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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (1 Oct 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Expenditure (1 Oct 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The level of funding available for the health budget and the extent of the savings required in the health sector are being considered as part of the estimates and budgetary process for 2014 which is currently under way. Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2014 it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (1 Oct 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (1 Oct 2013)

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: Mental Health Services Funding (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 and 22 together. Galway and Roscommon Mental Health Services, which operates as one administrative unit, has been resourced to implement A Vision for Change, to modernise the service and give better outcomes for both patients and staff. Existing resources therefore need to be reshaped, and the priority now is to achieve this in this instance, in line...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Director of Mental Health Services in the HSE has prioritised the National Mental Health Information System Project to identify the national business requirements for a Mental Health ICT System. This is to deliver a clinical information and service delivery management system, encompassing an electronic service user mental health record. An allocation of €405,275 from the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government currently provides funding of over €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the HSE’s National Service Plan for 2013, and is committed to protecting frontline services for people with disabilities to the greatest possible extent. In 2013 the HSE is seeking to maximise the provision of services within available resources and is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Application Numbers (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The total budget for long-term residential care in 2013 is €974m. The HSE operates a national placement list to enable it to operate within the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. All applicants who are approved for funding are put on the placement list in chronological order by the date of determination of their application. Funding issues to applicants in this chronological...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I have already indicated on a number of occasions that Home Help provision in 2013 has been restored to levels planned for in 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Eligibility (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: No decisions of this nature have been taken. In line with what we committed to in the Programme for Government, we have commenced a review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. This review will consider the scheme's administration and structures, and also its sustainability in the longer term. The review will consider the balance of funding between long-term residential care and community...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand that the Deputy is referring to services at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in Dun Laoghaire. The NRH is working in partnership with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to deliver complex rehabilitation services in line with the National Policy and Strategy for the Provision of Neuro-Rehabilitation Services in Ireland 2011-2015. Services are developed on a regional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Oversight (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34, 42 and 54 together. Government policy is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to appropriate quality long-term residential care. Access to appropriate quality long-term residential care is underpinned by both...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The issue of the provision of home care packages for children with life-limiting conditions is complex, encompassing those requiring short to medium-term care, those with a disability requiring long-term care and also sick children for whom there is no reasonable hope of a cure and who are expected to die. Palliative Care for Children with Life-limiting Conditions in Ireland – a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I recognise the importance of life-skills training and day support services to young people with disabilities who have left the education system and and its importance to their future progression. It is not a question of funding being withdrawn as funding through the formal education route ceases once a person's education comes to an end. The Department of Education and Skills is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2013)

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. St....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Sep 2013)

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. St...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Facilities (26 Sep 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237, 245 to 248, inclusive, together. The Galway and Roscommon Mental Health Services area has been resourced to implement A Vision for Change in order to modernise mental health services in the locality. The reconfiguration of services is in line with national policy, and with similar initiatives undertaken or planned elsewhere in the country. It clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (26 Sep 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (26 Sep 2013)

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 Issues (26 Sep 2013)

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