Results 361-380 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Over the last three years, the Government has funded the largest ever expansion in services for older people with â¬540 million being provided to ensure that older people receive as much care as possible in their homes; that high standards are set and enforced in all residential care settings; and that the cost of residential care is always affordable and never an anxiety. In this...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (30 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Over the three years 2006-8 inclusive, unprecedented levels of funding, in the region of â¬215 million, have been provided for new community-based service initiatives associated with Older Persons. The recent Budget provided significant additional overall funding of â¬344 million current and â¬52 million capital to meet a range of new priority initiatives this year, including: â¬135 m...
- Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (30 Jan 2008)
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 (30 Jan 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
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 (30 Jan 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
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...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
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 (30 Jan 2008)
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 — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (30 Jan 2008)
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 (30 Jan 2008)
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 — Health Services: Health Services (30 Jan 2008)
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...
- Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Since the announcement of the new nursing home support scheme, A Fair Deal, the Department has met with the National Federation of Pensioners Associations, the Irish Farmers Association, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament and the social partners. The Department also attended the AGM of the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament at its request and participated in a workshop on the new scheme. In...
- Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I understand what the Deputy is saying. Only two weeks ago I met with members of the Senior Citizens Parliament and a number of other bodies, allowing an earlier opportunity for consultation. As we speak the Bill has not yet come before us as it is still with the Office of the Attorney General. We are not in a position to discuss the Bill until it is published, which we expect to take...
- Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The HIQA report is due on the desk of the Minister shortly and we will not be found wanting in putting together the regulations that will underpin the guidelines when they are finally presented. The Deputy gave an example of a shopkeeper. The immediate contribution by the applicant towards the cost of his or her care will be based on 80% of his or her assessable income. In the case of a...
- Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I did not make any reference to running down anything.
- Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Deputy is not too bad at running down things himself. The contribution is deferred because it will not have to be paid during the applicant's lifetime, if that is the option he or she takes.
- Care of the Elderly. (31 Jan 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Taoiseach did not defer the Bill. We are working in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General. This is a complex Bill and we must make sure it is right before it can be published. When we have the proposed legislation before us, the opportunity will then be given for further engagement with the stakeholders.