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Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Quality (21 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is responsible for policy and legislation in relation to drinking water quality, including chlorination. The Minister for Health has responsibility for water fluoridation policy. The level of fluoride in drinking water in Ireland has been set at between 0.6-0.8 parts per million. This level of fluoride is deemed optimal for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I have raised the matter with the HSE and I understand that a reply is in the process of being prepared and is due to issue shortly. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The provision of this new mental health facility at Cork University Hospital (CUH) reflects in the most practical way the Government's real commitment to modernise mental health services in this country. As is the norm in the design, planning and delivery of major health capital projects, every effort is made by the HSE to fully address all relevant issues including operational and staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (21 Apr 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: Home Help Service (21 Apr 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: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I have been informed by the HSE that the person in question was admitted to the Ashlinn Centre, Beaumont Hospital on 17 April, 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Apr 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: Mental Health Services Funding (21 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Your question has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply as the management of the health property estate, which includes capital expenditure on mental health infrastructure and property sales, is a service matter. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office who will follow up on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (21 Apr 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.

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand the Deputy's question specifically relates to the reconfiguration of residential services as recommended in the HSE's report, Time to Move from Congregated Settings - A Strategy for Community Inclusion. I will come back to the Deputy's supplementary oral question presently. The aforementioned report proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I am determined that the crisis-driven service that we had in the past, which was more costly and was very unsatisfactory for those with disabilities and their families will no longer pertain. I do not accept that something is a crisis when it happens every year. This is something for which we should be able to plan and that is what we are doing. If we are serious about mainstreaming...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not have the information on that to hand and would not like to comment lest I lead the Deputy astray. That said, I do know that we will be dealing with 1,400 people this year, between school leavers and those leaving training schemes. We dealt with a similar number of people last year and we should be able to plan in respect of these people.

Other Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Products Regulatory Authority, HPRA, is the competent authority for the regulation of medicines in Ireland. Under the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 2003, as amended, the mail order supply of prescription medicines is prohibited. The HPRA, in co-operation with Revenue’s Customs service, in the period 2011 to 2014, seized a total of...

Other Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy knows my position on this issue, but the law is that one cannot buy prescription medicine over the Internet. I have concerns for the health and lives of women who are driven to take these desperate measures, but that is the law, as laid down by the people. There was a referendum in which they spoke very clearly. I am sure the next Government will take a different view of that...

Other Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: It is not within the gift of any Minister to tell an arm of the State not to abide by the law. That cannot be done. The Customs service is simply implementing the law, as is stands, which is in line with the constitutional imperative. I know that the Deputy does not take much notice of what the people decide in referendums-----

Other Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: -----but the Labour Party does. The constitutional imperative was decided by the people. I know that is not something for which the Deputy has a great grá, but it was the decision of the people.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The word "forced" is nowhere to be found in the mental health commission's report. This is what the Deputy does. He had a story in the Irish Daily Staron Tuesday, 9 April and the alarmist element of his statements really worries me. I have a copy of the story in which he states people under 18 years who are admitted to adult acute units are left unsupervised. He also states that while...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: From the minute under-age persons are admitted to an adult acute unit, they are "specialled", which means someone is with them one to one on a 24-hour basis in a single room.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy should inform himself about his brief.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Apr 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Nowhere in the mental health commission's report is it stated anyone was forced. I inform the Deputy that I will bring forward legislation in the immediate future to outlaw the administering of ECT to people who are unwilling.