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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 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: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services, including disability services. The HSE either directly provides or contracts disability agencies such as St Michael House to provide a range of disability services through service level arrangements. The HSE and St...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government is committed to the provision of a quality public nursing home service underpinned by a regulatory system of registration and inspection. National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland provides the framework for Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to assess whether residential services are providing high quality, safe and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government has prioritised the reform of our mental health services in line with A Vision for Change and is committed in particular to the delivery of more and better quality care in the community. Additional funding totalling €70 million for some 900 new posts has been provided as part of the 2012 and 2013 Budgets, primarily to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for both...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Wisdom Services provided intellectual disability services for 200 service users (110 on campus). The service was operated by the Daughters of Wisdom, trading as Wisdom Services. The Daughters of Wisdom indicated they were withdrawing from the service in 2012. Following lengthy negotiations between the HSE and the Daughters of Wisdom a termination agreement was signed by both parties in July...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme provides financial support towards the cost of long-term residential care services in nursing homes. The Scheme covers the cost of the standard components of residential care, which are:- - nursing and personal care appropriate to the level of care needs of the person, - bed and board, - basic aids and appliances necessary to assist a person with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (18 Feb 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 Home Accommodation (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE and Department of Health are considering the potential of possible new models of support for older people, including any potential that may be offered by properties within NAMA's portfolio. This process is still very much at the exploratory stage and no firm decisions have yet been taken in this context.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (18 Feb 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: HIQA Issues (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: Government for National Recovery, 2011-2016 commits to developing and implementing national standards for home support services, which will be subject to HIQA inspection. Primary legislation and resources will be required for the introduction of a statutory regulation system for home care services. This is being considered in the wider context of the licensing of Public and Private Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (18 Feb 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: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Grant Eligibility (18 Feb 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: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: When the Government took office in March 2011, I was privileged to be appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for people with a disability. The remit spans the whole of Government. It is a pillar of Government policy that people with disabilities should be empowered by policy and programmes to participate meaningfully as citizens in Irish society. The National Disability Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 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: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Feb 2014)

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

Other Questions: Care of the Elderly Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for tabling the question. We are looking at this issue intensively because we recognise the need in the future will be greater. I would like to assure the Deputy that the needs of our older people are, and will remain, a very high priority for me and the Government and that the resources that are available will be applied to provide the best possible mix of supports and...

Other Questions: Care of the Elderly Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I share the Deputy's concerns. It is offensive to people as they age to have a tag put on them which is clearly not of their own making. The number is not 600, although it is a substantial one. The number ranges from between 400 and 460 at any one time and we all know the significance of that in terms of the cost of an acute hospital bed. The reason we are putting in the 25...

Other Questions: Care of the Elderly Provision (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: I am not convinced that all those in beds in acute hospitals would necessarily need to go into long-term care, although a proportion would need to do so. However, we believe that with the right interventions, such as physiotherapy, and with the home care packages and supports, many more people could live long and well in their own communities. The Deputy and I know the old saying that the...

Other Questions: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Feb 2014)

Kathleen Lynch: This is the first year and there will always be little hiccups in the initial stages. I am confident even if we do not reach the deadline in March or June it will be a far more stable process and people will be reassured their loved ones, and in some instances they are not children, will have an appropriate place in June, July, August and September. We decided if these people were to apply...