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Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (9 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I agree that while there will always be a need for long-term residential care, older people should be supported to stay in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, and this is what they clearly want themselves. It is my policy, and that of the HSE, that only those in genuine need of residential care should go down that route. As a first step, in 2014 €23m has been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Jul 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: Suicide Prevention (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2011 to 2014 is set out in the following table. Year Funding €m 2011 4.1 2012 7.1 2013 8.1 2014 8.8 Responsibility for the allocation of this funding rests with the NOSP. I have therefore, referred...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (10 Jul 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) was provided with funding for Disability Services since 2011 as follows; €1,576 million in 2011, €1,554 million in 2012, €1,535 million in 2013. The HSE has been provided with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Guidelines (10 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Guidelines (10 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The question of employing private security guards is a matter for hospital management in the first instance, in accordance with appropriate legal and other standards. I have been advised by the HSE that security arrangements in terms of deployment differ from hospital to hospital and policies are devised and implemented at a local level. As this is a service matter I have referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Mental Health Act, 2001 includes a range of safeguards to ensure that the rights of people who are admitted involuntarily for psychiatric care and treatment are protected. In relation to the administration of ECT, section 59 of the Act requires that a patient must consent in writing to the treatment unless he or she is unableor unwillingto give consent, the treatment may then be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change,our mental health policy, recommends that service users and carers should participate at all levels of the mental health system. It is acknowledged that service users have a unique insight into the experience of mental illness and are central to how we progress and further develop our mental health services. In line with this policy, the HSE in September 2013, commenced a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change, our mental health policy, proposes a holistic view of mental illness and recommends an integrated multidisciplinary approach to addressing the biological, psychological and social factors that contribute to mental health problems. A number of initiatives have been put in place in recent years to underpin this approach and lessen the influence of traditional models of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Where an individual is in distress, their fist point of contact is the GP who can assess their situation and decide if referral to a specialist service is required. In the event of an emergency, an individual may present to a hospital emergency department where he/she will be assessed and may, if it is deemed clinically appropriate, be referred to the mental health service or may be admitted...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (10 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211, 215 and 216 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “values the role which people with disabilities play in Irish society and is committed to facilitating the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the life of the community through access to individualised personal social supports and services; recognises the...

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

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 603 and 715 together. On 26th November 2013, the Government decided to assign responsibility to the Minister for Health for the development of a new statutory travel payment scheme. The Department of Health is working to develop proposals on foot of the Government’s decision. Enabling provisions will be required in primary legislation in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (15 Jul 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: Mental Hospitals Report (15 Jul 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: HSE Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The administration of the scheme operated by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government is a matter for the Minister in that Department. There are no funds available to the Department of Health which would enable assistance to be provided to the organisations named. The Health Service Executive (HSE) supports a wide range of non-governmental organisations in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (15 Jul 2014)

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