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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Certificate Applications (10 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 472 and 473 together. As the Deputy's questions 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: Hospital Beds Data (10 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 474 and 476 together. As this is a service issue these questions have 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 these matters with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (10 Feb 2015)

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: Hospital Beds Data (10 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Changerecommends the provision of 80 child and adolescent psychiatric in-patient beds. Currently, there are54 operational Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service ( CAMHS ) beds in the HSE, i.e. beds available to take a child / adolescent as an in-patient if the need arises. These beds are located as follows - 22 in Dublin, 20 in Galway and 12 in Cork. This is an improvement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Feb 2015)

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: Home Help Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

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: Social Services (10 Feb 2015)

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 (10 Feb 2015)

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...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Senator will understand that the question as framed does not go into the type of detail he has just given me. However, I take on board his point on construction issues. I was very heavily involved in planning for the redevelopment of my area in Cork and I fully understand the type of disruption, dust, mud, traffic and times for cessation of works involved. I am hopeful that An Bord...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Briefly, as I would not like the impression to go around, the Senator understands it would be highly inappropriate for me to interfere at this point.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: However, his concerns will be relayed to those who eventually will be carrying this out.

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I am taking this topical issue on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar. I welcome the people in the Gallery who are in receipt of the acknowledgement of the help and care they have delivered to people in need of it down through the years. I thank the Deputies for raising this issue today. I wish to emphasise that the Government regards trolley waits as unacceptable and...

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy cannot quote a consultant to me as if it were the word of God-----

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I am sure he is very eminent. The Deputy cannot quote in this way and also tell me the same consultant cannot solve the problem with regard to the task force, because that is what he is saying.

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: It is a contradiction and he cannot do so.

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: It is not acceptable that people must wait nine hours in some cases for admission when they need to be admitted.

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: We have put in place a system for transfers whereby separate services are provided by ambulances for acute transfer to accident and emergency departments and by ambulances which transfer people from hospital to hospital. If one is not acute and needs to be transferred, whether to another hospital, service or home such a service is in place and it is far more efficient-----

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: -----and effective than going by taxi. I know in some instances taxis provide a very good service. The State must take responsibility for people being transferred, and we have done so by way of putting in place a second layer of ambulance transfer.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The 2015 National Service plan commits the HSE to extend ultrasound access to additional primary care sites on a prioritised basis. This is a first step in a programme to extend the availability of diagnostics to support the management of patients in general practice. €0.7 million is being made available for this purpose in 2015. The pilot will provide GPs direct access to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Feb 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.