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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for the Health Service Executive. Accordingly, the Department has referred the question to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: He cannot answer a question if it has not been asked.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Courts Staff Recruitment (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality. I thank the Senator for raising the matter. The Minister appreciates that people, especially legal practitioners, are interested in the matter of taxation of costs and the efficiency of the system of taxation. As the Senator may be aware, taxing masters are independent officeholders attached to the High Court. The...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Courts Staff Recruitment (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Senator should write to the Minister directly. I do not dispute what the Senator is saying for one minute because he operates in and is closely connected with this area. It is therefore very difficult to dispute his experience. I should also mention that the Courts Service has informed the Minister that the total number of bills lodged in 2012 represented a 34% decrease on the number...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for tabling this matter. Clearly, the shortage of long-stay intensive care beds for people who are ageing is an issue. We need to face up to it and we are examining it is a serious manner. Cara House, Skibbereen is a residential home for 12 elderly women. It is managed by Skibbereen Geriatric Society. I concur that people are doing their best with the best of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: We all hope for the same. I will relay the Senator's concerns to the relevant HSE officials and I hope some reassurance can be provided. No one will be thrown onto the side of the street. At this stage of their lives, I will ensure the dignity they deserve is delivered.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank all Members who contributed to the debate. It is important that issues like this are fully fleshed out in debate. It is a significant motion. Let us be quite honest about that. Senator Bacik made a point I was thinking of myself. On the one hand, the Garda Commissioner feels the provisions are necessary as part of the Garda armoury to ensure that gangland crime is dealt with,...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The motion provides that Seanad Éireann resolves that section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 (No. 32 of 2009) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30 June 2013 and ending on 29 June 2014. This resolution will provide for the continuation in operation of section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 for a 12-month period beginning on 30 June...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Senator pointed out, the younger, healthier cohort is leaving the system, but because it is younger and healthier it has not placed an additional burden on the public sector. I hope we will all age and it should not be considered such a burden because it is also a contribution. To grow old is positive. As we age, the burden begins, but I hope economic circumstances will change. I...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: However, the Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, is concerned that this temporary or interim step would be overtly bureaucratic. I do not have time to explain it, but it is not as easy as first thought. It will not help us in having a universal system of health care. If Senator Darragh O'Brien wishes to have a full explanation, I will have no difficulty in getting it for him.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister for Health has stated he will introduce the model of the money following the patient as part of the universal system of health insurance. He has started this process with the development of the new charging regime. Opposition by its nature is about holding Government to account. That is fine and I have no problem with that but we have to be realistic as well. We cannot...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I was hoping the Minister would be able to return to make the final reply. I apologise on his behalf. It is not as if he is swanning off somewhere. He had to attend a Cabinet meeting.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Members are genuinely interested in asking the Minister for Health these questions. Any question pertinent to the Minister will be relayed to him. I thank Senators for their contributions to what has been a very good debate, of which I heard the last hour. The Bill is essential to give effect to necessary budgetary measures to support the continued provision of important services at a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has recognised the need to increase the level of consistency and standardisation in the way both early intervention services and services for school-aged children with disabilities are delivered. It is currently engaged in a reconfiguration of existing therapy resources to geographic based teams for children (0-18 years) as part of the National Programme on Progressing Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jun 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 Services (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in October 2009 fundamentally changed the way in which long-term nursing home care is funded and, consequently, the way in which nursing homes are funded. In the past, some nursing homes would have been allocated a lump sum annually by the HSE. However, the new scheme supports the individuals in need of long-term nursing home care, not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Inspections (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In order to be an approved nursing home for the purposes of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme all private nursing homes, and voluntary nursing homes which previously received funding for long-term residential care under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, must negotiate and agree a price for the cost of long-term nursing home care with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). This is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (19 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: In order to be an approved nursing home for the purposes of the Scheme all private nursing homes, and voluntary nursing homes which previously received funding for long-term residential care under section 39 of the Health Act 2004, must negotiate and agree a price for the cost of long-term nursing home care with the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). This is necessary due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (19 Jun 2013)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jun 2013)

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