Results 941-960 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to ensuring that long term residential services for older people meet the relevant 'National Quality Standards for Residential Care for Older People in Ireland. The Standards and the associated National Regulations that underpin them encompass issues relevant to the privacy, dignity and respect of residents and seek to support the provision of a physical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to protecting frontline health and personal social services needs for people with disabilities. The Government currently provides funding of approximately €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015. In 2015, the HSE is seeking to maximise the provision of services within...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The National Strategy for Mental Health, A Vision for Change, proposed a change in service delivery from a bed based in-patient service towards a community based service. In Wexford, Mental Health Services are arranged by geographic location. There are General Adult Mental Health Teams based in Summerhill, Wexford (7-day service), Maryville, New Ross (5-day service), Carn House, Enniscorthy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government decided that the detailed preparatory work required for a new Transport Support Scheme and associated statutory provisions should be progressed by the Minister for Health. The Department is seeking a solution which would best meet the aim of supporting people with severe disabilities who require additional income to contribute towards the cost of their mobility needs, while...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will be aware that the Clinical Advisory Group was established by the HSE to provide clinical oversight and guidance to the operation of a more compassionate and trusted medical card system following the findings of the 2014 Report of the Expert Panel on Medical Need for Medical Card Eligibility. The Director General of the HSE, on accepting an interim recommendation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Brain injury health services are provided across a range of health settings, by different organisations and by many health professionals and carers. The Health Service Executive (HSE) Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate have a number of clinical programmes that are working in the area of brain injury, including neurology, epilepsy, stroke and rehabilitation medicine. The clinical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The policy of Government is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible, and every effort is made to do this. More specifically the Irish National Dementia Strategy notes that 66% of all people with dementia live in the community. The Strategy commits to supporting them to live in their own homes and to maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The creation of a statutory entitlement would not be possible in this context as services can only be provided in line with the resources that are available. It is my objective to ensure that available resources are deployed to achieve the best possible outcomes for older people. A priority for 2016 will be the development of an integrated model of care with a strong emphasis on home and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to GP services, especially in remote rural areas, and that general practice is sustainable in such areas into the future. It is also imperative that services meet patient needs, that existing GP services are maintained and that general practice remains an attractive career option for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to protecting frontline health and personal social services needs for people with disabilities. The Government currently provides funding of approximately €1.5 billion to the Disability Services Programme through the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan for 2015. In 2015, the HSE is seeking to maximise the provision of services within available...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE provides assistive devices to people with disabilities, who are medical card or Long Term Illness card holders, to enable them to maintain their health, to optimise functional ability and to facilitate care in the primary care setting. Other people with disabilities can be assessed and apply for assistance towards the provision of a recommended piece of equipment. Assessments are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE, Department of Health and Irish Medical Organisation are currently engaged in a comprehensive review of the GMS and other publicly funded health sector contracts involving GPs. Among the many topics being looked at by this review process is the issue of supports for General Practice in remote rural areas and the retention of GPs in such areas. With regard to the retention of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Primary Care Strategy 2001 outlined that Primary Care Teams (PCTs) would be established, with each covering a population of between 3,000 and 7,000 people. Initially, the HSE established 530 PCTs nationally based on an extensive mapping exercise involving a whole population approach. Since then, various exercises were carried out in relation to re-mapping, efficiency evaluation, resource...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is as service matter this question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. If you have not received a reply within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme, is the responsibility of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. While certain flexibilities had been built into the ECCE Programme to facilitate the inclusion of children with a disability, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was conscious for some time of the difficulty experienced by some children with a disability in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he can contact my Private Office and they will follow the matter up with the HSE.