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Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: No.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

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 for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates Applications (9 Apr 2014)

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 for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (9 Apr 2014)

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 for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (9 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme applicants contribute up to 80% of their assessable income and a maximum of 7.5% of the value of any assets per annum towards their cost of care. The first €36,000 of an individual’s assets, or €72,000 in the case of a couple, is disregarded from the financial assessment. Applicants, therefore, retain at least 20% of their income....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Mobility Allowance payment continues to be made to recipients of the allowance prior to it being closed last year. Those individuals continue to receive the same payment on a monthly basis, as before. In November 2013, the Government decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new travel support payment and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (9 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Labour Activation Measures (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I hope I do not take too long to get to the point that is of interest to the Senator, but he knows what the replies are like. The Department of Social Protection provides a wide range of activation supports for jobseekers, lone parents and people with disabilities. One of the Department's key objectives is to support jobseekers to improve their education and skills levels in order to help...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Labour Activation Measures (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I will make sure that the concerns raised by the Senator are passed to the appropriate authority. I see the difficulty with having to have the date of employment when one does not know it but that there is a possibility of employment. We have all been in that position. I also understand that when the date is given, whether the promise of employment comes to fruition or not, that person...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. While this case is quite unusual, it is not unique. As the Senator will know, there was a quite young woman in similar circumstances in Cork. We dealt with that. The individual at the centre of this case has displayed tremendous tenacity and bravery in dealing with his condition. As the Senator rightly said, I do not believe it is possible for...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The meeting, which will be held with Mr. Pat Healy, the new director of social care in the HSE, will take place on 15 April. He has experience in that he dealt with the woman in Cork.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care Services (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Therefore, we should be able to find a resolution. I am not certain how long that will take but at least we are moving in the right direction.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the National Office for Suicide Prevention by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2011 to 2014 is as follows: Year Funding €m 2011 4.1 2012 7.1 2013 8.1 2014 8.8

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The individual referred to by the Deputy has appealed the decision in relation to his application for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme to the HSE. The HSE has advised that the appeal was not allowed because the weekly contribution payable by the individual toward the cost of his nursing home care was correctly calculated by the HSE Nursing Homes Support Office in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (8 Apr 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.