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Topical Issue Debate: HSE Investigations (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy White, I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. The Minister of State, Deputy White, became aware through recent media reports that a dentist employed by the HSE at the orthodontic unit in Merlin Park hospital has admitted giving braces that had been removed from children at the unit to a private dental practitioner. I am very...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Investigations (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: As soon as the Minister became aware of the issue he made inquiries and treated it as a priority. It is not unreasonable to expect that a comprehensive report would take a month or even two to conclude. The report will concentrate on the outstanding issues such as the re-use of the braces and the contact made in that regard. The issue is being dealt with internally in the orthodontic unit...

Topical Issue Debate: HSE Investigations (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: No doubt we should have the answers but the matter just came to our attention recently.

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and his positive comments on the incredible service provided by the CRC. The clinic has been embroiled recently in the controversy over pay and top-up payments, which is unfortunate because 99% of those attending the CRC are extremely happy with the service being provided. The Department of Health has been unable to obtain the material to answer...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will find no disagreement from me in that regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I have never found there to be a lack of support for my endeavours from any of my colleagues, including Opposition Members.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The current economic environment presents a significant challenge for the health system generally in delivering services. However, mental health is being treated as a priority in so far as possible and I am pleased that a further substantial ring-fenced allocation will be provided next year. The announcement in budget 2014 of €20 million for mental health is in line with a commitment...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It would appear that undue influence is being brought to bear on Deputy Kelleher on this issue, and it is very recent.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The 890 posts that were provided to develop our mental health services in 2012 and 2013 are indisputable facts. Those people are in their posts. The Deputy will know that I take a very clear view of the world. These people's salaries have to be paid, and they are salaries commensurate with the professionalism of those staff and the very specific jobs they are doing. How does the Deputy...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy is wrong and so is his adviser.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I will deal with the last fantasy first. I never threatened to resign and I never would; that is not what I do. I have a job to do and I intend to do it, despite the fact there is so much opposition to the implementation of A Vision for Change. I have found in the past two years that everybody is in favour of that plan until it is happening in their area, when suddenly it is the wrong way...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: HSE National Service Plan (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It is reminiscent of Pol Pot. History begins now.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 21 together. 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. Towards this end, funding of €70 million and 890 posts have been provided to develop our community mental health services in 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Mental health services in HSE West, including the single administrative unit of Galway/Roscommon, has been resourced to implement A Vision for Change. This requires modernising the service in this particular area, to provide better outcomes for both patients and staff. In this context, existing resources in Galway/Roscommon need to be re-shaped, and the priority is to achieve this in line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, services and supports which are common to the vast majority of nursing home residents are included in the cost of care. These 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 activities of daily living; and - laundry service....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: National policy on Palliative Care is contained in the Report of the National Advisory Committee on Palliative Care(2001) and the HSE 5 year / Medium Term Framework for Palliative Care Services (2009 – 2013) and (in relation to children) Palliative Care for Children with Life-limiting Conditions in Ireland - A National Policy. Palliative Care is moving beyond the traditional life...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE makes every effort to ensure that individuals who qualify for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme are provided with such support as expediently as possible. However, there is a set budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme each year and the HSE must operate within it. The budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in 2013 is €974m. As outlined in my...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health works on an ongoing collaborative basis with the HSE in developing and refining performance measures across all service areas, including mental health, to ensure that they are as robust and meaningful as possible and reflect key priorities and international best practice as well as being comparable both within the EU and further afield. The National Director for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Expenditure (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Health budgets are not routinely broken down to the level of individual conditions such as multiple sclerosis. The specialist disability services programme in the Health Service Executive spends around €1.5 billion each year. Specialist disability services provided by the HSE include a wide range of services/supports including assessment of need, community nursing, therapy supports,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (18 Dec 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question Number 598 of 26 November 2013. The position remains unchanged.