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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government currently provides funding of approximately €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015. The HSE aims to ensure that the resources available are used to best effect, in order to provide assessment and ongoing therapy to children in line with their prioritised needs. However, it is acknowledged...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The number of children on the waiting list for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) has been a particular concern to me, and last March I asked the HSE to undertake a detailed validation of CAMHS waiting lists with the aim of minimising waiting times and, in particular, reducing the number of those waiting over 12 months. This exercise involved very intensive work on the part...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has recently reviewed its guidelines for dealing with applications for a Rural Practice Allowance from GPs applying for a GMS contract in remote rural areas. The purpose of the new guidance is to ensure consistency, transparency and fairness in decision-making in respect of the relevant discretionary provisions of the GMS contract pertaining to the granting or otherwise of the...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The position in regard to mental health posts nationally was outlined in my Parliamentary Question reply of 22 October last to the Deputy. The development of the mental health service in Co. Wexford has been underpinned by an overall budget allocation for Waterford/Wexford Mental Health services, which was increased by over €2m in 2015, from an allocation of just over €39m...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Orthodontics services provided by the HSE in the North West are based at Sligo University Hospital. A satellite service is provided to Letterkenny University Hospital. The unit in Letterkenny University Hospital has 3 Orthodontic Specialists and one Orthodontic Specialist who visits from Sligo once a week. This service is led by a Consultant Orthodontist based in Sligo who also visits...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Guidelines (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Mental Health Act 2001, the written consent of a patient is required where a programme of Electro-convulsive Therapy (ECT) is to be administered. However where an involuntary patient is 'unable' or 'unwilling' to give consent, the programme may be administered if it has been approved by the Consultant Psychiatrist responsible for the care and treatment of the patient and also...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I recently announced an additional €300m capital allocation for refurbishment or replacement of social care facilities for older persons’ units and disability units to allow such facilities to comply with relevant National Standards by 2021. The HSE is formulating its plans for the application of this funding, and once these plans are ready they will be discussed in detail with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with special needs, including early intervention services, and to improving access by these children to assessments and therapeutic interventions insofar as possible within available resources. Health related therapy supports and interventions for children, such as speech and language therapy, can be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 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: General Practitioner Contracts (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to GP services, especially in remote rural areas, and that general practice is sustainable in such areas into the future. It is also imperative that services meet patient needs, that existing GP services are maintained and that general practice remains an attractive career option for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (3 Dec 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: Nursing Home Accommodation (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to ensuring that long term residential services for older people meet the relevant 'National Quality Standards for Residential Care for Older People in Ireland. The Standards and the associated National Regulations that underpin them encompass issues relevant to the privacy, dignity and respect of residents and seek to support the provision of a physical...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to protecting frontline health and personal social services needs for people with disabilities. The Government currently provides funding of approximately €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015. In 2015, the HSE is seeking to maximise the provision of services within...

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

Kathleen Lynch: The National Strategy for Mental Health, A Vision for Change, proposed a change in service delivery from a bed based in-patient service towards a community based service. In Wexford, Mental Health Services are arranged by geographic location. There are General Adult Mental Health Teams based in Summerhill, Wexford (7-day service), Maryville, New Ross (5-day service), Carn House, Enniscorthy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (3 Dec 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: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will be aware that the Clinical Advisory Group was established by the HSE to provide clinical oversight and guidance to the operation of a more compassionate and trusted medical card system following the findings of the 2014 Report of the Expert Panel on Medical Need for Medical Card Eligibility. The Director General of the HSE, on accepting an interim recommendation of the...

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

Kathleen Lynch: Brain injury health services are provided across a range of health settings, by different organisations and by many health professionals and carers. The Health Service Executive (HSE) Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate have a number of clinical programmes that are working in the area of brain injury, including neurology, epilepsy, stroke and rehabilitation medicine. The clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The policy of Government is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, and every effort is made to do this. More specifically the Irish National Dementia Strategy notes that 66% of all people with dementia live in the community. The Strategy commits to supporting them to live in their own homes and to maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The creation of a statutory entitlement would not be possible in this context as services can only be provided in line with the resources that are available. It is my objective to ensure that available resources are deployed to achieve the best possible outcomes for older people. A priority for 2016 will be the development of an integrated model of care with a strong emphasis on home and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (3 Dec 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.