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Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Provision (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A Primary Medical Certificate is issued by the Health Service Executive to confirm that a person is severely and permanently disabled for the purpose of the Revenue Commissioners' Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) scheme. Where the issue of a Primary Medical Certificate is refused, the applicant may appeal this refusal to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has responsibility for the provision, maintenance and operation of Primary Care 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: Home Care Packages (24 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 Delays (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act, 1970, medical cards are provided to persons who are, in the opinion of the HSE, unable without undue hardship to arrange GP services for themselves and their dependants and every application must be assessed on that basis. In accordance with the Act, the assessment for a medical card is determined primarily by reference to the means, including the income and expenditure,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (24 Nov 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: Departmental Schemes (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new Transport Support Scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for Health. The Department is seeking a solution which would best meet the aim of supporting people with severe disabilities who require additional income to contribute towards the cost of their mobility needs, while...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 426 and 427 together. As these are service issues, they have 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: Health Services Provision (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, 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 them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (24 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 Delays (24 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: General Practitioner Services (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: On 1st July 2010, the GP trainee intake increased from 120 to 157 places per year. After discussions earlier this year between the HSE and the Irish College of General Practitioners, the annual number of training places increased to 161. The HSE’s National Doctors’ Training and Planning Unit is working on developing detailed workforce plans for different medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The table details the medical and GP visit card numbers at 1 November 2015, as requested by the Deputy. Card Type No. of Cards Medical cards 1,728,755 of which granted involving discretion 95,887 GP Visit cards 409,785 of which granted involving discretion 40,257

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (24 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme, which commenced in 2009, provides financial support towards the cost of long-term residential care services in nursing homes. The HSE operates a national placement list for the Scheme to enable it to operate within budget. All applicants who are approved for funding are put on the placement list in chronological order by the date of determination of their...

Topical Issue Debate: National Dementia Strategy (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputy Calleary for raising this matter. I cannot disagree with anything he said. I am very conscious of the impact of dementia not only on the individual, but on families and communities. That is why the four pilot projects were put in place. It is estimated that there are approximately 50,000 people with dementia in Ireland today. These numbers are expected to increase to...

Topical Issue Debate: National Dementia Strategy (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes.

Topical Issue Debate: National Dementia Strategy (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I endorse everything that the Deputy has said. When we set off on this adventure three years ago, we were not sure what we would find. We had a plan and knew what we wanted to deliver but, as the Deputy rightly stated, the project has delivered more, and differently, than expected. We have learned that the large technology piece is not always what is important. Sometimes what is important...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputies Lowry and Healy for raising the matter. The Government is committed to providing and developing services for children with special needs and to improving access by these children to therapy services in so far as that is possible within available resources. As Deputy Lowry will be aware, health-related therapy supports and interventions for such children can be accessed...

Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: We have taken advice, but not only from experts. I am not always enamoured with the advice of experts. We have taken advice and engaged exhaustively on how one should deliver a service. I really do accept fully what Deputy Lowry is saying in this instance, but most parents I meet say they are prepared to wait for a diagnosis if offered early intervention. They say that what they want is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 185 together. As the Deputies' questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputies. If the Deputies have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, they can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (25 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The development of primary care is central to the Government's objective to deliver a high quality, integrated and cost effective health care service. Supporting infrastructure, procured through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multidisciplinary primary health care. There was no Public Private Partnership Primary Care Centre project delivery...