Results 221-240 of 15,268 for speaker:Kathleen Lynch

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

Kathleen Lynch: I am so accessible.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The cancer drug Nivolumab (trade name Opdivo) was authorised by the European Medicines Agency in June 2015; this means that it is approved for use in all EU Member States. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to ensuring that patients throughout the country continue to have access to GP Services, especially in remote rural areas and also in certain disadvantaged urban areas, and that general practice is sustainable in such areas into the future. Rural practice is top of the agenda as part of the discussions for the new GP contract currently underway between the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Contracts (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health and the Irish Medical Organisation in February 2015, the parties commenced talks on a new GP contract. 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: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has informed the Department that there are currently 1,047 people under the age of 65 years who are resident in nursing homes under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme. A diagnosis is not required under the Nursing Home Support Scheme, so we are not in a position to clarify how many of these have an Acquired Brain Injury. Although most families would prefer to be able to care for their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Feb 2016)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products under the community drug schemes in accordance with the provisions of the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Prior to reimbursing any medicine, the HSE considers a range of statutory criteria, including clinical need, cost-effectiveness and the resources available to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government has provided an additional €160m ringfenced funding over 2012-16 to modernise mental health services in line with A Vision for Change(AVFC) and Programme for Government commitments. This provided around 1,150additional posts to enhance mental health and suicide prevention services generally. Of these, approximately 950 posts were filled at the end of November last, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The Health Service Executive (HSE) is committed to protecting the level of Personal Assistant (PA) services available to people with disabilities. In their 2016 National Service Plan, the HSE's priority is to provide 1.3 million hours of personal assistance to more than 2,000 people with a disability. This is the same activity level that was funded in 2014 and 2015. PA hours are reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (2 Feb 2016)

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: Community Care Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: There are currently 12 Community Intervention Teams (CITs) in operation. The twelve operational CIT areas are Galway, Mid-West, Cork, Carlow/Kilkenny, Waterford, Dublin South East, Wicklow, Dublin South, Kildare, Louth, Meath and Dublin North. There is also a short-term CIT in place in South Tipperary which commenced on 20th January 2016. In 2015, the HSE replaced the former Local Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: Brain injury health services are provided across a range of settings, by different organisations and by many health professionals and carers. The Health Service Executive (HSE) provides for the health needs of those affected by brain injury through a range of measures. The HSE Clinical Strategy and Programmes Directorate have a number of clinical programmes working in the area of neurology,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The Government is committed to the provision and development of services for children with special needs, including those with autism, and to improving access by these children to therapy services insofar as possible within available resources. Health related therapy supports and interventions for children, such as speech and language therapy, can be accessed through both the Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescription Charges (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: Medical card holders are required to pay a prescription charge of €2.50 per item for medicines and other prescription items supplied to them by community pharmacists, subject to a cap of €25 per month for each person or family. For the purposes of the administration of the charges, a family is defined as a person, their spouse/partner, and (if it applies) any children under 16...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: As these are service matters they have 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: Hospitals Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 298, 299, 301 and 302 together. As these are service matters they have 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: Hospital Services (2 Feb 2016)

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: Nursing Home Beds (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 306 to 308, inclusive, together. As these are service matters they have 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: Hospitals Building Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: The capital investment programme for community nursing homes which I and Minister Leo Varadkar recently announced includes St. Mary's Drogheda which it is proposed to complete by 2020. The HSE is continuing its work on scheduling and developing all projects. No further information in relation to specific centres is available at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 310 and 311 together. As these are service matters they have 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.