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Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (22 Nov 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, my 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 — Substance Misuse: Substance Misuse (22 Nov 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, my 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 — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: My Department does not directly fund or co-ordinate health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Moneys are made available each year, formerly through the health boards and now through the Health Service Executive, for the provision of services to women victims of violence. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in funding so that now more than €12 million is...

Written Answers — Care Workers: Care Workers (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy may be interested to know that under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive provides funding for carers' groups, some of whom provide training, information and support to family carers. Responsibility for carer's allowance and benefit rests with my colleague, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. His Department has informed that the carer's allowance is a payment...

Written Answers — Care Workers: Care Workers (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: An interdepartmental group on the funding of long-term care for older persons was established earlier this year by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan. This group is chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach and is examining a range of issues surrounding the care of older persons in Ireland, including carers. The...

Written Answers — Care Workers: Care Workers (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: An interdepartmental group on the funding of long-term care for older persons set up by the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, and chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach, is examining a range of issues surrounding the care of older persons in Ireland, including the question of standardised needs assessment for...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy's question concerns 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 — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: My Department does not directly fund or co-ordinate health and personal social services to victims of abuse. Monies are made available each year, formerly through the health boards and now through the Health Services Executive, for the provision of services to women victims of violence. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in funding so that now over €12 million is...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: The Deputy may be aware that the development of services for people with Alzheimer's disease is based on the action plan for dementia published by the National Council on Ageing and Older People in 1999. Considerable progress has been made in service development since the publication of the report and, in each of the years since 1999, my Department has provided additional funding of more than...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I wish to advise the Deputy that with regard to the standard and quality of services and facilities in nursing homes the Nursing Homes (Care and Welfare) Regulations 1993, made under the Health (Nursing Homes) Act 1990, set out the standards which private nursing homes must adhere to. The Health Service Executive currently carries out inspections in private nursing homes. In the context of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 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 — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: 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 financing of long-term care. Following the publication of this report, a working group chaired by the Department of the Taoiseach and comprising senior officials from the Departments of Finance, Health and Children...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (22 Nov 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Nov 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 — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (23 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: Provision has not been made in the recently announced 2006 Estimates for the health service for changes in the private nursing home subvention scheme. Increases in the thresholds which apply to the subvention application process are being considered and it is expected that an announcement will be made shortly.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. Provision of home help and home care packages are an operational matter for the Health Service Executive. The level and volume of services to be provided in 2006 will be set out by the executive in its service plan for 2006. This will be framed in accordance with the resources available to the executive for 2006. The report of the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Nov 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 (24 Nov 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 — Obesity Levels: Obesity Levels (29 Nov 2005)

Seán Power: I am aware of the report mentioned by the Deputy. An implementation plan for the report of the National Task Force on Obesity is currently being developed by my Department which will involve all relevant stakeholders including the food industry. Additional funding of €3 million has been made available to the Health Service Executive in the Book of Estimates to support the implementation of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (29 Nov 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.