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Other Questions: Disability Services Funding (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government values the role which people with disabilities play in Irish society. I believe they are playing a far greater role now, which is a significant change. The Government also values those who support and care for them and is committed to facilitating the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the life of the community through access to individualised personal social...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: There is not an elected Member of this House or the other one who does not know someone who suffers from MS. We are all aware of the degrees, some mild and some far more advanced. Sativex is licensed for use throughout the UK but it is not reimbursed by the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended that health care practitioners should not offer Sativex to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: As a small outlier in the EU, I could not agree more with the Deputy and I think it needs to be a priority for whatever Government comes in after the election. The strength of the EU should be that we would collectively bargain. This would benefit us as much as anyone else. We cannot always be at a point where we simply say that we cannot afford this and where we are isolated and picked...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Congregated Settings Report (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: When one comes into government at first there is always an insatiable urge to do things as quickly as possible. When it comes to people with significantly greater needs in terms of disability, however, one must be absolutely certain that one is doing it, first, with their consent. Second, we must ensure that the type of wrap-around service or supports they will need - be it moving back to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: On 11 July 2014, the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 were amended to allow for certain cannabis-based medicinal products to be used in Ireland. The Health Products Regulatory Authority subsequently granted a marketing authorisation for the cannabis-based medicinal product Sativex to be marketed in this State. This product is indicated for the relief of symptoms of spasticity for people...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Congregated Settings Report (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I will try to give the Deputy as much information as possible. We have managed to secure €20 million from the Department of Health and €10 million from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. As I have already stated, there is an additional €1 million for transitioning. That €10 million will be for each of the next four years. That is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Congregated Settings Report (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE’s 2011 report, Time to Move on from Congregated Settings – A Strategy for Community Inclusion, proposes a new model of support in the community by moving people from institutional settings to the community over a seven year timeframe. The plan will be rolled out at a regional and a local level and will involve full consultation. The HSE has established a subgroup...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I thank the Senator both for her patience and for raising the issue. I did listen to the evidence given. One could not but be touched by what we heard. I would like to thank Senator White for raising the issue on the Commencement of the Seanad today. In addressing the specifics of the question raised in the Commencement matter, the Minister for Health does not classify or recognise...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: There is a register of disabilities, as the Senator has rightly pointed out. It may simply be a question of altering how the question is answered or indicating that there might be a position to indicate that both conditions exist simultaneously. However, I had thought that was not the central point.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: It is part of what we need to know, because information is key in respect of how we do this exactly. However, I would have thought that it is about recognition in terms of a particular disability being treated in a different way. I may misunderstand the point and, if I do, then I apologise, but most definitely my understanding was that it was about ensuring that it be recognised as a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: May I clarify something first? Are these suggested charges or have they actually been applied?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: So, it is something that might happen-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: -----or might not.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: If there is no proposal, what does the Senator want me to clarify?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: Is it suggested or-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: It has not happened.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I have had a very busy day and I have never refused to attend the Seanad. I am always the most obliging. However, the notion that I am in here discussing something that the Senator thinks might happen when I should instead be in the Dáil dealing with something that is very serious is a different day. The amount of car parking required for a primary care centre is determined by the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: In primary care centres developed on HSE-owned land, car parking is generally free of charge. In certain circumstances that are dependent on a centre's location, however, it may be necessary to control car parking and charge for its use. I am assuming that this is when a centre is in the middle of a busy and built-up area. In these circumstances, parking fees are similar to those charged...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I am in here, replying to what Senator Byrne thinks might happen.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I have never refused to come in here. I have always come in here and have been the most accessible Minister. The notion that I would be in here today, talking about what the Senator thinks might happen-----