Results 441-460 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (8 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 was signed into law by the President on the 1st July. The Minister intends to implement the scheme in the final quarter of this year. Under the scheme, existing nursing home residents in public or approved private nursing homes, and new entrants to public and approved private nursing homes, will be able to apply for financial support. In order to...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. At the outset, I note the fundamental objective of Government health policy continues to be to maximise the health status of the population. The Government is committed not only to ensuring the delivery of the best quality health services possible, but to doing so in...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: A medical assessment unit, MAU, which is consultant-led, opened in Cavan hospital on 30 March 2009. It provides a fast-track alternative to the emergency department for patients who require an urgent medical assessment. Patients can be referred directly by their GP to the medical assessment unit. Since the introduction of the MAU, the average waiting time for full medical diagnosis has...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: This ward is close to the MAU and the observation ward. If a patient in either of these services requires admission, he or she will be transferred to this ward until a bed in the main hospital becomes available. My Department is informed by the HSE that it has no plans to close the Pathways rehabilitation unit service.

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: However, because of a number of recent staff retirements at the Pathways unit, patients from the unit are currently being accommodated in the Lisdaran unit for the elderly, which is located within the same building. These patients are receiving the same level of intensive rehabilitation therapy within the Lisdaran unit-----

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: -----as they had received prior to their relocation from the Pathways unit.

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: In the meantime, the HSE is trying to source staff nurses with a view to restoring the service at the unit as soon as possible.

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As the Deputies will be aware, the Pathways unit has been playing a key role in providing an intensive rehabilitation service to patients from counties Cavan and Monaghan who are recovering from an episode of acute illness such as stroke, amputation, a road traffic accident or acquired brain injury. Under the new arrangements, Monaghan hospital will have a minor injuries unit. This unit will...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: An upgraded scanner will require less infrastructural works, will incur lower service charges, will include a free parts replacement guarantee and will allow advantage to be taken of a trade-in discount on the existing scanner. The HSE is extremely mindful of the relatively low volumes of scans likely to be a feature of this service and will tailor both the service configuration and the...

Health Services. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: Patient safety, as a guiding principle for change, is aimed at achieving the best outcomes for patients. The best outcomes for the population will be achieved when complex care is provided in specialised centres where all of the necessary expertise, which is maintained by way of day-to-day experience in treating a range of patient's problems and facilities, is immediately available. At the...

Community Employment Schemes. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: I will respond on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minster for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan. I thank Deputy Connaughton for raising this matter. Community employment is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their...

Community Employment Schemes. (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: This Government will continue to support the positive role of community employment in meeting the needs of long-term unemployed persons, while, at the same time, providing essential services to communities. The Minister keeps the operation of the scheme under review in the context of the current difficult unemployment situation.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme will be resource capped. This could give rise to waiting lists if resources run out in a given year. However, this potential for waiting lists to arise will be managed by means of the estimates process. The Government will have the opportunity in each financial year to allocate what it deems the appropriate amount required to meet the needs of applicants...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231, 298 and 332 together. The Nursing Homes Support Scheme Act 2009 was signed into law by the President on the 1st July. Certain sections of the Act were commenced last week to enable the National Treatment Purchase Fund to immediately begin price negotiations with private nursing homes. The Minister intends to implement the scheme as soon as these...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (9 Jul 2009)

Áine Brady: This matter has been brought to my attention. The HSE must live within current budgetary and economic restraints. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.