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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 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: Health Services Provision (15 Apr 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: Health Services Provision (15 Apr 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: Home Care Packages (15 Apr 2014)

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

Ambulance Service: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: We do not use that type of language any more.

Ambulance Service: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank those who made contributions to the debate up to now. I must admit that I did not hear all of the contributions but I will very much take on board what was said during those for which I was present. I wish to express my thanks to the people who crew ambulances throughout the country. I recently had an opportunity to be very thankful for those individuals. As Deputy McConalogue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (16 Apr 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: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (16 Apr 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 (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As the issues raised by the Deputy concern operational matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for investigation and direct reply to the Deputy.

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not know whether that is the case. I am sure schools make arrangements every day about teachers who are particularly good at teaching geography or have a particular interest in history or maths – we all know some teachers are better than others at maths – and I am sure it is the same in the case of religion. As Senator David Norris correctly pointed out, both today and on...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Because the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission designate is completely independent we cannot force it to publish the submissions, but we could make the request and see what comes of it. I am sure it will not have any great objection. It is important that we waited for the contribution of the commission designate because it has brought a new focus on where we need to be and the...

Seanad: End-of-Life Care and Bereavement: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Could Senator Quinn please repeat the question?

Seanad: End-of-Life Care and Bereavement: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Senator O’Donnell for provoking this conversation that we all have inside our heads every day of the week but seldom have out loud. I welcome those in the Visitors Gallery who are connected with the Irish Hospice Foundation and the delivery of palliative care. Many Members will have heard me say before that palliative care is not necessarily immediate end-of-life care. We...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Neurorehabilitation health services are provided across a range of settings, by different organisations and by many health professionals and carers. The Department of Health and the Health Service Executive published the National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has established a steering group to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight (17 Apr 2014)

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, applicants contribute up to 80% of their assessable income and a maximum of 7.5% of the value of any assets per annum towards their cost of care. The first €36,000 of an individual's assets, or €72,000 in the case of a couple,...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Order for Report Stage (30 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Who could disagree with these arguments? We know and see the obsession not just in tanning shops, but on our beaches every year and when we go abroad, with coming back a different colour. Unfortunately, in my case that will never happen. I am probably skin type I or II, as are the majority in this country. We have to realise that we should not be out in the sun. There is a clear need...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes.

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: In regard to public awareness, I am often astonished not so much so see that adults are burning, but that they have removed protective clothing from their own children. In regard to the lack of knowledge about preventative measures to which Deputy Ó Caoláin referred, it is more likely that damage will be done to children under the age of 12 years because of the way in which their...

Public Health (Sunbeds) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: However, we have a difficulty in terms of getting in material.