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- Written Answers — Sexual Assault Treatment Services: Sexual Assault Treatment Services (6 Mar 2007)
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. The...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: The development of Services for Older People is a priority for the Government. This is reflected in the funding committed to services for older people in Budgets 2006 and 2007. Last year, the Government funded the largest ever expansion in services for older people with a full year cost of â¬150m. This year a full year package of â¬255m has been allocated for services for older people....
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: The Government's sustained high level of investment in health care has enabled the completion and commissioning of numerous new facilities in both the acute and the non-acute sectors. This year, the sum available for expenditure in health under the Health Service Executive's capital plan is â¬559.5 million and over the period of the NDP the figure is â¬4.9 billion. The HSE has...
- Written Answers — Palliative Care Services: Palliative Care Services (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an additional â¬5 million has been provided for palliative care nationally in 2007. The Health Service Executive will work with the newly established Development Committees in each HSE region to determine priorities and allocations throughout the country. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services...
- Written Answers — Food Supplements: Food Supplements (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: In August and September 2006 the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) undertook a public consultation on the DG Sanco discussion paper on the setting of maximum amounts for vitamins and minerals in foodstuffs. An Irish response which took account of stakeholder comments and of scientific input from the FSAI was forwarded to DG Sanco in November 2006. The FSAI input, in summary, advised the...
- Written Answers — Food Supplements: Food Supplements (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: Yes.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (6 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: There are currently 219 court cases pending in relation to private nursing homes. It is not Departmental policy to comment further on court cases while they are pending.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (7 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: The Parliamentary Affairs Division of the HSE has informed me that a response was issued by the General Manager's office in Mayo on the 21st February in relation to the issue of enhanced subventions. The HSE may pay an enhanced subvention to people who cannot afford to meet the cost of care. An extra â¬30 million has been provided in 2007 for this purpose. On 29th January, 2007 the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Mar 2007)
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 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (8 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 investigated...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 investigated...
- Departmental Expenditure. (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: Deputy Kenny is embarrassing Deputy Joe Higgins. He should stop now.
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: Most of our food legislation â including food labelling legislation â derives from our obligations as a Member State of the European Union. The EU food labelling regime is being reviewed at present and my Department, in its input into this process, has suggested that the possibility of introducing bar codes for the visually impaired might be explored. This was in the context of the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 — Health Services: Health Services (20 Mar 2007)
Seán Power: 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 investigated...