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Written Answers — Department of Health: Charities and Voluntary Organisations (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive (HSE) grant aids a wide range of organisations, including the Rehab Group, under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004. Employees of these agencies, including the Rehab Group, are not public servants or bound by the Department of Health consolidated salary scales. However, both my colleague Minister Reilly and myself, are concerned to ensure that the State receives...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy's question relates to the provision of specialist disability services to an individual and accordingly the Department has referred the Deputy's question to the Health Service Executive and asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.

Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The programme for Government sets out the Government's commitment to ensuring a better and more efficient health system - a single-tier health service that will deliver equal access to health care based on need and not on income. In a developed primary care system, up to 95% of people's day-to-day health and social care needs can be met in the...

Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: While I might have some chance of having some influence in the Department of Health, I am not certain that I can extend my influence to the Department of Social Protection. Nevertheless, I will make sure the Deputy's contribution will reach the desk of the Minister for Social Protection. My experience of how primary care is developed is that the HSE writes to all the GPs in an area to ask...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am glad that Deputy McConalogue finished on the note he did because any of us who have been in receipt of the services that ambulance crews provide know that they are an exceptional group of people, both men and women. I thank Deputies Adams and McConalogue for raising these issues today. At the outset I express my sympathies to the families involved. Regarding the response of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Response Times (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I compliment both Deputies on the respectful way this issue has been dealt with. While the assurances any Government might give might be some small comfort, it is not a great comfort for people who lose a loved one. I cannot guarantee Deputy McConalogue that there will be a full investigation. However, whenever there is a critical incident it is fully investigated. In this unfortunate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan Issues (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: In line with the Programme for Government commitment a National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan (NDSIP) was published in July 2013 following significant consultation and consideration between relevant Government Departments and representatives of a broad range of Disability organisations. This Plan sets out the practical measures that will be taken to advance the National Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is fully committed to ensuring the on-going delivery of vital services and supports to people with disabilities within available resources. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been provided with funding in the order of €1.4 billion this year to fund its 2014 disability services programme for children and adults with disabilities. Additional funding of €14m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE National Service Plan 2014 sets out the quantum and type of health services to be provided in 2014, within the overall level of funding provided. As the issue referred to by the Deputy is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

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 Provision (15 Jan 2014)

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: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2014)

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: Hospice Services (15 Jan 2014)

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: Hospital Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2014)

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 Awareness (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to develop a National Alzheimer’s and other Dementias' Strategy to; increase awareness; ensure early diagnosis and intervention and; ensure development of enhanced community based services. A research review funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies, titled Creating Excellence in Dementia Care, A Research Review for Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 790 and 905 together. Following detailed consideration of the Interim Report of the Review Group, established to seek an alternative method to provide for the priority transport needs of people in a manner that does not run counter to the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided that new statutory provisions should be established to provide individual...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 800 and 801 together. I understand the Health Service Executive replied to the Deputy in relation to the previous parliamentary questions. The HSE has informed the Deputy that orthotics and prosthetic services is an area that has been identified as requiring the development and implementation of a comprehensive procurement strategy. The HSE is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Guidelines (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 805 and 806 together. A Vision for Change (AVFC), which was launched in 2006,provides a framework for action to develop a modern high quality mental health service over the following 7 to 10 year period. Implementation has been delayed by a number of factors including the changed economic context, constraints in public spending and the moratorium on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change recommends the provision of 80 child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient beds nationally. There are at present 44 such beds provided throughout the country. It is intended that the Health Service Executive will increase this capacity, as part of its wider approach to developing mental health services over 2014 and beyond. I have referred the Deputy's question to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: In 2012, a special allocation of €35m and 414 additional posts were 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 in primary care, specifically for people...