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Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640, 700 and 741 together. Health related therapy supports and interventions for children, such as speech and language therapy, can be accessed through both the Health Service Executive’s primary care services and its disability services, depending on the level of need. It is estimated that up to 95% of people’s health and social service needs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (3 Nov 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: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 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: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Nov 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: Medical Card Applications (3 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2015)

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, please contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Changeacknowledges the importance of service user involvement and participation in planning, delivering, evaluating and monitoring of mental health services, and I am committed to ensuring that we deliver on this. I am open to meeting with this and other groups, which have a view on issues which relate to mental health service users, their families and carers. My office has no...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (3 Nov 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: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Nov 2015)

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, she can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In the absence of specific details of the scope and content of the GP service, which is the subject of negotiations which have already commenced with the IMO, it would not be possible to produce the estimate requested by the Deputy in respect of those population cohorts. The Department has not undertaken analyses such as applying the cost of the under 6 cohort or the over-70s cohort to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (3 Nov 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 Expenditure (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The needs of our older people are, and will remain, a high priority for the Government, and resources will be applied to provide the best possible mix of services and supports. A priority for 2016 will be the development of an integrated model of care with a strong emphasis on home and community care. Details of the budget allocation for home care services, including Home Care Packages,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Athy is one of the 73 locations advertised by the HSE in November 2014 as suitable locations for the delivery of primary care centres using the operation lease mechanism. Currently, the HSE is engaged in evaluating all submissions received to determine which are eligible to be progressed to the next stage of the process.  In this context the HSE has asked the interested parties to submit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Nov 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 within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Nov 2015)

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: Dental Services Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The first results of the Fluoride and Caring for Children’s Teeth (FACCT) survey, just published, show that 73-76% of children living in fluoridated areas show no evidence of dental caries. This compares very well with other European countries and is clear evidence of a substantial improvement in the oral health of children in Ireland since 2002 when the previous survey was undertaken....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (3 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As outlined in Question No. 530 of 20 October 2015, the legislation underpinning the Nursing Homes Support Scheme requires each private nursing home to negotiate and agree a price for long-term residential care services with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) should they wish to be an approved nursing home for the purposes of the Scheme. The National Treatment Purchase Fund has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

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...