Results 1,021-1,040 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: The key priorities in relation to services for older people in recent times have been the introduction of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme, and the bringing into force of new regulatory standards for the long-term residential care sector. In tandem with these initiatives for the residential sector, various aspects of community based services have also been advanced by the Department and the...
- Written Answers — Health Policy: Health Policy (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: My Department has developed a national policy on chronic disease management. Central to our thinking and to the policy is the understanding of the importance of patients being educated and supported to participate fully in the management of their own conditions. Chronic illness can be managed best in this way. My Department with the HSE also recently developed a policy on service user...
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82, 97, 106, 206, 228 and 272 together. I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I wish to advise the Deputy that due to industrial action affecting the Health Service Executive it is not possible for the Executive to supply the information requested. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: A person's contribution to care under the Nursing Homes Support Scheme is worked out based on 80% of their assessable income and 5% of the value of their assets per annum. The first â¬36,000 of a person's assets, or â¬72,000 in the case of a couple, is not included at all in the assessment. A person's home is only included in the financial assessment for their first three years in...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: This question refers to the inspection of a nursing home in Co. Donegal. Under the Health Act, 2007, statutory responsibility is given to the Chief Inspector of Social Services, part of HIQA for inspecting and registering residential services for children, older people and people with disabilities. I will pass on the information supplied by the Deputy to the Chief Inspector for appropriate...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: My Department has not received any such recommendations from the Office of Tobacco Control as the Office has no function in this matter.
- Written Answers — Substance Misuse Strategy: Substance Misuse Strategy (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: Below-cost selling of alcohol products was one of the areas examined by the Government Alcohol Advisory Group in 2008. However, due to the complex pricing systems which it encountered during its examination of the issue, the Group was unable to establish any standard costs for the purposes of prohibiting below-cost sales of such products. On 31st March, 2009 the Government agreed to include...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Support Scheme: Nursing Home Support Scheme (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: It is estimated that 23,750 older people are in long term residential care with a total provision, public, private and voluntary, of approx 30,000 places altogether. The overall place number includes long-stay, respite, convalescence and palliative care beds. These consist of over 10,000 public places in Health Service Executive (HSE) facilities and 20,000 places in private and voluntary...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 May 2010)
Áine Brady: The fundamental policy of the Government is to support older people to live in dignity and independence in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. This is realised through a range of community services such as Home-Help, Home Care Packages, Meals-on-Wheels, and Day/Respite care. Without these supports, many older people would spend longer in acute hospitals, or would be...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I regret that due to industrial action I am not in a position to provide a substantive response to your Parliamentary Question. If this matter remains of continuing concern to you, however, I would invite you to raise it with me again in due course.
- Care of the Elderly (20 May 2010)
Áine Brady: The Government places great importance on the policies and practical reforms we are implementing to ensure patient safety and quality assured health services. I assume the registration and inspection fee Deputy is referring to is in respect of designated centres or nursing homes for older people. The Health Act 2007 provides for the registration and inspection of all nursing homes....
- Garda Vetting (20 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and I thank Deputy Cyprian Brady for raising it. It may be helpful if I outline briefly the background to the system of Garda employment vetting that operates at present. The Garda central vetting unit provides employment vetting to a large number of organisations registered with the Garda for this...
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings (20 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I am replying to this matter this evening on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I thank Deputy Costello for raising it. The Government is mindful of the great pain and suffering caused to people, both North and South, during the period of conflict in Northern Ireland. We are all particularly conscious of the burden that has been borne by the survivors and the...