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

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act 2007, statutory responsibility is given to the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), for the independent inspection and registration of certain categories of designated centres including residential care settings for older people. This responsibility is underpinned by a comprehensive quality framework comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 114 together. The issue of the provision of home care packages for children with life-limiting conditions is complex. This group includes children who may require short to medium term care, children who have a disability and require long-term care and also sick children for whom there is no reasonable hope of a cure and who are expected to die. The...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The target for Home Help hours in the HSE National Service Plan 2012 was incorrectly set at 10.7 million hours, due to a data collection error in the Dublin/North East region. The correct original target for 2012 should have been 10.3 million hours, and this is the target now also set for 2013. The error was purely methodological and there was, therefore, no loss of 400,000 hours. As is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Numbers (20 Mar 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: HSE Regional Service Plans (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 of funding provided. In accordance with the Act...

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

Kathleen Lynch: Government policy on mental health is guided by A Vision for Change the 2006 Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy. The implementation of this Strategy is a priority for the Government and in this regard a special allocation of €35m was provided in 2012 primarily to further strengthen Community Mental Health Teams in both adult and children's mental health services, to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Mar 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: Health Services Provision (20 Mar 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 Mar 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: Home Care Packages (20 Mar 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: National Strategy on Dementia (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494, 496 and 497 together. The Programme for Government gave a commitment to develop a National Strategy on Dementia which will increase awareness, ensure early diagnosis and intervention, and enhance community based services for all people living with this condition, and to do so by the end of 2013. The Department of Health and Atlantic Philanthropies...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The Parliamentary Question referred to by the Deputy was referred to the HSE for direct reply therefore, the HSE has been asked to provide you with a copy of its response.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (20 Mar 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: Mobility Allowance Applications (20 Mar 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 a direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (20 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: There are detection and treatment services available at present, in the community and in acute hospital settings, for many conditions which can lead to vision impairment and blindness. The Department's priorities are to continue to identify and address ophthalmic defects noticed at child health and/or school health examinations; to provide free eye examinations and free spectacles to all...

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

Kathleen Lynch: One complaint was made to the Equality Tribunal against the Department of Health under the Equal Status Acts on the grounds of age discrimination relating to a refusal of the Mobility Allowance. The Health Service Executive was also a named respondent. A settlement was agreed prior to a hearing on the matter, which was scheduled for 4 March 2013. I am not in a position to provide the...

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

Kathleen Lynch: Implementation of A Vision for Change (AVFC) and the reform of our mental health services is a priority for this Government. plementation of AVFC has been slower than originally expected. It has been delayed by a number of factors including the changed economic context, constraints in public spending and the moratorium on recruitment. It is expected that the appointment of a Director for...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health does not collect information on children identified with Autism and Asperger's on a national or international basis. Information pertaining to diagnosis is specifically excluded from the National Intellectual Disability Database as the database is not designed as a medical epidemiological tool. Accordingly the database does not record the incidence of Autism or any...