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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (22 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE operates a national placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme to enable it to operate within budget. All applicants who are approved for funding are put on the placement list in chronological order by the date of determination of their application, and funding issues to applicants in this chronological order to ensure equity nationally. Funding is released by the HSE on a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Expenditure (22 Jan 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 from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with you.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Expenditure (22 Jan 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: Medical Card Reviews (22 Jan 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: Medical Card Delays (22 Jan 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 (22 Jan 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 (22 Jan 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 Eligibility (22 Jan 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I could not agree more with the Deputies. I have made it clear that we cannot afford to lose any bed, private or public, for older people. In regard to the fair deal scheme, we also need to look at the issue of funding and the notion that if one lives in Dublin, X amount is paid per bed, while the rate is different if one lives in Wicklow or Galway. No account is taken of the needs of the...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Staff Recruitment (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I want to read again from my initial reply as I do not know if people deliberately misunderstand or refuse to hear. I said the HSE had advised that there were no service or budget reduction elements relating to this issue. The nurse was recruited. It was a difficult process and I understand that difficulty because we have had a similar difficulty in looking for nurses in areas in which...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Deputies Brendan Ryan and Emmet Stagg for raising this issue which is very pertinent at this time, given that we are in prolonged discussions with various Departments and desperately trying to do what they are asking for. As they rightly pointed out, the nursing homes support scheme provides financial support for those who require long-term nursing home care, with residents...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Staff Recruitment (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Deputy Ferris will have to find different language to describe this issue because the word "disgrace" should not be used in this context. While I agree that people living in an exposed and isolated area deserve the same type of health service as everyone else in the community, the issue the Deputies raise is not the result of a deliberate action. Given the difficulty being experienced in...

Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Staff Recruitment (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I may not have a GP living with me but I can still contact one.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not think I fully agree with the Senator's last comment but I understand the point he makes and I thank him for raising this matter. The issue of the participation of children with a disability in preschool is a cross-cutting issue involving a number of stakeholders including the Departments of Children and Youth Affairs, Education and Skills and the HSE. The free preschool year is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has confirmed it will continue to support services. I agree with the Senator that this is the type of service that we should provide everywhere if we are now saying that no child with a disability should go to a segregated school, even though I admit that I believe that in some cases there is a very particular need for a specialist school which would be of benefit to those with...

Other Questions: Primary Care Centre Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The enhancement of primary care centres will have a manifold impact not just for health in the community by stopping people from having to access acute care in hospitals. The second impact it will have is with the recovery of the economy and the building industry which I believe is as important for those engaged in it with regard to their general and mental health. I do not have the...

Other Questions: Primary Care Centre Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Forty two centres have been delivered since 2011 while 37 are currently under construction. Up to 43 primary care centres been delivered under the operational lease model. The HSE is at an advanced stage with developers in 28 locations where agreements for leases have been entered into. The HSE has advertised an additional 73 locations for delivery of primary care centres by operational...

Other Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The budget for the nursing homes support scheme for this year is €948.8 million. The budget for 2015 reflects an increase of €10 million from the position in 2014. This €10 million increase has been allocated to the scheme as part of the initiative relating to the issue of delayed discharges and has allowed for the provision of an additional 300 long-term residential...

Other Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I always find it very difficult when people either misunderstand or choose not to listen. I am assuming the Deputy did not misunderstand but chose not to listen.

Other Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jan 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: It is that type of talk - this €10 million is only a drop in the ocean - that got us into the position we are in today. As if €10 million did not have a significant impact for the extra 300 people who could avail of the scheme. It made a significant impact. This type of attitude towards public finances - that laissez-faireattitude that €10 million does not matter and...