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Written Answers — Food Safety Authority: Food Safety Authority (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The responsibility for implementation of the Health (Country of Origin of Beef) Regulations 2006 (SI 307 of 2006) lies with the Food Safety of Ireland (FSAI). There are over 44,000 food businesses in Ireland of which 29,000 are in the service sector, which includes restaurants, hotels and pubs. These food businesses are inspected on a routine basis by the Environmental Health Officers...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the 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. In relation to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the 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 — Food Safety Authority: Food Safety Authority (2 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is the competent authority in Ireland for the enforcement of EU legislation regarding genetically modified (GM) foods. The FSAI has not yet taken samples of Chinese rice due to the absence of a validated test method for the detection of Bt63 rice. Once a validated test method is confirmed by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC),...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the 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 — Health Services: Health Services (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: I take it the question refers to the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly. This Scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. Accordingly, the 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: As the Deputy may be aware, the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993 provide for the payment of subvention for private nursing home care for applicants who qualify on both medical and means grounds. General rules for the assessment of means in respect of an application for nursing home subvention are set out in the Second Schedule of the Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Abuse (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The Working Group on Alcohol established under the Special Initiative on Tackling Alcohol Misuse in Sustaining Progress presented its report to the Minister for Health and Children earlier this year. The Report recommends actions on the part of a number of Government Departments as well as other key stakeholders. Each of the agencies on the group has a role to play in the implementation of...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: As the Deputy may be aware, the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993 provide for the payment of subvention for private nursing home care for applicants who qualify on both medical and means grounds. General rules for the assessment of means in respect of an application for nursing home subvention are set out in the Second Schedule of the Nursing Homes...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320, 322 and 323 together. The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal 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 this matter investigated...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal 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 this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: In recent reports Diabetes: Prevention and Model for Patient Care and the Diabetes Federation of Ireland publication Diabetes: Securing the future the issue of a structured retinopathy screening programme has been identified as a priority for Irish patients. The HSE is responding to the Diabetes policy Diabetes: Prevention and Model for Patient Care published by the Department of Health and...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. The Department has requested a response from the Executive in relation to the question raised by the Deputy, and the Department will respond to the Deputy with a full answer as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Nov 2006)

Seán Power: 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 under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the 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.