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Emergency Services (2 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Health. I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue and for the opportunity to discuss the recent policy developments associated with it. Community response in various forms has long been an important support in the delivery of health care in Ireland and, in particular, in pre-hospital care for people who have been unfortunate enough to...

Emergency Services (2 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: In this instance, we cannot blame the HSE. Its officials are not recommending that the procedure and the clinical standards be changed. It is important that we recognise that community first responders did significant good work in the past and, hopefully, they will continue to do so. There are times when there are unintended consequences following the introduction of particular standards...

Social Welfare Code (2 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. He is correct that it is not just a relevant but a very pertinent issue that is being dealt with on an ongoing basis. Domiciliary care allowance is currently paid to more than 24,000 parents and guardians in respect of 26,000 children at a cost of approximately €100 million in 2011, with the accompanying respite care grant costing a further €45...

Social Welfare Code (2 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I cannot give any commitment on behalf of the Minister, as the Deputy will understand, but I will definitely convey the request.

Social Welfare Code (2 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy's suggestion is very helpful and I will also convey that. From my experience of children with disabilities, there are children who will not progress - we know that because it is obvious and we do not need to go into specifics. It is not even in one particular area. Children with autism can sometimes be on the very mild end of the scale and in other cases on the profound end, and...

Written Answers — Rights of People with Disabilities: Rights of People with Disabilities (1 May 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...

Seanad: Mental Capacity Legislation (1 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am taking this on behalf of my colleague Deputy Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice and Equality, who is unavailable at present, as I am sure the Senator will understand. I thank Senator Daly for raising this important subject. It is particularly appropriate that he is raising it today, as earlier today the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality launched its report on the hearings...

Seanad: Employment Support Services (1 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for accepting that I would not have the answer to his specific issue. However, if he lets me have a copy of the letter, I can certainly get, if not a solution, at least an explanation. The Department of Social Protection provides a wide range of second-chance education opportunities for unemployed people, lone parents and people with disabilities. The Department's...

Seanad: Employment Support Services (1 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: As someone who has had some dealings with the social welfare system in the past, I believe 78 days might still represent six months because weekends are not counted. It used to be 390 days, which could be split into different periods.

Seanad: Employment Support Services (1 May 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Yes, but it might just be the way the Department calculates it. I will take a look at the information the Deputy provides. I would not like to mislead him about the qualification period.

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (26 Apr 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 Services: Health Services (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Jack and Jill Foundation service is part of a range of services provided to families funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and its other contracted service providers for children with life limiting conditions. Many children availing of services provided by the Jack and Jill Foundation also avail of other specialist hospital based and community based health supports and disability...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Repayment Scheme: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The total budget for long-term residential care in 2012, and for each year since the Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced, is set out in the table below. This is effectively the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme albeit that transitional arrangements must also be facilitated from within the budget, i.e. people in contract beds, people who choose to remain on subvention and saver...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Apr 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.

Newborn Screening Cards (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Following the receipt of a complaint regarding the retention of newborn screening cards, NSCs, also known as Guthrie cards, the Data Protection Commissioner, DPC, found that the retention of the NSCs without consent constituted a breach of the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003. Following numerous meetings between the deputy Data Protection Commissioner, representatives of the Department of...

Newborn Screening Cards (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I agree entirely with the Deputy. The issue is that we do not know the potential value of this material. We need to give people the opportunity to opt in or out. I believe most reasonable people will opt in on the basis that it has the potential to give us results to particular issues in the future that will benefit all of us.

Organised Crime (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: I am conscious that I may not have time to read out the whole reply, but I agree this is an important issue and I thank the Deputy for raising it. I am here on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who unfortunately cannot be present, as he is attending a meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg where his presence is required. I thank Deputy O'Dea for...

Organised Crime (26 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: There is a cohesive project in place which brings all prison governors together, and they meet regularly with the people who are charged with the security and management of the service. These prison officers are front-line staff; we can never dismiss what they tell us, and we will always have to take account of it. During my address today to the Prison Officers' Association, I announced...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Apr 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: Those assignments will include an assignment to provide factual input to an NTPF review of nursing homes which, prior to the commencement of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, received funding for long-term residential care under section 39 of the Health Act 2004. This would include Valentia Community Hospital.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (25 Apr 2012)

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