Results 721-740 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Seanad: Pathology Service (15 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: I am responding to this matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. The matter has been prompted in part by the circumstances surrounding the post mortem held into the recent tragic death of a young baby in Donegal. I would like to express my sympathies and those of the Minister for Health...
- Seanad: Pathology Service (15 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: I will certainly pass on what Senator Keaveney has stated and will ask the Minister to take into account the comments of the coroner when the review takes place.
- Seanad: Flood Relief (15 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has asked local authorities, including Cork City Council, for reports on the effects of the recent flooding in their areas and an assessment of the measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of such flooding in the future. The Senator will appreciate that the Minister does not have responsibility for the activities of the...
- Seanad: Flood Relief (15 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: The reply states that once the review is complete, the flood risk management plan and associated strategic environmental assessment will be published by the OPW, with the flood maps, for formal public consultation early in the new year.
- Social Welfare Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the Fine Gael motion on the subject of supports for people with disability and carers and to sum up the arguments in favour of the Government's counter-motion. I appreciate that the cuts being made in the welfare area will not be easy for people, but I believe that if the Government does not take the steps now to reduce overall public...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.d
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (16 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (16 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: The Health Service Executive engaged Counsel to carry out the Non-Statutory Inquiry referred to by the Deputy. I understand the inquiry's report was delivered to the HSE in October 2009 and that the Executive is currently in discussion with the relevant parties involved. The question of dissemination of the report is a matter for the Executive.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (16 Dec 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 (16 Dec 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 (17 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: I understand that the Health Service Executive replied to the Deputy's previous question on the 2nd December 2009. In the circumstances, as this is a service matter, the Deputy's question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Dec 2009)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jan 2010)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme commenced on the 27th October 2009. Individuals who were in long-term nursing home care prior to that date can retain their existing arrangements or they can apply for the new scheme. For all new entrants to long-term nursing home care after that date, the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, is the single system of State Support for such care. The legislation...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jan 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jan 2010)
Áine Brady: In 2008, funding of â¬110 million was allocated for the introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal. A dedicated subhead for long-term residential care was also established (subhead B16 in Vote 40). Including the additional allocation of â¬110 million, the total funding in subhead B16 at the beginning of 2008 was â¬920 million. Due to the delay in introducing the...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jan 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (19 Jan 2010)
Áine Brady: Budget 2010 provided an additional â¬10 million to expand the Home Care Package (HCP) Initiative to meet need arising from demographic changes. Home Care Packages, introduced in 2006, are tailored to the needs of older people whose requirements cannot be met by mainstream Primary, Community and Continuing Care (PCCC) services. They consist of enhanced supports over and above existing...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 2010)
Áine Brady: Alcohol is causally related to more than 60 different medical conditions and is implicated in numerous premature deaths, accidents and injuries each year. Therefore, the cost of alcohol-related harm to the health system is significant and ongoing. Figures for 2008 from the Revenue Commissioners for alcohol sales and from the Central Statistics Office for population estimates, indicate that...