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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Positive Ageing Strategy (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Positive Ageing Strategy, which is the blueprint for age related policy and service delivery across Government in the years ahead, was published in April. Among other things, this Strategy acknowledges that many of the factors that contribute to a good quality of life for older people and to the creation of communities in which ageing can be a positive experience are influenced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Appeals (18 Jul 2013)

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 Beds (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Information and Quality Authority is the statutory body responsible for the registration of all designated centres for older people and full details of all currently registered nursing homes, including the maximum number of residents who can be accommodated can be found on the HIQA website, . At the end of June 2013 there were 7,280 public residential beds. Of these 5,412 were...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care Provision (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: A Vision for Change recommended the closure of the old psychiatric hospitals and a move from the traditional institutional based model of care to a patient-centred, flexible and community based mental health service, where the need for hospital admission is greatly reduced, while still providing in-patient care when appropriate. The Government has prioritised the reform of our mental health...

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

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 682 and 684 together. In 2012, a special allocation of €35 million was provided for mental health to be used primarily to further strengthen Community Mental Health Teams in both adult and children’s mental health services, to advance activities in the area of suicide prevention, to initiate the provision of psychological and counselling services...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE's National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is responsible for overseeing the implementation of ‘Reach Out’– the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention. Funding for suicide prevention is provided to the NOSP by the HSE from its overall budget for mental health. Funding provided in the years 2010 to 2013 is as follows: Year Funding €m...

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

Kathleen Lynch: As indicated in the table below, the number of admissions of children and adolescents to adult wards has been reduced from 247 in 2008 to 106 in 2012, a decrease of almost 60%. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 247 205 156 132 106 Source: Mental Health Commission Annual Reports In terms of in-patient child and adolescent services, A Vision for Change recommends the provision of 80 child and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Correspondence (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Health Service Executive has 15 working days from the date a question is asked to reply to the Deputy. In relation to Parliamentary Question No 281 a reply is due today the 18th July 2013

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (18 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 674 of the 28th May 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (18 Jul 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: Health Services Provision (18 Jul 2013)

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 (18 Jul 2013)

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

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It has been an interesting debate. While I do not propose to recap on all the issues raised by the Minister, the model proposed in the Bill does not have due regard to the existence of a national police force in this jurisdiction which is not only the police service but the security and intelligence service and border control authority of this State. In his opposition to the Bill, the...

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: No it will not be withdrawn in four months' time. I think this outrageous behaviour of terrifying very vulnerable people is absolutely disgraceful. The mobility allowance has not been withdrawn and there is no indication that it will be withdrawn in four months. People out there are worried enough without the Senator adding to it.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Senator can quote what he likes, but he should try to do it accurately.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The mobility allowance has not been withdrawn. I would like to clarify something. As long as something is said, it sounds as if it is the truth.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: There has been no cut there.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Thank you. I keep asking myself why I am in the Chamber taking this debate. This is a motion about Special Olympics Ireland, a sports organisation. Why then am I, as Minister of State at the Department of Health, answering the debate? The answer, of course, is that we still have a mindset in this country that, somehow or other, people with disabilities can only be dealt with by the...

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I am saying this now in order that the message goes out loud and clear that people with disabilities do not live in a box.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In fact, they live across a range of aspects in exactly the same way the rest of us do.