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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change provides for a comprehensive model of mental health care which highlights a person-centred and recovery-focussed approach across a span of mental health services. Where a person is referred to an appropriate health professional, and has been assessed and diagnosed as having a mental health condition, the diagnosis will inform the treatment plan for each individual. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Since coming into office, this Government has prioritised the reform and resourcing of our mental health services in line with the recommendations in A Vision for Change. Additional funding totalling €125 million has been provided primarily to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for both adults and children and to enhance specialist community mental health services for older...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the provisions of the Health Acts, 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. In the assessment process, the HSE can take into account medical costs incurred by an individual or a family. The Government recognises that the health service needs to be responsive to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change provides for a comprehensive model of mental health care which highlights a person-centred and recovery-focussed approach across a span of mental health services. Where a person is referred to an appropriate health professional, and has been assessed and diagnosed as having a mental health condition, the diagnosis will inform the treatment plan for each individual. A...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Seizures (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Products Regulatory Authority, formerly the Irish Medicines Board, is the competent authority responsible for the regulation of human medicines in Ireland. The HPRA cooperates with the Revenue’s Customs Service, An Garda Síochána and other international regulatory and law enforcement agencies. They actively monitor, on an ongoing basis, the illegal supply of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy will be aware, the primary and community health services under the Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015 are made available by the HSE only in Ireland. Women who currently reside outside of Ireland can access the health services when they visit Ireland. However, the RWRCI Act is not applicable in other countries and, therefore, it does not provide them...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As at 14.30pm on 7th July 2015, 2,110 contracts had been received from GPs (over 86% of GMS contract holders). Information on waiting times is collated by former Local Health Office area rather than by county. The following table reflects the spread of contract holders across Local Health Office areas. All areas have over 73% coverage except South Tipperary, which has 25% coverage. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (9 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: Care of the Elderly Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In Budget 2015, additional funding of €25m was provided to support services that provide alternatives to, and relieve pressures on, acute hospitals. Of this €25m: €10m was used to provide an additional 300 places under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. This reduced the waiting time for approved applicants from 17 weeks to 11 weeks; €8m was used to provide access...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Dealing with the current high levels of suicide and deliberate self-harm is a priority for this Government. Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding for NOSP has increased from €3.7 million in 2010 to €8.8 million in 2015, an increase of almost 140% in just...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Residential Institutions (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is very committed to the protection and safety of our most vulnerable citizens and placed regulation and inspection of residential disability centres on a statutory footing in November 2013. Every person who uses disability services is entitled to expect and receive care of the highest standard and to live in dignity and safety. People with a disability should be able to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to providing and developing services for children with special needs and to improving access by these children to health related therapy services. Health related therapy supports and interventions for children, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, can be accessed through both the HSE’s primary care services and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Conscious of the reports of the Ombudsman regarding the legal status of the Motorised Transport Grant and Mobility Allowance Scheme, in the context of the Equal Status Acts, the Government decided to close both schemes. The Government decided that the preparatory work required for a new transport support scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (9 Jul 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: Water Fluoridation (9 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A number of studies from China, and the systematic review of these by Choi (from the Harvard Medical School) which claim an effect on children's IQ at very high levels of naturally occurring fluoride, were assessed by the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health in 2011. They were found to be of no relevance to Ireland, given our regulated fluoridation levels. The view of the Expert Body...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 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: Medical Card Applications (9 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: Medical Card Applications (9 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: Medical Card Applications (9 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: Medical Card Applications (9 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...