Results 781-800 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (2 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 300 to 302, inclusive, together. The information requested is contained in the table below. Hospital Inpatient Enquiry: Foot Ulcerations, Lower Limb Amputations and Diabetes Area of Residence Kerry Limerick National Total 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 Number of admissions with a diagnosis of foot ulcerations and without a full or partial lower limb...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Feb 2010)
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 (2 Feb 2010)
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 (2 Feb 2010)
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 (2 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (2 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: The Deputy may be aware that the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme previously operated by the Health Service Executive is no longer operational. The scheme was replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People (HAOP) in August 2008. This is now administered by the Local Authorities. The HSE no longer accepts applications under the old scheme. The issue of grant aid for home...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (3 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 to 209, inclusive, together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (3 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: Following the recommendations of both a Joint Oireachtas Committee and the Dioxin Review Group that the decision announced in the October 2008 Budget to merge the Office of Tobacco Control, the Food Safety Authority, and the Irish Medicines Board be reviewed and evaluated, I am currently considering the matter and will consult with my colleagues in Government in this regard.
- Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (3 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: The introduction of pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs on sale here is provided for under Section 6 of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act, 2009. Regulations to facilitate the introduction of the new pictorial warnings are being drafted. The date for the introduction of the new warnings will be determined following consultation with the relevant stakeholders.
- Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (3 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: Exposure to cigarette smoke is particularly dangerous in enclosed spaces such as cars, and parents and others with responsibility for the welfare of children have a particular responsibility to ensure that such exposure does not take place. My Department is currently reviewing the measures that have been undertaken in other countries. While there are currently no proposals to introduce a...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (3 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme is a new system of financial support for individuals in need of long-term residential care. The commencement of the scheme brought about a fundamental change in the way in which such care is funded and, consequently, the way in which the nursing homes and community hospitals referred to by the Deputy are funded. In the past, these facilities were allocated a...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (4 Feb 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 (4 Feb 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 (4 Feb 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 (4 Feb 2010)
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 (4 Feb 2010)
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 (4 Feb 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 (4 Feb 2010)
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 (4 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: Individuals who were in public nursing homes prior to the commencement of the scheme on the 27th October 2009 can either apply for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme or can continue to pay â¬153.25 per week in accordance with the Health (Charges for In-patient Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008. For new entrants to public nursing home care since the commencement of the scheme, the cost of...