Results 201-220 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. My Department is awaiting the 2005 service plan from the Heath Service Executive. In the interim, my Department has asked the chief officer of the...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of home help service. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116 and 117 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of home help service. Accordingly,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The nursing home subvention scheme was introduced in 1993 with the intention of financially helping those who chose private nursing home care over public long stay care. It was intended to help with the costs of this care for people who could not afford to pay the full fees involved, but it was never envisaged the scheme would cover the full cost of care. To this end a means test was employed...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage, deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of health services in County Monaghan. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for women's refuges. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the executive's...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the provision of beds in hospitals. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. The initiative to provide intermediate care for 500 older people annually waiting discharge from the acute hospital sector is being...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: A working group was established to look at all aspects of the subvention scheme and the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990. Among the aims of this working group is the development of a system, which will be transparent, provide equity, be less discretionary, be financially sustainable and ensure a high standard of care is on offer to clients. The capital allowances referred to were introduced as...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Service Executive was established under the Health Act 2004 on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is responsible for managing and delivering, or arranging to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Therefore, it is responsible for the provision of health services in the Dublin 8 area. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Service Executive was established under the Health Act 2004 on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is responsible for managing and delivering, or arranging to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Therefore, it is responsible for the provision of health services in the Dublin 8 area. Accordingly, the Department of Health and Children has asked...

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The decision of the Supreme Court on 16 February 2005 in the matter of Article 26 of the Constitution and the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004 has brought clarity to the matter of the provisions of the Bill. The Supreme Court found the retrospective provision of the Bill in making lawful the imposition and payment of such charges in the past unconstitutional in so far as this concerns the...

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: The national roll out of the breast screening programme to the remaining counties is a major priority in the development of cancer services. The Department of Health and Children has been working collaboratively with BreastCheck and the two host hospitals involved in progressing the roll out. I welcome the opportunity to describe the Government's position on the programme and to outline in...

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: Does a "brief question" warrant a brief reply?

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme. (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I accept the Senator's interest in the matter and I hoped I had explained the position sufficiently, but obviously not everyone is as satisfied with my answer. We have shown the commitment of the Government and the moneys it has made available in rolling out the programme nationally. In such situations there must be a beginning and an end. The last counties to be addressed will feel hard done...

Seanad: School Staffing. (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment as it affords me an opportunity to advise the House of the position with regard to the provision made by the Department of Education and Science in respect of secretarial and cleaning services in primary schools. The Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services in primary schools under two...

Seanad: School Staffing. (23 Feb 2005)

Seán Power: We realise the necessity for funds and for that reason, since 1997 we have increased the grant by 134%, which in anyone's language is a significant increase. We hope we can continue with that type of increase.

Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The National Steering Committee on Violence against Women was established following the report of the task force on violence against women in 1997. Its purpose is to provide a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and cohesive response to the problem of violence against women and it is chaired by the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. My Department does not...

Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: Following a recommendation from the National Steering Committee on Violence against Women that the need for additional sexual assault units around the country should be examined by my Department, I have established a committee under the chairmanship of a senior official of my Department to consider the matter. The first meeting of this group took place on the 24 February 2005. The committee...

Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (1 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The National Steering Committee on Violence against Women was established following the report of the task force on violence against women in 1997. Its purpose is to provide a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency and cohesive response to the problem of violence against women and it is chaired by the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. My Department does not...