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- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Executive Funding: Health Service Executive Funding (26 Jun 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 — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Acquired Brain Injury Ireland is a registered charity, established in 2000. The organisation works in partnership with the Health Service Executive (HSE) to provide a range of flexible and tailor made services for people with acquired brain injury. While the organisation received funding in excess of â¬8m from the HSE in 2010 towards the provision of such services as Assisted Living; Home...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 565 together. The aim of rehabilitation is to enable the person to achieve the highest level of independence as possible. Desired outcomes can range from return to full independence in social and work activities, to a requirement for long term support and care but with a higher level of independence than in the absence of rehabilitation. Current...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 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 — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jun 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 — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Should the individual referred to by the Deputy wish to return to Ireland to nursing home care, he would have to satisfy the HSE that he is ordinarily resident in the State in order to apply for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. Ordinarily resident means that you have been living in Ireland for at least a year or that you intend to live in Ireland for at least a year....
- Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: A submission was received from the Carlow branch of the Fibromyalgia Support Group in response to a public invitation for submissions on disability policy in Ireland. The invitation for submissions was issued in respect of the Disability Policy Report prepared by the Policy Expert Reference Group established to advise the Disability Services Value for Money and Policy Review (VFMPR) Steering...
- Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Steering Group of the Disability Services Value for Money and Policy Review met on 5 June 2012 and signed off on the final draft report, subject to minor editorial changes. Final editing of the report is now being completed. The report will be submitted for Ministerial approval shortly, and if approved, will be submitted to Government in July. The report will be published as soon as...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Department of Health carries out a survey of long-stay units each year. Each long-stay unit (public, private and voluntary) is sent a questionnaire and the responses are collated by the Department. The aim of the survey is to provide statistics on the number of beds available for long-term care, how these beds are used and the types of residents who occupy these beds. The results of the...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Part 5 of the Mental Health Act 2001 (Approved Centres) Regulations 2006 specifies that approved centres must have the numbers of staff and skill mix of staff appropriate to the assessed needs of the residents, the size and layout of the approved centre. In-patient staffing levels for approved centres are decided by the service provider in accordance with these provisions and on the basis...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jun 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 — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (26 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The total gross budget for long-term residential care in 2012 is â¬994.7m. This is effectively the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme albeit that pre-Nursing Homes Support Scheme arrangements must also be facilitated from within the subhead, i.e. people in contract beds, people who choose to remain on subvention and people who were in public nursing homes prior to the commencement...
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (21 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (21 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will be aware that my colleague the Minister for Health asked the HSE to carry out a viability review of all public long-term residential facilities for older people focusing on a number of areas including the unit's ability to meet HIQA Standards in terms of environmental structures, staffing availability, location and stock etc. This review will then form the basis for...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 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 — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (21 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Jun 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.