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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the establishment of the Health Service Executive 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 Kildare. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Task Force on Obesity: Task Force on Obesity (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The national task force on obesity presented its report, Obesity: the Policy Challenges, to the Taoiseach on 16 May 2005. The report contains 93 recommendations for actions across six broad sectors including high-level Government, education, social and community, health, food commodities, production and supply, and the physical environment. The report highlights the need for joined-up policy,...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children provides funding to voluntary organisations under a national lottery funded grant scheme. This funding is discretionary. There is a set protocol in place in the Department for dealing with applications and requests for grants from discretionary national lottery funds. An application form is made available to any individual, group or agency which requests...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (24 May 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. This project is in the capital investment framework, CIF, 2005 for the Health Service Executive. A design team was appointed in February 2004 for...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (24 May 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of the nursing home subvention scheme in County Galway. Accordingly, my Department has requested the...

Seanad: Report of National Task Force on Obesity: Statements. (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The report of the national task force on obesity, which was launched by the Taoiseach on 16 May last, will be seen as one of the most important and far-reaching health reports of its kind. Its recommendations, which have the potential to affect the health of our citizens and future generations, seek to lay the foundations for a healthier Ireland for decades to come. Obesity has become one of...

Seanad: Report of National Task Force on Obesity: Statements. (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: I thank the Seanad for giving its time and considerable experience to focus on this report. I had no difficulty listening to Senator Daly's contribution and found it quite interesting. There was a conference last week in Dublin regarding health promoting hospitals, which is a relatively new initiative and one that works extremely well. There is no reason it would not prove as successful in...

Seanad: Hospital Services. (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: I remind the Senator that the purpose of raising this matter on the Adjournment was to ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the allocation of capital funding for hospitals in Carlow and Kilkenny. I am taking this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it...

Seanad: Schools Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: I thank the Senator for raising the matter as it affords me an opportunity on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, to outline to the House the strategy of the Department for capital investment in education projects and also to outline the position regarding Ardpatrick national school. Modernising facilities in our 3,200 primary and 750 post-primary schools is not...

Seanad: Schools Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: The easiest answer I could give would be that funding will be provided in 2006. However, it would not be proper for me to do so. As a fellow politician I am aware of the number of schools in Kildare that have applied for the same scheme and not all schools were successful. The Senator is more familiar with Ardpatrick school than I am and has outlined the case very strongly in the House. I...

Seanad: Schools Accommodation. (24 May 2005)

Seán Power: We will bring it to the attention of the Minister.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (25 May 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 120 to 122, inclusive, together. The Nursing Home (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993 set out the standards the private nursing home sector must adhere to for the purpose of registration under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990. The regulations only apply to the private nursing home sector and do not cover public long-stay facilities for older people....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 May 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 Wicklow. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (25 May 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 Wicklow. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (26 May 2005)

Seán Power: The Department of Health and Children provides funding to voluntary organisations under a national lottery funded grant scheme. This funding is discretionary. A set protocol is in place in the Department for dealing with applications or requests for grants from discretionary national lottery funds. An application form is made available to any individual, group or agency which requests a...

Nursing Homes: Motion. (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: Eight months ago I was appointed to this job and I am prepared to take full responsibility for it.

Nursing Homes: Motion. (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—notes the Government's commitment to ensuring that high quality care is made available to all patients in public, private and voluntary nursing homes; —welcomes its commitment to establish the Social Services Inspectorate on a statutory basis later this year and extend its work to public and...

Nursing Homes: Motion. (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: A number of changes will have to be made and decisions will have to be taken on existing staff. I intend to keep on top of the issue. All Members are united in our disgust and shock at what we saw last night. It is important measures are put in place to ensure there is no repeat performance of what was witnessed.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (31 May 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 Limerick. Accordingly, my Department has requested the chief officer...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2005)

Seán Power: I understand that a reply was issued to the Deputy by the Health Service Executive eastern regional area on 25 May 2005 with respect to the previous parliamentary questions regarding bed occupancy and staff numbers in the Maynooth community care unit.