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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not disagree with the Deputy but we have to ensure that, ideally, a locum system is put in place with the person who intends to retire. Location is often a big part of the difficulty but I take on board what the Deputy says.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disability Support Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The programme for Government committed to ensuring that the quality of life of people with disabilities is enhanced and that resources allocated reach the people who need them. We secured a slight increase in the budget for disability services this year but I am not certain that anyone noticed. Since 2011 and in spite of the prevailing economic conditions, the Government has focussed on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: There are currently 12 vacant General Medical Services GP panels in the HSE Dublin north east region, which includes Cavan, Monaghan, Louth and Meath. Since January 2014, the HSE has advertised nine vacant panels in this region. Next month, the HSE is planning to advertise a further five posts in this region. Two of these posts are located in Cavan and are currently filled in a locum...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I suppose the Deputy is more conscious, in particular in the part of the country from which he comes, that there is a difficulty in terms of GPs and getting permanent posts. We need to continue to incentivise GPs to operate in areas in which one would not have a big customer base. That is something on which we are working. The workforce planning project being undertaken will ensure that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thought I had explained in the course of my response how the increase in the waiting time had occurred. The argument is being constantly made that the Government should not have moved the €23 million from the fair deal budget to the enhancement of home care packages. Not everyone wants to go into long-term care. The list has increased. As the Deputy rightly points out, and which...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I do not agree with the Deputy that social infrastructure in this country has been devastated by the Government. The same 2,500 people are not always on the waiting list. Some 515 people move to the fair deal scheme each month. In other words, there is a roll-over system in place. People are moved onto the scheme in a chronological order, which is the fairest way. That is the way in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for tabling the question. Waiting times on the nursing homes support scheme placement list are now running at approximately 15 weeks. This is a matter of concern for me, and my Department and the HSE is working to ensure the available resources deliver the best possible outcomes for older people. This will require an integrated approach across community, residential and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am aware that waiting times on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme placement list are now at around 15 weeks. This is a matter of concern for me, and my Department and the HSE are working to ensure that the resources that are available deliver the best possible outcomes for older people. This will require an integrated approach across community, residential and other service areas. The HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Services Funding (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The vision for the Health Service Executive's Disability Services Programme is to contribute to the realisation of a society where people with disabilities are supported, as far as possible, to participate to their full potential in economic and social life, and have access to a range of quality personal social supports and services to enhance their quality of life. The Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) is the competent authority for the regulation of medicines in Ireland. Medicinal products can only be placed on the market in Ireland after a marketing authorisation is granted by the HPRA following an application from the manufacturer. Medicines may also be authorised for use across Europe by virtue of a centralised marketing authorisation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Budgetary and other pressures within the HSE delayed the full utilisation of the €35 million allocated in both 2012 and 2013. The underspend in planned Mental Health expenditure and the timing of the recruitment of staff developments was also due to the time required to get various programmes up and running, such as Counselling in Primary Care, Enhanced Teamworking, Mental Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The dental clinic in St. James's Hospital, which provided dental extractions under general anaesthetic for children in the greater Dublin area, ceased in October 2014 due to problems with the suitability of the building. The HSE is seeking a long term solution for the provision of a service for children with these needs. In the meantime, urgent cases requiring immediate treatment due to pain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Applications (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for the administration of the primary care schemes, including the Long Term Illness Scheme, therefore the matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme Administration (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE received an application in February 2014 for the inclusion of Sofosbuvir, the first of a new generation of drugs for the treatment of Hepatitis C, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: In July 2012, the Department of Health and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government jointly published the National Implementation Framework to support the Government's National Housing Strategy for People with Disability 2011 to 2016. The Strategy sets out a broad framework for the delivery of housing for people with disabilities, and for people with mental health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The development of primary care services is an essential component of the health reform process. In a developed primary care system up to 95% of people's day to day health and social care needs can be met in the primary care setting. In particular, pharmacy services are well placed within the community to provide essential health advice and to support effective care at the lowest level of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (11 Nov 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government committed to introducing, on a phased basis, a universal GP service without fees within its term of office, as set out in the Programme for Government. The Government has commenced this process in respect of all children under 6 years. The Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2014, which provides an entitlement for all children aged under 6 to a GP service without fees,...