Results 10,361-10,380 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has again been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 163 to 164, inclusive, together. A public consultation process to inform the review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced on the 14th June. A call for submissions was made in national newspapers and a notice was placed on the Department of Health website. The closing date for receipt of submissions is the 16th July. Nursing Homes Ireland, and any...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The following table sets out the number of applications received and determined since between the commencement of the Scheme and end-April 2012: 2009(27th October to end-December) 2010 2011 2012(to end-April) Applications Received 5,252 12,697 9,323 3,497 Applications Processed to Conclusion 1,627 11,862 10,671 4,243 Of which:Funding Approved 1,627 11,862 7,959 2,885 Application...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Seanad: Garda Stations (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I am responding to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who sends his apologies. Unfortunately, as the Senator probably knows, he could not be here this evening, as he has not yet mastered the ability to bilocate. The Minister has asked me to thank the Senator for raising this matter, which provides him with an opportunity to address the position of the district...
- Seanad: Garda Stations (20 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The first priority of the Commissioner and the Minister is to ensure the safety of the citizen, and they are doing quite a good job in that respect. The Garda is doing an excellent job. I do not think the situation is as bleak as the Senator is painting it. I accept that he must make the argument, but I do not think it is as bad as he says. For Donegal as a whole, the resources are quite...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: While the current economic environment presents a significant challenge for the health system generally in delivering services, mental health services are being treated as a priority in so far as we can. In that regard, consideration was given to the mental health sector in Budget 2012 through a special allocation of â¬35m for mental health which was in line with the Programme for...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: A special allocation of â¬35m for mental health was provided in Budget 2012 in line with commitments in the Programme for Government. Funding from this special allocation will be used primarily to enhance both General Adult and Child and Adolescent Community Mental Health Teams, improve access to psychological therapies in primary care and implement suicide prevention strategies. It is...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal,in October 2009 brought about a fundamental change in the way in which long-term nursing home care is funded and, consequently, the way in which nursing homes are funded. In the past, public nursing homes/community geriatric hospitals would have been allocated a lump sum annually by the HSE. However, the Nursing Homes Support...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The HSE National Service Plan 2012 outlines, as required in legislation, the type and volume of services to be provided this year in return for the resources made available by the Oireachtas. The Plan acknowledges that there will be an inevitable and unavoidable reduction in services this year because of the scale of the financial and staffing challenge facing the health service. However, it...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Government has recently approved the drafting of legislation to abolish the Board of the Health Service Executive and to provide for a Directorate to be the new governing body for the HSE in place of the Board. The intention is that the Bill will be drafted as a matter of urgency so that it can be considered by the Oireachtas as soon as possible. In tandem with the proposed new legal...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Terms of Reference for the review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme are: Taking account of Government policy, demographic trends and the fiscal situation - 1. To examine the on-going sustainability of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, 2. To examine the overall cost of long-term residential care in public and private nursing homes and the effectiveness of the current methods of...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Government policy in relation to older people is to support people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Where this is not feasible, the health service supports access to quality long-term residential care. While reiterating this Government's commitment to the future public provision of residential care for older people, we must also...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 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 — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 487 and 488 together. Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory target, currently set at 3%, for the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. Part 5 also provides a framework for monitoring the employment target in all public bodies by committees under the aegis of relevant Ministers of the Government. Under the Act, public...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (19 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 (19 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 — Community Care: Community Care (19 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.