Results 1,041-1,060 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady
- Departmental Properties (20 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I am replying to this matter on behalf of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy à CuÃv. I thank the Deputy for raising it. The Department delivers a front-line service through a network of 62 local offices and 62 branch offices and the service in Portlaoise is delivered by a branch office. Branch offices are operated by private individuals on a contract for service basis. The terms...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 May 2010)
Áine Brady: An additional â¬97 million was provided for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme in Budget 2010. The additional funding brings the total budget for long-term residential care in 2010 to â¬979 million (subhead B12 in Vote 40 refers). This is effectively the budget for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme albeit that transitional arrangements must also be facilitated from within the subhead, i.e....
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (20 May 2010)
Áine Brady: The Nursing Homes Support Scheme provides financial support for individuals who require long-term nursing home care. It is not possible for funding from the budget for the scheme to be used to provide care in a person's own home. Care in the home is facilitated through community supports such as Home-Help, Home Care Packages, Meals-on-Wheels, and Day/Respite Care. The HSE National Service...
- Written Answers — Hospital Accommodation: Hospital Accommodation (20 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 — Community Care: Community Care (25 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 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 — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 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 (25 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 (25 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 — Tobacco-Related Diseases: Tobacco-Related Diseases (25 May 2010)
Áine Brady: Section 6 of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act, 2009 provides for regulations to facilitate the introduction of the combined text and photo warnings on tobacco products and the regulations are currently being drafted. The date for the introduction of the new warnings will be determined following consultation with the relevant stakeholders. To date, Belgium and the United Kingdom...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (25 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I can confirm that the Minister for Health and Children has received representations from a small number of voluntary organisations regarding the rate for the cost of care being offered to them by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF). However, I understand that, of the small number of voluntary organisations currently negotiating with the NTPF, at least two of these have recently...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 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.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (26 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (26 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I am here in substitution for the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary.
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Order for Report Stage (26 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I can inform the House that the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, is in Brussels; the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, is in Poland; and the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, is unavailable today. The Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, was due to take this Bill. Unfortunately, he was with Senator Kieran Phelan this morning so I was asked to substitute for him. I would like to...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2010)
Áine Brady: The Bill is addressing a specific issue that has arisen. Its purpose is to allow the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation to fill immediate vacancies in the Competition Authority for the duration of the period when the Public Appointments Service competition is being held. Upcoming vacancies would have the effect of reducing membership of the authority below the statutory minimum...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2010)
Áine Brady: As I have already stated to Deputy Varadkar, the intent behind this targeted and focused Bill is to deal with a specific issue which has arisen, that is, to allow the Minister to fill immediate vacancies in the Competition Authority for the duration of the period while the Public Appointments Service completion is being held. Upcoming vacancies would have the effect of reducing membership of...
- Competition (Amendment) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (26 May 2010)
Áine Brady: It is important that this Bill be passed by the Oireachtas without undue delay so as to allow the Minister appoint members to the Competition Authority in sufficient time to address a reduction in membership levels below the statutory minimum requirement. I know the Minister is concerned that an improperly constituted authority would be unable to fulfil its statutory obligations and that any...
- Written Answers — Health Reports: Health Reports (26 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.
- Nurses and Midwives Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 May 2010)
Áine Brady: I thank the Deputy.