Results 681-700 of 1,371 for speaker:Máire Hoctor
- Military Aircraft. (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: It must be identified with one Department and in this case it is the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Military Aircraft. (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I should make it clear that the Garda SÃochána has no role in the inspection of military aircraft from any country, which in any case are subject to sovereign immunity. However, the position is clear that in the case of all other aircraft registered to another State, including civil aircraft chartered by foreign Governments, whether used by foreign officials or otherwise, powers of search...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 May 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 — Health Services: Health Services (29 May 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (29 May 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The administration of the revised suite of housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability in individual cases, including the processing and approval of individual applications, is a matter for the relevant local authority and is one in which my Department has no direct function.
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: In addressing this motion regarding taxation and energy matters, it is important that we consider a number of factors, including Ireland's economic performance to dateââ
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: ââthe current economic challenges and the best means by which we can face these future challenges, which is the intention of this motion.
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: Our economic performance to date illustrates the success of the policies previous Governments have pursued. The economic statistics illustrate the success of these policies. Our debt-GDP ratio is extremely low and will be approximately 26% at year end compared to 65% in 1997. When account is taken of the National Pensions Reserve Fund, this figure stands at 14% of GDP. Since 1997, we have...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Jun 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Jun 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Jun 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 Jun 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 — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 Jun 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (4 Jun 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 Services: Health Services (5 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 16 together. Overall spending on mental health services in 2007 amounted to â¬1 billion. This included some, but not all, of the additional â¬51m funding which was provided by the Government in Budgets 2006 and 2007 to support implementation of "A Vision for Change In 2007, overall spending by the HSE on palliative care services amounted to â¬75m....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The aim of the Home Help service is to enable older people to remain at home in their own homes for as long as possible. It is a critical support to older people in facilitating their early discharge from hospital or in preventing inappropriate admission to acute hospital and long-stay residential care. There have been major improvements in the Home Help service in recent years. At the end...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (5 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Deputy will be aware that 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. The Executive has advised me that there are no design or construction problems which are delaying the delivery of step-down or residential beds and that all developments, once commenced on-site,...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: In January of the year, the provision of 200 additional contract nursing home beds by HSE was approved by the Minister for Health and Children. The cost of the additional beds is to be met from within the HSE's total financial allocation in respect of long-term residential care services for older people, including the additional â¬110 million provided for the Fair Deal. The â¬110 million...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: The Bill providing for the Fair Deal scheme is being finalised by the Office of the Attorney General at present. The legislation is complex and requires careful drafting in order to ensure that the interests of older people requiring residential care are fully protected. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, intends to publish the Bill as soon as possible following finalisation...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (5 Jun 2008)
Máire Hoctor: As the Deputy will be aware the subvention scheme is being replaced by an improved system of nursing home support, A Fair Deal. My colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, and I are anxious for the support scheme to come into operation as soon as possible. In January 2007 the rate of basic subvention was increased substantially, to â¬300 per week. This means that many more people...