Results 14,301-14,320 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- 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: HSE Staffing (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: HSE Staffing (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: Disability Services Funding (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 available...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: The HSE provides assistive devices to people with disabilities, who are medical card or Long Term Illness card holders, to enable them to maintain their health, to optimise functional ability and to facilitate care in the primary care setting. Other people with disabilities can be assessed and apply for assistance towards the provision of a recommended piece of equipment. Assessments are...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: The HSE, Department of Health and Irish Medical Organisation are currently engaged in a comprehensive review of the GMS and other publicly funded health sector contracts involving GPs. Among the many topics being looked at by this review process is the issue of supports for General Practice in remote rural areas and the retention of GPs in such areas. With regard to the retention of...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (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: Primary Care Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: The Primary Care Strategy 2001 outlined that Primary Care Teams (PCTs) would be established, with each covering a population of between 3,000 and 7,000 people. Initially, the HSE established 530 PCTs nationally based on an extensive mapping exercise involving a whole population approach. Since then, various exercises were carried out in relation to re-mapping, efficiency evaluation, resource...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is as service matter 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: Disability Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme, is the responsibility of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. While certain flexibilities had been built into the ECCE Programme to facilitate the inclusion of children with a disability, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was conscious for some time of the difficulty experienced by some children with a disability in...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the 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: Prescription Charges (3 Dec 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. The conditions covered by the LTI Scheme are as follows: Acute Leukaemia; Mental handicap; Cerebral Palsy; Mental Illness (in a person under 16); Cystic Fibrosis; Multiple Sclerosis;...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, therefore, the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to you. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (3 Dec 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: Hospital Accommodation Provision (3 Dec 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: Disability Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. As the Deputy's 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 Deputy. If the Deputy has not received replies 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: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Dec 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: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2015)
Kathleen Lynch: It is not possible to quantify the financial implications for the HSE of 1,000 additional GPs being contracted to provide services to the public health system under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme and other schemes. GPs are remunerated for these services primarily on a capitation basis, with a range of additional support payments and fees for specific items of service. The amount...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (3 Dec 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...
- 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.