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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (11 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Assisted living services including personal assistant services are provided by the Health Service Executive. Accordingly the Department has asked the HSE to provide the Deputy directly with the information requested.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 Jun 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 (11 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department. However, I have asked the HSE to provide the information it has available directly to you in relation these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The media has reported that a female with a disability who was being transported by bus from her home to the Moorehaven Training Centre in Co Tipperary was allegedly left on a locked bus all day. The HSE has assured the Department of Health that it is working with the Moorehaven Training Centre to establish why this incident went unnoticed. The HSE has been in continual contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (30 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I am having enquiries made of the Health Service Executive in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. I will be in further communication with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (30 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I am having enquiries made of the Health Service Executive in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. I will be in further communication with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (30 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: Firstly, I would like to clarify that the HSE did not suspend accepting applications for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. On 15 April 2013, the HSE temporarily suspended the chronological operation of the placement list for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. Instead, funding under the Scheme was targeted at hospitals with the highest number of delayed discharges in an effort to alleviate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (30 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 282 together. Following detailed consideration arising from the position of the Ombudsman regarding the legality of the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant schemes, the Government decided in February that the schemes could no longer continue and that an alternative must be devised. An independently chaired Review Group is seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (30 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive provides a range of community based and in-patient mental health services to children and adolescents, informed by A Vision for Change and funding prioritised by the Government for new service developments now planned or underway. On-going initiatives include increasing child and adolescent in-patient bed provision nationally from 39 to 66 beds by the end of this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (30 May 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: Health Services Staff Issues (30 May 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: Nursing Staff Provision (30 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE National Service Plan sets out the quantum and type of health services to be provided in 2013 within the overall level of funding provided. Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the HSE has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement, including nursing. The Government has decided that the numbers employed across the public service must be...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (30 May 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: Counselling Services (30 May 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: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (30 May 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: Health Services Issues (30 May 2013)

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

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: We do not stand for rubbish.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy should look at the Deputy beside him.

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: It is an impossible task to wrap up the debate on behalf of the Labour Party in government in five minutes. From listening to the debate so far I am reminded of one thing I have learned in life: that there is only one thing worse than being offended, that is to have others be offended on one’s behalf because one feels one has to react and support them. That is what has happened in...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Kathleen Lynch: -----it is most definitely not a popularity game for this Government.