 Mar 2013)

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