Results 11,561-11,580 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch
- Seanad: Equal Status Act (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. Before dealing with the substantive point raised by him, I will outline some of the background to the Equality Tribunal and the legislation under which it operates. I am taking this Adjournment debate on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy alan Shatter, who is unable to be present. I will pass on to him the points made by the...
- Seanad: Equal Status Act (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The short answer is "No", the Minister cannot do so. In the first instance, the Equality Tribunal is a very important part of the architecture of our democracy. We cannot say we will limit the number of complaints a person wishes to make. It is clearly not a burden on the tribunal which has dealt with every case that has come before it. There is a queue and it is dealing with these...
- Seanad: Garda Investigations (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator for and appreciate her brevity. I also thank her for raising this matter, which I am taking on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter. The murder of the person to whom the Senator refers is the subject of an active and ongoing criminal investigation by An Garda SÃochána. In that context, the House will appreciate that we must be judicious in...
- Seanad: Garda Investigations (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I am aware that the Senator is passionate about these issues and I respect her for that. I am assured that we comply with Article 2. However, I take on board what the Senator said and I will make further inquiries on her behalf. The investigation is active and ongoing and - even from commonsense point of view if not legally - it could prove prejudicial if the groups of people to whom...
- Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I have been listening to the arguments of the Turn off the Red Light campaign, Stop Trafficking, in which I was involved in Cork, Ruhama and all the other NGOs involved in the campaigns down through the years and I sometimes think it is quite difficult to have a debate on the law in a dispassionate way in that one is dealing with a subject which is emotional, and rightly so. I fully accept it...
- Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I apologise to Senators. I thought that had been done.
- Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The purpose of the law in this area is protection. It is, however, not an offence in itself to sell sex, nor is it, in general, an offence to purchase sex. Consequently, the general position is that neither party to the transaction is criminalised. Much of the motion refers to criminalisation of the purchase of sex in the context of trafficking. Trafficking for the purpose of sexual...
- Seanad: Human Trafficking and Prostitution: Motion (12 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: One of my favourites.
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Oct 2011)
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 — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The budget for the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) is set by the Health Service Executive. In 2011, the total funding available nationally through the HSE for suicide prevention is about â¬9 million of which â¬4.1 million is available to the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) and approximately â¬5 million is available regionally to fund Resource Officers for...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: Valentia Community Hospital is not a public facility, it is a voluntary facility which has a service level agreement with the HSE under section 39 of the Health Act 2009. The legislation underpinning the Nursing Homes Support Scheme requires all private nursing homes and voluntary nursing homes which previously received funding under Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 to negotiate and agree a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 2011)
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 (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: National Quality Standards: Residential Services for People with Disabilities were published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in 2009. The standards will provide a national framework for quality, safe services for people with disabilities in residential settings. The current Programme for Government includes a commitment to "put the National Standards for Residential...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: Concerns had been expressed in relation to health and fire safety at St Brigid's, a 19 bed ward, which was the last remaining ward on an upper floor of St Patrick's Hospital, Waterford. As a consequence of these concerns, the HSE decided that it was no longer viable to continue to accommodate residents in the ward and it was closed on a phased basis in 2009. The primary focus of the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 501 to 503, inclusive, together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: The Deputy will be aware that there is a commitment in the Programme for Government under Capital Developments in Health, to prioritise "step down and long-term facilities and community care facilities such as day centres for older people". The Department is currently reviewing the provision of public residential care in the light of the need to meet national standards and regulations, local...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: I assume the report the Deputy is referring to is the Report of the Disability Policy Review drawn up by an Expert Reference Group at the request of the Department of Health which I formally released for public consultation at the end of last week. The funding of disability services by the Department of Health is the subject of a detailed Value for Money and Policy Review as part of the...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (11 Oct 2011)
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 (11 Oct 2011)
Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.