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Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (28 Feb 2008)

Máire Hoctor: 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,...

Data Protection. (4 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I welcome the opportunity on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, to address the issue raised by the Deputy and to set out the current position on the theft of a laptop in New York containing Irish blood donor records. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service, IBTS, entered into an agreement with the New York Blood Centre, NYBC, for the provision of a data query tool on...

Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I am taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, the Minister for Health and Children. The Health Service Executive transformation programme is designed to build a health system that is appropriate to the 21st century and is in line with the model of care emerging internationally. The transformation programme is expected to deliver an integrated care system with...

Hospital Services (4 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The HSE has informed the Department that the role of Monaghan General Hospital will be to provide a range of diagnostic, outpatient day cases and some inpatient treatment services within clinical networks. Significant developments have taken place regarding the provision of surgical services across the Cavan-Monaghan hospital interface. Emergency surgical services on a 24-hour, seven-day...

State Property. (4 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I thank the Deputy for giving me the opportunity to discuss this important issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley. As the Deputy may know, Killarney House was discussed on the Adjournment in the Seanad last week. I would like to place on the record of this House the details provided to the Seanad by the Minister of...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (4 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority recently submitted draft National Quality Standards for Residential Care Settings for Older People in Ireland for the approval of the Minister for Health and Children, as required under section 10(2) of the Health Act, 2007. These draft standards contain specifications in relation to amongst other things, environmental aspects of...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (4 Mar 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...

Health Services. (5 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I am taking the Adjournment on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children. I welcome the opportunity to address the issues raised by the Deputy and to set out the current position regarding the national cancer control programme and the provision of transport services for cancer patients. Professor Tom Keane took up his post as national cancer control...

Search and Rescue Service. (5 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: I will respect the five minutes and I am sure the Deputy will also be happy to receive these statistics. We will see how the script actually goes. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this subject on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey. The organisation responsible for marine emergency management in the Irish search and rescue region is the Irish Coast Guard,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Fair Deal scheme could not be introduced on 1 January 2008 because the legislation to underpin the scheme was not in place. The Bill providing for the scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. It is intended to publish the Bill as soon as possible following Government approval. The subsequent presentation and passage of the legislation through the Houses...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Standards that the Deputy is referring to were recently submitted by the Board of the Health Information and Quality Authority for the approval of the Minister for Health and Children, as required under section 10(2) of the Health Act, 2007. The Standards and the Regulations required to underpin them will be subject to a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) before finalisation. The RIA...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (6 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: 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 — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (6 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: As the Deputy is aware the Health Act, 2004 provides the HSE with responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services. As a Statutory body, the provision of these services, including the delivery of services by agreement with voluntary and community organisations such as the Irish Osteoporosis Society, is a matter for the Executive. I am satisfied that the...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (11 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal Scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. It is intended to publish the Bill as soon as possible following Government approval.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal Scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. It is intended to publish the Bill as soon as possible following Government approval.

Written Answers — Hospice Care: Hospice Care (11 Mar 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 — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Mar 2008)

Máire Hoctor: As the Deputy will be aware the age profile of older person in-patient facilities spans from the mid 1800s to the present day. The Health Service Executive has advised me that existing facilities are under continual review, and a programme of fire safety improvements has been on-going for many years. The HSE has further advised that all such facilities are regularly inspected for Fire...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (12 Mar 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 Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (12 Mar 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 investigated...