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Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: We cannot have lies either.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I withdraw it. It is untruths.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan, published in July this year, has as one of its actions the publication of a comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities. A second action is to ensure a coordinated approach to support persons with disabilities to progress into employment through this comprehensive employment strategy. The aim of these actions is to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (16 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government decided in June last that new statutory provisions should be established to provide individual payments to people with severe disabilities who require additional income to address the costs of their mobility needs. An inter-departmental group, chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, is working to develop detailed proposals for the operation of a new statutory scheme and is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (16 Oct 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: Psychological Services (16 Oct 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: Hospice Services (16 Oct 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 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 was commenced on 1 June 2007 in respect of children aged under 5. In 2008, the then Government decided, in the light of financial circumstances, to defer further implementation of the Disability Act 2005 and the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004. Part 2 of the Disability Act, inter alia, provides for an assessment of the needs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Oct 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. Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2014, it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (16 Oct 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. Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2014 it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (16 Oct 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: Congregated Settings Report (16 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion” proposes a new model of support in the community moving people from Congregated settings to the community in line with Government policy. The Report identifies that around 4000 people (based on 2008 census) with disabilities in Ireland live in congregated settings, defined as a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (16 Oct 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.

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It was a disaster and the Deputy knows it.

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"- recognises that the 2011 report of the National Audiology Review Group, published by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2011, provides the blueprint for the planning, development and delivery of HSE audiology services, including cochlear implantation; - welcomes the establishment of...

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not promise what I cannot deliver. What I am saying is that if we have the technology and if all we need is the money, we will argue that. As Deputy Adams correctly stated, because it was a conversation we were having, this does not need the €12 million up front. We will have to build a team. That team has to be put in place because it will require additional resources but...

Cochlear Implants: Motion [Private Members] (17 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Five front-line audiology staff are currently being recruited to support the newborn hearing screening programme. There will be a further recruitment process later in 2013 for two to three additional posts. In addition, ten students who received the MSc in audiology with HSE sponsorship have been offered appointments. We are building up the team. Another key recommendation was the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (17 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 205 together. Implementation of A Vision for Change (AVFC) and the reform of our mental health services is a priority for this Government. Implementation 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....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (17 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government has prioritised the reform of our mental health services in line with A Vision for Change and is committed in particular to the delivery of more and better quality care in the community. Additional funding totalling €70 million and some 900 new posts have been provided as part of the last two Budgets primarily to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for both adults...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (17 Oct 2013)

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