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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As stated, there are projects relating to children in various centres, as well as other projects. People who have had their position regularised would also have the right to apply. For example, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is working sensitively with refugees and asylum seekers who have experienced sexual violence and other traumas. There is also a project in Killarney which provides...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am very grateful to the Chairman for reading the introductory note which explains the motion under deliberation. He is clearly much more familiar with it than I am. I thank the members of the joint committee for making time available today to discuss this motion. This is a very busy time for all parties as the budget approaches. I was a member of the Opposition for a long time so I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Approval for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council: Motion (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I agree with the Deputy that one cannot but be concerned about the circumstances described. The Irish Refugee Council has rightly highlighted these conditions. The overcrowding in accommodation and the lack of facilities is one aspect; the other element is the speed at which asylum applications can be processed, which is being addressed. Care is required in transferring information from...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Care Services (28 Nov 2012)

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: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2013 it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Office for Suicide Prevention was established in 2005 to oversee the implementation of Reach Out the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention 2005 – 2014. Earlier this year, the National Office established a Working Group comprising the statutory and voluntary sectors to review the current activities in the area of suicide prevention and to determine the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (28 Nov 2012)

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: Home Help Service (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: In the context of measures recently adopted to reduce Home Help expenditure, the focus of the HSE is to ensure that services are directed towards personal care for the most vulnerable, in line with individual assessed need and resource availability at local level. As this is therefore a local service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Value for Money Reviews (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Value for Money (VFM) and Policy Review of the Disability Services, which I published in July this year, found that there was a wide variation in the percentage of the pay bill spent on management/administration costs across the statutory and voluntary providers and also in different care settings. The overall average pay cost of management/ administration based on 2009 data was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Decisions to transfer patients are made by treating clinicians if it is determined that the patient’s condition warrants a transfer to another hospital. As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (28 Nov 2012)

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

Medical Treatment (Termination of Pregnancy in Case of Risk to Life of Pregnant Woman) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Like the Minister, I also thank Deputy Clare Daly and her colleagues on the work they have done and the effort they have made to ensure that focus has not been lost in respect of this issue. I know how difficult it can be to draft legislation such as this. The Government shares the concern expressed by Deputy Daly in her Private Members' Bill to the effect that pregnant women whose life is...

Seanad: National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am pleased to be here on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter, to present the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012. I will now highlight the purpose of the Bill. In September 2008, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children published an interim report which recommended that legislation be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Bodies (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The allowance in question was made as a pay award under the Programme for Competitiveness and Work (PCW) which was agreed in 1999 for Assistant Principal and Principal Officer grades on a selective basis across the Civil Service. The intention of such an allowance, as agreed with the Unions, was the enhancement of efficiency and effectiveness, rewarding of special or scarce skills etc. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Eligibility (27 Nov 2012)

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: National Dementia Strategy (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 615 and 660 together. The Programme for Government gives a commitment to develop a National Strategy on Dementia by 2013which will increase awareness, ensure early diagnosis and intervention, and enhance community based services for people living with this condition. The first stage of the process was to assemble the research and evidence upon which the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (27 Nov 2012)

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 Accommodation (27 Nov 2012)

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: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planning process for 2013 it is not possible to predict the service levels to be provided next year. In relation to the specific queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.