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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 237 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 and...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (5 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Apr 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (5 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (5 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: The Food Safety Promotion Board (Safefood) is a North/South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement. As part of its legislative remit in respect of research into food safety, Safefood appointed coordinators for research networks on five specific food safety topics, one of which is cryptosporidium. In each case the coordinator's role is to facilitate the setting up...

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (5 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: Ireland has one of the highest incidence rates of neural tube defects in Europe, with evidence of between 0.8 and 1.5 per 1000 births annually: this amounts to between 49 and 93 babies affected each year. Following publication of the report of the National Committee on Folic Acid Food Fortification, an implementation group was established to move forward the recommendations of the National...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Apr 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Apr 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Apr 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Apr 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 — Services for Older People: Services for Older People (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware the Citizens Information Board is the national support agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services including Services for Older People. A fundamental principle of the Health Service Reform Programme is to put the users of health and personal social services at the centre of the services. The recently...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 Apr 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: I understand that the document referred to by the Deputy was prepared by the Irish Nursing Homes Organisation. My Department has only received this document in the past few days and officials are currently examining its content. I propose to write separately to the Deputy when we have had the opportunity to consider the document.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Care: Nursing Home Care (24 Apr 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Power: 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,...