Results 18,101-18,120 of 18,645 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy is aware this matter relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. In October the Management Team of the Health Service Executive adopted the report of a National Working Group, set up in 2006 to examine out of hours Child Protection Services. The report was...
- Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: In reply I wish to advise as follows with regard to childrens' legislation (i) Part IVA of the Child Care Act 1991, as inserted by the Children Act 2001, which allows Special Care cases to be dealt with at District Court level, is commenced but is not operational. My Office is drafting a bill to amend Part IVA of the Child Care Act 1991 to provide a statutory scheme for the High Court to have...
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (31 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The position with respect to the draft protocol regarding intercountry adoptions from Belarus remains unchanged. As the Deputy will be aware, the Adoption Board entered into an informal working arrangement with Belarus in 1999, to facilitate the adoption of children from Belarus to Ireland. In 2005, the Belorussian Authorities sought to formalise this arrangement in a draft Protocol. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP) which, together with the earlier Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP), are implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The main supports the Government makes available to parents to assist them with their childcare costs are Child Benefit and the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: At present, there is no limit in Irish statute in relation to intercountry adoption, nor is one applied by the Board in relation to the decision to issue a Declaration of Eligibility and Suitability, the legal document required by prospective adoptive parents to complete an intercountry adoption. The Board advises applicants who are given a Declaration and who are 45 years of age and over...
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP) which is being implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. With regard to the application for capital grant assistance referred to in the question, I understand that the Group have applied for â¬100,000 under the NCIP and that the application is in the final phase...
- Written Answers — Foster Care: Foster Care (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: As the Deputy will be aware, I have responsibility for the National Childcare Investment Programme 2006-2010 (NCIP) which, together with the earlier Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000-2006 (EOCP), are implemented by the Office of the Minister for Children. The main supports the Government makes available to parents to assist them with their childcare costs are Child Benefit and the...
- Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (30 Jan 2008)
Brendan Smith: I am not in a position to comment on the exact sequence of events relating to the letter referred to by the Deputy. However, I can confirm once again that a substantial body of correspondence was received from the person concerned, outlining a range of concerns and allegations regarding Finglas Child and Adolescent Centre and related matters. On receipt of correspondence from that person in...
- Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Dec 2007)
Brendan Smith: This section simply deals with the funding of the hospital's development board. As all of us will be aware, a decision on the siting of the new national paediatric hospital has been made on expert advice which has been dealt with in detail in both of these Houses. The new hospital will contain tertiary facilities. I do not want to mislead the House or Senator Fitzgerald, but to my...