Results 11,841-11,860 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Jun 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 — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 458 and 496 together. 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 (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 459 and 535 together. The correspondence supplied by the Deputy is seeking his personal views and understanding on independent living for people with disabilities. However, the Government's central policy objective for people with disabilities is that people should be supported "to lead full and independent lives, to participate in work and society and to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 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 (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Transport services for people with a disability are generally provided by voluntary service providers that are funded by the HSE under Sections 38 and 39 of the Health Act. However, as a result of the limited public transport service in Co. Donegal, the HSE/North Western Health Board has for many years provided free transport services to day centres, day hospitals and other services. In the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 470 and 492 together. As the Deputies questions relate to service matters I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 to 481, inclusive, together. The introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in October 2009 brought about a fundamental change in the way in which long-term nursing home care is funded and, consequently, the way in which nursing homes and community hospitals are funded. In the past, public and voluntary nursing homes would have been allocated a lump...

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Employment Control Framework 2011-2014 for the health sector gives effect to Government priorities on employment policy in the public sector and provides that there will be a net reduction in employment to 2014. The Framework is designed to maintain tight control on the cost of providing public services while protecting front-line services as far as possible. It is necessary to ensure...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

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

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred this question to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: In 2009205 children and adolescents were admitted to adult psychiatric units. In 2010 the corresponding figure was 155.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: There are currently 61 child and adolescent mental health teams nationally, with further teams to be developed in line with the recommendation of 'A Vision for Change'. Of these 61 teams, 56 are community based, 2 are Day Hospital teams and 3 are Hospital Liaison teams.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Since September 2009, information regarding waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services has been received by my Department from the HSE on a quarterly basis. The information for May 2009 is not therefore available to me; however in September 2009 there were 2,617 children and adolescents on the waiting list and the corresponding figure for September 2010 was 2,441.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE provides a range of services across primary care, specialist child and adolescent mental health services, health promotion and suicide prevention services which support young people's mental health. As the HSE's financial accountability structure is across HSE areas and hospitals and not by care group, it is not possible to identify a specific figure for services which support young...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Government policy, through the National Disability Strategy, aims to improve access to mainstream public services, including transport, for people with a disability. The Strategy is a programme of action to support and reinforce equal participation in society by people with a disability. This equal participation will be brought about by integration in the mainstream wherever possible, and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 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 (28 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the questions relate to the provision of services I have asked the Health Service Executive to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (23 Jun 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The processing of approvals for financial support under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme re-commenced last week. Approvals are being issued to those applicants processed to final stage in the chronological order in which they were received in the Central Office in Tullamore. Approvals are currently being issued to the first 400 of these applicants. Funding is being assigned on a daily basis....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Jun 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 (23 Jun 2011)

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