Results 7,201-7,220 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy has raised this issue at an opportune time. The planning process for the new national children's hospital is ongoing and the design team is in place. Many people are not aware of inflammatory bowel disease. Given the nature of the condition, privacy and ease of access to infrastructure is extremely important. A linked service is needed to regional areas to enable children to be...

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Efforts were made behind the scenes to resolve the issue. I will read the reply, but it is not all in the reply. I am pleased to take this opportunity to outline the current position on Irish survivors of thalidomide. The programme for Government includes a commitment to reopen discussions with Irish survivors of thalidomide. Given the challenges that persist for each individual, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I will give some additional pieces that may be of interest because I am very conscious we are not the only people listening to this debate. Both groups and their legal advisers have been informed of the Department's position. The Department does not take credit for the increase in payments by the German foundation but needed to clarify issues on the new proposals. As the Deputy rightly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In line with the Programme for Government commitment to publish an Implementation Plan for the National Disability Strategy I established and personally chair the National Disability Strategy Implementation Group (NDSIG). The Group was established on 30 November 2011. I issued invitations to relevant Departments and a broad range of disability organisations to nominate a representative to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Positive Ageing Strategy (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Positive Ageing Strategy, which is the blueprint for age related policy and service delivery across Government in the years ahead, was published in April. Among other things, this Strategy acknowledges that many of the factors that contribute to a good quality of life for older people and to the creation of communities in which ageing can be a positive experience are influenced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals (18 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: Nursing Home Beds (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Information and Quality Authority is the statutory body responsible for the registration of all designated centres for older people and full details of all currently registered nursing homes, including the maximum number of residents who can be accommodated can be found on the HIQA website, . At the end of June 2013 there were 7,280 public residential beds. Of these 5,412 were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change recommended the closure of the old psychiatric hospitals and a move from the traditional institutional based model of care to a patient-centred, flexible and community based mental health service, where the need for hospital admission is greatly reduced, while still providing in-patient care when appropriate. The Government has prioritised the reform of our mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 682 and 684 together. In 2012, a special allocation of €35 million was provided for mental health to be 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is responsible for overseeing the implementation of ‘Reach Out’– the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention. Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the NOSP by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2010 to 2013 is as follows: Year Funding €m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: As indicated in the table below, the number of admissions of children and adolescents to adult wards has been reduced from 247 in 2008 to 106 in 2012, a decrease of almost 60%. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 247 205 156 132 106 Source: Mental Health Commission Annual Reports In terms of in-patient child and adolescent services, A Vision for Change recommends the provision of 80 child and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Health Service Executive has 15 working days from the date a question is asked to reply to the Deputy. In relation to Parliamentary Question No 281 a reply is due today the 18th July 2013

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of the 28th May 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (18 Jul 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 (18 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 Care Packages (18 Jul 2013)

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

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to deal first with amendments Nos. 6 and 8. The definition of "unborn" in the Bill provides protection to the unborn from the moment of implantation and ends on the complete emergence of the life from the body of the woman, in line with the Constitution. That is exactly the legal advice we got from the Attorney General, namely, this Bill has to be in compliance with the...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: That is if we were to introduce any other legislation.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It might.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The term applies only to this piece of legislation.