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Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (16 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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: In its Annual Report for 2010, the Independent Monitoring Group acknowledged that progress had been made in the implementation of A Vision for Change in 2010 particularly in relation to the development of new adult and child and adolescent mental health care in Dublin, Cork and Galway and the closure of outdated services. However, the Monitoring Group was disappointed that there had been...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: My colleague Minister Reilly intends to bring legislative proposals to Government to abolish the HSE Board structure under the Health Act 2004 and to provide for replacement governance structures and enhanced accountability arrangements. In tandem with the proposed new legal structures, new administrative structures will be put in place within the HSE which will reflect the need for a...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank everyone who has contributed to this debate. I welcome the people in the Gallery. I recognise some of them from previous debates on this issue. More than anything else, the contributions we have heard show that we are all of one voice on this issue. We want to ensure that the women who had this horrendous procedure imposed on them get justice. The procedure was not requested....

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I wish to reassure the Deputy and, more importantly, the residents of Abbeyleix community nursing unit, and their families, that no decision has been made to close the unit. During 2011 the Health Service Executive was considering a proposal to close Abbeyleix community nursing unit. However, following the instigation of court proceedings, it became clear that it was not appropriate for the...

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I have always been of the view that when one is discussing people who are easily convinced of the doomsday situation, one must be very careful with regard to the language one uses. I refer here to the use of words such as "disastrous" and "calamitous" and to asking where people should go. We have not reached that point and I do not believe we will reach it. Families and communities in this...

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy should be aware that we have set aside a substantial sum of money, €28 million, in order to ensure that a programme relating to frail elderly people will be put in place. Such individuals are those who will require respite care when they come out of hospital and also access to physiotherapy services. They will also require to be assessed and it is important that assessments in...

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As a long-standing public representative, I have great faith in the democratic process and I would never downgrade public representatives. The essential aspect is that families, residents and support workers within communities will be the priority. Consultation with the public representatives will be just one part of that.

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: If we wish for something to happen long enough, then sometimes our wish will come true. The Health Service Executive is not preordained in this instance. I am convinced the best possible outcome that we could wish for will occur in this case. We need to reassure those with loved ones in nursing homes, not just Abbeyleix, that their best interests, as well as their will and preference, must...

Care of the Elderly (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: It will apply in this case.

Seanad: Symphysiotomy: Statements (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank those Senators who called for this debate which deals with a subject that is not only emotive but very pertinent and which needs to be dealt with. I will start by explaining precisely what symphysiotomy is, to give some context about its use as a medical procedure and specifically its use in Ireland. Symphysiotomy is a medical procedure that was primarily used before the advent of...

Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The nursing homes support scheme was introduced in October 2009 with a commitment to review its operation after three years. The reason for allowing this period to elapse was to ensure trends and statistics would be available to inform the work. The review of the scheme will look at, among other issues, the ongoing sustainability of the scheme, the relative cost of public versus private...

Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: There is no uncertainty about the scheme. We could not have made it clearer. The funding is available. It is ring-fenced and will be available in the future. No one who is in need of long-stay nursing home care for older persons will be in any doubt about that. While I accept that beds are closing, equally, many beds are opening. I refer to Ballincollig, for instance, which the Deputy...

Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (16 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: What is certain is that not everyone who applies will receive funding because not everyone who applies is in need of long-term care. From the information available in the reviews completed, it is clear that approximately 40% of people in nursing homes should not be there in the first place. We must seriously examine the situation. The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment,...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (15 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The development of comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for young people up to 18 years is recommended in the policy document A Vision for Change. Key to this is the development of multidisciplinary CAMHS teams, of which 56 are in place. CAMHS work directly with children and adolescents to provide treatment and care for those with the most severe and complex...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has prepared and published standards for this sector, which outline what is expected of a provider of services and what a person with a disability, his or her family, and the public can expect to receive from residential care services. As the Deputy will be aware, the current Programme for Government includes a specific commitment to put...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (15 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (15 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005 was commenced on 1 June 2007 in respect of children aged under 5. It had been intended to have both the Disability Act 2005 and the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 fully implemented during 2010 in respect of children/young people between 5 and 18 years of age. In 2008, the then Government decided in the light of financial...