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Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The vision for the Health Service Executive's (HSE) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Following discussions between the Department of Health and the HSE around the allocation of the €35 million provided for mental health in 2015, the priority areas to be further enhanced and developed for the remainder of the year have been broadly agreed. The priorities for this year include a number of non-pay initiatives including the funding of external providers to supplement HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government is committed to ensuring that all aspects of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are delivered in a consistent and timely fashion across the country. To this end, the HSE recently introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure for both in-patient and community CAMHS services. In March last, I asked the HSE to undertake a detailed validation of CAMHS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has responsibility for the provision, maintenance and operation of Health Centres. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. 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: Speech and Language Therapy (22 Oct 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Oct 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: Home Help Service Provision (22 Oct 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: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In line with the Programme for Government, my priority as Minister has been to modernise our mental health services, and to prioritise new resources to underpin the implementation of A Vision for Change.This Government, despite severe financial pressures overall, has provided additional ring-fenced funding of €125 million since 2012 up to end 2015, for mental health to modernise...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the HSE, the Department of Health and the Irish Medical Organisation in February 2015, the parties commenced talks on a new GP contract and the talks are ongoing. A priority of these discussions is the inclusion of chronic disease management for patients. As a first step in this process, agreement was reached on the introduction of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Disability Act 2005 provides for an assessment of the needs of eligible applicants occasioned by their disability. It was partly commenced in 2007 in respect of children up to the age of five. However, arising from a High Court ruling in 2009, all children born on or after 1stJune 2002 have been deemed as being eligible to apply for an assessment of need under the Act. The following...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (22 Oct 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: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In 2015, the HSE has sought to maximise the provision of health and personal social services, including personal assistant services, for people with a disability, within available resources. In the 2015 HSE National Service Plan, the HSE's priority is to provide 1.3 million hours of personal assistant services to adults with a physical or sensory disability. The HSE funds a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to the negotiation of a comprehensive new GP contract with the Irish Medical Organisation. In that context, the Government has provided €10 million for the extension, in the latter part of 2016, of GP care without fees to all children aged 11 years and under. The GP service will be subject to negotiations, which have already commenced, with the IMO in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE's report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion”,(2011) proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from institutional settings to the community, over a seven year time frame. The plan will be rolled out at a regional and local level and will involve full consultation. In terms of housing, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (22 Oct 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: Pharmacy Services (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The medicinal products levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate, known as Norlevo and ellaOne respectively, have been reclassified from 'prescription only' to 'pharmacy only' supply for use as emergency contraception in 2011 and 2015. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of the practice and profession of pharmacists, and the operation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. 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 Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 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: Water Fluoridation (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Water fluoridation is the adjustment of a naturally occurring element found in water in order to prevent tooth decay. Many countries have water fluoridation schemes, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Water fluoridation is less common in Europe. However, fluoride is an essential part of oral health policy in all countries in Europe. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (22 Oct 2015)

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...