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Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: National policy on Palliative Care is contained in the Report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care(2001) and the HSE 5 year / Medium Term Framework for Palliative Care Services (2009 – 2013) and (in relation to children) Palliative Care for Children with Life-limiting Conditions in Ireland - A National Policy. Palliative Care is moving beyond the traditional life...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE makes every effort to ensure that individuals who qualify for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme are provided with such support as expediently as possible. However, there is a set budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme each year and the HSE must operate within it. The budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in 2013 is €974m. As outlined in my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health works on an ongoing collaborative basis with the HSE in developing and refining performance measures across all service areas, including mental health, to ensure that they are as robust and meaningful as possible and reflect key priorities and international best practice as well as being comparable both within the EU and further afield. The National Director for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Expenditure (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Health budgets are not routinely broken down to the level of individual conditions such as multiple sclerosis. The specialist disability services programme in the Health Service Executive spends around €1.5 billion each year. Specialist disability services provided by the HSE include a wide range of services/supports including assessment of need, community nursing, therapy supports,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 598 of 26 November 2013. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Applications (18 Dec 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 Homes Support Scheme Application Numbers (18 Dec 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 (18 Dec 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (18 Dec 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: Health Services Issues (18 Dec 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 Homes Support Scheme Oversight (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. The first phase of implementation of the Single Assessment Tool (SAT) will commence in 2014 with a minimum of 50% of all new entries to the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, Home Care Package and Home Help Schemes assessed by the SAT in the last quarter of 2014, with full implementation of SAT by the end of 2015. Work on the review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In line with recommendations contained in Future Health - A Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012 - 2015,the HSE is currently working on a Prospective Funding Model for Palliative Care which will assist in integrating and accounting for palliative care across all funding streams and delivery models. An Expert Group on Prospective Funding in Palliative Care was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Value for Money and Policy Review of Disability Services (VFM Review) which I published in 2012 envisaged that migration to the person centred model would be by means of demonstration projects, developed as proof of concept, and run in parallel with current services, following which their suitability for wider application would be evaluated. The Health Service Executive (HSE) and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government has decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions will be progressed as a priority by the Minister for Health in consultation with other relevant Ministers. Payments will continue to be made by the Health Service Executive to current recipients of the Mobility Allowance for a further period, pending...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (19 Dec 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: Health Services Staff Recruitment (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Following on from the special allocation of €35 million for mental health in Budget 2012, a further €35 million was provided in Budget 2013 for the continued development of our mental health services. Some 900 new posts have been provided primarily to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for both adults and children and to enhance specialist community mental health services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE makes every effort to ensure that individuals who qualify for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme are provided with such support as expediently as possible. However, there is a set budget for the Scheme each year and the HSE must operate within it. The budget for the Scheme in 2013 is €974m. The HSE operates a national placement list to enable it to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme provides financial support towards the cost of long-term residential care services in nursing homes. Under the Scheme, services and supports which are common to the vast majority of nursing home residents are included in the cost of care. These are: nursing and personal care appropriate to the level of care needs of the person; bed and board; basic aids and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE National Service Plan (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: 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. In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding for the provision of all health services has been provided to the Health Service Executive as part of its overall vote. I have therefore, asked the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.