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- Written Answers — Respite Care Services: Respite Care Services (12 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 (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 564 to 567, inclusive, and 570 to 572, inclusive, together. As the Deputy's questions relates to service matters, I have arranged for the questions 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 (12 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 (12 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: This Government strongly supports the implementation of the 2006 Report of the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy - A Vision for Change. The intention is to continue with the closure of the old psychiatric hospitals and move from the traditional institutional based model of care to a patient-centred, flexible and community based mental health service, where the need for hospital admission...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 581 and 582 together. As this is a service matter, both questions have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. However, I would like to advise the Deputy that neither the Department nor the Executive routinely collates information on the number of vacant beds in the private nursing home sector.
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (12 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 Services: Health Services (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Pending completion of the national estimates, budgetary and service planing process for 2013 it is not possible to predict the funds available and the service levels to be provided in 2013.
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 591 to 594, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 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 (12 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 Staff: Hospital Staff (12 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 Services: Health Services (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Seanad: Departmental Agencies (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment. I take the opportunity to emphasise the Government's continued commitment to promoting respect for human rights and equality of opportunity in Irish society and the Minister's personal commitment to a successful merger of the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority. I am responding on behalf of the Minister who has...
- Seanad: Departmental Agencies (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Minister said last week when announcing Government approval of the general scheme of the Bill to create the new Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, our society will benefit from having a strong and effective human rights and equality body. The two bodies mentioned have their strengths and the Minister intends that the new commission will combine the best of both. By pulling...
- Seanad: Departmental Agencies (12 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Each Department, irrespective of the additional resources sought, must make its case to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in a businesslike fashion. That is the Minister's intention. We are all aware of the difficulties encountered in the two organisations as a result of the reductions in funding. For example, there were certain projects they would have wished to undertake...
- Written Answers — Rights of People with Disabilities: Rights of People with Disabilities (7 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: It is the Government's intention to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as quickly as possible, taking into account the need to ensure that all necessary legislative and administrative requirements under the Convention are being met. As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland does not become party to treaties until it is first in a position to comply with the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jun 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.