Results 781-800 of 3,665 for speaker:Seán Power
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: I see as a priority supporting people to stay in their own homes and communities and moving away from the practice of placing people in residential care as a first option. This is the express wish of the majority of our older people. The Mercer report on the future financing of long-term care in Ireland, which was commissioned by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, examined all...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive has the responsibility to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. This includes responsibility for the numbers of people awaiting treatment and the necessary funding of hospitals. Accordingly, my...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 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 (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The HSE has advised that there were 22 home care teams throughout the country at the end of 2004 providing services to the ten former health board areas. The HSE has estimated that the total number of patients who accessed palliative care services provided by the home care teams was 7,203, with an estimated 95,000 home visits. The HSE has advised that criteria for accessing palliative care...
- Written Answers — Health Education: Health Education (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: Physical activity is important for health, well being, disease prevention and treatment. The almost â¬60 million invested by the Government in recent years towards the implementation of the cardiovascular health strategy has helped put much of the infrastructure in place to address obesity prevention. Part of this funding provided for the appointment for the first time of physical activity...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The report of the working group on elder abuse, "Protecting Our Future", was launched on 11 November 2002. One of the recommendations in the elder abuse report is the establishment of a national implementation group, which was established in December 2003. Earlier this year the Department appointed a senior policy adviser and a secretary to assist the group in its work and, more recently, the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 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 (18 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 — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: My Department has for some time had concerns in regard to the advertising and marketing of alcohol products, in particular with regard to young people. These concerns relate specifically to the content and placement of alcohol advertising. One of the recommendations contained in the interim report of the strategic task force on alcohol, STFA, was to reduce the exposure of young people to...
- Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (18 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 — Sudden Deaths: Sudden Deaths (18 Oct 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The Government is very conscious of the changing demographic profile of our population, with more people living longer lives and the consequential greater demand for services, both community-based and residential. The Mercer report on the future financing of long-term care in Ireland, which was commissioned by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, examined all issues surrounding the...
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, is the competent authority in Ireland for the enforcement of EU legislation regarding genetically modified, GM, foods. It carries out checks of the marketplace for compliance with the GM legislation. Under the EU GM food and feed regulation, only authorised GM foods, or foods containing ingredients thereof, can be placed on the market. New...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: Since the launch of "Building Healthier Hearts" in 1999, approximately â¬60 million has been invested by the Government towards the implementation of the cardiovascular health strategy. This has resulted in substantial improvements in treatment and detection of heart disease both nationally and in western counties. In the HSE western area two additional consultant cardiologist posts have...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The HSE has advised that it is aware of the different practices around the country in the past in relation to the inspection of residential homes for older people and is committed to implementing a coordinated standardised approach. The HSE has further advised that it has agreed a national standardised inspection process, to include unannounced inspections, which will be implemented by all...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: A review of the sexual assault treatment services has been under way in recent months. I understand that the committee set up to carry out the review has recently completed its task and I look forward to receiving its report in the coming weeks. A decision will be made on sexual assault treatment services when I have been fully apprised of the committee's findings.
- Written Answers — Health Strategy: Health Strategy (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: The Shape of the Nations survey was commissioned by Sanofi-Aventis, a pharmaceutical company and was conducted in 27 countries, excluding Ireland, during July 2005. The survey was carried out among the general public, people identified as at risk for heart disease, and primary care physicians, to assess knowledge and understanding of the increased risk of heart disease posed by excess...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (18 Oct 2005)
Seán Power: A nursing home subvention may be paid towards the cost of private nursing home care, where a person is unable to meet the cost and where he or she has been assessed as needing nursing home care by the Health Service Executive, HSE, and where the person has satisfied a means test. The HSE may pay enhanced nursing home subvention which is more than the maximum rate of subvention at its...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (18 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. This includes responsibility for the provision of the housing aid scheme for the elderly, on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Accordingly, the Department has...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (18 Oct 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 are set out in the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993. The subvention scheme was introduced to assist with the cost of private nursing home care and...