Results 11,521-11,540 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (19 Oct 2011)
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 (19 Oct 2011)
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 — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 and 463 together. The Programme for Government provided for a Comprehensive Expenditure Review which is now well under way. This exercise includes a review of the planned health care capital programme, the outcome of which will determine the health care capital allocations for 2012 and future years. The Deputy may wish to note that Government policy on...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Services: Nursing Home Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 462 together. The nursing home in question was established in 1959. It was originally a Tuberculosis clinic opened in 1935. There are 80 residents currently at the facility. There is also a day centre at the front of the main building providing a service to older persons from the local community. The HSE completed a survey of the physical...
- Written Answers — Palliative Care: Palliative Care (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: 'Palliative care for children with life-limiting conditions â A National Policy' was adopted as Government policy on 15 December 2009. This Policy aims to ensure that all children with life-limiting conditions will have the choice and opportunity to be cared for at home. Implementation of Phase 1 of the policy recommended the appointment of 1 Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant, and 8...
- Written Answers — Home Help Services: Home Help Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: Government policy is to support older people to live at home and in their communities for as long as possible. This is realised through a range of community based supports provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE), including home help, home care packages, meals-on-wheels, and day / respite care. There has been no reduction in the overall funding to the Executive for the home help service...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)
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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498 and 510 together. A Vision for Change identified mental health services for children and young people as a priority area for development. The HSE has therefore placed a particular emphasis on developing child and adolescent mental health teams, improving in-patient access and addressing waiting times for assessment, and progress has been made in recent...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 507 and 508 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme provides financial support towards the cost of long-term residential care. The cost for long-term residential care in private nursing homes is agreed between the each individual nursing home and the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). The services which fall within the scope of long-term residential...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: An allocation for funding for the individual referred to has been confirmed. In relation to the person in question, the preferred facility in respect of meeting the specific needs is currently at capacity in terms of its available places. The individual referred to in this PQ will continue to remain a priority for day service placement until the matter is resolved. The Disability manager...
- Hospital Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I am grateful to the Deputy for raising this important issue. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, is continuously working across a number of levels to reduce the time patients wait on trolleys in the emergency department. The hospital is currently implementing a two-pronged approach to the management of overcrowding in the emergency department. First, it is working closely with the...
- Hospital Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: Dr. Martin Connor has been working with the hospital. The difficulty is sometimes not in the emergency department but at the other end, which is where the blockages occur. Although it will be difficult, this is the type of issue we will have to deal with. It is not always about money, but about processes, how people work, step-down facilities and ensuring people are discharged when they...
- Health Services (18 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, is strongly committed to supporting services for patients with cystic fibrosis. To this end, he has set out a policy, whereby sufficient inpatient beds must be available to treat all persons with cystic fibrosis when they require hospitalisation. Cork University Hospital has the second largest adult cystic fibrosis centre in Ireland. The centre...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The level of funding available for the health budget is being considered as part of the Comprehensive Review of Expenditure and Estimates process for 2012 which is currently under way. Deliberations by the Government on the expenditure allocations for next year are likely to continue up until Budget time and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage pending the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Oct 2011)
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 (13 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is working with the Jack and Jill Foundation to identify and prioritise the needs of each child on a case-by-case basis. The HSE will work closely with Jack and Jill to ensure that no child is hospitalised for want of adequate home support, provided by either Jack and Jill or the HSE. However, if a child needs hospital care, the HSE will provide this. I am...