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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 to 308, inclusive, together. The Government has prioritised the reform of our mental health services and is committed in particular to the delivery of more and better quality care in the community as envisaged in A Vision for Change. In 2012, a special allocation of €35 million was provided for mental health to be used primarily to further...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: As the issue raised by the Deputy relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Asylum Support Services (27 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 relation to fast track referrals to community-based...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (27 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) was established in 2005 on foot of a recommendation in ‘Reach Out' our National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention. The role of NOSP is to oversee the implementation of Reach Out and to coordinate suicide prevention initiatives around the country. The National Office is advised and guided by an advisory group comprising...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Disability Act 2005, subject to certain conditions (detailed in section 25(4) and section 29 of the Act), provides that a public body shall ensure that its public buildings are, as far as practicable, accessible to persons with disabilities. Public buildings within the terms of the Act are buildings, or that part of a building, to which members of the public generally have access and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (28 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand the Deputy is referring to respite services for children with life-limiting conditions. My Department administers a National Lottery Discretionary Fund from which small once-off grants are paid to community and voluntary organisations, providing a range of health related services. If an organisation wishes to make an application for National Lottery Funding they should send in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (28 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: HSE Funding (28 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 (28 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The increase in bed capacity reflects an almost 50% decrease in admissions of children to adult units since 2008. An additional 22 beds are scheduled to come on stream in 2013 (8 in Cork and 14 in Dublin - giving a projected Child and Adolescent capacity of 66 beds by the end of 2013). Planning permission has been granted to construct a 24 bed in-patient facility at Cherry Orchard, Dublin,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (28 Mar 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Both myself and my colleague, Minister Reilly are committed to the provision of a quality public nursing home service. Our overall objective is to protect the viability of as many units, including Bandon Community Hospital, as possible, within the funding and staffing resources available. The Department is working closely with the HSE to develop an overall plan regarding future public...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (28 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 Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Disability Act 2005 is a positive action measure designed to support the provision of and improve access to mainstream public services for people with disabilities. This mainstreaming approach to disability matters encourages equity of access to services provided by all Government Departments and their agencies for people with disabilities. I can assure the Deputy that all the State...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Rights Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It is my view that older people in Ireland and elsewhere benefit from the protections afforded by the existing range of international human rights standards and principles and current human rights instruments address many of the issues of particular relevance to older people such as, for example, protection from discrimination and abuse and access to health and social protection systems....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1116 and 1302 together. Progress on the recruitment of the 150 posts for Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Teams approved in 2012 is continuing. I understand that 109 of these posts have either been filled or have a start date over the next few weeks and that the recruitment of the remainder of these new posts is being given priority within the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the procedures agreed by the National Disability Strategy Implementation Group, there is an onus on all Government Departments to consult with disability stakeholders in developing their Disability Strategy Implementation Plans. The Department of Health met with the Disability Stakeholder Group and engaged in wide-ranging discussions on the draft contents of its Plan on the 11 April...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: According to the HSE's Performance Report for December 2012 (the most recent available), 100% of complete NHSS applications were processed within four weeks. An application is complete when the Nursing Home Support Office has received all of the necessary documentation and information required to make a determination. This includes documentary evidence of all income and assets as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government and the HSE are committed to protecting the level of Personal Assistant services available to persons with disabilities. In the 2013 National Service Plan (NSP), the HSE's priority is to maximise the provision of services to people with disabilities within available resources and to maintain a consistent level to that provided for in 2012, including the provision of 1.68...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health has no responsibility for playground facilities. Under the National Disability Strategy, responsibility for the accessibility of facilities to children and adults with disabilities lies with the Government Department or public body with general responsibility for the provision of the facilities in question to all citizens.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy may be aware, the HSE has been working for some time with this provider of services in relation to the sustainability of this organization. St. Catherine’s is a very valued service in Co. Wicklow, but has grown significantly over a very short timeframe in an unsustainable way. The HSE has assured me that it is anxious to help St. Catherine's to return to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long Stay Residential Units (16 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1155 and 1158 together. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive must prepare a service plan and submit it to the Minister for Health for approval. The National Service Plan 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 Minister Reilly...