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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staffing (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government, despite severe financial pressures overall, has provided additional ring-fenced funding of €125 million since 2012 up to end 2015 for mental health to modernise services in line with A Vision for Change and Programme for Government commitments. A key focus has been the provision of additional posts to strengthen Community Mental Health Teams for adults, children and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Delayed discharges arise when a patient has been judged clinically to no longer have a requirement for acute hospital care but remains in an acute hospital bed, thus rendering that bed unavailable for patients who need admission. As of 14 October (latest figures available) there are 561 delayed discharges nationally, of which 284 are in the Dublin Academic Teaching Hospitals (DATHs)....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Abbeyleix currently has capacity for 20 beds, which are utilised for some patients requiring long term care, with the majority of beds providing respite for patients from the area. St Brigids Shaen has capacity for 23 beds. However due to refurbishment works currently taking place in the unit, 9 beds are temporarily out of use. It is anticipated that refurbishment will be completed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Community Nursing Units are an essential part of our national infrastructure of nursing homes and provide approximately 20% of the total stock of nursing home beds nationally. Because of their age, many such units are housed in buildings that are less than ideal in the modern context, but notwithstanding this, the standard of care delivered to residents is generally of a very high standard....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The first results of the Fluoride and Caring for Children's Teeth (FACCT) survey, just published, show that 73 to 76% of children living in fluoridated areas show no evidence of dental caries. This compares very well with other European countries and is clear evidence of a substantial improvement in the oral health of children in Ireland. Future service provision will be informed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (22 Oct 2015)

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. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The vision for the Health Service Executive's (HSE) Disability Services Programme is to contribute to the realisation of a society where people with disabilities are supported, as far as possible, to participate to their full potential in economic and social life, and have access to a range of quality personal social supports and services including respite care to enhance their quality of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Following discussions between the Department of Health and the HSE around the allocation of the €35 million provided for mental health in 2015, the priority areas to be further enhanced and developed for the remainder of the year have been broadly agreed. The priorities for this year include a number of non-pay initiatives including the funding of external providers to supplement HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: This Government is committed to ensuring that all aspects of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are delivered in a consistent and timely fashion across the country. To this end, the HSE recently introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure for both in-patient and community CAMHS services. In March last, I asked the HSE to undertake a detailed validation of CAMHS...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has responsibility for the provision, maintenance and operation of Health Centres. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service issue, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with the Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In line with the Programme for Government, my priority as Minister has been to modernise our mental health services, and to prioritise new resources to underpin the implementation of A Vision for Change.This Government, despite severe financial pressures overall, has provided additional ring-fenced funding of €125 million since 2012 up to end 2015, for mental health to modernise...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the HSE, the Department of Health and the Irish Medical Organisation in February 2015, the parties commenced talks on a new GP contract and the talks are ongoing. A priority of these discussions is the inclusion of chronic disease management for patients. As a first step in this process, agreement was reached on the introduction of a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: The Disability Act 2005 provides for an assessment of the needs of eligible applicants occasioned by their disability. It was partly commenced in 2007 in respect of children up to the age of five. However, arising from a High Court ruling in 2009, all children born on or after 1stJune 2002 have been deemed as being eligible to apply for an assessment of need under the Act. The following...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Expenditure (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office and they will follow up the matter with them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (22 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: In 2015, the HSE has sought to maximise the provision of health and personal social services, including personal assistant services, for people with a disability, within available resources. In the 2015 HSE National Service Plan, the HSE's priority is to provide 1.3 million hours of personal assistant services to adults with a physical or sensory disability. The HSE funds a range of...