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Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (13 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The allocation of such funding is a matter for the Health Service Executive in the first instance and would need to be considered in light of available resources and the relevant service priorities of the Executive. I have arranged for the question to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (13 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The supports provided by the Health Service Executive to people with Huntington's Disease involve a multi-disciplinary team approach. This approach incorporates the provision of health and personal supports and incorporates Acute Hospital Services, Primary Care, Community Services and specialists disability supports and services. The Huntington's Disease Association of Ireland provides...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (13 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The additional €35 million for mental health services in Budget 2015 brings to €125 million the total investment for mental health services since 2012. This additional allocation is for the development and modernisation of the services in line with the recommendations of A Vision for Change. The additional funding for mental health will be directed towards the continued...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Appeals (13 Nov 2014)

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...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy was always easily led.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The building of a new school commenced quite near to where I live in April 2014. The children were in it by September. It was quite incredible to watch. Having the same structure and architectural drawings in place for six, eight, 12 or 16 classrooms works. The buildings are not prefabricated with sections being dropped in, rather, they are good quality school buildings with good...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Family Support Services (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly, and will ensure that the Senator's remarks and the reply are conveyed to him. The Minister is not directly familiar with the organisation in question but the Department of Children and Youth Affairs has sought clarification from the Child and Family Agency on the issue raised....

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Does the Senator think I should get a pay increase?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it provides me with the opportunity to clarify the current position in regard to the major capital project for Gaelscoil Riabhach, Loughrea, County Galway. The Senator will be aware of the demographic challenge facing the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Children's Hospital (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am taking the matter on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, but I have already dealt with it on foot of another question which was raised. It is a pertinent question. Not alone is it a pertinent question, but those of us with an interest in children's health are terribly worried about any other barrier being put in the way of the national children's hospital. We have...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: National Children's Hospital (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Having looked at the lack of progress on a national paediatric hospital, there is a terror in saying one will move again given the possible delays it could cause. I understand what the Senator is saying but I have an awful fear of further delay. We will not be completed in any event until 2019. I do not believe the equipping of the hospital will be an issue at that stage. Hopefully, the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I concur with Senator Crown but doubt nurses are under-appreciated. As both the Senator and I know, they spend most time at people's bedsides in hospital, no matter what kind of traumatic event has occurred. Not only do nurses deal with the person in the bed but they usually deal with concerned relatives too so I do not think they are unappreciated. In different circumstances no Government...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank Senators MacSharry and Crown for the interest they have taken in this and for tabling amendments on behalf of those who lobbied them. I thank everyone who contributed to this very technical Bill as it is a small but important piece of legislation relating to public safety and certain categories of professionals. This legislation will serve us all in future. It is not that the people...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This amendment would, in certain circumstances, permit an individual member of the health and social care professions to require the council to seek an opinion from the Competition Authority on a draft by-law to be made by a registration board. It would delay the approval of that by-law until such an opinion is received. All by-laws made by the registration boards are subject to public...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: What if the Competition Authority did not have an opinion? That is an option too. It is a possibility that the authority would not have an opinion on a matter.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator. Despite the fact that I know this amendment is so well intentioned as to give politicians more powers, I am not certain it is the type of power we should have. I am opposing the amendment. It runs counter to the trend in modern Irish legislation to give health regulators responsibility for financing their statutory public protection functions through the annual fees by...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: My own experience and, I think, the experience of the majority of people is that opticians do this anyway. They are professional in their approach and if they spot something they believe requires further investigation, they usually advise the patient accordingly. However, I think the legislation is robust enough to provide that if an optician spots something but does not inform the patient,...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Representatives of the college met the previous Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, and I will meet them in two weeks' time. There will be consultation. It is not that we are deaf to what people say. Equally, I do not dismiss the Senator's amendment but we consider the current provisions to be sufficiently robust. I accept the Senator's point.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: My experience of opticians is that they are very careful people and they refer patients on. Clearly, as the first point of contact for people in terms of eye care, they are experts. My experience - not personal experience - is that when a difficulty is encountered people are advised to go further, wherever that is. I take the amendment in that vein. For all the reasons expressed by...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I just need to check something.