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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Discussions between the HSE, the Department of Health and the Irish Medical Organisation on a comprehensive review of the General Medical Services (GMS) and other publicly-funded health sector contracts involving GPs are ongoing. As stated previously, the HSE has recently reviewed its guidelines for dealing with applications for a Rural Practice Allowance. I am satisfied that this will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Magdalen Laundries Data (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Act 2015, inter alia, provided for a range of primary and community health services to be made available without charge from 1stJuly 2015 to a woman who was resident in a specified institution and who has accepted a formal offer made to her by the Minister for Justice and Equality under the ex-gratia payments scheme. Only participants in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, 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 Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A Steering Group led by the Health Service Executive (HSE) Social Care Division, with representation from the National Clinical Programmes for Rehabilitation Medicine and Neurology, Department of Health, Primary Care, Therapy Professions and the Neurological Alliance of Ireland has been assigned the task of developing an implementation framework for the National Policy and Strategy for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: A national procurement process is currently underway to provide treatment for certain categories of misalignment by a panel of independent practitioners under contract to the HSE over the next three years, with consideration of an extension to four years. This initiative will especially focus on those waiting for four years or longer. Tenders are currently being evaluated and contracts will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (17 Dec 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: Palliative Care Facilities (17 Dec 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: Primary Care Centre Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Dungarvan Primary Care Centre is one of 14 to be delivered as a single PPP project. Following a detailed tender evaluation process the National Development Finance Agency announced the Prime-Balfour Beatty consortium as the preferred tenderer in May 2015. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2016 and it is expected that the primary care centres will be delivered by early 2017. In...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Mental Health Act 2001 sets out the procedures and safeguards regarding the admission and treatment of persons to approved centres particularly insofar as involuntary patients are concerned. It also seeks to protect the rights of everyone using the mental health services. Details relating to the admittance of persons to residential psychiatric facilities are set out in the Mental...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I recently announced an additional €200mcapital allocation for refurbishment or replacement of social care facilities for older persons to allow such facilities to comply with relevant National Standards by 2021. The HSE is formulating its plans for the application of this funding, and once these plans are ready they will be discussed in detail with the Health Information and Quality...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As the particular issue raised by the Deputy relates to an individual case, this is a service matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, 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 Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466 and 477 together. 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. Prior to reimbursing any medicine, the HSE considers a range of statutory criteria, including clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The following are medical and GP visit card figures at 1 December 2015, as requested by the Deputy: Card Type Total Cards Of which over - 70s Medical cards 1,732,555 332,894 of which granted involving discretion 97,562 8,017 GP Visit cards 424,862 78,154 of which granted involving discretion 40,749 37

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE’s report “Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion”, (2011) proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from institutional settings to the community, over a seven year time frame. The plan will be rolled out at a regional and local level and will involve full consultation. In terms of housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has assured me that planning for the needs of young people with disabilities who will leave school in 2016 has already commenced and will take into account the lessons learnt from the 2015 process. A meeting of the HSE’s National Project Group, which took place in November, has agreed the process for 2016. The approach will be to identify the needs of school-leavers earlier...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Government policy is to enable young people with disabilities to develop the skills they will need to live independent lives to the greatest extent possible and to receive the supports they need in order to achieve this. Every year, young people with disabilities finish their second level education and progress to the next stage in their lives. For most, the hope is that they will progress...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred out 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 contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (16 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: 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 contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.