Results 11,001-11,020 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (8 Feb 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 (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for this question to be transferred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for this question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme is funded from a dedicated subhead for long-term residential care (subhead B12) in the HSE Vote. Subhead B12 is the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme albeit that transitional arrangements must also be facilitated from within the subhead, i.e. people in contract beds, people who choose to remain on subvention and people paying in-patient charges in...
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The expenditure reductions necessary in 2012 will challenge all areas of the health system to provide continuity of services that are both appropriate and safe for patients. Like other care areas, efficiency and other savings will be required from the Mental Health Service. In this context, the HSE is seeking to reduce dependency on both overtime and agency staffing right across the health...
- Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The Minister for Health will be bringing legislation forward involving significant changes in the governance of the HSE. The legislation will abolish the Board of the HSE and will replace the Board structure with a Directorate structure. In tandem with the proposed legal structures, new administrative arrangements will be put in place within the HSE which will reflect the need for greater...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: Who is responsible for-----
- Public Attitudes to Disability (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I do not intend to restate the statistics provided by Deputy Neville. I fully accept his commitment not only to this area but also to mental health. Not alone has he spoken about this issue through the years when no one else wanted to speak about it but he definitely educated many people with regard to mental health and the topic of suicide. The National Disability Authority, NDA, conducted...
- Public Attitudes to Disability (8 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I do not have any additional back-up notes but everything the Deputy said is correct. It is about continuously speaking out in public and treating the issue in its normality. That is what we must do. People with disabilities are contributors to society. They work, are part of our community and contribute, not just to the public purse but to the social discourse as well. The emphasis in...
- Written Answers — National Carer's Strategy: National Carer's Strategy (7 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: The development of a National Carers Strategy 'to support carers and to address issues of concern' is a key commitment in the current Programme for Government. While issues relating to carers span a number of different Departments, the Taoiseach has allocated responsibility for co-ordination of the preparation of the Strategy to me with the support of the Minister for Social Protection. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (7 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 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 (7 Feb 2012)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.