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Topical Issue Debate: Foster Care (2 Feb 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: ...issue to ingratiate themselves. It should be acknowledged that they pursued the issue in a very professional and dogged way. As it is such a delicate and sensitive area, whistleblowers need to feel as if they have the space and security to bring serious concerns, firstly, to their employers and, secondly, to whomever they think can pursue the issue. The terms of reference of the...

Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Contracts (13 Jan 2016)

Kathleen Lynch: ...position, the Department of Health will shortly commence a formal consultation process under the FEMPI Acts in respect of the fees and allowances that are payable to contracted GPs. I emphasise that we feel we will shortly be in a position to make a proposal that - it is hoped - will find favour with the IMO in relation to rural practice and distance codes.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...both sides. However, the Mental Health Commission has the expertise in terms of standards, functionality and human rights in this area. It has the expertise in terms of dealing with people who feel disenfranchised and not heard. The commission has the expertise and that is why this is the place to be. Even if we were to put a stand-alone body in place, we would still be asking the...

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: From the Seanad (17 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: Competence is the issue. Over the last two years, we have been told constantly that the Courts Service is not the appropriate place. People did not feel comfortable with the paternalistic approach taken to justice over the centuries by past Governments. There is a perception that the court system is concerned with the imposition of penalty. This legislation is essentially about liberation...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...the agreement from Government, to provide a stand-alone agency. This group sits before me regularly and tells me what they think is wrong and what is not wrong, unlike other groups who might not feel they can do so because of where their resources come from. They take their responsibility very seriously. They are there to protect a vulnerable group of people and, in respect of capacity,...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I feel it must be Christmas or something. There is a terrible outbreak of goodwill. I thank the Senators.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: I have this awful feeling that we have got off on the wrong foot on dealing with this legislation which has been sought for 30 years. It is a difficult item of legislation to understand. I have been looking at it for two years and the officials have been working on it for even longer. I hope that we are not going to get off on the wrong foot and that this will head towards us doing...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...been that one would appoint two people in order that the person with the intellectual disability would have somebody to rely on, somebody to advise and somebody to befriend because he or she can feel isolated, as we heard earlier.

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ..., it says a great deal, and that will continue to be the case in future. Electroconvulsive therapy is controversial. I say to people that only way I can ever judge the matter is by asking how I would feel if someone belonging to me was despondent, catatonic and not eating or drinking. If someone said to me that a treatment was available and there was a possibility of it working, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...Adult Teams for people with chronic and enduring mental health issues. There are four day hospitals in County Wexford; three of which are open seven days per week (9am to 5pm). If someone is feeling suicidal, and wish to have a consultation, they can be referred through their General Practitioner to any of the four day hospitals and be seen by a Consultant Psychiatrist. General...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...to donate an organ. That is something that could be teased out when that Bill comes before the House. I know the House will have a particular interest in that Bill. I hope Mervyn Taylor does not feel disabused or abused by his being mentioned on several occasions. He is equally as committed and is great at giving advice in terms of complex issues such as this. We should be thankful to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...the Senator's concerns well, and we considered them as part of the review. The woman credited with creating the fair deal scheme, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, was buried last Saturday week. I always feel at some stage I will read into the record of the House her last note to me, in which she urged me to continue the way we are going and ensure that the care of the elderly never falls entirely...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...adapting a vehicle for the transport of persons with certain disabilities. The Minister for Finance frequently receives correspondence from applicants who do not meet the qualifying criteria but feel that they would benefit from the scheme. While the Minister is sympathetic to those who do not qualify for the scheme, he cannot, given the scale and scope of the scheme, extend it further...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (4 Nov 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ..., I would like to convey not just my condolences but those of the Minister for Health. The loss of a child is a most tragic event whatever the circumstances, but in circumstances in which families feel it could have been avoided it is even more tragic. This week's events in the courts brought that home to us more clearly than anything else. I am assured that, as the Senator said, a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services (8 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...have to do them so often – is that there is always that extra bit of time to flesh out the question posed. When anyone dies by suicide, it is a tragedy. I can only imagine the distress the family feels, especially when they thought their loved one was somewhere but then discovered he was not. Equally, someone admitted to an acute unit in the psychiatric services is very...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...of addresses used in rural Ireland but these occur even in urban areas. The Eircode address database contains a number of alias addresses for each postal address. If members of the public feel that their postal address is incorrect they may wish to inform An Post. An Post will investigate the matter and if it decides to amend the address it will update its central database. Eircode...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...from the reply I gave on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources that there is not an appeals process per se. Clearly, it is indicated in the reply that if people feel their addresses have been wrongly indicated, they can get in touch with An Post which will investigate the matter. If a concern is upheld then An Post will alter the database. There is a...

Topical Issue Debate: Health Strategies (30 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...abuse, tobacco use or inactivity, the future will be much brighter. However, a significant cohort will always end up with HF and we need to ensure they are managed in their communities where they feel most comfortable and where they are best known. The acute hospital should be a last resort.

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Carers Strategy Implementation (29 Sep 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ...Departments and agencies for carers. It sets out a vision to work towards and an ambitious set of National Goals and Objectives to guide policy development and service delivery to ensure that carers feel valued and supported to manage their caring responsibilities with confidence and are empowered to have a life of their own outside of caring. The Strategy also contains a Roadmap for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (2 Jul 2015)

Kathleen Lynch: ..., or unauthorised medicines online. Further information can be found in the HPRA’s leaflet, “The Dangers of Buying Prescription Medicines Online”. For those already in possession of such products, consumers who feel any ill effects from taking any products purchased online should contact their doctor immediately. Any remaining product should not be taken.