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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Strategy (16 Jul 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 Help Service Provision (16 Jul 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: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is fully committed to protecting front-line services, including services for children with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible, nowithstanding the financial constraints within which the health sector must operate. Significant resources have been invested by the health sector in recent years in services for children with disabilities. In particular, there is now an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly 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: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly 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 Staff Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The particular issue raised by the Deputy is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly 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 (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Budgetary pressures within the HSE delayed the full utilisation of the €35 million allocated in Budget 2012 for the development of community mental heath services, but this sum is available again this year together with a further additional €35 million which was provided in Budget 2013 for the continued development of mental health services across a range of headings, including...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1057 and 1060 together. The Government has prioritised the reform of the mental health service in line with A Vision for Change. This commitment was clearly shown in the Programme for Government which provides for the ring-fencing of €35 million from within the overall health budget to develop community mental health services and to ensure early...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1058 and 1059 together. As this is a service matter the Deputy's questions have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1081, 1083 to 1085, inclusive, and 1087 together. I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 674, 676 and 677 of the 28th May 2013 and 240 of the 20th June. In addition, I would like to advise the Deputy that the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is currently under review. The review is centred on sustainability. Work will continue on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (16 Jul 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: Care of the Elderly (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: One of the key priorities identified in the HSE's National Operational Plan 2013 is to progress a Single Assessment Tool for older people. This standardised framework will allow resources to be targeted towards those with the greatest needs and enable supports and services to be designed in the most appropriate way possible. The HSE has selected the interRAI suite of tools as the most...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will appreciate that the Health Service Executive has statutory responsibility for the planning and delivery of services at local level, and I have therefore asked that it reply directly to him to update him in detail on this matter. From my own point of view, I have been closely monitoring developments on the issue raised, and I met with officials from the Executive as recently...

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

Kathleen Lynch: I would like to advise the Deputy that I have no function in relation to the matter raised. Matters such as public toilets and such ancillary issues are under the control of Local Authorities which come under the auspices of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (16 Jul 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: Nursing Home Services (16 Jul 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 Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: An additional €35m which was provided in Budget 2013 for the continued development of mental health services across a range of headings, including the further development of forensic services and community mental health teams for adults, children, older persons and mental health intellectual disability and to the recruitment of 477 additional staff to implement these measures. Each...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the funding allocated to mental health research, by publicly funded Bodies in the health sector, is being collated and I will provide it to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available. Funding for mental health services increased this year from €711 million in 2012 to €733 million. This allocation includes an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget Submissions (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The level of funding available for the health budget and the extent of the savings required in the health sector are being considered as part of the Estimates and budgetary process for 2014 which is currently underway. Deliberations by the Government on the expenditure allocations for next year are likely to continue up until Budget time and it would not be appropriate for me to comment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (16 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I refer the Deputy to my replies to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 674, 676 and 677 of the 28th May 2013 and 240 of the 20th June. In addition, I would like to advise the Deputy that the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is currently under review. The review is centred on sustainability. Work will continue on the review in the coming months with a view to completion by end 2013-early 2014. ...