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Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (12 Apr 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 for the elderly in County Clare, on behalf of the Department of...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Charges: Nursing Home Charges (12 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: My Department has received counsel's advice on the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 and regulations made thereunder. This advice, which is privileged, is currently being examined in consultation with the Attorney General's Office and it would be inappropriate at this stage to comment on the advice.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 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. Home help, home care grant and other community services are a matter for the HSE, depending on the assessed circumstances of each individual...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 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 the provision of a new community hospital in Tralee, County Kerry. At present...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 299, 308, 309 and 310 together. The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1st 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 home care grant scheme in the...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 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 is required to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (12 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: A request to meet with this group was received in the Tánaiste's office and I understand that a letter has issued to arrange a meeting.

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 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 is required to manage and deliver or arrange to be delivered on its behalf health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 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 Maynooth community care unit. Accordingly, my Department has...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (12 Apr 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. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (12 Apr 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 enhanced subvention. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer for the...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (12 Apr 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 is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (13 Apr 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 for the elderly in Kilkenny, on behalf of the Department of the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (13 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 173, inclusive, together. The further expansion of palliative care facilities is one of the specific actions included in the ten point plan to improve the delivery of accident and emergency services. I understand that the Health Service Executive, eastern region, has had discussions with Blackrock Hospice with a view to commissioning additional...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (13 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy 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 out a means test which takes into account the means of...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (13 Apr 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. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of...

Written Answers — Health Action Plan: Health Action Plan (13 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The position on the proposed health infrastructure development in Athlone is that an option appraisal has been completed. My Department subsequently conveyed approval last September to the Midland Health Board to undertake a development control plan, DCP, for one of the sites in question at Clonbrusk. The process for the appointment of a design team for the DCP has commenced. As the Deputy...

Written Answers — Hospice Care: Hospice Care (14 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: The publication of the report of the national advisory committee on palliative care was approved by the Government and launched on 4 October 2001. The report describes a comprehensive palliative care service and acts as a blueprint for its development over a five to seven year period. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has provided funding to all the former health boards on a...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (14 Apr 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 for the elderly in Limerick, on behalf of the Department of the...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (14 Apr 2005)

Seán Power: As the Deputy will be aware, it has been forecast that the percentage of the population aged over 65 will increase to between 18% and 21% by 2031. The Government is aware that our population is ageing and it has already addressed some of these issues in the health strategy, Quality and Fairness: A Health System for You, published in 2001. I can assure the Deputy that this Government is...