Results 581-600 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: My Department does not directly fund or co-ordinate health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Moneys are made available each year, formerly through the health boards, and now through the Health Service Executive, for the provision of services to women victims of violence. In recent years there has been a substantial increase in funding so that now over €12 million is provided...

Written Answers — Strategic Task Force on Alcohol: Strategic Task Force on Alcohol (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The strategic task force on alcohol had membership from a wide range of bodies including representatives from Departments, health professionals, the Garda, non-governmental organisations and the drinks industry. An inter-departmental group was established to progress the recommendations of the first report of the strategic task force. The Department of Health and Children was represented on...

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: Monosodium glutamate, MSG, food additive No. E621, is the sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid, which occurs naturally in the body. As a substance added to food, its main function is as a flavour-enhancing agent, it is not used as a preservative. It is sold as a fine white crystal substance, similar in appearance to salt or sugar, which does not have a distinct taste of its own. Food...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply directly to the Deputy. The Tánaiste announced...

Written Answers — Health Education: Health Education (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The health promotion unit conducts a number of public education media campaigns particularly in relation to lifestyle issues such a smoking, alcohol, nutrition, etc. These campaigns play a significant role in raising awareness among the general public of the positive impact on health that can be made through behavioural change. The health promotion unit has no plans to conduct a campaign on...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Health Service Executive has been piloting home care grant schemes in a number of areas. These schemes have been targeted at supporting older people living in the community as an alternative to long-term residential care and older people who are being discharged from the acute hospital system. In the HSE eastern regional area, people have been discharged from acute hospitals under the...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Ross for raising this issue. I will reply on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. Salmon habitats and stocks throughout the north Atlantic regions are under threat from a variety of adverse pressures. Some of these pressures are environmental and some relate to water quality. Other pressures include drift netting, seals, poaching in rivers...

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Senator focused on drift netting as the only problem but, as I indicated, there are a number of pressures affecting salmon habitats and stocks throughout the north Atlantic region. Naturally, we are very conscious of the impact a reduction in the salmon catch would have on our tourism industry. We will monitor this but no changes are envisaged in the short term.

Seanad: Hospital Services. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Kitt for raising this matter on the Adjournment to which I am happy to reply. The report of the national advisory committee on palliative care was launched on 4 October 2001. It describes a comprehensive palliative care service and acts as a blueprint for its development. It is planned that the report's recommendations will be implemented over a five to seven year period. The...

Seanad: School Staffing. (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Brian Hayes for affording me the opportunity to outline to the House the position of the Department of Education and Science concerning the staffing of St. Kevin's boys' national school, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The mainstream staffing of a primary school is determined by applying the enrolment of the school on 30 September of the previous school year to a staffing schedule,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: In the HSE southern area, which covers counties Cork and Kerry, there are five nursing homes inspection teams, each comprising a senior medical officer, chairperson, a director or assistant director of public health nursing and a principal or senior environmental health officer. One of these teams is based in County Kerry, where there are 18 registered private nursing homes. As the issues...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: Ketamine is a legal drug subject to control under the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) Regulations 1996. It is used for the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia. It is also used in veterinary medicine. However, because of its potential for abuse, it is intended to apply controls under the Misuse of Drugs Acts to it. Regulations giving effect to this change are...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Standards: Nursing Homes Standards (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: The Department received a report from the former South Western Area Health Board on the Rostrevor nursing home in September 2004. As the Deputy is aware, there are ongoing proceedings taken by the HSE against this nursing home. The former South Western Area Health Board initiated proceedings in the District Court against the home in March 2004 and then decided to initiate proceedings in the...

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I am sure the Senator does not miss much.

Seanad: Hospitals Building Programme. (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Power: I thank Senator Finucane for raising this matter as it provides me with an opportunity to outline the need for an Alzheimer's unit at St. Ita's Hospital at Newcastle West. This is an issue in which Senator Finucane and some of his Oireachtas colleagues have taken a great interest for a number of years. The provision of health services in County Limerick is a matter for the Health Service...