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Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has on a yearly basis in the past five years ever taken prosecutions in the courts against nursing home proprietors and persons in charge for breaches of regulations; if she will list the breaches of the regulations in each case; the name of the persons who were...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has ever carried out an HSE or health board internal inquiry into the running of nursing homes as a result of a death or a serious breach of the regulations; the outcome of such inquiry and the action taken. [24124/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, has ever set up an inquiry by a specialist or other person outside the nursing home inspectorate into the death of a resident or serious breach of the regulations in any nursing home; the outcome of such an inquiry; the recommendations of same and the actions taken...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if all nursing homes here have complied with directions from coroners from 2001 to date which were to be implemented rigorously with regard to procedures to be followed in the event of the death of a resident of a nursing home, that bodies must not be removed for burial without first being certified dead by a doctor; and...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, is satisfied that sufficient incontinence wear has been and is available at all times in all nursing homes to all subvented patients as required under the nursing home regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24126/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE, formerly known as the regional health boards, is satisfied that sufficient dressings for the treatment of pressure sores have been and are available at all times in all nursing homes to all subvented patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24127/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints about nursing homes her Department has received since the year 2000 on a county basis; the nature of such complaints and the action taken by her Department in each case. [24128/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of complaints about nursing homes received by her Department for each year since 2000; the action taken by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24135/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the HSE decided, after inspection, not to recommend the transfer of Leas Cross residents to certain other nursing homes in the Dublin area; the breaches of regulations found at these further homes and to name these homes; if these homes are registered homes under the Health Acts and if they continue to be so...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reasons the HSE decided that all public patients would be moved out of Leas Cross nursing home and all other residents advised to move out; the medical and other concerns of the inspection teams who went to Leas Cross; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24130/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in relation to the decentralisation of Government Departments and associated agencies to Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to make the home carer's tax credit available to those who have left the workforce to provide care and attention to seriously ill relatives and who are in receipt of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has plans to make the home carer's tax credit available to carers who have left the workforce to provide care and attention to seriously ill relatives in cases in which a carer's income exceeds €6,500 in the year in which the home carer's tax is claimable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 303: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress made to date in respect of the decentralisation of Departments and associated agencies to Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24280/05]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding an application (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23642/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Question No. 610 of 14 June 2005, if documents will be returned to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23705/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 710: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date on the decentralisation of Departments and associated agencies to Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24282/05]

Land Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jul 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have downloaded many speeches on this issue and the Minister of State will be pleased to note that I read them all fully. Coming from the east coast, we do not have a particular knowledge of the Land Commission. Much of its work was historical and was well done. In its day it was an important agent for social change and it met the needs of a land-hungry community. It met the needs of a poor...

Written Answers — Property Management Companies: Property Management Companies (28 Sep 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his review of the law regarding the regulation of apartment complex management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22301/05]

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (28 Sep 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 459: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Lourdes inquiry report will be published; when the redress board will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25961/05]