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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I apologise to Deputy Dowds. His question was not on my list. The number of school leavers increased to 832 this year. They are split between day care services and training places, as anyone familiar with the area will know. To date we have managed to place 673 people and we require placements for 159. Additional funding of €4 million was provided this year for the four different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In response to Deputy Maloney's question on the mobility allowance, we set out knowing the difficulty this would cause. There are people who would never be able to leave their homes but for this particular allowance and we have been conscious of that from the outset. The communications concerning it got a bit mixed up and people became worried when there was no need to worry. We hope to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Once the work has been done - the meetings have taken place and people are happy to be on board - we will take another look at where it has progressed at the start of next year. If we think all of the work is done on it, then we will have no difficulty in publishing it but it is important that we get it right. It is not something that can be changed in future, nevertheless it is essential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Thank you. I will try to be as brief as possible because I am aware that members of the committee want to ask questions. On the question of perinatal depression and pregnancy-related depression, we have only three perinatal psychiatrists in the country. In the context of the debate we have had in recent months, the president of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has put forward a very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I have worked with Mary since long before I entered Government. She has given longer service than most of us and has been incredible in terms of organising committees.

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Efforts were made behind the scenes to resolve the issue. I will read the reply, but it is not all in the reply. I am pleased to take this opportunity to outline the current position on Irish survivors of thalidomide. The programme for Government includes a commitment to reopen discussions with Irish survivors of thalidomide. Given the challenges that persist for each individual, the...

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I will give some additional pieces that may be of interest because I am very conscious we are not the only people listening to this debate. Both groups and their legal advisers have been informed of the Department's position. The Department does not take credit for the increase in payments by the German foundation but needed to clarify issues on the new proposals. As the Deputy rightly...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I will be brief because most of the debate has been on expenses. It has wandered to other areas and no amendments on section 6 concern expenses. If we were all to make decisions about how our taxes were spent, I am not sure we would have what we now see as a cohesive society. That is an issue for Government. If I was to decide, as an individual, how my taxes were spent, people would not...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It has happened. I was not going to comment but, listening to debate, I must ask what experiences Senators have had to make them distrust women in the way they do.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Down through the centuries, if women were to do what Senator say they do then we would not be here.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: There are some 100,000 women out there-----

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Doctors and nurses are trained in the same way as they have always been trained. We are legislating for what is already in place. We cannot put an absolute price on life and I am amazed to hear it here.

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which is not the subject of many pub conversations. The number of people affected by inflammatory bowel disease is significant and I welcome the opportunity to address the issue. Currently, children with inflammatory bowel disease are cared for at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin. The condition is diagnosed by colonoscopy and children are...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy has raised this issue at an opportune time. The planning process for the new national children's hospital is ongoing and the design team is in place. Many people are not aware of inflammatory bowel disease. Given the nature of the condition, privacy and ease of access to infrastructure is extremely important. A linked service is needed to regional areas to enable children to be...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: We do that for everything. We do it for cardiologists, ophthalmologists, etc.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It will be part and parcel of the general service plan that is put together every year.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The general service plan is paid for by the HSE, as is done for all other training.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: What is the Senator's question? The only people that-----

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Senator will have to stop talking in order to get an answer.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I am serious. If the Senator wants an answer then she must stop talking.