Results 10,501-10,520 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (24 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has recently tendered for a forensic accounting service. This service is being commissioned to support the NTPF in its role of negotiating prices with private and voluntary nursing homes under Section 40 of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009. The tender competition is still underway. The deadline for submission of tenders was the 18th...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (24 May 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 — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 May 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 May 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 — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (23 May 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy is a submission prepared by a member of staff at the hospital and submitted to the HSE. The document was copied to the Department yesterday 22 May 2012. Officials from the Department will seek the views of the HSE in relation to the contents of the submission.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Elder Abuse: Elder Abuse (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Elder Abuse: Elder Abuse (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy may be aware, Health Service Executive policy on elder abuse is derived from the 2002 report of the Working Group on Elder Abuse, Protecting Our Future and the 2009 Review of that Report. Protecting Our Future defines elder abuse as "A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm...
- Services for People with Disabilities (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I was joking. I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. As Deputy Nolan correctly pointed out, I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face at this time which, as Deputy Kyne rightly said, is quite late in the day. I hope to deal with that in the supplementary remarks. I am pleased to take this opportunity to outline, on behalf of the Minister for Health, the position relating to the...
- Services for People with Disabilities (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: In response to Deputy Nolan, I intend to travel to Galway next Monday and as per his request earlier today, I will meet the Brothers of Charity. While I will meet them, it is important to make a clear point. As the Deputies rightly have noted, not alone was a last-minute reprieve granted each year but additional money was given. Incidentally, the additional money, amounting to â¬1 million...
- Services for People with Disabilities (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: That is what is important and the Government is working through that process. It will intensify its efforts and will be obliged to take a serious look at how things are done in the future and how one can make people with disabilities more independent. We must work through that process collectively and must ensure this happens. I will keep a very close eye on it this year and am being...
- Services for People with Disabilities (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As a final point, in saying this, Members should be eternally grateful to service providers who gave a service when the State did not. I do not dismiss that either but the Government is working through it and will do its best to ensure people have the type of security into the future they deserve.
- Services for People with Disabilities (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I assume I have an extra two minutes as well.
- Leaders' Questions (23 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Rubbish.
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 May 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: There are no plans agreed by Government for the introduction of further legislation in this area. As outlined in the Programme for Government, it is the Government's intention to promote the recognition of Irish Sign Language (ISL). In line with the policy of mainstreaming, sign language is reflected in the responsibilities of several Ministers under the Education Act 1998, Education for...