Results 641-660 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Figures from the World Bank suggest that the annual health care costs attributed to smoking account for between 6 and 15 per cent of total health care costs.
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, individuals contribute up to 80% of their assessable income and 5% of the value of any assets in excess of the asset disregard per annum towards their long-term nursing home care costs. The asset disregard is â¬36,000 for an individual and â¬72,000 for a couple. Where a person's assets include land and property, the 5% contribution based on such...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme is a voluntary scheme of financial support towards the cost of long-term nursing home care. Individuals currently in nursing homes which qualify for the scheme can choose to retain their current arrangements or can transfer to the new scheme now or at any time in the future. The lady referred to by the Deputy may wish to note that, if she downsizes her home,...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 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 (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The new Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, commenced on the 27th October 2009. The Fair Deal is now the single system for entry to public, private and voluntary long-term nursing home care for individuals who wish to avail of State support. The objectives of the new scheme are to equalise State support for public and private long-term care, to render private long-term care affordable...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (10 Nov 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 (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme only applies to long-term residential care in nursing homes. The definition of "long-term residential care services" stipulates that the care services must be provided for a period of not less than 30 days or periods in the aggregate amounting to not less that 30 days within a period of 12 consecutive months. The scheme does not apply to individuals who enter...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 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 (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Under the legislation, any income or assets transferred within the five years prior to applying for the scheme are taken into account in the financial assessment. This is not a new concept; the same measure was in place under the subvention scheme. This provision does not affect a person's right to sell assets for full market value. Rather it is intended to prevent people from depriving...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (11 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Combined text and photo warnings have been introduced in Belgium, Romania and the UK. My Department has asked the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to draft the regulations provided for under Section 6 of the Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Act 2009. When the regulations are drafted, the date for the introduction of the new warnings will be agreed following consultation with the relevant...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (11 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Flood Relief. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: In the absence of the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, who must travel to a Council meeting in Brussels, I thank the Deputies for giving me an opportunity to come into the House to discuss the serious flooding in the Cork area in the past week. Locations in a number of counties have been affected by serious flood events in recent weeks and the impact on the communities in the Carrigaline,...
- Hospital Services. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I respond on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. One of the recommendations of the Madden report on post-mortem practices and procedures was that an independent audit of retained organs in the State be undertaken. The report of this audit, which was undertaken by Michaela Willis, was published and made publicly available...
- Hospital Services. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: Having regard to the new requirements, it is a matter for each hospital to decide whether it will enter into a service level agreement with undertakers or other external entities for the provision of embalming services. I understand that Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, has recently decided to discontinue its present arrangements for embalming services. However, it will of course continue to...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I will be taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley. I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for raising this important issue. The Cork lower harbour sewerage scheme is included for funding in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009,...
- Schools Building Projects. (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: I am happy to reply on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, who cannot be present, unfortunately. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Dáil the Government's strategy for capital investment in education projects and to outline the current position of the proposed amalgamation of...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, is a new system of financial support for people who are ordinarily resident in Ireland and require long-term nursing home care. The scheme encompasses an important principle of resident choice. The effect of this principle is that applicants can choose any public, private or voluntary nursing home in the State which is approved for the purposes...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Nov 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.