Results 841-860 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Seanad: Financial Regulation (23 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the Adjournment, to which I am pleased to respond on behalf the Minister for Finance. Liquidity management is an essential requirement to ensure the proper functioning of credit institutions in order that they can meet their various obligations in a timely fashion as they fall due, while continuing to fund their day-to-day operations. In this...
- Seanad: Diagnostic Laboratory Services. (23 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I am taking this Adjournment matter on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Mary Harney. Approximately 77 million laboratory tests are undertaken annually across 44 public hospitals. At present the annual cost of this service is approximately â¬470 million. The workload comprises both urgent and non-urgent tests and a significant proportion of the activity...
- Seanad: Diagnostic Laboratory Services. (23 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I am not prepared to answer that question but I will pass it on to the Minister.
- Seanad: Ferry Services (23 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: As stated in the Adjournment debate on the same topic in the Dáil last Wednesday, the Minster for Transport has no function in, or finance for, the provision of ferries on this or any other route, other than being as supportive as possible. The Minister certainly hopes the Cork-Swansea service can be re-launched successfully and that it is commercially sustainable. Safety is paramount for...
- Thalidomide Survivors. (25 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I am pleased to have this opportunity to outline the position in relation to the matter raised by the Deputy. The Minister and Department officials met with the Irish Thalidomide Association on a number of occasions at which the ITA sought a review of the payments by the Irish Government to the survivors of thalidomide. The Minister considered the detailed proposals made by the ITA, met...
- Health Services. (25 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for giving me this opportunity to outline the Government's plans to protect patients in the context of the proposed escalation of industrial action across the health service next week. I also take this opportunity to speak in general terms about the ongoing industrial action underway across the entire public service. The HSE received notice on 22...
- Court Accommodation. (25 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern. I thank Deputies Perry and Scanlon for raising this important issue. The Minister would like to state, from the outset, that the Courts Service, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, is responsible for the operational management and maintenance of courthouse facilities...
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: The information requested will be supplied separately to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (25 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (25 Feb 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (25 Feb 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 (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: The information requested by the Deputy cannot be supplied at the moment due to industrial action by the Civil and Public Services Union (CPSU).
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189, 190 and 192 together. A patient who was in receipt of public in-patient services and subject to long-stay charges under section 53 of the Health Act 1970 prior to the introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, A Fair Deal, can choose to continue with their current arrangements when transferring to a public nursing home. In other words, where the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 198 together. 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 (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: The Financial Assessment for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme takes all the individual's income and assets into account, including property and wealth outside of the State. The person's contribution to care is then worked out based on 80% of the person's assessable income and 5% of the value of their assets per annum. However, the first â¬36,000 of the person's assets, or â¬72,000 in the...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Single Assessment Tool Working Group. As this group was established by the Health Service Executive, the matter has been referred to the Executive for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (2 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply. I wish to advise the Deputy that, due to an intensification of industrial action in the public service by members of IMPACT, the HSE may not be in a position to provide a response to this Parliamentary Question within the normal timeframe.
- Mental Health Services. (3 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: Our current model of mental health care is largely institution-based, and 15 Victorian and older asylums are still in use. However, A Vision for Change, the report of the expert group on mental health policy, provides a framework for action to develop a modern, high-quality mental health service over a seven to ten year period and recommends that the remaining psychiatric hospitals should...
- Mental Health Services. (3 Mar 2010)
Áine Brady: In 2010, the HSE will dispose of surplus assets and reinvest the initial sum of â¬50 million. The HSE has already identified properties and has already received â¬15 million. It is in the process of selling other lands which will realise â¬50 million this year. The mental health capital programme will provide a range of facilities throughout the entire spectrum of mental health care...