Results 281-300 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes. (10 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: On behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, I thank the two Senators for raising this issue. Unfortunately, the Minister is unable to be in the House this evening. The provision of modem environmental services to support social and economic objectives has been a major focus of Government spending over the past number of years....

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: While acknowledging the contributions of former Deputies John Bruton and Charlie McCreevy, I congratulate the new Deputies, Shane McEntee and Catherine Murphy, on their success. It was only fitting that the candidate in Kildare North, with policies most similar to the outgoing Member, should have been elected.

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I worked on Kildare County Council with Deputy Catherine Murphy. Kildare has not had a finer councillor than her. If she is as successful in Leinster House as she was in Kildare County Council she will do a very good job for her constituents. I wish her well and look forward to working with her in the years ahead.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 103 together. As the Deputies will 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. Under the regulations the Health Service Executive when considering an application for subvention carries...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 health services in County Dublin. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 to 54, inclusive, 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 Brú Caoímhín. Accordingly, my...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 health services in the Cork area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 health services in the Naas area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 health services in the Meath area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Mar 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 health services and the housing aid scheme on behalf of the Department of Environment,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Mar 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 health services in the Dublin 5 area. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, 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 nursing homes. Accordingly, my Department has requested the national...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Provision: Nursing Home Provision (22 Mar 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 administration of the tender process for the provision of intermediate care beds for the elderly....

Written Answers — Prescription Drugs: Prescription Drugs (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: Cannabis is a Schedule 1 controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 and 1984. It is also one of the controlled drugs which has been designated for the purpose of section 13 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977. The nature of the controls provided under the Misuse of Drugs Acts are those which according to current UN conventions on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, must be...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Mar 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 the housing aid scheme in County Wexford, on behalf of the Department of the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 health services in County Clare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 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 health services in County Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 addiction services. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer of the Health Service...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (22 Mar 2005)

Seán Power: The special helpline referred to by the Deputy was set up to deal with queries arising from the Supreme Court judgment of 16 February which related only to charges in public long-stay institutions and publicly contracted beds in private nursing homes. Issues relating to private nursing homes should be addressed in the usual manner to the HSE in the area where the nursing home in question is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 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 health services in County Donegal. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...