Results 241-260 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (27 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I have been advised that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued a reply to the Deputy in relation to Question No. 101 of 17 October 2007.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (27 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. The HSE's responsibility includes the operation of the Housing Aid Scheme for the Elderly, on behalf of the Department of Environment,...

Health Service Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will take this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I begin by thanking the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me the opportunity to outline the current position on recruitment in the public health service. I stress that the HSE must manage within the resources made available to it by Government and voted by this...

Health Service Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I will.

Hospital Staff. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank Deputy Clune for raising this matter. The current position on the review of pathology services in Cork University Hospital is as follows. Since September last, hospital management at CUH has been carrying out a review of pathology services at the hospital as a result of concerns about the work of a single pathologist who worked in that hospital on a locum basis for a short period in...

Schools Building Projects. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity of outlining to the House the Department of Education and Science's position regarding the provision of school accommodation at Clonmellon, Louighahar and Gainstown national schools in County Westmeath. The proposed projects involve the construction of new schools at Clonmellon and Louighahar and the provision of an extension at Gainstown....

Schools Building Projects. (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The budget will be next week. We hope to provide more enlightenment as to where funding will be supplied.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: The final details of the Bill for the new nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal, are being addressed at present. The Minister proposes to publish the Bill as soon as possible, following Government approval.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the case...

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputies who have contributed to the debate and will respond briefly to some of the issues raised. A number of Members, including Deputy Tom Hayes, highlighted the benefits that competition can bring. The Government is committed to encouraging greater competition in the market and this Bill will help achieve that objective. Many of the recent reports on the market have...

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Health and Children, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: There are no plans to change the rate of subvention, or any of the thresholds referred to by the Deputy, for 2008. The subvention scheme is being replaced by the improved nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal. The existing subvention scheme will be phased out over time. In addition, not all of the thresholds and disregards to which the Deputy refers preclude an individual from receiving...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (29 Nov 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Under the new nursing home support scheme, people who require long-term residential care will contribute up to 80% of their assessable income, whether for public or private nursing home care. Assessable income includes, for example, State and personal pensions, as well as a 5% contribution from liquid assets. Depending on the amount of a person's assessable income, there will also be a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Dec 2007)

Máire Hoctor: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. The Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter...