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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change recommended that a National Service User Executive (NSUE) be established to inform mental health policy makers and service providers on issues relating to user involvement and participation in planning, delivering, evaluating and monitoring services. Both, the HSE and I fully recognise the importance of ensuring service user involvement in the on-going development of our...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Resources (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The needs of our older people are, and will remain, a very high priority for me and for the Government, and the resources that are available will be applied to provide the best possible mix of supports and services. The Budget for long-term residential care in 2014 is €939m, a reduction of €35m on the 2013 position. The funding that is available for services for older people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The level of funding available for the health budgets are considered as part of the annual estimates and budgetary process. Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided for the disability sector.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: In the context of a developing community mental health services, “A Vision for Change” recommends a ratio of 17 acute in-patient beds per 100,000 population, and also that these beds include acute in-patient provision for General Adult, Psychiatry of Old Age, Mental Health and Intellectual Disability (MHID), and Eating Disorders, for that population. Community mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Specialist Disability services are provided by or on behalf of the HSE to enable children and adults with a disability to achieve their full potential and maximise independence, including living as independently as possible in the community. Disability services are provided in a variety of community and residential settings in partnership with service users, their families and carers and a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Issues (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241, 243 and 244 together. In order to be an "approved nursing home" for the purposes of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, all private and voluntary nursing homes must negotiate and agree a price for the cost of care with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). This is a necessary feature of the Scheme due to the commitment by the State to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (13 Feb 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: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health provided Lottery funding of €6,000 to the Galway branch of this organisation in 2010, and Lottery funding of €34,000 to the organisation in Waterford in 2012. Having regard to any payments issued by the HSE the Deputy's question has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Replacing the Central Mental Hospital (CMH), Dundrum with an appropriate modern facility is one of the priority health projects set out in the Infrastructure & Capital Investment 2012-2016: Medium Term Exchequer Framework. This Government's policy on mental health incorporates the recommendations of A Vision for Change, including delivery of new facilities for the National Forensic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds (13 Feb 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: Nursing Home Beds (13 Feb 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: Psychological Services (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health did not provide any funding to Psychotherapy firms in Dublin north central and Dublin north east constituencies over the past five years. Having regard to payments issued by the HSE, I am referring the Deputy's PQ to the HSE for direct reply as this is a service issue.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (18 Feb 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 678, 679, 721 and 751 together. In November 2013, the Government decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new travel subsidy scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for Health, in consultation with other relevant Ministers. The Department of Health is working to progress this matter in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the Health Service Executive for investigation and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Feb 2014)

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. The HSE either directly provides or contracts disability agencies such as St Michael House to provide a range of disability services through service level arrangements. The HSE and St...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government is committed to the provision of a quality public nursing home service underpinned by a regulatory system of registration and inspection. National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland provides the framework for Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to assess whether residential services are providing high quality, safe and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

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 for some 900 new posts has been provided as part of the 2012 and 2013 Budgets, primarily to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for both...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Wisdom Services provided intellectual disability services for 200 service users (110 on campus). The service was operated by the Daughters of Wisdom, trading as Wisdom Services. The Daughters of Wisdom indicated they were withdrawing from the service in 2012. Following lengthy negotiations between the HSE and the Daughters of Wisdom a termination agreement was signed by both parties in July...