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Emergency Services (2 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: ...and assistance offered by various schemes in responding to emergency calls over the years. There are two types of priority emergency call-out in Ireland for the national ambulance service. ECHO calls are for situations involving life-threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest and DELTA calls involve life-threatening situations other than cardiac or respiratory arrest. The national...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (20 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...and have a tendency to self-harm. It provides alternative, less harmful, positive tools and practices to cope with difficult situations and avoid them. While some tools and practices may contain echoes of religious and spiritual traditions, since most religious and spiritual traditions evolved to help people cope with difficult, traumatic times, DBT is scrupulously non-religious. All...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: ...to completion by end 2013-early 2014. Primary legislation is likely to be needed to implement any changes resulting from this review. The Value for Money and Policy review of disability services echoes Future Health- a Strategic Framework for Reform of the Health Service 2012-2015 in recommending the need to restructure service delivery, and improve organisational, financial, governance...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: ...regulations required to bring the standards into law. These are being developed taking into account the lessons learned from similar regulations for nursing homes. In broader terms, the report echoes many of the findings of the VFMPR report and my Department in conjunction with the HSE, is currently developing an implementation framework for the recommendations in the VFMPR report...

Child Care: Motion (13 Nov 2007)

Kathleen Lynch: ...to four workers, I would not wait in hope until then were I to see another job on the horizon. I would move on. We will lose expertise and the people who provide excellent care. Today's Evening Echo carries a story of a young mother. The headline reads "I can't afford to have more children". The Government forced people into the workplace because the economy demanded it. This was not...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Apr 2008)

Kathleen Lynch: ...parts of the north side of Cork city. Gene Fitzgerald and Willie O'Brien were legends. Willie was as legendary as Gene was in many ways because they both had that enthusiasm for politics. I echo what the Taoiseach said, that when one was in an election with Gene one knew one was in a battle. Once the election was over and the count began, however, Gene would say "How are you going to...

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: ...for the decision by Government to appoint a retired High Court judge to inquire into all matters of relevance relating to reports that GSOC has been under surveillance. It is a very serious matter. I echo the hope expressed by the Minister and others that the judge will now be given the time and space to conduct the inquiries and to come to clear conclusions on these matters. The...

Rent Supplement: Motion. (14 Feb 2006)

Kathleen Lynch: ...% of private rented accommodation. This was done in a peculiar manner, and it is something I have noticed since examining the Threshold report. There are advertisements in, for example, The Evening Echo or the The Examiner, with subtle details such as "only professional couples need apply". In other words, people with rent allowance should not apply. If a person inquired about these...

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: ...said last night that he wanted to see a broad-based consultation and information campaign undertaken and research conducted into the most successful methods employed in other countries, a statement echoed by many other Deputies. We know that some countries which have an opt-out consent system do not have good donor rates which indicates that other factors must also play a role. We will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Feb 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I echo the thanks expressed by the Minister to the committee for the opportunity to discuss the issue today. As he outlined, the issues with these schemes are complex and ultimately resource limited. While we are continuing to work on these issues I too would sincerely welcome any constructive input the Members of the committee may wish to propose as to how the matter may be resolved. It...

Seanad: Reporting of Lobbying in Criminal Legal Cases Bill 2011: Second Stage (21 Sep 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: ...can be no sense that professional lobbying can provide a covert inside track to power. It is in this context that I welcome the Bill. Its underlying principles are noble and to be commended. They echo the philosophical underpinning of the Government's view of lobbying generally. As I hope I have made clear, neither I nor my Government colleagues see anything intrinsically wrong with...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: .... Supporting people with disabilities to live a fully inclusive life is also fundamental to the value for money and policy review of disability services funded by the health sector, which I published in 2012. The review is pivotal in progressing and supporting the implementation of significant elements of the national disability strategy and echoes the health care reforms signalled in...