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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them. All public, voluntary and private nursing homes are subject to the same standards and regulations to ensure the well-being of their residents....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Nov 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 (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant Applications (26 Nov 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 (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. Anything to do with alcohol consumption in an Irish context is very important. The decisions on which medicines are reimbursed by the taxpayer are not political or ministerial; rather, they are made on objective, scientific and economic grounds by the Health Service Executive, on the advice of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics,...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As I said, I will endeavour to find out for the Senator. It is not indicated in the answer, but this is one of the tools in the box in treating excessive alcohol consumption. It is not, however, the total picture.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (26 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Irish College of General Practitioners, with which Pearse Finegan is working, has produced a measure and provided one for every GP in the country to start a conversation with someone who is their patient which sometimes can be very difficult to do. They see him or her on a regular basis and it is difficult to start the conversation. However, this drug would simply be one of the tools in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The vision for the Health Service Executive's Disability Services Programme is to contribute to the realisation of a society where people with disabilities are supported, as far as possible, to participate to their full potential in economic and social life, and have access to a range of quality personal social supports and services including respite care to enhance their quality of life. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The design team has been appointed and is working on the stage 1 design. As with all capital projects, the CNU infrastructure programme which includes this project, must be considered within the overall capital envelope available to the health service. There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. There is limited funding available for new projects over the next...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (27 Nov 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. Towards this end, funding of €90 million and some 1,100 posts have been provided since 2012 to develop our community mental health services and suicide prevention resources. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Long Term Illness (LTI) Scheme was established under Section 59(3) of the Health Act, 1970 (as amended). Regulations were made in 1971, 1973 and 1975 specifying the conditions covered by the LTI Scheme, which are as follows: Acute Leukaemia; Mental handicap; Cerebral Palsy; Mental Illness (in a person under 16); Cystic Fibrosis; Multiple Sclerosis; Diabetes Insipidus; Muscular...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Act Review (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I expect to receive the report of the Expert Group set up to review the Mental Health Act 2001 in the coming days. As the Deputy will be aware, while the Expert Group was originally due to report in 2013, additional time was requested by the Group to consider the implications for mental health legislation of the Assisted (Decision Making) Capacity Bill which was published in July 2013. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Up to the end of October 2014, 232.5 of 264.5 Primary Care Team posts, which were approved in 2013 have been filled. A further 4 posts have start dates agreed and the remaining 28 posts are still going through the recruitment process. The HSE is striving to have the remaining posts filled as soon as possible. All of the Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act, 1970, eligibility for a medical card is founded primarily on the undue financial hardship test and every application must be assessed on that basis. Under the legislation, determination of an individual’s eligibility for a medical card is the responsibility of the HSE. The 1970 Health Act obliges the HSE to assess whether a person is unable, without undue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Health Service Executive operates the General Medical Services scheme, which includes medical cards and GP visit cards, under the Health Act 1970, as amended. It has established a dedicated contact service for members of the Oireachtas specifically for queries relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (27 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: All Health Service Executive areas have significant early intervention services in place for children with disabilities aged zero to eighteen years. These are provided directly by the HSE or by voluntary service providers funded by the HSE. At the same time, the HSE has recognised the need to improve the way in which both early intervention services and services for school-aged children are...