Results 701-720 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (28 Sep 2005)
Seán Power: The Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990 allows for the payment of a subvention towards the cost of private nursing home care based on a dependency and means assessment. The criteria used in determining a person's eligibility for subvention is set out in the Nursing Homes Regulations 1993. The subvention scheme was introduced to assist with the cost of private nursing home care and it was never...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 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 previously 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. The...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 2005)
Seán Power: The Deputy's questions 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 — Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome: Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome (28 Sep 2005)
Seán Power: In September 2004, a national task force on sudden cardiac death was established to address the problem of sudden cardiac death in Ireland. The task force, chaired by Dr. Brian Maurer, will make recommendations on the prevention of sudden cardiac death and on the detection of those at high risk. The task force will also advise on equipment and training programmes to improve the outcome in...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Sep 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 (28 Sep 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 — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Sep 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 2005)
Seán Power: The Health Service Executive, HSE, responded to the Department's inquiry into the matter on 26 September 2005. The home help hours provided for older persons in Kildare west-Wicklow was as follows: 2003 â 440,883; 2004 â 349,408, including some young chronic sick, families under stress and mental health; 2005 â 138,900, January-June. The home help hours provided for all disciplines in...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 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, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department previously 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. The...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 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, HSE, under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, the Department previously 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. The...
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (28 Sep 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (28 Sep 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: Hospitals Building Programme. (28 Sep 2005)
Seán Power: I know this is a matter Senator Glynn has taken a keen interest in and been supportive of over many years. The original general hospital in Mullingar was built in the 1930s and subsequently extended through a phase 1 development which was officially opened in 1990. Planning then commenced on phase 2 of the development of the hospital, which was subsequently divided into two phases, phase 2A...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Sep 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 — Nursing Home Accommodation: Nursing Home Accommodation (4 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question concerns 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 — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (4 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The Deputy's question concerns 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 — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (4 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: Government policy with regard to genetically modified organisms, GMOs, is based on the report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Modern Biotechnology, published in October 2000. In line with the recommendations of this report, my Department adopts a positive but precautionary approach to the issue of genetically modified foods which reflects the priority given to consumer choice and safety....
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 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 — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 251 together. 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...