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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE’s report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion”,(2011) proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from institutional settings to the community, over a seven year time frame. The plan will be rolled out at a regional and local level and will involve full consultation. In terms of housing, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (16 Jul 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 system. Supporting infrastructure, procured through a combination of public and private investment, will facilitate the delivery of multi-disciplinary primary health care. The mechanism and timescale for delivery of primary care infrastructure is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Jul 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: Hospice Services (16 Jul 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: Dental Services Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Vetting of Personnel (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I am assuming that this question relates to Garda vetting and police clearance of applicants for registration by CORU. I am advised that CORU requires applicants to provide supporting documentation that have been set out in the by-laws made by the registration boards following extensive public consultation across the professions. As part of the registration process applicants are required...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer. As with all capital projects, the further development of the national CNU programme which includes St Vincent's Hospital Athy, must be considered within the context of the overall capital envelope available to the health service. There is limited funding available for new projects over the next multi-annual period...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (16 Jul 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: Medical Card Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine the matter of the estimated cost of providing a medical card for all children under six years of age as recommended by the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Jul 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 Homes Support Scheme Review (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: When the NHSS commenced in 2009, a commitment was made that it would be reviewed after three years. The reason for allowing this period to elapse was to ensure that the scheme had bedded in, and that established and validated trends and statistics would be available in order to inform the work of the review. In addition, the Programme for Government 2011-2016 committed to reviewing the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 and 593 together. As these are service issues these questions 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: Nursing Home Services (16 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: There will always be more projects than can be funded by the Exchequer.  As with all capital projects, the further development of the national CNU programme which includes the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon, must be considered within the context of the overall capital envelope available to the health service. There is limited funding available for new projects over the next...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (16 Jul 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: HSE Funding (16 Jul 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 Care Packages (16 Jul 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.

Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I concur with every contributor regarding Deputy Tom Fleming's motion. It is a pity the debate has ended in this discord. Then again, that is nothing new with Deputy Mattie McGrath. I think that he deliberately sets out to insult people-----

Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jul 2015)

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Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: He has taken away from Deputy Tom Fleming's good motion. It is estimated that the over-65 population in Ireland will rise by nearly 220,000 over the next decade, to 803,000 in 2024. The over-85 population will quadruple from 58,200 in 2011 to approximately 262,900 in 2046. The National Positive Ageing Strategy, which was published in April 2013, seeks to create a shift in mindset in how we...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Procedures (15 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I could start by reading out the first two pages of my speech, which tells me exactly what Senator Crown has told me, if not in the same language. I thank him for sparing me the medical terms, which I am not very good at. There are some things we should point to. I thank the Senator for raising this matter, because when he raises issues here, it is usually in order to find a solution...