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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 552 and 553 together. Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services, including Disability services. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (30 Apr 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 (30 Apr 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: Mobility Allowance Decision (30 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: A Project Group to review the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant has been established to seek an alternative method to provide for the priority transport needs of people with a disability in a manner that does not run counter to the Equal Status Acts. The Group, who will report to Government next month, have met five times. The results of the review will be presented to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (30 Apr 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: Nursing Home Services (30 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together. The Deputy will be aware that following the completion of the consultation process regarding the potential closure of Abbeyleix Community Nursing Unit and St Brigid’s Hospital, Shaen all relevant information and submissions were presented to the Designated Officer on 16 August 2012. Having considered all of the information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility (30 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The motorised transport grant was abolished on the 26th February 2013. A project group to review both the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance has been established to seek an alternative method to provide for the priority transport needs of people with a disability in a manner that does not run counter to the Equal Status Acts. At this stage, I am not in a position to pre-empt...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (30 Apr 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Having examined the correspondence in relation to the Internet and eating disorders, I wish to advise the Deputy that the Internet is an international and worldwide phenomenon, that has no borders and no single control mechanism. Therefore, efforts to combat harmful materials and activities on the Internet can be hampered by the multiplicity of jurisdictions, various legal systems, differing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (30 Apr 2013)

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

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I congratulate both Deputy Tom Fleming and everyone who has contributed on the issue. It genuinely shows how we can operate in a very effective way when we co-operate. I speak about both Government and Opposition. It is rare enough that we agree on issues even when they are clearly of benefit to society but when we do it is illuminating and we do it well. I am responding to the debate on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (1 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Development Committee for Children’s Palliative Care, jointly chaired by the HSE and the Irish Hospice Foundation, agreed that an assessment should be undertaken in HSE South and HSE West to complete the national picture following an earlier exercise in two HSE regions (HSE Dublin North East and Dublin Mid-Leinster) which examined respite care for children with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (1 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Research Evaluation of the Suicide Crisis Assessment Nurse (SCAN) Service was published by the HSE in November, 2012. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the impact of SCAN, from the perspective of service users, primary care practitioners, support service providers and local mental health teams. As this is a HSE report, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (1 May 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 Guidelines (1 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I presume the Deputy is referring to the involuntary admission of a person to an approved centre on the grounds that he or she is suffering from a mental disorder. Such admissions are governed by the Mental Health Act 2001, which sets out the formal procedures that must be followed where an application to detain a person as an involuntary patient has been made. An application for a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (1 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I have asked the Health Service Executive to provide me with information on the specific matter raised in this question. When I receive that information, I will contact the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (1 May 2013)

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

Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Did the Deputy read that one?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (2 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The special allocation of €35m provided in 2012 was for the provision of mental health services and was 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 primary care, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Commission Remit (2 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Mental Health Commission is an independent statutory body established under the Mental Health Act 2001 and its key functions are laid down in Section 33 of the Act. The principal functions of the Commission are to promote, encourage and foster the establishment and maintenance of high standards in the delivery of mental health services and to take all reasonable steps to protect the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 May 2013)

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