Results 9,481-9,500 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Our Programme for Government lays a strong emphasis on mental health and provided for special additional funding from 2012 onwards primarily to strengthen our multidisciplinary community based mental health services, to also enable access to mental health services in primary care settings and to advance suicide prevention measures. In line with this policy and as set out in the recently...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Details of the overall gross non-capital health and mental health budgets are published annually in the Revised Book of Estimates. Based on that information, the following table details the mental health budget as a percentage of the total non-capital health budget for each of the years 2005 - 2012 inclusive: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 7.0% 8.3% 7.8% 7.3% 6.9% 6.8% 5.3% 5.8%...

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: Mental Health Services (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 and 706 together. Funding from the €35 million special allocation for mental health will be used primarily to further strengthen Community Mental Health Teams in both Adult and Children’s mental health services. Some of the funding will also be used to advance activities in the area of suicide prevention and to initiate the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (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: Voluntary Sector Funding (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. 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: Respite Care Services (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 663 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabled Drivers (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are no proposals to expand the qualifying criteria for the motorised transport grant.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (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: Health Service Executive Properties (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I understand from the HSE that the premises referred to by the Deputy was until recently used as a mental health hostel. The question of its future use is a matter for the HSE to decide upon and in this regard, I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Properties (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: Health Services (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.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Huntington's Disease (HD) is a genetic, neurological disorder and is classified as a rare disease. The supports provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE) to people with HD involve a multidisciplinary team approach to the provision of health and personal supports. This incorporates assisted living services, including Personal Assistant Services, Aids and Appliances and hospital, primary...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 685 and 697 together. Every effort is made within available resources to provide services to young adults with disabilities who have completed their education or training programmes. Day services for adults with disabilities provide a network of support for over 25,000 people who have a wide spectrum of need, ranging from those with severe and profound...

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: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Funding from the €35 million special allocation for mental health will be used primarily to further strengthen Community Mental Health Teams in both Adult and Children’s mental health services in respect of which €25 million has been estimated. Up to €3 million of the fund will be used to advance activities in the area of suicide prevention and a cost of €5...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The development of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) has been prioritised by the HSE in recent years and considerable progress has been made to date. A special allocation of €35 million was provided in Budget 2012 for mental health, in line with commitments in the Programme for Government. Funding from this special allocation will be used primarily to strengthen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (22 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: Health Services (21 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Treatment outside the jurisdiction is only considered when there is no suitable facility in the State or where specialist skills are clinically indicated but are unavailable here in Ireland. In relation to the query raised by the Deputy regarding specific detailed information in a range of circumstances, some of the information is not available in the format requested. However, as this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (21 Nov 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 to 216, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.